Newcastle –
Liverpool won full points on a trip to headquarters Newcastle United. Red Merseyside won 2-0 in a game marked by Nick Pope’s red card.
24th Matchday Premier League meet Newcastle vs Liverpool in St. James Park, Sunday (19/2/2023) early. The visitors opened the scoring in the tenth minute Darwin Nunez.
Liverpool doubled their lead eight minutes later thanks to a goal Cody Gakpo. Newcastle played with ten players after Nick Pope received a red card.
The visitors failed to take advantage of the number of players to add goals. The game is over for Liverpool’s 2-0 victory.
This result brought Liverpool up to eighth in the Premier League standings with 35 points. Newcastle stuck in fourth position with 41 points.
Course of the Match.
Newcastle almost scored in the third minute through Almiron. Alisson Becker saved Liverpool’s goal by blocking the ball.
GOL! Liverpool scored a goal in the tenth minute. Darwin Nunez got his name on the scoreboard.
Starting from Trent Alexander-Arnold’s gastric bait, Nunez received the ball and without difficulty broke into the Newcastle goal. Liverpool won 1-0.
GOL! Liverpool doubled the score in the 18th minute. This time it was Cody Gakpo’s turn to shake the Newcastle nets.
The Dutch striker escaped from the offside line after receiving Mohamed Salah’s pass. Gakpo then poked the ball past Nick Pope. Liverpool lead 2-0.
RED CARD! Newcastle was forced to play with ten players three minutes later. The Magpies goalkeeper, Nick Pope, was sent off by the referee for catching the ball outside the penalty box in his attempt to contain Salah.
Newcastle almost scored in the 31st minute. Joelinton’s shot on target was pushed out by Alisson.
No goals were created until entering halftime. Liverpool led 2-0 at half-time.
Both teams did not relax their attacks after the break. Nunez’s low kick in the 57th minute was pushed out by Martin Dubravka.
Newcastle got a golden chance in the 82nd minute. Callum Wilson’s close-range shot was saved by Alisson.
The 2-0 score for Liverpool did not change until the long whistle sounded. Mohamed Salah cs came home with three points.
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Player lineup
Newcastle United: Nick Pope; Kieran Trippier (Jacob Murphy 64′), Fabian Schar, Sven Botman, Dan Burn; Sean Longstaff, Joelinton (Matt Ritchie 71′), Elliot Anderson (Martin Dubravka 24′); Miguel Almiron (Anthony Gordon 64′), Alexander Isak (Callum Wilson 64′), Allan Saint-Maximin.
Liverpool: Alisson Becker; Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold; Stefan Bajcetic (James Milner 60′), Fabinho, Jordan Henderson (Harvey Elliott 60′); Cody Gakpo (Diogo Jota 60′), Darwin Nunez (Roberto Firmino 60′), Mohamed Salah.
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