Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 23 April 2016
Result
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United
Premier League · Saturday 23 April 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Liverpool 2-2 Newcastle United: match report
Liverpool drew with Newcastle United 2-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 23 April 2016. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Daniel Sturridge opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Liverpool's goals came from Daniel Sturridge (2') and Adam Lallana (30'). Newcastle United scored through Papiss Cissé (48') and Jack Colback (66').
Discipline: Liverpool received 1 yellow card; Newcastle United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Liverpool were 7th on 52 points from 33 and Newcastle United 18th on 29 points from 34. Liverpool went on to finish that season 8th with 58 points, and Newcastle United 18th with 37.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Newcastle United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Dummett of Newcastle United (7.6), ahead of Chancel Mbemba (7.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 3 for Newcastle United.
Key events
- 2'Goal · Daniel Sturridge
- 22'Yellow card · Cheik Tiote
- 30'Goal · Adam Lallana
- 48'Goal · Papiss Cissé
- 53'Yellow card · James Milner
- 66'Goal · Jack Colback
Head-to-head
Team news
Liverpool expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Simon Mignolet, Mamadou Sakho, Nathaniel Clyne, Alberto Moreno, Emre Can, Dejan Lovren, Philippe Coutinho, Adam Lallana, James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Divock Origi
Newcastle United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Karl Darlow, Vurnon Anita, Chancel Mbemba, Jamaal Lascelles, Paul Dummett, Cheik Tiote, Jack Colback, Andros Townsend, Moussa Sissoko, Ayoze Pérez, Papiss Demba Cissé