Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle United: result and report

Premier League · Monday 1 January 2024

Result

Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle United

Premier League · Monday 1 January 2024, 20:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Liverpool 4-2 Newcastle United: match report

Liverpool beat Newcastle United 4-2 in the Premier League on Monday 1 January 2024. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Mohamed Salah (49'), Curtis Jones (74'), Cody Gakpo (78') and Mohamed Salah (86', penalty). Newcastle United scored through Alexander Isak (54') and Sven Botman (81').

Discipline: Liverpool received 3 yellow cards; Newcastle United received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Liverpool were 1st on 42 points from 19 and Newcastle United 9th on 29 points from 19. Liverpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 82 points, and Newcastle United 7th with 60.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Newcastle United in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Mohamed Salah of Liverpool (9.2), ahead of Martin Dúbravka (8.9).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 8 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 0 for Newcastle United.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

22'Missed penalty · Mohamed SalahLiverpool
28'Yellow card · Bruno GuimarãesNewcastle United
45'Yellow card · Luis DíazLiverpool
45+2'Yellow card · Lewis MileyNewcastle United
45+5'Yellow card · Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool
49'Goal · Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 1-0
54'Goal · Alexander IsakNewcastle United · 1-1
66'Yellow card · Wataru EndoLiverpool
66'Yellow card · JoelintonNewcastle United
74'Goal · Curtis JonesLiverpool · 2-1
78'Goal · Cody GakpoLiverpool · 3-1
81'Goal · Sven BotmanNewcastle United · 3-2
84'Yellow card · Martin DúbravkaNewcastle United
86'Penalty goal · Mohamed SalahLiverpool · 4-2
89'Yellow card · Sean LongstaffNewcastle United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 8, draws 2, Newcastle United 0.

Newcastle United 1-2 LiverpoolPremier League · 27 Aug 2023
Newcastle United 0-2 LiverpoolPremier League · 18 Feb 2023
Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle UnitedPremier League · 31 Aug 2022
Newcastle United 0-1 LiverpoolPremier League · 30 Apr 2022
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle UnitedPremier League · 16 Dec 2021
Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle UnitedPremier League · 24 Apr 2021

Team news

Unavailable

Thiago AlcântaraLiverpool · injury (Hip Injury)
Jacob MurphyNewcastle United · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Elliot AndersonNewcastle United · injury (Back Injury)
Stefan BajceticLiverpool · injury (Calf Injury)
Joël MatipLiverpool · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
Ben Gannon-DoakLiverpool · injury (Meniscus Tear)
Andrew RobertsonLiverpool · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Kieran TrippierNewcastle United · injury (Groin Injury)
Harvey BarnesNewcastle United · injury (Foot Injury)
Callum WilsonNewcastle United · injury (Calf Injury)
Sandro TonaliNewcastle United · suspension (Suspension Through Sports Court)
Konstantinos TsimikasLiverpool · injury (Broken Collarbone)
Joe WillockNewcastle United · injury (Achilles tendon problems)
Matt TargettNewcastle United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Harrison AshbyNewcastle United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Nick PopeNewcastle United · injury (Shoulder Injury)
Javier ManquilloNewcastle United · other (Doubtful)

Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)

Alisson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah, Darwin Núñez, Luis Díaz

Newcastle United line-up (4-3-3)

Martin Dúbravka, Tino Livramento, Fabian Schär, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Lewis Miley, Bruno Guimarães, Sean Longstaff, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Joelinton