It ended Newcastle 3 Liverpool 3.
What a match!
Newcastle United twice leading, through Isak and then Gordon, only for Liverpool to twice come back.
Then when the sousers took a late lead, it looked all over.
Only for Fabian Schar to produce an incredible finish from what looked an all but impossible angle.
Looking at the individuals in black and white, interesting to get an independent perspective on how this played out.
‘Whoscored ratings use data from every single Premier League match, over 200 raw statistics included in the automated calculation of a player’s rating, weighted according to their influence within the game.
Every event of importance is taken into account, with a positive or negative effect on ratings weighted in relation to its area on the pitch and its outcome.’
Now whoscored have published their independent player ratings for this Newcastle 3 Liverpool 3 match:
Whoscored Newcastle 3 Liverpool 3
As you can see, eight players who started the match received a rating of 7.0 or more.
With four Liverpool players and four for Newcastle United.
Mo Salah (8.9) getting man of the match but I thought by some distance, Alexander Isak (8.7) was the very best player on the pitch.
Gordon (8.0) also very good and rated next best for NUFC, then Bruno (7.5) third highest for Newcastle with a very good performance.
Fabian Schar (7.0) the other home player to get a 7.0 or higher rating.
Newcastle 3 Liverpool 3 – Wednesday 4 December 7.30pm
(Stats via BBC Sport)
Goals:
Newcastle United :
Isak 35, Gordon 62, Schar 90
Liverpool:
Jones 50, Salah 68, 83
Possession was Newcastle 41% Liverpool 59%
Total shots were Newcastle 17 Liverpool 16
Shots on target were Newcastle 6 Liverpool 5
Corners were Newcastle 5 Liverpool 6
Touches in the box Newcastle 21 Liverpool 35
Newcastle United team v Liverpool :
Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall, Tonali (Longstaff 87), Bruno, Joelinton (Willock 88), Gordon (Wilson 87), Isak, Jacob Murphy (Barnes 74)
Unused subs:
Dubravka, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly
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Newcastle United upcoming matches confirmed to end of January 2025:
Saturday 7 December – Brentford v Newcastle (3pm)
Saturday 14 December – Newcastle v Leicester (3pm)
Wednesday 18 December – Newcastle v Brentford (7.45pm) Sky Sports+ (Carabao Cup)
Saturday 21 December – Ipswich v Newcastle (3pm)
Thursday 26 December – Newcastle v Villa (3pm) Amazon
Monday 30 December – Man U v Newcastle (8pm) Sky Sports
Saturday 4 January – Tottenham v Newcastle (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Weekend of Saturday 11 January – Newcastle v Bromley TBC
Wednesday 15 January – Newcastle v Wolves (7.30pm) TNT Sports
Saturday 18 January – Newcastle v Bournemouth (12.30pm) TNT Sports
Saturday 25 January – Southampton v Newcastle (3pm)