Liverpool 4–1 Newcastle United
- Ekitiké 41'
- Ekitiké 43'
- Wirtz 67'
- Konaté 90+3'
- Gordon 36'
31 January 2026
The match in data
Liverpool got the better of Newcastle United, 4–1, on 31 January 2026, on matchday 24 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Liverpool came from behind: they were trailing 0–1 at 36'.
Player of the match: Dominik Szoboszlai (Liverpool), rated 78, thanks above all to 1 big chance created and 11 final-third passes. Szoboszlai produced 1.8 times as much as a midfielder typically does, at 0.3 times the cost.
It was the highest rating of the matchday.
It was also their best match of the season.
It is their 3rd time as player of the match this season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Anthony Gordon, with 60.
Hugo Ekitiké scored twice.
Dominik Szoboszlai
Liverpool · 90'
Produced 1.82× and cost 0.26× their position's average
- 1 big chance created 4.0×
- 11 final-third passes 2.0×
- 3 key passes 2.7×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.6×
- 0.09 xG not converted 1.0×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: anyone who played under 20 minutes, and a goalkeeper who did not play the whole match.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dominik Szoboszlai ★ | Midfielder | 90 | 78 |
| Virgil van Dijk | Defender | 90 | 62 |
| Hugo Ekitiké | Forward | 84 | 62 |
| Cody Gakpo | Forward | 90 | 59 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | 90 | 53 |
| Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | 87 | 52 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Midfielder | 90 | 51 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | Defender | 90 | 48 |
| Milos Kerkez | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Mohamed Salah | Forward | 84 | 43 |
| Alisson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 40 |
| Curtis Jones | Midfielder | 6 | no rating |
| Federico Chiesa | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Wataru Endo | Midfielder | 3 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 90 | 60 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 73 | 47 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 90 | 46 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 89 | 42 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 90 | 41 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 84 | 37 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 35 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 34 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 73 | 29 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 73 | 26 |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Nick Woltemade | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 17 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 6 | no rating |
| Alex Murphy | Defender | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player played the most passes leading to a shot?
Kieran Trippier, with 3 key passes. Next: Lewis Hall 2, Malick Thiaw 1.
Kieran Trippier led Newcastle's chance creation with 3 key passes in the 4–1 defeat at Liverpool. Lewis Hall followed with 2 and Malick Thiaw with 1 in a tough outing for the side.
Which Liverpool player won the most duels?
Cody Gakpo, with 11 duels won. Next: Ryan Gravenberch 6, Virgil van Dijk 5.
Cody Gakpo set the physical tone in Liverpool's 4–1 win over Newcastle by winning 11 duels. Gakpo clearly outmatched the tallies of Ryan Gravenberch (6) and Virgil van Dijk (5).
How is the rating calculated?
The rating measures a single match: what the player produced against what they cost, compared with the average for their position in that league and season, and adjusted by position (a 70 for a forward is as hard to get as a 70 for a defender). A normal match is around 50, 70 is already very good and only one in a hundred goes above 80. It is not the NVP, which ranks the whole season.
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