Newcastle United 2–3 Liverpool
- Gordon 45+3'
- Guimarães 57'
- Osula 88'
- Gravenberch 35'
- Ekitiké 46'
- Ngumoha 90+10'
25 August 2025
The match in data
A 3–2 win for Liverpool against Newcastle United on 25 August 2025, on matchday 2 of the 2025-26 Premier League.
Player of the match: Hugo Ekitiké (Liverpool), rated 59, thanks above all to 1 goal and 1 shot on target. Ekitiké produced 1.2 times as much as a forward typically does, at 0.6 times the cost.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Harvey Barnes, with 57.
Anthony Gordon was sent off at 45+3'.
Hugo Ekitiké
Liverpool · 80'
Produced 1.21× and cost 0.57× their position's average
- 1 goal 4.0×
- 1 shot on target 1.5×
- 2 key passes 1.9×
- 1 failed dribble 0.8×
- 9 misplaced passes 1.8×
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 76 | 57 |
| Fabian Schär | Defender | 81 | 53 |
| Anthony Gordon | Forward | 45 | 51 |
| Dan Burn | Defender | 90 | 47 |
| Joelinton | Midfielder | 76 | 42 |
| Tino Livramento | Defender | 90 | 41 |
| Sandro Tonali | Midfielder | 66 | 37 |
| Bruno Guimarães | Midfielder | 90 | 35 |
| Kieran Trippier | Defender | 76 | 33 |
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 90 | 31 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 24 | 28 |
| Nick Pope | Goalkeeper | 90 | 23 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 14 | no rating |
| William Osula | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 9 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Jones | Midfielder | 90 | 63 |
| Mohamed Salah | Forward | 90 | 62 |
| Hugo Ekitiké ★ | Forward | 80 | 59 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Midfielder | 90 | 53 |
| Cody Gakpo | Forward | 90 | 49 |
| Ibrahima Konaté | Defender | 90 | 44 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | 90 | 44 |
| Alisson | Goalkeeper | 90 | 43 |
| Milos Kerkez | Defender | 90 | 43 |
| Virgil van Dijk | Defender | 90 | 38 |
| Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | 80 | 37 |
| Conor Bradley | Defender | 10 | no rating |
| Federico Chiesa | Forward | 10 | no rating |
| Harvey Elliott | Midfielder | 8 | no rating |
| Rio Ngumoha | Forward | 8 | no rating |
| Wataru Endo | Midfielder | 1 | no rating |
Did you know?
La Lente trivia questions about this match. Tap one to see the answer.
Which Newcastle United player won the most duels?
Anthony Gordon, with 9 duels won. Next: Dan Burn 7, Bruno Guimarães 7.
Anthony Gordon fought hard for Newcastle United, winning 9 duels, while Dan Burn and Bruno Guimarães won 7 each.
Which Liverpool player recovered the most balls?
Curtis Jones, with 6 recoveries. Next: Milos Kerkez 4, Dominik Szoboszlai 4.
Curtis Jones provided balance for Liverpool with 6 ball recoveries, outpacing Milos Kerkez and Dominik Szoboszlai, who each had 4.
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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