Newcastle United 2–2 Liverpool
- Elanga 5'
- Willock 57'
- Gakpo 55'
- Szoboszlai 90+9' (pen.)
23 August 2026
The match in data
Newcastle United and Liverpool drew 2–2 on 23 August 2026, on matchday 1 of the 2026-27 Premier League.
Player of the match: Jérémy Jacquet (Liverpool), rated 80, thanks above all to 12 final-third passes and 42 passes. Jacquet produced 1.4 times as much as a defender typically does, at 0.2 times the cost.
It was also their best match of the season.
For Newcastle United, the highest-rated player was Anthony Elanga, with 70.
Jérémy Jacquet
Liverpool · 70'
Produced 1.40× and cost 0.19× their position's average
- 12 final-third passes 2.8×
- 42 passes 1.1×
- 4 duels won 1.1×
- 4 misplaced passes 0.7×
Match ratings
Everyone who played, sorted by rating. No rating: goalkeepers and anyone who played under 20 minutes.
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Elanga | Forward | 76 | 70 |
| Lewis Miley | Midfielder | 76 | 65 |
| Lewis Hall | Defender | 90 | 57 |
| Joe Willock | Midfielder | 34 | 50 |
| William Osula | Forward | 56 | 48 |
| Yoane Wissa | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Malick Thiaw | Defender | 90 | 46 |
| Jacob Ramsey | Midfielder | 34 | 37 |
| Harvey Barnes | Forward | 90 | 31 |
| Sven Botman | Defender | 90 | 31 |
| Sean Steur | Midfielder | 56 | 31 |
| Amar Dedic | Defender | 90 | 28 |
| Lukas Hornicek | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Aladji Bamba | Midfielder | 14 | no rating |
| Jacob Murphy | Forward | 14 | no rating |
| Fabian Schär | Defender | 1 | no rating |
| Player | Position | Min | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jérémy Jacquet ★ | Defender | 70 | 80 |
| Virgil van Dijk | Defender | 90 | 67 |
| Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | 63 | 59 |
| Cody Gakpo | Forward | 90 | 58 |
| Ronald Araujo | Defender | 20 | 57 |
| Alexis Mac Allister | Midfielder | 27 | 54 |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | Midfielder | 90 | 49 |
| Alexander Isak | Forward | 90 | 47 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | 78 | 43 |
| Jeremie Frimpong | Defender | 90 | 39 |
| Milos Kerkez | Defender | 90 | 37 |
| Rio Ngumoha | Forward | 63 | 33 |
| Víctor Muñoz | Forward | 27 | 27 |
| Alisson | Goalkeeper | 90 | no rating |
| Lewis Koumas | Forward | 12 | no rating |
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.