On February 18, one of the matches of the 24th round of the English Football Championship took place. Newcastle (England) and Liverpool (England) met.
Newcastle - Liverpool - 0:2. English Championship, round 24English Championship, round 24
"Newcastle" (England) — "Liverpool" (England) — 0:2 (0:2)
Goals: Nunez Darwin (10), Gakpo (17)
Warnings: Fabinho (20), Almiron (37)
The match between Newcastle and Liverpool at St James' Park was a tight fight with Liverpool leading 0-2 at half time. Liverpool held the lead after the break, with little change in the second half. In the 10th minute, Liverpool increased their lead thanks to a goal from D. Nunez. Seven minutes later, Liverpool made it 2-0 thanks to K. Gakpo's goal, and a few minutes later the score remained unchanged after Fabinho received a yellow card. The situation at Newcastle became more complicated in the 22nd minute when N. Pope was sent off and the team had to play the rest of the match with 10 people.
The game was fast paced and both teams had many chances. Newcastle completed the red card incident with a substitution: E. Anderson replaced M. Dubravka. Shortly thereafter, M. Almiron received a warning, and then both teams made substitutions in a row. Following this event, Liverpool's S. Baisetic, K. Gakpo, D. Nunez and J. Henderson were replaced by J. Milner, Diogo Jota, R. Firmino and H. Elliott, respectively. Newcastle replaced A. Isak with C. Wilson and M. Almiron with A. Gordon and K. Trippier with J. Murphy. In the 71st minute, Newcastle scored a goal and made the last substitution: Jolinton came on for J. Lewis. The match ended 0-2 with Liverpool taking all three points.
In the next round, the opponents are waiting for such matches: Newcastle - Brighton, Kr-l Palace - Liverpool.
Match stats Newcastle - Liverpool:
| Newcastle | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | shots on target | 7 |
| 14 | blows | 13 |
| 3 | Blocked punches | 2 |
| 12 | Kicks from the box | 8 |
| 2 | Kicks from outside the box | 5 |
| 3 | Violations | 8 |
| 6 | corner | 7 |
| 3 | offsides | 0 |
| 37% | Ball possession | 63% |
| 1 | yellow cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Goalie saves | 4 |
| 343 | Total transfers | 601 |
| 281 | Accurate gear | 530 |
| 82% | Gear Accuracy | 88% |
