| MATCH DETAILS | MATCH REPORT | MATCH GALLERY | HEAD TO HEAD |
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| PREMIER LEAGUE - MATCHDAY 17 THURSDAY 16TH DECEMBER 2021 |
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| LIVERPOOL FC League Position: 2 |
KICK OFF - 20:00pm | NEWCASTLE UNITED FC League Position: 19 |
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3:1Half-Time 2:1 |  |
| VENUE Anfield, Liverpool |
SHIRT WORN Home |
LIVE ON BT Sports |
| GOALS | ||
| 0:1 | 7' | Jonjo Shelvey, right footed shot Assist: no assist, |
| 1:1 | 21' | Diogo Jota, left footed shot, 9. goal of the season Assist: no assist, |
| 2:1 | 25' | Mohamed Salah, left footed shot, 15. goal of the season Assist: no assist, |
| 3:1 | 87' | Trent Alexander-Arnold, right footed shot, 2. goal of the season Assist: no assist, |
| LINE-UPS | |||||
| 1 | Alisson | 1 | Martin Dúbravka | ||
| 5 | Ibrahima Konaté | 5 | Fabian Schär | ||
| 26 | Andrew Robertson | 6 | Jamaal Lascelles | ||
| 32 | Joel Matip | 12 | Jamal Lewis | ||
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |  |
19 | Manquillo | |
| 6 | Thiago | 8 | Jonjo Shelvey | |
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| 14 | Jordan Henderson |  |
14 | Isaac Hayden | |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | 7 | Joelinton | |
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| 10 | Sadio Mané | 10 | Allan Saint-Maximin | ||
| 11 | Mo Salah | |
21 | Ryan Fraser | |
| 20 | Diogo Jota | |
23 | Jacob Murphy | |
| SUBSTITUTES | |||||
| 62 | Caoimhin Kelleher | 26 | Karl Darlow | ||
| 97 | Marcelo | 2 | Ciaran Clark | ||
| 12 | Joe Gomez | 11 | Matt Ritchie | ||
| 21 | Kostas Tsimikas | 16 | Jeff Hendrick | ||
| 76 | Neco Williams | 24 | Miguel Almirón | ||
| 7 | James Milner | 28 | Joe Willock | ||
| 8 | Naby Keïta | 36 | Sean Longstaff | ||
| 18 | Takumi Minamino | 9 | Callum Wilson | ||
| 9 | Roberto Firmino | 34 | Dwight Gayle | ||
| SUBSTITUTIONS | ||
| 15' |  Jamal Lewis, Injury, Matt Ritchie, |
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| 74' | Mohamed Salah, Tactical, Roberto Firmino, |
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| 74' | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Tactical, Naby Keita, |
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| 79' | Allan Saint-Maximin, Tactical, Callum Wilson, |
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| 87' | Ryan Fraser, Tactical, Joe Willock, |
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| 90' | Thiago, Tactical, James Milner, |
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| MANAGER: Jurgen Klopp 47 years old |
MANAGER: Eddie Howe 44 years old |
| Stadium | Anfield, Liverpool: Capacity 53,394 Match 17. 9th home game of the season |
| Attendance | 52,951 477,169 aggregate home attendance |
| Referee |
Mike Dean Match 3. against Liverpool |
| Referee Assistant | Eddie Smart / Mark Scholes Match 3.of the Season / Match 3. of the Season |
| Fourth Official | Andy Madley Match 5. of the Season |
| VAR Referee | Simon Hooper Match 1. of the Season |
| VAR Assistant | Peter Kirkup Match 2. of the Season |
| LIVERPOOL | STATS | NEWCASTLE UNITED |
| ATTACKING | ||
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 22 | Total Shots | 4 | 0 | Woodwork Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Shots on Target | 2 |
| 9 | Shots off Target | 2 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 0 | 36.36% | Shot Accuracy (excluding blocked shots) | 50.00% |
| GENERAL PLAY | ||
| 74.3% | Possession % | 25.7% |
| 818 | Touches | 388 |
| 86 | Pass Success % | 60 |
| 669 | Total Passes | 234 |
| 572 | Accurate Passes | 140 |
| 13 | Key Passes | 1 |
| 7 | Dribbles Won | 5 |
| 10 | Dribbles attempted | 9 |
| 5 | Dribbles passed | 7 |
| 70% | Dribble Success % | 56% |
| DEFENCE & DISCIPLINE | ||
| 12 | Aerials Won | 9 |
| 57% | Aerials Won % | 43% |
| 9 | Offensive Aerials | 12 |
| 12 | Defensive Aerials | 9 |
| 10 | Successful Tackles | 18 |
| 15 | Tackles Attempted | 25 |
| 5 | Was Dribbled | 7 |
| 67% | Tackle Success % | 72% |
| 3 | Clearances | 27 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 19 |
| 11 | Corners | 0 |
| 36& | Corner Accuracy % | 0% |
| 15 | Dispossessed | 6 |
| 0 | Errors | 1 |
| 9 | Fouls | 4 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
Position at the start of matchday - 2 / Opposition position at the start of matchday - 19
League position at the end of matchday - 1
| P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts | Pts to Top | Pos |
| 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 35 | 40 | 1 | 2 |
Match number 25 of the season 2021-2021
Domestic match number 19 of the season - 2021-2022
Premier League match number 17 of the season
Premier League match number 1131 of all time
Premier League home match number 566 of all time
Premier League match number 53 against Newcastle United of all time
Premier League home match number 27 against Newcastle United of all time
Premier League match number 237 for manager Jurgen Klopp of all time
Premier League match number 11 for Jurgen Klopp against Newcastle United of all time
Premier League match number 10 for opposition manager Eddie Howe against Liverpool of all time
Premier League match number 10 for referee Mike Dean against Liverpool of all time