Newcastle United welcomed Liverpool at St. James’ Park earlier tonight as they hoped to earn a win at home in the Premier League. The Magpies made a slow start to the game and conceded the opening goal in the 35th minute when Ryan Gravenberch scored with a deflected effort. Anthony Gordon received a red card from the referee in the latter stages of the first half after his reckless challenge on Virgil Van Dijk. Eddie Howe’s men went into the half-time interval 1-0 down on the scoreline.
Hugo Ekitike doubled his team’s lead in the 46th minute. However, Bruno Guimaraes scored Newcastle’s first goal with a good header in the 57th minute before William Osula equalised for the Magpies in the 88th minute. However, the ten men of Newcastle suffered late heartbreak as Rio Ngumoha scored a dramatic winner in injury time. The match finished with the Tyneside club suffering a tough 3-2 loss at St. James’ Park.
Let’s take a look at how each Newcastle United player fared during the match against the Reds.
GK: Nick Pope – 5.5/10
Pope made one good save at the back and won’t be pleased about conceding three times tonight.
RB: Kieran Trippier – 6/10
He made one decent chance going forward, but lacked quality when defending inside his half.
CB: Fabian Schar – 6/10
Schar dealt with the danger when he could, but had to be replaced in the 80th minute.
CB: Dan Burn – 6.5/10
He made a lot of crucial clearances at the back but failed to keep the Liverpool attackers quiet.
LB: Tino Livramento – 7/10
He earned possession back once and made a few driving runs with the ball on the left flank.
CM: Bruno Guimaraes – 7/10
The Brazilian talent worked his socks off at both ends of the field and did well to score in the 57th minute.
CM: Sandro Tonali – 6/10
He struggled to get a foothold in the game and was replaced after the hour mark.
CM: Joelinton – 6.5/10
Joelinton did his best to protect his backline but lacked quality in the opponent’s half.
RW: Anthony Elanga – 6/10
He was quiet for most of the night but made one key chance in the final third.
ST: Anthony Gordon – 6/10
Gordon made a bright start to the game but let his teammates down by getting sent off in the dying embers of the first half.
LW: Harvey Barnes – 6.5/10
He used his pace well at times but failed to threaten the Liverpool goal.
Substitutes:
CM: Lewis Miley – 6/10
Miley added some energy to Newcastle’s midfield.
CB: Lewis Hall – 6.5/10
He did his fair share of defending.
LW: Jacob Ramsey – 6/10
Ramsey made one good chance in the final third.
ST: William Osula – 7/10
He scored a late equaliser with a good finish.
CB: Malick Thiaw – N/A
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