At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time on December 17, 2021, the 17th round of the Premier League continued, with Liverpool hosting Newcastle United. Just after the start of the first half, Newcastle United scored in the 6th minute before Liverpool fought back to give newcastle United a 2-1 lead at halftime. In the second half, Liverpool scored another goal to beat their opponents 3-1.
Before the game, Liverpool finished second in the Premier League with 37 points, and Newcastle United finished bottom with 10 points. Despite the support of the Middle East consortium, Newcastle will become the hottest relegation team in the Premier League. In the last round of matches, Liverpool won 1-0 at home to Aston La and have won seven consecutive Premier League (Champions League) wins. Newcastle United won 4-0 away from home in the last round.
In terms of starting line-up, Liverpool lined up in a 433 formation with a total starting value of 546 million euros. Newcastle United had a defensive formation of 451, with starters worth €127 million.
After the game began, Newcastle United seemed to see hope for defeating Liverpool in the 6th minute. At that time, Thiago's relief strength was insufficient, and it was passed directly to the feet of Newcastle midfielder Servi, followed by a long-range shot to score, Liverpool 0-1 Newcastle United.
The goal was a complete boost to Liverpool's attacking enthusiasm and determination, a fierce operation, in the 21st minute, Liverpool's Mane picked out a pass, Diogo Jota's header was blocked by goalkeeper Dubravka, and then Jota scored a goal, Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle United.
Four minutes later, Servi, who opened the scoring for Newcastle United, made a mistake in returning a pass and Liverpool's Mane's shot was blocked. Salah followed up with a shot that made it to Liverpool 2-1 Newcastle United, and the two goals took four minutes, which means that Liverpool defeated Newcastle United in just four minutes.
Liverpool, who were unable to score again in the second half, finally went down in the 87th minute, with Alexander Arnold's arrow hanging straight into the dead corner of the goal. In the end, Liverpool beat Newcastle United 3-1.
Judging by the post-match stats, Liverpool crushed Newcastle United. Eight shots on target from 23 feet on goal, almost all of them are new card's 3 or more in offensive stats. Newcastle United also paid 3 yellow cards in this game. In the next round, Newcastle United will face Manchester City at home, and the results are basically self-evident.
This game also set 5 new records. First, Liverpool Diogo Jota scored one goal in this game, which is nine goals he has scored in 16 Premier League games this season, equaling his record for the most goals in a single season in the Premier League. Second, Liverpool have now won 8 consecutive games in the Premier League and Champions League, and this is also Liverpool's 2,000th victory in the Premier League;
Third, let's talk about Salah, who has scored in 15 consecutive Premier League games, equalizing the record set by Vardy; fourth, Liverpool are unbeaten in 12 home games this season, including 7 clean sheets against opponents, which is already Liverpool's best result. The next home game, they will face Leicester City; fourth, after this reversal of Newcastle, this is liverpool manager Klopp's 150th victory since taking charge of the Premier League, which is gratifying; fifth, Liverpool have scored in 27 consecutive Premier League games, it should be said that the firepower is very stable.