At 1:30 a.m. Beijing time on February 19, in the 24th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season, Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0 away. Nunez broke the goal drought and Gakpo added the icing on the cake and Pope was sent off with a straight red card to miss the Carabao Cup final.
Highlights of the game
1. Liverpool ended a three-game losing streak away from home in the league, going unbeaten in their last 13 Premier League games against Newcastle, with the last loss coming in December 2015, ending Newcastle's longest unbeaten run in 17 Premier League games.
2. Núñez broke his six-game Premier League goal drought, last scoring against Southampton on November 12, the first time he has scored in two consecutive Premier League games.
3. Pope is sent off and will miss the Carabao Cup final with Manchester United. Dubravka, who had previously represented Manchester United, did not qualify, so Karius is expected to start in the final.
Wonderful review
In the 4th minute, Saint-Maximin squinted and Almiron single-handedly pushed with his left foot, which was saved by Alisson.
In the 10th minute, Alexander-Arnold crossed the top of the midline, Núñez stopped the ball and volleyed into the net with his right foot, and VAR recognized the goal as valid, 1-0! Liverpool take the lead.
In the 17th minute, Salah sent a wonderful pass, Gakpo stopped the ball in the box, fell to the ground and pushed the goal with his right foot, 2-0!
In the 22nd minute, Ali let go of his big foot, Bopp's header outside the box was wrong, and then he was fouled on the handball and sent off with a direct red card!
In the 31st minute, Saint-Maximin cut inside on the right flank and hit the post after his left-footed shot was saved by Alisson.
In the 41st minute, Trippier crossed from a corner from the right and Bourne's header bounced off the crossbar.
In the 52nd minute, Saint-Maximin crossed from the right and Ithaca turned a left-footed volley high from inside the box.
In the 58th minute, Núñez cut inside on the left and his right-footed shot from the right side of the box was saved.
In the 61st minute, Saint-Maximin counter-attacked and burst into the box with a left-footed volley high.
In the 81st minute, Gordon's pass was cut off and Salah's left-footed volley from the line of the penalty area was too wide.
In the 82nd minute, Gordon countered the ball and Wilson's one-handed shot from the left side of the penalty area was saved by Alisson.
In the 88th minute, Robertson crossed from the right and Jota nodded his header slightly wide.
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Line-up
Liverpool (433): 1-Alisson; 66 - Arnold, 2 - Gomez, 4 - Van Dijk, 26 - Robertson; 14 - Henderson (59'19 - Elliott), 3 - Fabinho, 43 - Bajčetić (59'7 - Milner); 11 - Salah, 18 - Gakpo (59'20 - Jota), 27 - Núñez (59'9 - Roberto Firmino)
Newcastle (433): 22-Pope; 2 - Trippier (64-23-Murphy), 5-Scheer, 4-Botman, 33-Byrne; 36 - Longstaff, 7 - Jolrington (71'11 - Richie), 32 - Elliott (25'1 - Dubravka); 24 - Almiron (64'8 - Gordon), 14 - Isaac (64'9 - Wilson), 10 - St. Maximin