FFO Prem, Newcastle United vs. Liverpool (Fri Apr 25) Newcastle United | Liverpool 4-4-2 A | 5-2-0-3 P Nathan Prior | Graeme Edwards | T_Strakosha GK | GK T_Courtois P_Van_Aanholt DF | DF D_Llorente J_Clauss DF | DF Fran_Garcia M_Acuna DF | DF M_Akanji Nuno_Santos DF | DF Jordi_Alba T_Kroos MF | DF R_Araujo M_Kovacic MF | DM R_Bentancur D_McNeil MF | DM I_Halifa T_Reijnders MF | FW M_Kudus C_Pulisic FW | FW R_De_Tomas J_David FW | FW M_Mudryk | S_Herrera SUB | SUB S_Bolat R_Song SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi R_Taylor SUB | SUB J_Grealish Chiquinho SUB | SUB M_Niang K_Moore SUB | SUB M_Kulic Min. 1 :(liv) R_De_Tomas runs at the defender ... The defender slips and falls over ... But D_McNeil wins the ball Min. 4 :(liv) R_Bentancur is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to R_De_Tomas ... But J_Clauss wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 8 :(liv) M_Kudus sidesteps his marker ... He runs forward now ... M_Acuna hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... D_Llorente plays it into the danger area! ... M_Acuna clears the corner with a header away from the near post Min. 9 :(new) P_Van_Aanholt is spitting at R_Araujo ... Despicable! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 10 :(liv) M_Akanji drives it across the face of the goal M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... He scores his 20th goal of the campaign! ... Let's see if Liverpool can hang onto that lead! ... Newcastle United 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 12 :(liv) R_De_Tomas turns past M_Acuna ... He has some space now! ... R_De_Tomas hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... T_Strakosha makes himself big ... Superb Stop! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 14 :(liv) M_Akanji sidesteps M_Acuna ... He was too quick for his marker ... C_Pulisic body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... M_Kudus shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Mudryk instead ... M_Mudryk drives it low! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... He could have caught that! Min. 23 :(new) Nuno_Santos beats D_Llorente ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... But M_Akanji sees the pass and cuts it out Min. 25 :(liv) Jordi_Alba pushes it past the defender ... Jordi_Alba with the side footed shot! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 26 :(new) Nuno_Santos beats Jordi_Alba ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves The Referee ... D_Llorente with a nasty foul ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 27 :(liv) T_Strakosha miskicks! ... I_Halifa is through! ... I_Halifa tries to place it in the corner! ... T_Strakosha has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Strakosha reacts well to save!! Min. 28 :(liv) D_Llorente controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball into the middle! ... R_Araujo gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Araujo aims for the top right corner! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 30 :(new) The ball goes loose! ... J_David gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... I_Halifa makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 34 :(new) D_McNeil lobs it over Fran_Garcia ... D_McNeil drives it towards goal! ... T_Courtois can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... T_Courtois was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 36 :(liv) M_Mudryk flicks it over J_David's head ... He showed some great skill there! ... M_Mudryk fires a shot at goal! ... But T_Strakosha makes an easy save Min. 37 :(new) M_Acuna volleys it forward. He finds T_Reijnders ... Jordi_Alba hits it out for a corner ... No nonsense clearance! ... CORNER! ... P_Van_Aanholt curls it into the box! ... Excellent keeping! Min. 37 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle from M_Acuna ... R_De_Tomas drives it towards goal! ... T_Strakosha narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 39 :(new) J_Clauss sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to P_Van_Aanholt ... P_Van_Aanholt controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... T_Courtois was lucky there Min. 39 :(liv) M_Kudus looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk with a low drive through the rain! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 41 :(liv) M_Akanji with the first time pass to M_Mudryk ... But M_Acuna slides in Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(new) J_David is all alone ... The linesman keeps his flag down ... J_David hits the ball on the bounce! ... T_Courtois tips it round the post ... Good save ... Corner not given!! Min. 44 :(liv) R_De_Tomas knocks the ball past the lunge of Nuno_Santos ... A left-footer by R_De_Tomas! ... But T_Strakosha parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 47 :(liv) M_Mudryk makes a run into space ... A skilful effort from M_Mudryk! ... T_Strakosha makes a good save Min. 48 :(new) M_Acuna loses his marker! ... M_Acuna tries to beat T_Courtois! ... T_Courtois claws it off the line ... The players are doing the square symbol demanding VAR! ... The Referee runs over to the half-way line to check VAR? ... He's given it! ... GOAL!! ... That's levelled the scores! ... they've done it! Absolutely incredible! ... It ain't over 'til it's over ... Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool ... ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Newcastle United 1-1 Liverpool Min. 46 :(new) M_Kovacic pushes it past Jordi_Alba ... I_Halifa tugs on his opponent's shirt!! ... The Referee has stopped play ... Well spotted by The Referee! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 47 :(liv) M_Mudryk chips the ball over the defence and finds R_Araujo ... R_Araujo with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender clears the loose ball Min. 48 :(liv) R_De_Tomas takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... R_De_Tomas with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful downward header! ... T_Strakosha gets his fingertips to it ... And puts it over ... CORNER! ... M_Mudryk plays it towards the near post! ... T_Strakosha easily claims the ball! Min. 50 :(liv) I_Halifa unselfishly heads the ball back to Jordi_Alba ... Jordi_Alba rifles it to the far post! ... But T_Strakosha comes out and dives at his feet ... That's goalkeeping at its finest Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: R_Taylor ... COMING OFF: Nuno_Santos Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: J_Grealish ... COMING OFF: M_Kudus Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi ... COMING OFF: Jordi_Alba Min. 64 :(liv) J_Grealish with the nod to M_Mudryk ... P_Van_Aanholt with a bad challenge ... His 2nd yellow this game! ... RED CARD!! Min. 64 :(liv) R_Bentancur plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... R_Bentancur with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Moore ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 65 :(liv) R_Bentancur takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to M_Mudryk ... But M_Acuna wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 66 :(liv) M_Mudryk looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to J_Grealish ... J_Grealish has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... The fans behind the goal jump up! ... But it's gone just wide!! Min. 67 :(liv) D_Llorente looks around for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas attempts to drive it home! ... T_Strakosha makes the save ... He hits the ball upfield! Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Kovacic Min. 70 :(liv) M_Mudryk moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to J_Grealish ... R_Taylor pulls on his shirt ... He wins the ball ... The defender got away with the foul there! Min. 73 :(new) Chiquinho works the ball inside ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Clauss ... J_Clauss with a thundering shot! ... T_Courtois can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... T_Courtois makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 73 :(liv) R_De_Tomas hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... J_Grealish latches onto it! ... J_Grealish hits a great drive! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... That's gone out for a corner kick ... CORNER! ... R_Bentancur plays it towards the near post! ... J_Grealish gets something on it! ... GOAL!! ... The Newcastle United fans are throwing missiles onto the pitch ... It's all getting a bit ugly ... There's no room for hooliganism in FFO! ... The fans responsible are being ejected by security ... The club will be fined for this by FFO HQ I'm sure ... Let's see if Liverpool can hang onto that lead! ... Newcastle United 1-2 Liverpool ... Min. 76 :(new) M_Acuna can't keep control of it and loses possession! ... He goes in hard and wins it back! ... He creates some space for an opening! ... I_Halifa knocks him to the floor ... The fans are calling for a penalty! ... But The Referee just turns away! Min. 76 :(liv) J_Grealish with the Cruyff turn ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Clauss ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... M_Akanji hits it into the box! ... M_Mudryk gets his head on it ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 78 :(liv) M_Akanji crosses into the box, finding M_Mudryk ... M_Mudryk with a bicycle kick! ... T_Strakosha saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 80 :(liv) R_De_Tomas gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... R_De_Tomas tries the lob from 30 yards! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into T_Strakosha's arms ... Unlucky Min. 81 :(liv) R_Bentancur finds M_Mudryk on the edge of the box ... M_Mudryk hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... T_Strakosha with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! Min. 83 :(new) T_Kroos with the through ball to Chiquinho ... Chiquinho drifts clear! ... He is clean through! ... He is one on one with T_Courtois ... He tries to slide it past T_Courtois ... T_Courtois smothers the ball!! Min. 83 :(liv) Y_Rakitskyi slips past J_Clauss ... M_Acuna cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 84 :(new) J_David cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to K_Moore ... K_Moore hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... He was lucky to get to that one Min. 84 :(liv) R_De_Tomas takes control of the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to D_Llorente ... But M_Acuna slides in Min. 86 :(liv) J_Grealish knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... J_Grealish hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... T_Strakosha gets up well to catch that one Min. 87 :(new) D_McNeil pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... T_Kroos is clean through! ... T_Kroos fires a shot at goal! ... But T_Courtois punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(liv) M_Mudryk is taking a throw in ... He takes a couple of strides back ... He throws the ball to R_De_Tomas ... J_Clauss gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 91 :(liv) R_Araujo backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... I_Halifa gets on the end of it ... I_Halifa with a little chip! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... T_Strakosha makes a knowing look ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 93 :(liv) M_Mudryk kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... R_De_Tomas gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_De_Tomas runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Akanji lofts the ball in! ... J_Grealish with the header ... T_Strakosha has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Strakosha is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 94 :(new) T_Kroos has it on the edge of the box ... R_De_Tomas is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... Surely a penalty! ... The ref consults his assistant!! ... PENALTY!! ... J_David is the man who takes it ... GOAL!! ... Smartly taken! ... Slotted into the bottom left corner ... An equaliser late in the game!! ... Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool... Min. 96 :(liv) The ball is passed in from I_Halifa, he finds M_Mudryk ... A cheeky lob from M_Mudryk! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St James Park ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Acuna Scorers : M_Acuna (48), J_David (94 pen) Sent Off : P_Van_Aanholt (64) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Mudryk (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Mudryk (10), J_Grealish (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Llorente (26), R_De_Tomas (94) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 9 | 28 Off target : 2 | 9 On target : 7 | 19 Possession : 33 | 67 Corners : 1 | 5 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 3 | 2 Fouls : 10 | 6 Key Tackles : 11 | 4 Key Passes : 6 | 20 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Newcastle United 2 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 26 1 1 1 24 | 99 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0 P_Van_Aanholt DF 1 19 15 11 30 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 -15 -15 2 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 99 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 42 12 12 M_Acuna DF 1 23 17 15 25 | 99 0 6 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 84 13 32 Nuno_Santos DF 1 21 16 12 25 | 63 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Kroos MF 1 16 22 16 22 | 99 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 12 M_Kovacic MF 1 5 23 17 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_McNeil MF 1 10 22 18 28 | 99 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 27 8 9 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 20 16 27 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 15 23 29 | 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_David FW 1 6 18 22 29 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 12 24 S_Herrera GK 18 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Song DF 1 18 13 4 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Taylor DF 1 18 12 3 24 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Chiquinho MF 1 8 17 13 26 | 26 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 15 K_Moore FW 1 4 15 18 24 | 31 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 1 1 1 15 | 99 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 D_Llorente DF 1 22 19 7 26 | 99 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 18 -4 Fran_Garcia DF 1 21 18 5 25 | 99 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Akanji DF 1 22 20 11 26 | 99 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 44 0 Jordi_Alba DF 1 21 17 12 24 | 63 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 31 R_Araujo DF 1 22 17 13 27 | 99 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 29 R_Bentancur DM 1 21 22 10 32 | 99 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 17 I_Halifa DM 1 17 18 14 30 | 99 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 40 24 27 M_Kudus FW 1 5 21 20 22 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 17 25 25 | 99 0 0 2 0 7 0 1 0 0 -4 22 15 M_Mudryk FW 1 10 19 23 21 | 99 0 0 5 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 55 55 S_Bolat GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 19 13 12 29 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Grealish FW 1 9 23 20 27 | 36 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 7 52 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kulic FW 1 9 12 17 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1745615099 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40