{"id":1427774,"date":"2026-01-31T22:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?post_type=features&#038;p=1427774"},"modified":"2026-01-31T22:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T22:54:04","slug":"liverpool-vs-newcastle-united-stats-and-analysis-impressive-liverpool-hold-off-newcastle","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/liverpool-vs-newcastle-united-stats-and-analysis-impressive-liverpool-hold-off-newcastle\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Newcastle United stats and analysis: Impressive Liverpool hold off Newcastle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Arne Slot&#8217;s men beat Newcastle United 4-1, in what turned out to be a resounding victory.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks to a brilliant performance from Hugo Ekitike who scored twice, Liverpool were able to put four past the Magpies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Florian Wirtz additionally slotted in a shot after a cutback. The cherry on top was Ibrahima Konate&#8217;s goal which clearly meant a lot to the player as he was in tears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Gordon&#8217;s opener initially gave Newcastle United the lead, but Liverpool took control of the game in the second half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>In this article we&#8217;ll cover<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-liverpool-s-fast-transitions\" data-level=\"2\">Liverpool&#8217;s Fast Transitions<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-eddie-howe-s-dillema-and-newcastle-united-s-press\" data-level=\"2\">Eddie Howe&#8217;s Dillema and Newcastle United&#8217;s Press<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-liverpool-s-fast-transitions\">Liverpool&#8217;s Fast Transitions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This season, it&#8217;s been remarkable to see how far Liverpool&#8217;s attack has fallen after a dominant Premier League win last season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has often felt as though Slot has been given a new attack with a lot of new players and continuously doesn&#8217;t know what to do when faced with a low block as he mentions often in the media. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But today was a different story. Whenever Newcastle United committed bodies up the pitch, perhaps because of Ryan Gravenberch&#8217;s passing or Mohamed Salah&#8217;s return to the team, the attack looked dynamic and fast.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle don&#8217;t have a defence that is necessarily fast and Liverpool tested them by consistently breaking quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1427776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-267x267.png 267w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-200x200.png 200w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-60x60.png 60w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle-40x40.png 40w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225024\/Passing-Networks-Liverpool-Newcastle.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Slot will also take heart from the fact that many of his new signings today shone. Florian Wirtz provided the assist for Ekitike&#8217;s first goal and Milos Kerkez assisted the second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1427778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-214x267.png 214w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-160x200.png 160w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-48x60.png 48w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-120x150.png 120w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map-32x40.png 32w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/2026\/01\/31225350\/Wirtz-Shot-Map.png 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool have found progression in the middle of the pitch tough this season as teams block them off, but Newcastle&#8217;s press meant that eventually after the first 20 minutes or so, Liverpool could take advantage and play around them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The wingers have become doubly important as a result of less central progression for The Reds. They are happy enough to release Salah, Cody Gakpo and a full-back in behind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It puts the onus on the wingers to create a moment and beat defenders and from there, Liverpool can flood the box. The first goal came about through this method and it helps that Wirtz is finding his feet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Previously, at the beginning of the season, he would not have had the confidence or skill to take three Newcastle United players on and cross for Ekitike.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other two goals scored meanwhile came as a result of fast transitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slot has tinkered so much this season it&#8217;s meant that it has created a lack of synergy in the middle of the pitch. A  big reason they were so dominant last season was the trifecta of Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Mac Allister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst they have been on the pitch a lot this season, Szoboszlai has been at full-back often.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s obviously to get Wirtz in the team but it&#8217;s meant Liverpool have lost more duels in midfield. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aided by Gravenberch&#8217;s progression of driving with the ball and Joelinton and Bruno Guimares&#8217; absence, they progressed the ball more as the game went on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Liverpool fans will relish the performance in attack as they threaded the ball through like they did last season and looked much quicker in attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-eddie-howe-s-dillema-and-newcastle-united-s-press\">Eddie Howe&#8217;s Dillema and Newcastle United&#8217;s Press<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems to be a constant for Eddie Howe that he can&#8217;t find the right balance between pragmatism and attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Newcastle have long been associated with high pressing since Howe&#8217;s arrival, they tried that away at Anfield today and it backfired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Eventually Liverpool played around their press but you have to credit Howe for a braver approach. Whilst for large periods in the game, it was still a 4-5-1 out of possession, if Liverpool had the ball in deep build-up Newcastle United pushed up and pressed them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a dilemma because even when Howe has finally decided to turn up and press a big team away, it hasn&#8217;t worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attack today was setup to clearly play for transitions. Anthony Elanga, Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes were chosen over Nick Woltemade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howe might&#8217;ve been better off testing Liverpool with Woltemade as they have failed to deal with long balls. He also threw the German striker on with Yoane Wissa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In hindsight, it&#8217;s even more braver that Howe opted to press high whilst going for transitions as he was without Joelinton and Guimares, two of his best pressers that win many second balls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was also much more harder to overturn the result in the second half as Newcastle looked more desperate for a result and had realised that whenever they pressed forward, Liverpool broke quickly on the counter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst each game is important as we get towards the business end of the season, it needs to be contextualised taken the rest of the season into account to see if managers are actively addressing the issues of their club or are aware of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Howe&#8217;s move was brave, but Liverpool&#8217;s quality shone through and now, their summer signings are finally improving too.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/premier-league\/\"><strong>Premier League predictions &amp; tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/outright-markets\/premier-league-title-odds\/\"><strong>Premier League outright odds <\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/\"><strong>Latest football news<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best betting sites<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/betting-sites\/best-free-bet-offers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Best free bet offers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/bet\/football-tips\/accumulator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Football accumulator tips<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arne Slot&#8217;s men beat Newcastle United 4-1, in what turned out to be a resounding victory. 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