Facts: Who already has twice as many goals and assists this season than last?

Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool

  • Premier League matches between Newcastle and Liverpool have produced more goals than any other Premier League fixture (130). Indeed, there has never been a goalless draw in this fixture in the Premier League.
  • Newcastle have won 3 and lost just 1 of the last 5 home games against the Reds in the Premier League. 
  • After failing to score in his first 9 appearances (all competitions) for Newcastle, Ayoze Perez has netted 2 in his last 2.  
  • Liverpool have kept just 2 clean sheets in their last 16 Premier League games.
  • Newcastle (35.6%) registered their lowest possession figure in a Premier League home match since they hosted Man City in October 2008 (28.6%).
  • Liverpool have failed to score on the road for the first time since November 2013 (vs Arsenal), ending a run of 18 consecutive Premier League games in which they netted.
  • Mario Balotelli has now gone 689 minutes since his last goal in the Premier League.
  • Newcastle have won 3 consecutive league games for the first time since November 2013, when they won 4 in a row.

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Joe Brewin

Joe was the Deputy Editor at FourFourTwo until 2022, having risen through the FFT academy and been on the brand since 2013 in various capacities. 


By weekend and frustrating midweek night he is a Leicester City fan, and in 2020 co-wrote the autobiography of former Foxes winger Matt Piper – subsequently listed for both the Telegraph and William Hill Sports Book of the Year awards.