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Newcastle United imposed a goalless draw on their guest, Liverpool, in the match played at St James’s Park, on the sixteenth day of the Premier League competition, in the current 2020-2021 season.
Egyptian star Mohamed Salah was in charge of Liverpool’s formation in today’s match and came out as a substitute in injury time, while Spaniard Thiago Alcántara participated as a substitute in the second half, after a long absence due to injury .
The first half witnessed the control of Liverpool players in the course of affairs, although danger was absent by a large percentage in the goal of both teams.
In the fifth minute, Newcastle striker Callum Wilson’s header passed over the right post of Brazilian goalkeeper Alison.
In the 16th minute, a Trent Alexander-Arnold cross kept the hosts’ defense up to reach James Milner on the edge of the area and fired a powerful ball, but the goalkeeper counterattacked firmly.
In the 25th minute, a counterattack by the Liverpool team, started by Arnold and returned to him inside the penalty area of the owners of the field after many beautiful passes from the Reds to hit the ball, but goalkeeper Darlow tackled it..
The most dangerous chances of the first half were in the 34th minute through the star Mohamed Salah, who received a great pass from captain Jordan Henderson to get alone with the goalkeeper, to be paid by the Egyptian king, and Darlo tackled it with difficulty to turn it into a corner kick.
In the second half, the Liverpool side continued to press Newcastle’s goal, but without translating chances into goals, instead Allison tackled the most dangerous chances of the half, with a header for the Newcastle player.
With that result, Liverpool top the Premier League table with 33 points, 3 points behind runner-up Manchester United with 30 points, which has a postponed match, while Newcastle United is 14th with 19 points.
Liverpool missed many players against Newcastle, most notably Joel Matip, Naby Keita, Jota, Tsimikas, Joe Gomez and Virgil Van Dyck.
Newcastle vs Liverpool
And Liverpool entered the meeting with the following formation:
Goalkeepers: Alison Baker.
Defense line: Alexander-Arnold – Phillips – Fabinho – Robertson.
Midfield: Henderson – Milner – Jones.
Offensive line: Mohamed Salah – Mane – Firmino.
Mane pass the ball
Mohamed Salah wastes just one Newcastle goalkeeper
