Perhaps Newcastle did not think their team would be under such terrible pressure at Anfield.
Right at the beginning of the first half, Liverpool sent a warning to Newcastle, after Luis Díaz’s goal was stripped due to offside.
In the 22nd minute, it seemed like the Magpies’ net would shake, but Mohamed Salah failed to score on the penalty spot.
Liverpool ended the first half with 18 shots, an unbelievable number but what is worth mentioning is that they could not score.
Striker Darwin Nunez was the one who played disappointingly this morning. The expected goals (xG) he got was up to 1.67, but the Uruguayan striker could not beаt goalkeeper Martin Dúbravka once.
From difficult shots to close-range shots, Nunez was unsuccessful.
Nunez’s ungainliness caused coach Jurgen Klopp to take him off in the 64th minute.
Klopp’s change was immediately effective. Liverpool scored 4 goals in the first half and ended the match with a score of 4-2.
Overall, the Anfield home team dominated their opponents for the entire 90 minutes. They launched 34 shots and the expected goals from those shots reached 7.27.
Obviously, if Klopp’s students are more disciplined in front of goal, they can absolutely score up to 7 goals.
Meanwhile, this is the 9th Premier League match in which Newcastle lost points as a guest. It seems that they were overwhelmed by the atmosphere at Anfield.