Striker Roberto Firmino only started on the bench of Liverpool, giving way to Sturridge. Meanwhile, coaches Benitez and Jonjo Shelvey on the home team have the opportunity to face their former team.
Despite being underrated, Newcastle still entered the match confidently. In the early stages of the match, the defense played well while the players above were not afraid to launch counter-attacks.
On the other side of the pitch, Liverpool had to wait until the 22nd minute to make their first notable finish. In a corner kick situation, the players in red shirt launched 3 shots but could not beat the Newcastle defense and... the post.
However, the Kop fans were also celebrated in the 29th minute. Coutinho had the ball on the left wing, going inside before launching a very classy long-range shot.
However, this advantage of Liverpool only lasted about 7 minutes. Jonjo Shelvey made a pass from midfield for striker Joselu to run down and finish. Matip, in an attempt to clear the ball, pushed the ball against Joselu and put it in Mignolet's goal. This was also the last goal of the first half.
With just over 4 minutes into the second half, Liverpool missed a good chance to score a second goal. Newcastle centre-back Clark cleared the ball as if he had assisted Sturridge. Unfortunately, both the English striker and Salah did not score well.
Although the away team held the ball better, they encountered difficulties from Newcastle's defense. Attacking stars like Coutinho and Sadio Mane were closely marked.
The second half was no longer as fast as the first half. In the last 15 minutes of the match, coach Jurgen Klopp made personnel changes to improve the attack. However, the effectiveness still does not come to Liverpool. In this match, The Kop had 17 shots but only 2 of them were on target.
Solanke's missed header after Coutinho's cross in the 84th minute was Liverpool's last significant ball in this match. The draw was almost a defeat for Liverpool while a victory with the discipline of Newcastle's defense.
After this round, Liverpool have dropped to 7th in the Premier League rankings with 12 points. Newcastle climbed to 9th place with their 10th point.
