Premier League · Matchweek 1
Newcastle United
NEW
2–2Full time
Liverpool
LIV
How they playPossession, press, how they create
Nothing in the numbers separates these two by much — which is itself worth knowing, and more common than most previews admit.
49%Possession51%
44%Territory48%
21%From set plays16%
0.07Chance quality0.08
4.8%Directness4.4%
Averages over the matches this snapshot has detail for — 3 for Newcastle, 3 for Liverpool. Too few to lean on heavily.
Players to watchMost goal involvement per 90
Newcastle
Goal involvements per 90, among players with at least 45% of the most-used player’s minutes. Drawn from the last 27 of 90 matches, not the full season.