Newcastle 2–3 Liverpool
2025-08-25 · Matchweek 2
· Referee: Simon Hooper · VAR: John Brooks
Newcastle had a player sent off at 45+3. Liverpool were booked 3 times — 1.7× their usual 1.8 — to Newcastle's 2.
How Simon Hooper refereed it
Hooper showed 5 yellow cards against a career average of 3.6, and awarded 32 fouls against an average of 21.6.
Match statistics
| Newcastle | Liverpool | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 2 | 3 |
| Red cards | 1 | 0 |
| Fouls | 17 | 15 |
| Penalties | 0 | 0 |
The card
The same card posted after the match. A style read, not a verdict.
Key moments
| Min | Event | Team | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Ryan Gravenberch | 0-0 |
| 25' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Ibrahima Konaté | 0-0 |
| 35' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | R. Gravenberch | 0-1 |
| 44' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Dan Burn | 0-1 |
| 45+1' | Card upgrade | Newcastle | Anthony Gordon | 0-1 |
| 45+3' | Red Card | Newcastle | Anthony Gordon | 0-1 |
| 46' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | H. Ekitike | 0-2 |
| 47' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Bruno Guimarães | 0-2 |
| 57' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | Bruno Guimaraes | 1-2 |
| 87' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Conor Bradley | 1-2 |
| 88' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | W. Osula | 2-2 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | R. Ngumoha | 2-3 |