Liverpool 4–1 Newcastle
2026-01-31 · Matchweek 24
· Referee: Simon Hooper · VAR: Craig Pawson
Newcastle were booked 3 times — 1.7× their usual 1.8 — to Liverpool's 1.
How Simon Hooper refereed it
Hooper showed 4 yellow cards against a career average of 3.7, and awarded 18 fouls against an average of 21.8.
Match statistics
| Liverpool | Newcastle | |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Fouls | 11 | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Anthony Gordon | 0-0 |
| 36' | Normal Goal | Newcastle | A. Gordon | 0-1 |
| 41' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | H. Ekitike | 1-1 |
| 43' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | H. Ekitike | 2-1 |
| 45+3' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Jacob Ramsey | 2-1 |
| 59' | Yellow Card | Liverpool | Alexis Mac Allister | 2-1 |
| 67' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | F. Wirtz | 3-1 |
| 86' | Yellow Card | Newcastle | Dan Burn | 3-1 |
| 90' | Normal Goal | Liverpool | I. Konate | 4-1 |