Newcastle
Karl Darlow – 5/10
Karl Darlow seemed decent all game and was really helpless for both goals. The second goal was simply unstoppable.
Vurnon Anita – 6/10
Vurnon Anita had a decent night and kept things simple at the back. He seemed quite solid and didn’t do much wrong.
Jamaal Lascelles – 5/10
Jamaal Lascelles didn’t seem too bad in the second half but had his hands full in the first. Both centre-backs held strong in the second half.
Chancel Mbemba – 5/10
Chancel Mbemba seemed all over the place in the first half but seemed really assured in the second.
Paul Dummett – 6/10
Paul Dummett was good in the second half as well. He won a number of crucial tackles and did well going forward. He could’ve done better on occasion in the first half.
Jack Colback – 6/10
Jack Colback did reasonably well in the second half as he was run over in the first. His work rate and drive paid dividends as he scored the equalizer albeit off a minor deflection.
Cheick Tiote – 5/10
Cheick Tiote didn’t seem comfortable for much of the game. He seems of a shadow of the player that once took the Premier League by storm.
Andros Townsend – 6/10
After an average first half, Townsend really grew into the second half as good play from him in the buildup laid the foundation for both goals.
Moussa Sissoko – 7/10
Much of Moussa Sissoko’s good work came in the second half but he seemed fairly comfortable and threatening throughout the game.
Ayoze Perez – 5/10
Ayoze Perez didn’t light up the game with his play and for the most part seemed out of place before being substituted.
Papiss Cisse– 7/10
Papiss Cisse kept troubling the Liverpool defence and when it came to it, he rose highest and his towering header into the net set the tone for the Newcastle United fightback.
Substitutes
Georginio Wijnaldum – 6/10
Giorginio Wijnaldum came on for Ayoze Perez and played a whole half of football during which he offered much more than Perez did.
Aleksander Mitrovic – 5/10
Aleksander Mitrovic provided a physical presence up front but didn’t seem to do much else.
Jonjo Shelvey – N/A
