Newcastle United vs Liverpool
Match pulse
NEWAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'LIV 
41%Possession59%
12Shots25
6On target13
4Corners9
8Saves5
7Fouls11
Who won: Liverpool 5-1
Liverpool beat Newcastle United 5-1 on Sunday, December 28, 2008 at St. James' Park. Goals for Newcastle: David Edgar (45'+1'). Goals for Liverpool: Steven Gerrard (31', 66'), Sami Hyypiä (36'), Ryan Babel (50') and Xabi Alonso (76' pen).
| Lineup (4-2-3-1) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Pepe ReinaG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel AggerCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sami HyypiäCD-R | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emiliano InsúaLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamie CarragherRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas LeivaLM | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javier MascheranoRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dirk KuytF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven GerrardRCF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan BabelAM-L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yossi BenayounAM-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Albert Riera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Martin Skrtel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbie Keane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nabil El Zhar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Diego Cavalieri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David N'Gog | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xabi Alonso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
