Newcastle United vs Liverpool Preview

Newcastle United host Liverpool at St. James’ Park on Sunday, 23rd August 2026, as both sides open their Premier League campaigns.

Newcastle’s pre-season has been troubling. Their most recent outing was a penalty shootout defeat to Strasbourg, the match finishing 1-1 before Strasbourg prevailed from the spot. Prior to that, they were beaten 2-1 at home by Bayer Leverkusen. Before that, they lost 3-1 at home to Everton. Earlier in this run, Newcastle won 2-1 away at Valencia, and their sequence began with a 4-1 away defeat to Bristol City. Across these five matches, Newcastle have won just once and lost four times, with a shootout loss to Strasbourg their most recent result heading into the new season.

Liverpool’s form has been more mixed but includes recent positives. Their most recent outing was a 2-0 home win over Como. Prior to that, they drew 0-0 at home with Como in an earlier meeting. Before that, they were beaten 3-2 at home by Monaco. Earlier in this run, Liverpool were beaten 4-2 at home by Leeds, and their sequence began with a 1-0 home win over Wrexham. Overall, Liverpool have won two, drawn one and lost two across their last five, with a win over Como their most recent result.

The head-to-head record favours Liverpool, who have won three of the last five meetings, with one draw and one win for Newcastle. Most recently, Liverpool won 4-1 at home. In the previous encounter, Liverpool won 3-2 away at St. James’ Park. That recent away win for the Reds, combined with their overall dominance in the fixture, gives them the psychological edge heading into the new campaign.

With the season yet to begin, both clubs currently sit level on zero points, zero goal difference and zero matches played, meaning this is a genuine fresh start for both sides despite their contrasting recent form. Newcastle’s defensive form has been a major concern throughout their pre-season, conceding heavily in four of their last five matches, while Liverpool have shown they can be productive going forward even during an inconsistent run. That gulf in defensive solidity could prove significant at St. James’ Park.

Liverpool’s attacking options, led by Isak through the middle and Gravenberch pulling strings behind him, give them plenty of quality to trouble a Newcastle defence low on confidence. Newcastle, for their part, will need Wissa to provide a focal point up top if they are to trouble a Liverpool side that has shown defensive vulnerabilities of its own this summer.

In Great Britain and Ireland, the match is live on Sky Go UK, NOW and Sky Sports Premier League. In the United States, viewers can catch the action on USA Network. In Germany, the game is available on Sky Go and Sky Sport Premier League.

Possible Lineups

Newcastle United (4-2-3-1)
Hornícek, Miley, Thiaw, Botman, Lewis Hall, Steur, Bamba, Elanga, Ramsey (Jacob), Touré, Wissa

Liverpool (4-2-3-1)
Alisson, Frimpong, Jacquet, van Dijk, Kerkez, Gravenberch, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo, Isak

Newcastle United Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
❌	Newcastle	1(2)-1(3)	Strasbourg	CF Pen	16.08.26
❌	Newcastle	1-2	Bayer Leverkusen	CF	15.08.26
❌	Newcastle	1-3	Everton	CF	12.08.26
✅	Valencia	1-2	Newcastle	CF	08.08.26
❌	Bristol City	4-1	Newcastle	CF	29.07.26

Liverpool Form

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
✅	Liverpool	2-0	Como	CF	16.08.26
🤝	Liverpool	0-0	Como	CF	16.08.26
❌	Liverpool	2-3	Monaco	CF	09.08.26
❌	Liverpool	2-4	Leeds	PLS	02.08.26
✅	Liverpool	1-0	Wrexham	PLS	30.07.26

Head-to-Head

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
Liverpool	4-1	Newcastle	PL	31.01.26
Newcastle	2-3	Liverpool	PL	25.08.25
Liverpool	1-2	Newcastle	EFL	16.03.25
Liverpool	2-0	Newcastle	PL	26.02.25
Newcastle	3-3	Liverpool	PL	04.12.24

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel
Great Britain	Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
Ireland Republic	Sky Go UK, NOW, SKY GO Extra, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League
USA	USA Network
Germany	Sky Go, WOW, Sky Sport Premier League
Spain	DAZN Spain, Movistar Liga de Campeones, Movistar Plus+
France	myCANAL
Australia	Stan Sport
Canada	DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada, Fubo Sports Network 3 Canada
Portugal	DAZN Portugal
Japan	U-NEXT

POS.	TEAM	MP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	P
1	Arsenal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	Aston Villa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Chelsea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Everton	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Fulham	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Liverpool	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Manchester City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Manchester United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Sunderland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Coventry City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
13	Crystal Palace	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	Hull City	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Ipswich Town	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
16	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
17	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
18	Leeds United	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
19	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
20	Brentford	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0