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title: "Journalists say Dubravka was ‘wonderful’ v Liverpool"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Crippy Cooke"
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published: "2022-04-30T15:28:43Z"
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# Journalists say Dubravka was ‘wonderful’ v Liverpool

[Newcastle United suffered a 1-0 defeat to Liverpool](https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/newcastle-united-v-liverpool/) on Saturday afternoon but Martin Dubravka can hold his head high after a fantastic performance between the sticks. The 33-year-old, who made nine saves over the 90 minutes, did his bit to keep the Reds at bay and didn’t deserve to be on the losing side.

*Dominic Scurr* of [The Shields Gazette](https://www.shieldsgazette.com/sport/football/newcastle-united/newcastles-most-lively-player-nufc-0-1-liverpool-player-ratings-with-duo-impressing-despite-defeat-3676069) gave Dubravka a player rating of 8/10 and said he produced a ‘wonderful’ reaction stop to save a Diogo Jota header. *Scurr* noted that the Slovakian international was called into action numerous times by Jota, Luis Diaz and Mohamed Salah and was equal to it.

*Lee Ryder* of [Chronicle Live](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/newcastle-united-liverpool-player-ratings-23831247) gave Dubravka a player rating of 8/10 and said he ‘kept Newcastle in the game’ with his multiple saves at St James’ Park. *Graeme Bailey* of [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/newcastle-0-1-liverpool-player-ratings-2021-22) gave the 33-year-old a player rating of 7/10 and said he produced some ‘very good’ saves between the sticks.

Dubravka has made [24 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/martin-dubravka/leistungsdaten/spieler/74960) across the board this season, conceding 29 goals with seven clean sheets. The Slovakian shot-stopper has been a regular since Eddie Howe replaced Steve Bruce and he’s vindicating the decision with performances like against Liverpool.

***[In other news, Jose Enrique gives honest verdict on Eddie Howe at Newcastle United](https://readnewcastle.com/2022/04/30/jose-enrique-gives-honest-verdict-on-eddie-howe-at-newcastle/)***