Mohamed Salah equalled Jamie Vardy’s record of scoring or assisting in 15 successive Premier League games
Mohamed Salah scored his 22nd goal of the season as Liverpool closed the gap on Premier League leaders Manchester City with a comfortable win over Newcastle.
Without Virgil van Dijk and Fabinho because of suspected positive coronavirus tests, Jurgen Klopp’s team went behind early on to their struggling opponents when Jonjo Shelvey scored against his former club following a quick break.
Two goals in the space of four minutes, however, put Liverpool in charge.
Diogo Jota’s equaliser had an element of controversy about it, as it came when Isaac Hayden was down in the six-yard box with a head injury, but the Portuguese took advantage by tucking in on the rebound following Martin Dubravka’s initial save.
Shelvey then undid his positive start by gifting a backpass to Sadio Mane, who drew another save from Dubravka before Salah lashed home.
Shortly before Salah’s goal, which meant he equalled Jamie Vardy’s record of scoring or assisting in 15 successive Premier League games, Allan Saint-Maximin wasted a chance as he was denied by Alisson.
Eddie Howe’s team improved after the break as the hosts eased off, and went close via Jacob Murphy and Shelvey, but Trent Alexander-Arnold’s late strike from 25 yards ended the game as a contest, and Liverpool now sit a point behind City.
Newcastle remain 19th in the table, three points from safety, and their task to avoid relegation does not get any easier when they host Pep Guardiola’s league leaders on Sunday.
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LiverpoolStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameAlissonAverage rating
6.29
12345678910Squad number66Player nameAlexander-ArnoldAverage rating
6.76
12345678910Squad number32Player nameMatipAverage rating
6.36
12345678910Squad number5Player nameKonatéAverage rating
6.39
12345678910Squad number26Player nameRobertsonAverage rating
6.69
12345678910Squad number15Player nameOxlade-ChamberlainAverage rating
6.38
12345678910Squad number14Player nameHendersonAverage rating
6.53
12345678910Squad number6Player nameThiago AlcántaraAverage rating
6.07
12345678910Squad number11Player nameMohamed SalahAverage rating
7.45
12345678910Squad number20Player nameDiogo JotaAverage rating
7.08
12345678910Squad number10Player nameManéAverage rating
6.77
12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number7Player nameMilnerAverage rating
7.07
12345678910Squad number8Player nameKeïtaAverage rating
6.72
12345678910Squad number9Player nameRoberto FirminoAverage rating
6.86
12345678910Share your Liverpool player ratings withFacebookTwitterWhatsAppCopy and share linkNewcastle UnitedStarting XIAvgSquad number1Player nameDúbravkaAverage rating
5.83
12345678910Squad number19Player nameManquilloAverage rating
5.53
12345678910Squad number5Player nameSchärAverage rating
5.57
12345678910Squad number6Player nameLascellesAverage rating
5.38
12345678910Squad number12Player nameLewisAverage rating
5.54
12345678910Squad number23Player nameMurphyAverage rating
5.57
12345678910Squad number14Player nameHaydenAverage rating
5.57
12345678910Squad number8Player nameShelveyAverage rating
6.54
12345678910Squad number7Player nameJoelintonAverage rating
5.86
12345678910Squad number21Player nameFraserAverage rating
5.66
12345678910Squad number10Player nameSaint-MaximinAverage rating
6.23
12345678910SubstitutesAvgSquad number9Player nameWilsonAverage rating
5.33
12345678910Squad number11Player nameRitchieAverage rating
5.39
12345678910Squad number28Player nameWillockAverage rating
5.34
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- Line-upsMatch StatsLive Text
Line-upsLiverpool
Formation 4-3-3
1Alisson66Alexander-Arnold32Matip5Konaté26Robertson15Oxlade-Chamberlain14Henderson6Thiago Alcántara11Salah20Jota10Mané
- 1Alisson66Alexander-Arnold32Matip5Konaté26Robertson15Oxlade-ChamberlainSubstituted forKeïtaat 74’minutes14HendersonBooked at 70mins6Thiago AlcántaraSubstituted forMilnerat 90’minutes11SalahSubstituted forFirminoat 74’minutes20Jota10Mané
Substitutes
- 7Milner8Keïta9Firmino12Gomez18Minamino21Tsimikas62Kelleher76N Williams97de Araújo Pitaluga Filho
Newcastle
Formation 4-5-1
1Dúbravka19Manquillo5Schär6Lascelles12Lewis23Murphy14Hayden8Shelvey7Joelinton21Fraser10Saint-Maximin
- 1Dúbravka19Manquillo5Schär6Lascelles12LewisSubstituted forRitchieat 15’minutes23Murphy14HaydenBooked at 86mins8Shelvey7JoelintonBooked at 45mins21FraserBooked at 55minsSubstituted forWillockat 87’minutes10Saint-MaximinSubstituted forWilsonat 79’minutes
Substitutes
- 2Clark9Wilson11Ritchie16Hendrick24Almirón26Darlow28Willock34Gayle36S Longstaff
Referee:Mike DeanMatch StatsHome TeamLiverpoolAway TeamNewcastlePossessionHome74%Away26%ShotsHome23Away4Shots on TargetHome8Away2CornersHome11Away0FoulsHome9Away4Live TextPost update
Match ends, Liverpool 3, Newcastle United 1.
90’+5’Full Time
Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, Newcastle United 1.
90’+2’Post update
Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
90’Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Thiago.
89’Post update
Attempt blocked. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diogo Jota.
87’goalGoal!
Goal! Liverpool 3, Newcastle United 1. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino following a set piece situation.
87’Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Joseph Willock replaces Ryan Fraser.
86’Booking
Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86’Post update
Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86’Post update
Foul by Isaac Hayden (Newcastle United).
86’Post update
Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
86’Post update
Callum Wilson (Newcastle United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85’Post update
Attempt saved. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
81’Post update
Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
79’Post update
Attempt missed. Naby Keïta (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Thiago following a corner.
79’Substitution
Substitution, Newcastle United. Callum Wilson replaces Allan Saint-Maximin because of an injury.
78’Post update
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Javier Manquillo.
74’Post update
Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
74’Post update
Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Allan Saint-Maximin.
74’Substitution
Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
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