Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction as Naby Keita nets winner
Newcastle 0-1 Liverpool: Follow reaction as the Reds edge past the Magpies to leapfrog Man City atop the Premier League table
Naby Keita ensured Liverpool’s quadruple hopes remain very much alive as he fired them to victory at in-form Newcastle to keep up the pressure on Premier League title rivals Manchester City.
Keita’s assured first-half finish was enough to claim a 1-0 win at St James’ Park on a day when Reds manager Jurgen Klopp was able to rest Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Thiago Alcantara and Mohamed Salah from his startling line-up ahead of Tuesday’s decisive Champions League semi-final trip to Villarreal.
Liverpool might - and probably should - have won more comfortably in front of a boisterous crowd of 52,281 as they held the upper hand for much of a contest which saw the Magpies’ hopes of a fifth successive league win and a seventh on the trot at home wilt in the face of almost constant pressure.
Eddie Howe’s men were never able to build up the kind of head of steam which has eased them clear of the relegation battle, perhaps a reminder of how far they have to go before they can once again compete with English football’s best on a sustained basis.
Follow all the reaction from a crucial Reds win at St James’ Park below:
GOAL! Wolves 0-3 Brighton (Bissouma, 86)
86 mins: A remarkable display this has been from Brighton. They have dominated Wolves from start to finish and are set to move into ninth place in the Premier League table.
Yves Bissouma has scored their third of the afternoon. He didn’t even celebrate! A bizarre response to scoring, but it is a goal nevertheless!
GOAL! Watford 1-2 Burnley (Brownhill, 86)
86 mins: MY WORD! INCREDIBLE COMEBACK!
Josh Brownhill has curled a sensational strike beyond Ben Foster and Burnley have scored twice in three minutes!
They are moving five points clear of the relegation zone!
Watford 1-1 Burnley
As it stands, Burnley are moving three points clear of Everton in the battle to avoid the drop.
OH HANG ON!
GOAL! Watford 1-1 Burnley (Cork, 83)
83 mins: HUGE GOAL!
Charlie Taylor whips in a sensational cross and Jack Cork meets it to fire beyond Ben Foster and Burnley are level!
Watford 1-0 Burnley
77 mins: Lennon wins a free-kick after being taken down by two Watford players. But the subsequent delivery is cleared away by a powerful Ben Foster punch.
Leeds vs Manchester City team news (5.30pm KO)
Leeds XI: Meslier, Ayling, Firpo, Struijk, Cooper (C), Koch, Dallas, Phillips, Raphinha, Harrison, Rodrigo.
Manchester City XI: Ederson, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Ake, Rodrigo, Gundogan (C), Grealish, Jesus, Foden, Sterling
Watford 1-0 Burnley
74 mins: Incredible save from Foster to deny Burnley!
A corner comes in and Ashley Barnes climbs highest to head towards the corner but Ben Foster flings himself across to tip it away!
Stunning stop.
GOAL! Wolves 0-2 Brighton (Trossard, 70)
70 mins: Second Brighton goal. Game over.
Danny Welbeck slides a nice pass into Leandro Trossard and he cuts inside before firing beyond Jose Sa.
Brighton have been superb at Molineux today.
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