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:
Premier League latest scores
With less than 30 minutes to go in the 3pm kick-offs:
- Watford 1-0 Burnley
- Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
- Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace
- Wolves 0-1 Brighton
GOAL! Southampton 1-1 Crystal Palace (Eze, 60)
60 mins: Palace level at St Mary’s!
Jordan Ayew feeds a nice ball down the left and when it’s pulled back Eze is totally unmarked eight yards out to tuck home.
All square.
Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
60 mins: Chance for Norwich as Pierre Lees-Melou cuts inside onto his left foot but scuffs a woeful effort straight at Emi Martinez.
Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
55 mins: Villa so close to a second!
A corner comes in and Danny Ings flicks a header against the post! Nobody can meet the rebound and Norwich survive.
Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
52 mins: Not much going on in this one. Almost as if it’s between two Premier League sides with nothing to play for...
Wolves 0-1 Brighton
50 mins: Jonny replaces Nelson Semedo for Wolves as the full-back hobbles off with an issue.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
51 mins: Nick Pope keeps his side in it.
Dennis cuts the ball back for Kucka and his effort is clawed away superbly by Pope as Burnley hang onto the coattails of fellow relegation-threatened Watford.
Wolves 0-1 Brighton
48 mins: Brighton have started the second half on the front foot. Mwepu charges through the middle and tries his luck but his effort is just wide.
Back underway in 3pm kick-offs
- Watford 1-0 Burnley
- Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
- Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
- Wolves 0-1 Brighton
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