Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result, final score and reaction after Reds beat 10-man Newcastle

Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool: Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo both scored to secure Liverpool the win against the 10-men of Newcastle following Nick Pope’s red card

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Nick Pope’s Carabao Cup final dream went up in smoke as Liverpool put themselves back into the race for the top four with a 2-0 win at Newcastle.

The England goalkeeper was dismissed 22 minutes into a pulsating Premier League contest at St James’ Park for handling the ball outside his penalty area and will be suspended for Sunday’s clash with Manchester United at Wembley.

Newcastle’s hopes of extending their unbeaten league run to a club-record 18 games had taken a hit earlier in the game as goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo inside the opening 17 minutes gave the visitors an comfortbale lead.

Liverpool remain the only side to beat Newcastle in the league this season and ruthlessly exploited the space behind central defenders Fabian Schar and Sven Botman to run out 2-0 winners.

Victory saw Jurgen Klopp’s side move just six points behind their fourth-placed opponents with a game in hand.

Relive the action as Liverpool defeated Newcastle at St. James’ Park:

Newcastle vs Liverpool

• Liverpool defeat Newcastle 2-0 to close the gap on the top four
• Liverpool fire themselves back into top-four race on nightmare evening for Newcastle
• 84’ SAVE! - Alisson denies Wilson a consolation goal (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 57’ SAVE! - Dubravka’s diving effort keeps out Nunez (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 51’ CHANCE! - Isak pushes one wide of goal from middle of the box (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 43’ SAVE! - Alisson denies Burn from a corner (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 31’ CHANCE! - Saint-Maximin draws a save out of Alisson (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 22’ RED CARD! - Pope handles the ball outside the area and gets send off (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 17’ GOAL! - Gakpo meets Salah’s pass and adds a second (NEW 0-2 LIV)
• 10’ GOAL! - Nunez opens scoring for Liverpool (NEW 0-1 LIV)

[18 February 2023 13:58 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal

69 mins: Mikel Arteta responds with an attacking change of his own. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Leandro Trossard in a like-for-like swap out on the left wing.

Martinelli’s first involvement sees him make a run to the byline and deliver a cross into the hands of Emi Martinez.

[18 February 2023 13:56 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal

67 mins: Unai Emery makes a couple of changes for Aston Villa now. Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz go off with Leander Dendoncker and Leon Bailey introduced.

Will the fresh legs of the substitutes allow Villa to stay in this game?

[18 February 2023 13:55 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal

64 mins: Arsenal are purring now. The ball is fed up to Martin Odegaard who spins towards goal and feed Eddie Nketiah in on goal. His first touch takes him wide of the last defender but narrows the angle to shoot.

Emi Martinez comes out to close him down and Nketiah lifts his chip over the top of the goal.

[18 February 2023 13:52 · Michael Jones]

GOAL! Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal (Zinchenko, 61’)⚽️

61 mins: Equaliser! Arsenal work another short corner between Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard. Odegaard slides the ball over to Oleksandr Zinchenko just inside the penalty area.

He takes a touch then drills a lovely strike past Emi Martinez to put Arsenal back on level terms.

[18 February 2023 13:50 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

60 mins: Nearly! Douglas Luiz feeds the ball over to Ollie Watkins as Aston Villa break up the pitch. Watkins brings it under control and drives towards the box under pressure from William Saliba.

Saliba forces Watkins wide and eventually wins the ball as Watkins has no options to release it to.

[18 February 2023 13:47 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

57 mins: Chance! There’s an opportunity for Jorginho to shoot from the edge of the box but he decides to send the ball into the box for Ben White.

White has to put on the burners but manages to get to the ball before flicking a cross into the box at the byline. Eddie Nketiah rises above Matty Cash to win the header and nods it onto the crossbar!

So close to an equaliser!

[18 February 2023 13:43 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

54 mins: A short corner from Arsenal sees Odegaard knock the ball to Zinchenko who drives a shot into the middle of the box. His shot is blocked but bounces kindly to Saka who fizzes an effort of his own well wide of the target.

Saka then goes down holding his leg and needs some treatment from the physios. This is worrying for Arsenal. Saka has been there best player today.

[18 February 2023 13:42 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

51 mins: Saka slips the ball to White on the overlap but the right-back heels it back to him. The Arsenal goalscorer then shifts wide of Moreno before lifting the ball into the middle.

Eddie Nketiah arrives to win the header but Ezri Konsa beats him in the air and draws a foul out of the striker. Good defending.

[18 February 2023 13:37 · Michael Jones]

Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

48 mins: It won’t be too long before Mikel Arteta makes some changes if Arsenal can’t get themselves back into this match. There hasn’t been any changes at half-time from either manager.

Jorginho tries to find a way forward on the left side of the pitch but he’s tackled by Douglas Luiz who prods the ball out for a throw in.

[18 February 2023 13:35 · Michael Jones]

Second half: Aston Villa 2-1 Arsenal

Aston Villa get the game back underway and lift the ball over to Ollie Watkins but he fouls William Saliba trying to bring the ball under control.