Liverpool stun Newcastle with a first-half blitz to complete the double over Eddie Howe's side, winning 2-0 on Tyneside to move within six points of fourth... as the 10-man hosts have a night to forget.
Newcastle loses 0-2 Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's forwards are on fire as Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo send the resurgent Reds six points adrift of the top four after beating 10-man Magpies... with Nick Pope suspended for the Carabao Cup final after a calamitous red card. Darwin Nunez opened the scoring with a powerful finish past Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope. Following a fine assist from fellow forward Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo doubled Liverpool's lead moments later. Newcastle's Nick Pope was sent off for a foul outside the area and will now miss the Carabao Cup final. Not since the tradition of stag-dos the night before a wedding have wedding preparations gone so spectacularly wrong. Never mind that Newcastle have now lost at home for the first time this season, that Liverpool have closed the gap to six points with a game in hand, and that their defending has been as erratic as said groom after his bachelor party binge. The loss of goalkeeper Nick Pope for next Sunday'