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:
Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace’s regular end-of-season slump looks set to continue this afternoon.
Oriol Romeu’s early goal has set Saints on their way to inflicting a fourth defeat in five games on Palace.
Wolves 0-1 Brighton
Alexis Mac Allister’s first half penalty separates the sides in this one.
The Argentine forward missed a spot kick earlier in the half as he struck it against the post. But he stepped up for a second time and found the back of the net for the Seagulls as they take a slender advantage into the break at Molineux.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
A nightmare for Burnley so far then. This would have been a game they were confident of winning given Watford have lost their last 10 home league matches.
But James Tarkowski’s own goal sees them go in behind. Everton fans will be loving the prospect of a Watford win here.
Premier League half-time scores
Here are your half-time scores in the Premier League then:
- Watford 1-0 Burnley
- Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich
- Southampton 1-0 Crystal Palace
- Wolves 0-1 Brighton
GOAL! Wolves 0-1 Brighton (Mac Allister, 43)
43 mins: Alexis Mac Allister steps up again having already missed a penalty today.
This time he gets it right though! He goes the same way and while Jose Sa gets a hand to it he can’t keep it out.
PENALTY! Wolves 0-0 Brighton
43 mins: Boly commits a needless foul inside the penalty area and Brighton have a second spot kick of the afternoon!
GOAL! Aston Villa 1-0 Norwich (Watkins, 40)
40 mins: It’s been all Norwich for around 20 minutes but Villa are ahead now.
Ollie Watkins battles Brandon Williams off the ball and rifles into the corner from the right-hand side of the penalty area.
Just before that, Danny Ings came on for the injured Leon Bailey.
Watford 1-0 Burnley
39 mins: Burnley are now beginning to get on top against Watford. But they need to get a move on as we approach half-time.
MISSED PENALTY! Wolves 0-0 Brighton
31 mins: Brighton’s Alexis Mac Allister steps up and fires the penalty against the post! The Seagulls have now missed three penalties in a row.
Torrid.
PENALTY! Wolves 0-0 Brighton
30 mins: Yep, Saiss’ arm went towards the ball and the referee has given the penalty after consulting the monitor.
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