Liverpool continued their indictment against the Premier League title when a 2-0 win over Newcastle clearly placed them 13 points at the top of the table.
2024/2025 Premier League
2-0
- Szoboszlai (11 ')
- Mac Allister (63 ')
One evening when the second placed Arsenal dropped points in a scoreless draw in Nottingham Forest, the side of Arne Slot made full use of Anfield.
Slot, starting with his two-game Touchline ban, watched from the stands while Dominik Szoboszlai opened the score in the 11th minute with a shaken strike along Nick Pope.
Alexis Mac Allister added to the jubilant atmosphere in the second half, with hymns of “we are going to win the competition” of the head after the Argentinian pass of Mohamed Salah was swept into the left corner.
The visitors missed a clinical lead in advance. Alexander Isak, their top scorer this season, was absent due to a groin injury.
Callum Wilson Deputte for the in-shape Sweden striker, but he skewed a clear effort wide in the first half after his first start of the campaign.
Newcastle is left empty -handed after completing this match – three points behind Manchester City in the fourth and a guaranteed place in the Champions League of next season.
However, the Eddie Howe team can take revenge on Liverpool when they meet again at Wembley in the final of the Carabao Cup on March 16.
Line-ups
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Salah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Jota, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Luis Díaz, Gravenberch
Subs: Endo, Robertson, Kelleher, Gakpo, Chiesa, Nunez, Curtis Jones, Elliott, Quansah
Newcastle XI: Callum Wilson, Schar, Burn, Pope, J.Murphy, Guimaraes, Willock, Tonali, Gordon, Tino Livramento, Lewis Hall
Subs: Ruddy, Dubravka, Trippier, Krafth, Targett, Barnes, Sean Longstaff, William Osula, Lewis Miley
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