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
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:
Aston Villa vs Arsenal prediction
There is a personal rivalry between Unai Emery and Arsenal after he was let go after just one season in charge. The Aston Villa boss will want to get a touch of revenge this afternoon and will have focused his players on this big game.
Although Villa are in a dip of form they’re confident in front of goal with Ollie Watkins leading the line and will cause trouble for Arsenal. The Gunners have some brilliant individual quality though and should be a handful for the home side.
Aston Villa 1-1 Arsenal.
Aston Villa vs Arsenal predicted line-ups
Aston Villa: Martinez; Young, Konsa, Mings, Moreno; Kamara, Luiz, Ramsey; Buendia, Watkins, Bailey
Arsenal: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko; Xhaka, Jorginho; Saka, Odegaard, Trossard; Nketiah
What is the early team news?
For hosts Aston Villa Diego Carlos remains out due to injury but Tyrone Mings should be back for selection.
Thomas Partey will undergo an assessment for Saturday’s match due to a muscle problem, while Emile Smith Rowe could be in the squad but Gabriel Jesus is yet to recover.
How to watch Aston Villa vs Arsenal
The match will kick-off at 12.30pm GMT on Saturday, 18 February at Villa Park.
The game will be available for fans to watch on BT Sport 1. BT Sport customers can also stream the match live on the BT Sport website.
Aston Villa vs Arsenal
Hello and welcome to The Independent’s coverage of this morning’s Premier League clash between Aston Villa and Arsenal.
The Gunners come up against their old boss, Unai Emery, after they surrendered top spot in the table to Manchester City following a 3-1 defeat to the current champions. Mikel Arteta’s side can regain first place should they avoid defeat at Villa Park but three points would be the preferable option.
However, Arsenal have only collected one point from their last three league games following defeats to City and Everton either side of a 1-1 draw with Brentford. Victory today would get them out of that rut and back into the title race.
Aston Villa, meanwhile, are enjoying life under Emery. They’ve win six of the 12 games he’s been in charge and are relatively safe in midtable. But, like Arsenal, they’ve hit a stumbling block in their last two matches falling to heavy defeats against Leicester and Man City.
Can the Villans rediscover their form this afternoon? Kick off for this one is at 12.30pm.
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