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:
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal (Martinelli, 90+8’)
90+8 mins: Another one! Aston Villa throw everyone up the pitch for a corner including the goalkeeper but Arsenal clear their lines and work the ball to Gabriel Martinelli in bags of space.
He’s got an open goal and taps it home to give the Gunners the win.
GOAL! Aston Villa 2-3 Arsenal (Martinez OG, 90+3’)⚽️
90+3 mins: Fortune for Arsenal! Heartbreak for Aston Villa. Gabriel Martinelli receives the ball on the left side of the box and pulls it back to Jorginho who’s waving for the pass.
Jorginho strikes it first time and drills his effort onto the crossbar as Emi Martinez leaps across to save.
The goalkeeper missed the ball but it bounces off the upright, hits Martinez on the back of the head and rebounds into the back of the net!
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
90+2 mins: Save! Arsenal play the corner short but lose possession and Aston Villa break. Jhon Duran is given the ball on the right wing and flies up the pitch.
He darts into the box and curls a shot towards goal only for Aaron Ramsdale to drop to his right and push the ball clear!
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
90 mins: Six minutes of added time to play at the end of this game. That’s more than enough time for one of these teams to find a winner.
Will there be some late drama? John McGinn sends the ball out for an Arsenal corner.
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
87 mins: There it is. Emi Martinez gets booked for time-wasting and delaying the restart when taking a free kick. He’s been taking the mick for a while and it was just a matter of time before he earned a yellow card.
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
84 mins: Off the bar! It’s Aston Villa chance to win the game now as they work the ball over to Leon Bailey on the right wing. He brings the ball down and spins down the line before cutting inside.
Bailey gets into the box and smashes a shot at goal only fo Aaron Ramsdale to get a hand to it and tip the ball onto the crossbar!
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
81 mins: Changes from both teams.
Fabio Vieira and Takehiro Tomiyasu come on to replace Granit Xhaka and Ben White for Arsenal. Jhon Duran and Lucas Digne come on for Villa to take the places of Alex Moreno and Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
78 mins: Chance! Martin Odegaard has the chance to put Arsenal ahead! Eddie Nketiah carries the ball into the box from the left, holding off a couple of defenders before sliding it perfectly across to his captain.
Odegaard has time to pick his spot and goes for the far bottom corner only to scuff his strike and pull it wide of the target.
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
75 mins: Gabriel Martinelli is wincing with pain now as he taps a short corner to Martin Odegaard. Odegaard floats the ball over to Bukayo Saka who hits one on the volley and scuffs his shot into the deck.
The ball bobbles into the box and is easily cleared by Aston Villa.
Aston Villa 2-2 Arsenal
72 mins: Emi Martinez is trying his best to take time out of the game. He’s taking an age on every goal kick to restart play. It won’t be long before the referee has a word.
Arsenal take another short corner that Martin Odegaard shimmies into the box and lifts over to the middle. Tyrone Mings leaps highest and nods it clear.
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