Liverpool moved to six points within Newcastle with a 2:0 win at Saint James Park.Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez scored both goals before Nick Pope was sent off for handling the ball outside of his area.
Nunez later went off injured after scoring the opener 10 minutes into the game. Gapko doubled the lead after being teed up by Mohammed Salah.
The win ends Newcastle’s 17 game unbeaten run in all competitions.
A minute of silence was observed before kick off for Ghanaian footballer Christian Atsu who passed on as a result of the massive earthquake in Turkey.