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Newcastle United vs Liverpool LIVE!
Striker Divock Origi scored a rare goal as champions Liverpool came from behind to close out their magnificent Premier League season with a 3-1 win at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Liverpool end the season on 99 points, 18 points ahead of nearest rivals Manchester City, while Newcastle finish 13th on 44 points.
Liverpool went behind to the fastest goal ever scored against them in the Premier League era as Dwight Gayle latched on to Jonjo Shelvey's free kick and slotted it past Alisson with just 26 seconds on the clock.
With Liverpool having made five changes to the team that started the 5-3 win over Chelsea, it fell to ever-present Virgil van Dijk, to score the equaliser with a towering header seven minutes before half-time.
Liverpool turned the screw by bringing on the attacking trio of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah in the 64th minute, with Mane firing home in the 89th minute to round off the season in style for the Reds.
With kick-off at 4pm BST, follow all the action LIVE!
Date, time and venue
Newcastle vs Liverpool is scheduled for a 4pm BST kick-off this afternoon.
The match will be behind closed doors at St James' Park with no fans due to be present due to government guidelines regarding coronavirus.
How to watch
TV channel: The match will be televised live on BT Sport 2, with coverage starting from 3.30pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will be able to stream the match online via the video player and the BT Sport app.
Team news
Newcastle: Dubravka, Manquillo, Fernandez, Rose, Lazaro, Shelvey, Bentaleb, Almiron, Ritchie, Saint-Maximin, Gayle
Subs: Carroll, Joelinton, Muto, Hayden, Yedlin, Darlow, Sean Longstaff, Watts, Young
Liverpool: Alisson, Williams, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson, Milner, Wijnaldum, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Origi, Minamino
Subs: Fabinho, Firmino, Mane, Salah, Adrian, Shaqiri, Jones, Alexander-Arnold, Elliott
Prediction: Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool
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Newcastle have been on the beach since the start of the month. Liverpool should wrap up the season with three more points.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Newcastle have 50 wins against Liverpool in all competitions, a figure dwarfed by the Reds' 86.
Liverpool are won their last four on the trot against the Magpies, 12 goals.
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24mins: Williams receives the ball just inside the Newcastle area but as he cuts in onto his left foot he runs out of room and is dispossessed.
Steve Bruce's team have been very disciplined so far and Liverpool are struggling.
19mins: Shelvey's run in behind is almost picked out by a lofted pass but Alisson is quick off his line to collect.
A break in play now as Bentaleb receives treatment.
14mins: Minamino drags in a number of Newcastle defenders with a mazy run from left to right but he can't pick out Williams on the far side of the box with his pass.
Liverpool enjoying plenty of the ball but this game really does have an end-of-season feel so far.
5mins: Liverpool haven't quite been themselves since the title was sealed and that goal just about summed it up.
Jurgen Klopp's players had completely switched off - not something you ever said about them as they beat all comers earlier in the season.
GOAL! Newcastle 1-0 Liverpool | Gayle 1'
Wow! The Magpies lead with less than a minute on the clock.
Van Dijk gives away a free-kick close to the halfway line, which Shelvey takes quickly to get Gayle away in behind.
The striker controls well and has the space and time to poke the ball beyond Alisson - and after a lengthy VAR check for offside it's given.
KICK-OFF
James Milner gets us started at St James' Park.
Liverpool are given their final guard of honour of an unforgettable season from the Newcastle United squad.
Kick-off is moments away!
Jurgen Klopp had hinted that he was going to mix things up with his starting line-up and he has certainly delivered in that regard.
Here's his thinking: "I tried to make sure we have fresh legs on the field and that we really can go for it because we love football, because we want to win football games. Honestly, I don’t know exactly what I can expect but I’m excited about it. It will be interesting.”
TEAM NEWS
Newcastle: Dubravka, Fernandez, Rose, Manquillo, Lazaro, Shelvey, Bentaleb, Almiron, Ritchie, Saint-Maximin, Gayle.
Subs: Darlow, Carroll, Joelinton, Muto, Hayden, Yedlin, Longstaff, Watts, Young.
Liverpool: Alisson, Williams, Gomez, Van Dijk, Roberston, Wijnaldum, Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Minamino, Origi
Subs: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Shaqiri, Jones, Elliott, Mane, Salah, Firmino
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