Liverpool took one other large stride in direction of the Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Newcastle to maneuver 13 factors clear on the high of the desk on Wednesday.
Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister had been on track both facet of half-time because the Reds additional stretched their benefit after Arsenal had been earlier held 0-0 at Nottingham Forest.
Unbeaten in 24 league video games, Liverpool are cruising in direction of a record-equalling twentieth English high flight title however simply their second in 35 years.
Defeat leaves Newcastle down in sixth, three factors adrift of the highest 4.
Liverpool boss Arne Slot needed to make do with a seat within the stands after being handed a two-match touchline ban for his purple card in a fiery Merseyside derby at Everton earlier this month.
With Slot’s assistant Sipke Hulshoff additionally banned, it was one other member of his teaching workers – former Everton defender – Johnny Heitinga who patrolled the touchline.
Newcastle had been dealt an enormous blow earlier than a ball was kicked as 21-goal high scorer Alexander Isak was dominated out because of a groin damage.
The Anfield crowd had been in a temper to celebration after their facet secured a press release 2-0 win at Manchester Metropolis on Sunday.
They usually got loads of purpose to stay in good voice.
It took the house facet simply 11 minutes to go in entrance when the full of life Luis Diaz minimize the ball again for Szoboszlai to roll in, though questions might be requested over Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope’s poor try and preserve it out.
The edges will meet once more within the League Cup closing on March 16.
Regardless of a 3rd defeat in 4 league video games, there was some encouragement for the Magpies looking forward to Wembley, particularly if Isak is again match.
The Swede’s stand-in Callum Wilson had an enormous likelihood to equalise when he timed his run in behind Ibrahima Konate, solely to slice his end effectively broad.
Szoboszlai was inches away from a spectacular second when his curling effort from the sting of the realm drifted simply broad.
As soon as Liverpool did get the second simply after the hour mark, there was by no means any doubt over the end result.
Mohamed Salah’s eight-game scoring streak lastly got here to an finish, however he did nonetheless have a telling contribution along with his twenty second help of the season.
The Egyptian sucked in three Newcastle defenders earlier than dishing the ball out to Mac Allister who fired excessive into Pope’s high right-hand nook.
On the finish of a draining run of 5 Premier League video games in 15 days, Slot’s males had been in a position to ease to a different very important three factors within the closing half-hour.
Pope was spared a second embarrassment when he fumbled at a nook and Virgil van Dijk had a aim dominated out for a foul by Konate.
The Liverpool followers struck up a number of choruses of “we’ll win the league” within the closing phases.
Even within the closing days of February, little doubt stays as who might be topped champions in Might, if not earlier than then.
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