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The third goal of this match was the 137th in PL matches (home/away) between Liverpool and Newcastle, equalling Arsenal/Tottenham Hotspur as the fixture with most PL goals.

Now Milner booked for a foul on Wijnaldum

CHANCE! Sturridge thinks he’s fouled on the edge of the box and Newcastle break quickly. Wijnaldum feeds Cisse and he’s on goal but dallies too long, allowing the defence to regroup and Townsend blasts over.

That was a bit of a horror from Mignolet. No need to come for it and that was simple for Cisse. Just what Rafa needed.

GOAL NEWCASTLE! It’s a back post cross from Anita and Mignolet comes and gets nothing on it, to the delight of Cisse, who heads home. Hope rekindled!

Newcastle need better service into the box. Cisse very isolated in the opening half. Perhaps Wijnaldum will offer better support.

An interesting substitution but Perez didn’t feature much apart from one half-hearted penalty shout.

Back underway here at Anfield and Newcastle really do have it all to do now. Not looking great. Wijnaldum on for Perez for Newcastle.

Newcastle United have not yet found the net but their last seven PL goals in away matches were all in the second half.

HALF TIME: Liverpool 2 Newcastle United 0

Mignolet hasn’t had too much to do this half as we dip into time added on. Anita blazes over from Cisse's cross.

Indeed we are heading towards two additional minutes at the end of this half.

There may be a couple of added minutes at the end of this half for the earlier Lovren injury.

The problem for Newcastle here is that Liverpool’s defending looks solid. Cisse makes a good run but is just offside in heading Townsend’s cross wide.

Darlow throws the ball right at Sturrdge’s boot and it rebounds towards goal but there’s not enough on it and the keeper gathers again. Would have stood, though!

Liverpool have scored multiple goals in five consecutive matches in all competitions since a run of nine between February and April of 2014.