Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Newcastle and Liverpool at St James' Park. In the penultimate fixture, Jurgen Klopp's side will reclaim their place at the top of the table with a victory and pile the pressure on Manchester City ahead of their Monday night game with Leicester at the Etihad. Lose, and an absorbing title race is all but over for The Reds.

Premier League / Matchday 37

St James' Park / 04.05.2019

Newcastle United

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Liverpool

C. Atsu(20')
S. Rondón(54')

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ByKevin Coulson

Updated 04/05/2019 at 20:43 GMT

2nd Half

46'

Liverpool get the second-half underway. A HUGE 45 minutes await. Bring it on!

End of 1st Half

HALF-TIME: That's the end of a topsy-turvy first-half. Liverpool will be relieved to be ahead and still have 11 men on the pitch. Chaotic defending, beautiful attacking passages, what's there not to like? More of the same after the restart, please!

45'+2

Schar booked for forcibly taking the ball out of Henderson's hands.

Yellow card

F. Schär

Newcastle United

Yellow Cards1

Fouls1

45'

Two minutes to be added on.

44'

Bar a crazy 15-minute spell which saw three goals it has been a rather dull affair!

42'

SHOT! Rondon gets in between Liverpool's two centre-backs and has a crack at goal, but he doesn't really connect with the shot and it's comfortable enough for Alisson.

40'

A lovely back-heeled flick finds Henderson who nutmegs Schar but then loses possession. Liverpool have recovered remarkably well since conceding the equaliser and the five-minute onslaught from the hosts that followed.

39'

Liverpool win a free-kick on the right. It's floated into the box by Salah but there's much pace on the cross and Dubravka rises highest to gather.

38'

A ridiculously good talent.

36'

Ritchie curls a ball over the top of the Liverpool defence but Rondon has strayed into an offside position.

35'

Eleven assists this season. For a full-back. Quality.

34'

OVER! Sturridge creates an angle for a shot with quick feet in and around the box but he gets too much pace on his curler and it's over the bar.

Here's Newcastle's equaliser...

32'

HUGE SAVE! Salah slips in Mane who only has the Newcastle goalkeeper to beat but Dubravka stays on his feet and makes a stop with his feet.

31'

As clinical as Salah's finish was, Benitez will be left absolutely fuming with his defence. They have gone walkies for both of Liverpool's goals.

30'

Crazy game here. Alexander-Arnold has been involved in all three goals, but should he have been sent off? Two beautiful crosses to set up Van Dijk and then Salah, but he used his arm to deliberately deny Atsu's goal-bound effort before the Newcastle midfielder scored with the rebound. Football.

28'

GOAL! Newcastle 1-2 Liverpool: Just when Liverpool were on the ropes, Salah comes to the rescue! It's another assist for Alexander-Arnold who curls in a beautiful precise cross to Salah who finishes with a perfect side-footed effort that nestles in the far corner of Dubravka's net.

Goal

M. Salah

Liverpool

Goals1

On target1

Blocked Shots1

Wide1

26'

OFF THE CROSSBAR! Dear me, Newcastle are denied by the frame of goal! Perez, with seven goals in eight games, strikes the woodwork with a volley from point-blank range.

24'

CHANCE! Manquillo's back-post header is saved by Alisson, as Newcastle continue to pile on the pressure!

21'

Alexander-Arnold is fortunate not to have been sent off for deliberately preventing Newcastle from scoring with his arm.

20'

GOAL! Newcastle 1-1 Liverpool: Oh! What do we have here?! Another twist in the title race! Atsu levels the scores! A poor pass from Lovren is punished, it's whipped to the far post where Ritchie hammers it across the face of goal. Atsu's initial effort is blocked by the arm of Alexander-Arnold on the line but before the referee can issue what would be a certain red card and penalty Atsu converts with the follow-up.

Goal

F. Caserta

Atalanta

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