Eddie Howe named an unchanged Newcastle side the for the third successive Premier League game against a Liverpool side who had won four out of four matches against The Magpies since he took charge.
Newcastle’s first decent chance of the game fell to Joelinton whose effort was easily saved by Alisson while Nick Pope was alert to deny Luis Diaz at the other end in the early stages.
Anthony Gordon then gave Newcastle the lead after 25 minutes as he pounced on Trent Alexander-Arnold missing the ball before slotting past Alisson to make it 1-0.
Moments later, Liverpool were deal another blow as Virgil van Dijk was shown a straight red card for a last-man challenge on Alexander Isak.
The scoreline remained 1-0 heading in at half-time.
Here are the half-time Newcastle player ratings from the match...
5. Dan Burn - 7
Handled the threat of Mohammed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold well and made some excellent defensive contributions throughout the game but was caught out for the winner. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images
6. Bruno Guimaraes - 6
Put Newcastle on the front foot with some classy touches and good pressing but couldn’t quite capitalise on the man advantage as his impact waned in the second half. Gave Liverpool possession in the build-up to the winner. | Getty Images
7. Sandro Tonali - 7
Didn’t quite reach the heights of his St James’ Park debut but got around the pitch well and linked play up at key moments. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images
8. Joelinton - 8
Had a decent opportunity with Newcastle’s first shot on target but hit it straight at Alisson in the Liverpool goal. Looked back to his best after an off day at Manchester City last time out. | Getty Images