Darwin Nunez gave Liverpool an early lead before Cody Gakpo doubled the visitor’s advantage and Nick Pope was sent off for handball outside of the area. Pope will now be suspended for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester United next weekend.
Despite being a man and two goals down, Newcastle continued to create chances against Liverpool as they suffered their second defeat of the Premier League season, ending a 17 match unbeaten run in the top flight.
It was also The Magpies’ first home defeat of the season, losing for the first time at St James’s Park since they faced Liverpool last April.
Here are the Newcastle United player ratings from the match...
9. Allan Saint-Maximin - 8
Was Newcastle’s biggest threat throughout the evening. Kept plugging away and caused the Liverpool defense some issues. Saw a good effort saved by Alisson in the first half and made several promising runs forward. A real bright spark on a difficult evening on the whole for Newcastle. | Getty Images
10. Miguel Almiron - 6
Denied by Alisson early on with a chance that could have altered the course of the game had he put it away. Worked tirelessly down the right. Booked | Getty Images
11. Alexander Isak - 7
Was a bit isolated at times but held the ball up well and showed some good footwork. Hit a shot over on the turn in the second half and linked up with Saint-Maximin well. | Getty Images
12. Martin Dubravka - 7
On for Anderson 24: Made a good stop to deny Darwin Nunez. Fumbled the ball a couple of times but didn’t concede. | Getty Images