Talk of a Liverpool title challenge may have been a touch premature, after Jurgen Klopp's side lost 2-0 at St James' Park.
Much of the pre-match consternation concerned the absence of two strikers, with Liverpool's Daniel Sturridge and Newcastle's Ayoze Perez both starting on the bench.
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The first half was fairly uneventful, which probably suited the hosts.
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And it got even better after the break when Martin Skrtel deflected the ball past his own goalkeeper.
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Liverpool thought they'd drawn level, only for Alberto Moreno's effort to be chalked off for offside. It seemed harsh.
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Sturridge came on in the second half but couldn't make an impact.
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And Gini Wijnaldum wrapped up the points in stoppage time.
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Liverpool fans might have been disheartened by the result, but weren't turning on Jurgen Klopp in the way they might have laid into Brendan Rodgers in the past.
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And some had another theory about the defeat.
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And there was a strange coincidence about the result.
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The win lifts Newcastle to 18th, a point above Sunderland, while Liverpool stay 7th.
