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WIN AND KEEP SECOND IN SIGHT Liverpool have kept up the pressure on Manchester United in the race for 2nd place after goals from Peter Crouch, Steven Gerrard and Djibril Cisse gave them a richly deserved 3-1 win over Newcastle United at St James Park today. The Reds took charge of this match almost from the first whistle and they raced to a two goal lead through Crouch and Gerrard. And although Newcastle threatened a comeback when Ameobi pulled one back, the points were secured when Cisse scored from the penalty spot after Boumsong was sent off for bringing down Crouch. The Reds smashed five past Fulham on Wednesday night and we didn't have to wait long to see them on the scoresheet again today. The breakthrough came in the 10th minute when after a period of good pressure Crouch ran in to head home from Kromkamp's precise cross. It was a goal that was richly deserved after the Reds had put the home side to sword with a series of sweeping attacks and they might have been further in front just minutes later when Crouch just failed to connect with Kewell's inviting cross from the left wing. Newcastle have enjoyed something of a revival since the appointment of Glen Roeder as caretaker boss and they began to creep back into the game when first Shearer shot wide and then N'Zogbia tested Reina. But Liverpool scored a superb second goal through Steven Gerrard in the 35th minute to make it 2-0. It came when Cisse crossed from the right and, after exchanging passes with Crouch; Gerrard smashed a brilliant right foot shot past Given and into the bottom corner. Liverpool were cruising, but they let Newcastle back into the game in the 41st minute when Ameobi beat the offside trap to head past a helpless Reina and make it 2-1. Television replays did show that Shearer was in an offside position, but he was adjudged not to be interfering and Ameobi's goal stood. We wondered at half time if Ameobi's strike would change the complexion of the game, but we needn't have worried because the Reds re-established their two goal lead in the 52nd minute when Djibril Cisse scored from the penalty spot after Boumsong had brought down Crouch. And things got worse again for Newcastle when Boumsong was sent off for deprivingCrouch of a goalscoring chance. The Reds now had a numerical advantage both on the pitch and scoreboard and they never looked likely to let Newcastle back into the game. And the Reds will leave Tyneside this afternoon thinking they perhaps should have won by a much bigger margin. There were chances for Garcia and Cisse to extend the lead as Liverpool strolled towards the final whistle, but nothing should detract from a job well done. It took two fantastic saves from Newcastle keeper Shay Given to deprive Xabi Alonso and Jan Kromkamp to keep the scoreline respectable as the clock ticked down, but the Reds had already done enough to inflict only a third home league defeat of the season on Newcastle. It's Birmingham and the FA Cup next for the Reds and they will go St Andrews on Tuesday night with plenty of confidence after hitting eight goals in their last two games. Teams Newcastle United (4-4-2): Given, Babayaro, Elliott, Boumsong, Ramage, N'Zogbia, , Parker, Solano, Shearer, Ameobi. Subs - Dyer, Bowyer, Harper, Moore, Clark. Liverpool (3-4-1-2) : Reina, Warnock, Hyypia, Agger, Carragher, Kewell, Gerrard, Hamann, Kromkamp, Crouch, Cisse. Subs - Dudek, Garcia, Alonso, Fowler, Traore. Referee: M Riley Conditions: Dry Attendance: 52,302 Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Daniel Agger Breakdown 13:34 GMT : Match Starts 1 min : Liverpool get the game underway 1 min : Good ball by Agger releases Warnock down the left but his instant cross is too strong for Cisse to control 2 mins : Ameobi challenges for a loose ball with Reina, resulting in the Liverpool goalkeeper requiring treatment 5 mins : Warnock sends in another deep cross to the far post which Crouch heads wide of Given's goal 8 mins : Emre makes a driving run forward but his attempted pass to Ameobi is well cut out by Warnock 10 mins : GOAL! Peter Crouch: Kromkamp's cross into the area is headed home by Crouch to give us the lead 13 mins : Hyypia brings Ameobi down on the right to give the home side a free kick 14 mins : Emre curls the free kick into a dangerous area but Reina gathers comfortably 19 mins : Cisse blazes over at the far post after a quick Liverpool break involving Kewell and Warnock 22 mins : Shearer has a sight of goal following Ameobi's pass but he misses the target 23 mins : Reina spills N'Zogbia's shot but collects at the second attempt before Ameobi arrives 27 mins : Substitution: Lee Bowyer for Charles N'Zogbia: 33 mins : Hamann scuffs a left footed shot well wide from the edge of the area 34 mins : GOAL! Steven Gerrard: Gerrard drives the ball into the bottom corner after good work by Crouch 37 mins : Emre pokes the ball against Cisse to win a corner for Newcastle 39 mins : Booking: Peter Ramage: 41 mins : GOAL! Shola Ameobi: Parker's cross is headed home by Ameobi into the far corner 44 mins : Boumsong glances a header just wide as the home side threaten an equaliser 45 mins : One extra minute to be played 14:20 GMT : Half Time Reached 14:37 GMT : Second Half Begins 46 mins : Newcastle get the second period underway 48 mins : Agger defends well on the far side to prevent a dangerous cross coming into the area 48 mins : Cisse's swerving shot from distance is gathered by Reina 49 mins : Warnock requires treatment in the area after taking a knock to the face 50 mins : Sending Off: Jean-Alain Boumsong: Foul on Crouch as he concedes a penalty 51 mins : Penalty Scored! Djibril Cisse: Cisse slots home from the spot to restore our two goal advantage 52 mins : Booking: Djibril Cisse: 55 mins : Booking: Lee Bowyer: 60 mins : Good defending by Carragher to turn Solano's cross behind for a corner 62 mins : Babayaro slices a cross wide from a good position on the left 63 mins : Substitution: Kieron Dyer for Shola Ameobi: 63 mins : Substitution: Luis Garcia for Peter Crouch: 65 mins : Cisse smashes a shot well wide with Kewell unmarked to the left at the end of a great attacking move 68 mins : Gerrard slides the ball into Garcia's path but the Spaniard fires wide across goal 70 mins : Shearer finds space on the right but can't pick out a team-mate with his low driven cross 74 mins : Substitution: Xabi Alonso for Steven Gerrard: 77 mins : Garcia curls a shot wide from the outside of the box after beating two men down the right 78 mins : Brilliant save from Given to deny Alonso who arrowed a right footed shot towards the far corner 79 mins : Kromkamp stings the fingertips of Given with a brilliant volley from distance which is well saved 85 mins : Booking: Daniel Agger: 87 mins : Booking: Jamie Carragher: 88 mins : Solano's free kick is easily collected by Reina 90 mins : Substitution: Lee Clark for Emre : 90 mins : Substitution: Robbie Fowler for Sami Hyypia: 90 mins : Three extra minutes to be played 15:25 GMT : Match Over Copyright of Official Site Liverpool FC |
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