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EPL: Liverpool beat Newcastle 4-2 at Anfield, extend lead at the top

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Liverpool forward, Mohmmed Salah missed a penalty but scored another as he bagged a brace in Liverpool’s 4-2 win over Newcastle at Anfield.

Liverpool dominated possession and overall play but failed to make it count as all efforts to score a goal in the first half proved abortive.

Salah who played his last game for Liverpool before heading to AFCON, made up for his earlier error and tapped home the opener just four minutes into the second-half.
However, the lead was short-lived, as Alexander Isak burst through to equalize for Eddie Howe’s side just five minutes later.

The Reds were almost made to pay for their missed chances in the first 45-minutes, after Dan Burn headed his effort past Alisson Becker in the Liverpool goal, only to see it ruled out due to an offside in the build-up.

As several minutes ticked by and a flurry of changes unfolded from Jurgen Klopp, Liverpool would go on to re-take the lead in a well-worked move ending in a Curtis Jones goal, before Cody Gakpo added a third.

in the 83d minute , Reds Defensive Midfider, MacAllister set up Jota who rounded up the Newcstle goale, Dubrsakabut fouled him in the process and the referee pointed to the spot.

Salah who initially missed a penalty in the first Half converted this time to put scores at 4-2.

The result meant Liverpool are 3 points clear on top of the log.