Liverpool 2-0 Newcastle: Isak missed as Magpies falter

Facing league leaders Liverpool at their Anfield fortress was always going to prove a tough ask.

Without your top goalscorer, the task becomes all the more difficult.

To make matters worse, Newcastle were relying on a striker who had played just 77 minutes of Premier League football this season.

Callum Wilson looked lively in the first half as he deputised for the injured Alexander Isak, finding himself clear on goal on two occasions.

But his finishing, as you would expect from a player who has struggled for playing time, was off the well off the mark as he skewed two strikes wide.

The England striker will need time to get back to full fitness, but with Isak in top form and expected to be back soon his opportunities are likely to be limited.

Newcastle fans will be hopeful that Isak was the missing piece tonight as they look ahead to a trip to Wembley on 16 March for the Carabao Cup final against Liverpool.