Liverpool have kept 21 clean sheets in this season’s Premier League (more than any other side) – only in 2005-06 (22) have the Reds kept more in a single Premier League campaign.

Gary Rose
BBC Sport at St James' Park

The Liverpool fans are in no rush to exit St James' Park. They are still singing and cheering while the rest of the stadium has almost empited.

This was a big test for the Reds against a side that had won its last six home games in a row and they came through.

All eyes on Manchester City at Leeds later.

The League One season has just ended.

Wigan and Rotherham have been promoted and MK Dons, Sheffield Wednesday, Sunderland and Wycombe are in the play-offs.

Plymouth missed out on a top-six place by losing 5-0 at home to the Dons.

Speaking of Dons, AFC Wimbledon have been relegated, along with Gillingham, Doncaster and Crewe.

See how it all happened here.

Nine offsides in that one for Newcastle. The high line seems to be doing the trick for Liverpool right now.

The away side were caught by the flag once.

Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Liverpool dominated. Newcastle tried their best but the quality was too much for them. We can see how much this meant to Jurgen Klopp; he knows what this means, especially with all the changes he made.

So it is Jurgen Klopp's side who sit two points clear at the top, having played a game more than Manchester City. The pressure on their game at Leeds later is now really on.

All the reaction from St James' plus build-up to today's other games to come.

And there's the final whistle!

Liverpool go top of the Premier League, with Manchester City still to play later.

Fabinho fires the free-kick comfortably over the crossbar.

That must be it.

Wasteful from the hosts. And Joelinton ends up bringing down Diogo Jota on the edge of his own box.

Joe Gomez goes shoulder to shoulder with Joelinton and the Newcastle man comes out on top. Last chance to hoist it forward?! Into the final added minute now.

It feels like Newcastle have been flagged offside every time they go forward. The Liverpool line has been spot on. Miguel Almiron goes too early this time.

Into stoppage time then... can Newcastle find a goal from somewhere?

Newcastle's expected goals total of 0.16 against Liverpool today is their lowest in a Premier League game this season.

Mo Salah darts beyond Matt Targett and all of a sudden he's in on goal, but the forward's final touch lets him down and Martin Dubravka is out quickly to gather.

Chance to loft one into the box for Newcastle.

Matt Targett does so, but it's well cleared by Joe Gomez.

James Milner clocked 9.6km and 252 intensive runs before going off.

No one had covered more ground at the time. Bruno Guimaraes had managed two extra intensive runs.

In fairness to Milner, he's 36 and yet still finding a way to match players at key moments.

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Oooh! A tester from Bruno Guimaraes.

The Brazilian finds space on the edge of the box, gets the ball out of his feet and fires low towards goal, but Alisson is down well.

Stephen Warnock
Former Liverpool defender on BBC Radio 5 Live

Alisson is a phenomenal goalkeeper. His understanding of when to come out and closing the angles down is superb. As soon as strikers come forward they look up and see him coming out.

Final change for Eddie Howe's side.

Jacob Murphy is the man on, Emil Krafth makes way.

Liverpool have had 23 shots today and hit the target 10 times.

Newcastle have had 10 and found the target once.

For all of the improvement from the home side after the break, Martin Dubravka has made nine saves in all and they've been key.