"A good performance," says Newcastle boss Eddie Howe. We'll have his full quotes for you in a bit.

"Nick Pope is visibly upset," he adds.

Newcastle have only lost two Premier League games all season, both against Liverpool.

The Magpies haven't beaten the Reds in a Premier League game since December 2015.

Loris Karius' last game for an English club was that nightmare Champions League final for Liverpool against Real Madrid in 2018.

Incidentally, Liverpool host Real on Tuesday in a Champions League last 16 first leg.

Newcastle face Manchester United at Wembley next Sunday in the Carabao Cup final, looking for their first trophy since 1969.

In good news, Bruno Guimaraes will be back from the suspension that has just finished now. Newcastle haven't won a game without him all season.

In bad news, star keeper Nick Pope is suspended after his red card today and Martin Dubravka, his back-up, is cup-tied.

That means Loris Karius, who hasn't played a first-team game of football for two years, is set to make his Newcastle debut.

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at St James' Park

Newcastle have got the Carabao Cup final coming up which has been on their minds for the last two weeks. They have had a great season so far. Every team has a blip. To finish in the top four would be amazing. It's going to be a big ask.

Liverpool are now only six points behind Newcastle in the battle for that fourth Champions League spot.

Tottenham, who play West Ham tomorrow, Fulham and Brighton - who played earlier - and Brentford I guess are the other teams in contention.

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Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at St James' Park

I think Liverpool are very fortunate Newcastle had Nick Pope sent off. If it had been 11 v 11, it would have been a different score.

It's all over.

Liverpool become the first team to beat Newcastle in the Premier League since... Liverpool in August.

Newcastle's joint club-record 17 league games without defeat is over.

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Diogo Jota goes round goalkeeper Martin Dubravka and has a shot cleared off the line. He's had a big impact but not taken his chances.

Just three minutes added on.

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at St James' Park

Great move by Liverpool. Jota has gone for goal and Firmino cannot reach it. Newcastle have run out of steam.

Another Liverpool chance. This time Diogo Jota heads the ball across goal and Roberto Firmino is inches away from poking the ball into the empty net at the back post.

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at St James' Park

Liverpool are running the clock down. They are in no rush to take their latest corner. At the far post about four yards out, Diogo Jota heads it into the ground. He does everything right but it's off target.

It should be 3-0. Diogo Jota, completely unmarked, heads behind at the back post from Andy Robertson's cross.

Dan Burn, with the Newcastle armband now, heads behind for a Liverpool corner. A third Reds goal would take them into the European places.

Mohamed Salah isn't too happy with Sean Longstaff's sliding tackle. It's only a throw-in but it should have been a free-kick. Longstaff did get the ball... but only after going through Salah's ankles.

Chris Waddle
Ex-England winger on BBC Radio 5 Live at St James' Park

There is the difference Liverpool take their chances when they counter attack. Newcastle don't. At this level, you will not get a better chance than that.

James Milner really is something else. Allan Saint-Maximin is on another one-man counter-attack but Milner, approaching his 70th birthday probably, slides in from the side to deny him.

Huge chance for Newcastle, a real route back into this game but it's gone. Anthony Gordon runs down the middle and times his ball to Callum Wilson in space on the left well. But Wilson's effort is straight at Alisson.

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Opta have just told us... their season prediction has Liverpool with a 39.6% chance of qualifying for the Champions League, while Newcastle are down to 32.9%.