Summary

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  • FT: Newcastle 0-2 Liverpool - Nunez fires visitors ahead & Gakpo doubles lead before Pope sent off

  • FT: Brentford 1-1 Crystal Palace - Eze opens scoring, Janelt levels

  • FT: Brighton 0-1 Fulham - Solomon with late goal

  • FT: Chelsea 0-1 Southampton - Ward-Prowse gives Saints lead

  • FT: Everton 1-0 Leeds - Coleman scores for Toffees

  • FT: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Manchester City - Silva puts visitors ahead; Wood levels

  • FT: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth - Tavernier with opener

  • FT: Aston Villa 2-4 Arsenal - Watkins opener; Saka levels before Coutinho restores lead; Zinchenko makes it 2-2, Martinez scores 93rd-minute own goal & Martinelli adds fourth

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  1. KICK-OFFpublished at 1 min

    Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool

    We are under way in the game between fourth and ninth.

  2. 'We had amazing chances'published at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City

    Manchester City

    Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola, speaking to MOTD: "We did really, really good. It was a really, really good game. We had amazing chances but it's football. We have to score. We did everything. You have to do it. There were too many clear [chances] to score.

    "It is one of the best games we have played but we drop two points. We should be more aggressive. There are many games still to play, we know it."

  3. Postpublished at 17:30 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    There is a minute's applause for former Newcastle winger Christian Atsu, who was killed in the Turkish earthquake.

    His wife and children are at the game.

  4. Postpublished at 17:28 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    SalahImage source, .

    Mohamed Salah has scored nine goals in nine Premier League appearances against teams managed by Eddie Howe. He has not netted more than six Premier League goals versus any other manager.

  5. 'It's big for us'published at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth

    Bournemouth

    Bournemouth manager Gary O'Neil to BBC MOTD: "It's nice, the performance was good. We needed a little bit of help after the first half, Wolves had a little bit of control and we didn't manage to get up the pitch as much as we would have liked.

    "We switched things around and I thought the boys were very good second half. In the first half they showed that you can dig in when things aren't going your way and in the second half I thought we showed that we're a real dangerous team.

    "We can still brush up on certain moments, we let Wolves off on some counters. But yeah, we defended really well against percentage balls. I'm proud, it was well-deserved.

    "Our goalkeeper didn't have too much to do. We knew the questions Wolves were going to ask and the boys were prepped and understood what it was going to look like.

    "We looked a threat, we could have been more of a threat, but we needed to win a game and we've come to a team who are in real good form and won an away game in the Premier League.

    "It's big for us and we move on to a big week.

    "[Marcus Tavernier] is a big player, it's a fantastic run into the box and he scores an important goal. There's still a lot to do to get [him] back to where he was before the break."

    [On climbing out of the bottom three] "It doesn't mean too much to me, we need to be out of the bottom three at the end of May. I've always been fairly level.

    "Today we've put in a good display and shown some really good quality to score a goal and defend our box. It's really fine margins and we've managed to swing them in our favour today."

  6. Postpublished at 17:27 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    A reminder of the teams. Newcastle's Elliot Anderson gets a first Premier League start and Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk makes his second appearance of 2023.

    Newcastle team to face LiverpoolImage source, BBC Sport
    Liverpool team to face NewcastleImage source, BBC Sport
  7. 'I owe a lot of gratitude to my players'published at 17:26 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City

    Nottingham Forest

    Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper, speaking to MOTD: "It is definitely a positive result. For me Manchester City are the best team in the world. They are fascinating to watch and study. There was no shame City had the ball as much as they did.

    "I'm disappointed on their goal, I think Joe Worrall has been kicked in the head unintentionally. We rode a bit of luck but we earned a bit of luck with the goal we scored. It was a really good goal. That was the plan - just to stay in the game and get one moment.

    "I owe a lot of gratitude to the players for sticking to the plan. City were dominant in terms of possession and territory. Chris Wood deserved that. He has gone from not playing much at Newcastle to us throwing him in. We have not created too much for him in the last couple of games. He got a massive round of applause from the players. He is very well liked by the players.

    "We won't take anything for granted. We're away next week and we'll have a good week's prep. We've left everything on the pitch. No one is too high. We won't hide behind our injuries. If we start looking for excuses we won't be the team we need to be."

  8. Postpublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Callum Wilson says he will take Newcastle's unbeaten run over a rollercoaster of winning and losing, even if it means they ultimately end up with fewer points.

    The Magpies equalled their club record of 17 games unbeaten with a draw at Bournemouth but are winless in five of their past six games.

    He told the Footballer's Football Podcast that the morale boost of avoiding defeat was crucial for the atmosphere inside a dressing room.

    "You are not playing tennis with your emotions," he said. "When you're performing consistently, you know the results will come rather than winning then losing and having to keep bouncing back.

    "If we carry on with our defensive record, we know we are going to score goals so we will start winning games. It's just a case of turning those draws into wins but the Premier League is relentless.

    "Now, they [opponents] are seeing a point against us as a good result. Everyone is camping in so it's up to us to rise up to that challenge.

    "It boosts morale when you are undefeated."

  9. Tributes to Sir Bobbypublished at 17:25 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17.30 GMT)

    Phil McNulty
    BBC Sport chief football writer at St. James' Park.

    St. James Park is staging a magnificent tribute to the late, great Sir Bobby Robson, who would have been 90 today.

    Images of the local boy who took such pride in managing Newcastle United along with so many others, are adorning his beloved St James' Park with numerous flags and banners.

    A wonderful man. Fully deserved and does justice to his memory.

  10. 'We want Goodison to become a fortress'published at 17:24 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Everton 1-0 Leeds

    Everton

    Everton manager Sean Dyche, speaking to BBC Sport: "I'm very pleased, I asked for maximum effort from the players and they've given me that today.

    "We limited them - I think, I need to check - to not having a shot on target and it starts from the front players. Neal Maupay and the wide players put in shifts. But with the ball we were better too.

    "Scoring goals in this industry takes freedom and there is tightness in the box. If you shoot and you miss. I'm not bothered - as long as you shoot. That freedom will grow with performances and confident. We got the ball in good areas and could have scored more. But I'll take 1-0.

    "I've spoken to the group about consistency and keeping the values we work to - win, lose or draw. At Liverpool it wasn't a million miles off, two mistakes change the feel of a game. But today I was pleased the mentality.

    "We want to make this a tough place to come and we are doing that with two wins and two clean sheets. Home form is a big help, we want it to become a fortress. We're getting there but it takes time and belief.

    "It's a one game at a time mentality, that what I believe. The work starts again on Monday and I've assured them of that."

  11. Postpublished at 17:23 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says opposite number Eddie Howe has overseen an "absolutely exceptional" turnaround after taking charge with the side in 19th place last season.

    "This is a massive game. If you want to reach something this season, we have to chase everybody, especially those who are ahead of us in the table," Klopp said.

    "It will never be easy, but we have to try. It'll be tough; Newcastle are the best defence in the league, lost just once to us, we needed a late goal. They are very consistent and that is the first step to success.

    "Eddie Howe has done an exceptional job, absolutely exceptional. The financial possibilities they have, or will have, are exceptional, but it is not because of that.

    "He arrived in a difficult situation, they stayed comfortably in the league, now the team is unrecognisable."

  12. Postpublished at 17:22 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Liverpool could lose four successive Premier League away games for the first time since April 2012, when the fourth fixture was a 2-0 loss at Newcastle.

    The Reds could also concede at least three goals in four straight away league fixtures for the first time since 1954.

    They have not kept a Premier League clean sheet outside of Liverpool since a 1-0 win at Newcastle in April.

  13. Postpublished at 17:21 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Newcastle have equalled the club record of 17 league games without defeat since losing 2-1 to Liverpool in August.

    The Magpies have not conceded more than once in any of those 17 games. Their longest league run without conceding at least twice is 18 matches, set in 2004.

    But they have drawn five of their past six Premier League fixtures, including each of the last three.

  14. Liverpool's top-four hopes?published at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Jose Enrique
    Former Liverpool and Newcastle left-back on BBC Radio 5 Live

    If Liverpool beat Newcastle they can still get in the top four, but if they lose against Newcastle it's going to be very, very difficult.

    Liverpool have been very inconsistent. They were very good against Everton and it's a very tough game to play against Newcastle.

    St James' Park is a beautiful place to play. I have been lucky enough to play for the two sets of most passionate fans.

    I'm so happy Newcastle are doing well.

  15. 'Crucial game for Liverpool'published at 17:20 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Glenn Murray
    Former Brighton striker on Football Focus

    There is a lot going wrong at Liverpool. It is not just one specific thing. It's a whole host of circumstances. Yes, it was a little bit better on Monday but it was also a derby and you expect a reaction from your players. Today is crucial. Liverpool need to beat Newcastle to just stay in touch with the top-four and give themselves a chance.

  16. Postpublished at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Newcastle v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)

    Newcastle are winless in 12 Premier League meetings since a 2-0 home victory in December 2015.

    Liverpool are unbeaten in five league games at Newcastle. They have never gone six matches without a league defeat at St James' Park.

    Liverpool have come from behind to beat Newcastle 10 times in the Premier League, including a 2-1 win in the reverse fixture this season - a joint record.

  17. 'I stuck out a leg'published at 17:19 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Wolves 0-1 Bournemouth

    Bournemouth

    Bournemouth goalscorer Marcus Tavernier to BBC MOTD: "We needed to build on the performance we did last week and it was important to pick up a big three points.

    "I didn't know too much about [my goal] I'd seen Dom [Solanke] run down the line and my first thought was to get in the box and then I've stuck my leg out towards the goal and it has gone into the back of the net.

    "We came here with one intention to win the game and we got the job done.

    "We have a lot of belief in the dressing room but we can't look to high or low down the table, we just have to take every game [one] at a time."

  18. 'We needed to be better with the ball'published at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Everton 1-0 Leeds

    Leeds United

    Leeds caretaker manager Michael Skubala, speaking to BBC Sport: "I thought without the ball we did enough, without ball looked defensively strong.

    "We knew it would be a second ball game but we lacked a lot with the ball. I thought it would be a 1-0 game and it was.

    "We needed to be better with the ball, create more chances and it's something we will go away and look at.

    "We could have been braver and done more with the ball. They are good players, they need to be confident.

    "For both teams it was about being strong in mentality, I don't think we lacked that, we stood up to the challenge. but we were caught out and the lads will go again.

    What's your message to the players? "Stick together. You're a good team and good players. We just need to work on a few things and we will pull away [from the relegation zone]."

  19. 'That was unacceptable'published at 17:18 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    FT: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Man City

    Manchester City

    Manchester City defender Kyle Walker: "First and foremost we go to the Emirates and play the game we did and then come here, it's unacceptable. If we want to compete with teams near the top we need to win. We missed a few chances and we need to do better as a team.

    "Sometimes it's football and sometimes it's emotion. Every game should be treated the same - like a cup final. What can I say other than it is unacceptable. We have to stick together as a group .

    "The senior members of the team put our thoughts across. That is just not acceptable. We have to give credit to Nottingham Forest. They dug in and hung on. We have to do better."

  20. De Zerbi sent off!published at 17:16 Greenwich Mean Time 18 February 2023

    Brighton 0-1 Fulham

    Chris Wise
    BBC Radio 5 Live commentator at the Amex

    Brighton boss Roberto de Zerbi has just been shown a red card in the tunnel after confronting referee Darren England.