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Liverpool v Newcastle – a fixture that has seen plenty of moments that are iconic and bags of goals.
The two sides meet again at Anfield on Saturday (kick-off 12:30 BST) together with all Liverpool very top of the table won their opening four games, while Newcastle have improved after a poor start.
Use the list under to place those Liverpool v Newcastle Premier League matches as a way of has been the most memorable.
Rank those six unforgettable Liverpool v Newcastle games in the Premier League age
Goalscorer: Andy Cole (3)
Kevin Keegan’s side, dubbed’The Entertainers’, were playing with their first Premier League campaign in 1993-94 having won the past season to the Division One title.
Liverpool, as one, arrived at St James’ Park under Graeme Souness but were beaten by Andy Cole in conditions from the north east.
Cole’s first two aims were typical poacher’s efforts, stretching a leg ahead of Bruce Grobbelaar on both occasions while his third has been side-footed in by space that is similar to convert from six yards out.
Souness dropped his job in January and was replaced by Roy Evans. Liverpool finished the season while the Magpies procured a third-place complete.
Goalscorers: Robbie Fowler (2), Stan Collymore (2); Les Ferdinand, David Ginola, Faustino Asprilla
Them’s greatest League game all? The ebb and flow of a highly dramatic contest played with a pitch in front of a raucous Anfield audience.
Reds legend Robbie Fowler led in at the back post to its opener, while Newcastle equalised as the shot of Les Ferdinand squirmed via David James’ palms on.
Fowler equalised in the second half, although frenchman David Ginola coolly slotted in to 2-1 and ran through on goal.
Faustino Asprilla stroked before Stan Collymore transformed from Jason McAteer’s low cross for 3-3 in as James flew from his goal to put Newcastle in front again with the Liverpool players searching for an offside flag.
With time running out and John Barnes and Ian Rush the ball has been squeezed out broad for Collymore to smash home the winner in injury time.
Martin Tyler’s unforgettable, hair-raising commentary on Sky Sports attained a crescendo:”Barnes, Rush, Barnes, nevertheless John Barnes, Collymore… CLOSING INNNNNNN, Liverpool lead in stoppage time! Kevin Keegan slides his head, he’s devastated.”
While their frontman Keegan slumped on the advertising hoardings realizing the title slipped away fans went in the stands.
Goalscorers: Steve McManaman, Patrik Berger, Robbie Fowler (2); Keith Gillespie, Faustino Asprilla, Warren Barton
The next season saw another game that was 4-3 is shared by these 2 sides at Anfield after Keegan needed stopped in January 1997, and it turned out to be a similar feeling.
The Anfield surface has been much better on this occasion and the opener of Steve McManaman was exceptional, curling at a conclusion.
A minute afterwards, Patrik Berger made it 2-0 after Fowler’s shot ricocheted off the post, while the Englishman stabbed home the next ahead of this hesitant Shaka Hislop – before half-time.
Newcastle came out shooting in the second period – Keith Gillespie pulling back one with 19 minutes remaining from the border of the box via a James howler.
James went walkabout again, letting Asprilla to lob in a conclusion on 87 minutes and Warren Barton believed he had earned a point a minute later after he poked in for 3-3.
But Newcastle’s pleasure was short lived as Fowler jumped to fulfill the cross of Stig Inge Bjornebye since the Magpies finished second to Manchester United in the match and also plant a header into the bottom corner. Again.
Goalscorers: David Edgar; Steven Gerrard (2), Sami Hyypia, Ryan Babel, Xabi Alonso
Rafael Benitez side thumped Joe Kinnear’s men 5-1 – Gerrard smacking off the article from the opener, before turning provided for Hyypia header from a corner.
Newcastle pulled back before half-time during David Edgar’s header at the near post, but Babel scrambled in while Alonso added the fifth.
The location of Liverpool was cemented by the result near the peak of the table going into the new year and 11 brings cost them , finally losing the title by four factors to Manchester United, although they lost twice during the 2008-09 year.
Goalscorers: Kevin Nolan Andy Carroll; Dirk Kuyt
Couple of Magpies supporters might have hoped for a better beginning, when Alan Pardew was appointed Newcastle manager on a year deal to replace Chris Hughton.
Kevin Nolan lashed the opener before the equaliser of Dirk Kuyt for a Liverpool side containing David Ngog, Paul Konchesky and Sotirios Kyrgiakos.
While Andy Carroll smacked in injury time in a low 25-yarder Joey Barton nipped ahead of Pepe Reina and Glen Johnson to poke home the second.
Roy Hodgson was left rubbing at his face and was sacked to be replaced by Dalglish.
Goalscorers: Daniel Agger, Jordan Henderson (2), Daniel Sturridge (2), Fabio Borini
The following Newcastle thrashing at the hands of Liverpool at St James’ Park, this 6-0 defeat their biggest .
This was Liverpool’s first game because striker Luis Suarez was handed a hefty ban for biting on the Branislav Ivanovic of Chelsea, however they didn’t miss the Uruguayan.
January registering Philippe Coutinho was influential, crossing to go in the opener and Jordan Henderson completed a fine team movement.
It got worse for the hosts in Daniel Sturridge slotting home from Coutinho’s overhaul the second half and also the Englishman rolling in the fourth out of close variety.
Fabio Borini came off the bench to score the fifth from Stewart Downing’s cut-back and Henderson curly in a free-kick to the sixth.
Liverpool finished seventh in Brendan Rodgers’ first year in charge, although Newcastle finished in place, five points clear of the relegation zone.
The first actual classic involving the sides came from December 1909 if they shared the Reds coming from 5-2 down in half-time to acquire 6-5 from Newcastle side who were English winners at that moment, with an 11-goal thriller.
In January 1934 , the fixture again watched 11 targets, yet their competitors 9-2 was pummelled by this time Newcastle – that the maximum Liverpool have surrendered in a match.
The 1950-51 season proved to be a memorable one for Newcastle and they beat Liverpool 4-2 in Anfield in November, aided by the hat-trick of George Robledo.
In September 1987, Steve Nicol netted a hat-trick as Liverpool ran out 4-1 winners at St James’ Park at one of several brilliant performances from a side – including John Barnes and Peter Beardsley – that could go on to win the league title in some fashion.
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