Premier League: Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo seal Liverpool win at 10-man Newcastle | Football News – Times of India
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NEWCASTLE: Liverpool ended Newcastle United's 17-match unbeaten run in the Premier League through early goals by Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo that gave them a 2-0 win at St James' Park on Saturday.Jurgen Klopp's side caught Newcastle cold with a scintillating start and the stunned hosts were reduced to 10 men in the 22nd minute when goalkeeper Nick Pope was red-carded.Fourth-placed Newcastle's only previous defeat in the league came against Liverpool at the end of August and they were up against it again when Nunez controlled a long pass by Trent Alexander Arnold to smash home in the 10th minute.The goal was checked and cleared by VAR after a suspicion that the ball had hit Nunez's arm as he controlled it.Gakpo doubled Liverpool's lead seven minutes later when he slotted in from a ...