Newcastle 0 Liverpool 0 LIVE REACTION: Darlow stars as Toon battle to superb point in last Premier League game of 2020

LIVERPOOL missed the chance to go five points clear as Newcastle frustrated the Premier League champions.

  • Final score: Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool

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    STEVE SPEAKS

    This is what Magpies boss Steve Bruce has to say at full time:

    "Yeah I mean look we rode our luck a little bit at times.

    "Our goalkeeper has made a few saves where you have to when you're playing against one of the best teams in the country or in Europe.

    "But also their goalkeeper made a couple of great saves, in all I can remember two so, yeah I couldn't fault them to a man.

    "They've stuck at it and got a reward."

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    DARLOW DISSECTS

    Here's what man of the match Karl Darlow has to say at the full time whistle:

    "I think it's a terrific effort from us, I think we've got Man City away then Liverpool at home, and Man City away can blow you away and I thought we stayed in the game and we did brilliantly there.

    "And then to come here and grind out a point against the champions is [a] credit to the lads, and the work rate to come off the back of playing two top sides in four days, so it's a good point for us and we can build on that."

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    INCREDIBLE KARL

    Another brilliant save from Karl Darlow to deny the Reds.

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    FULL TIME

    A 0-0 draw at St.James' Park in the last Premier League game of 2020.

    It's also the first goalless draw between the two sides in 74 games played against each other.

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    FULL TIME: NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    Liverpool drop points for a second game in a row, failing to break down a resolute Newcastle defence.

    When they did get bast the backline, Karl Darlow denied the Reds with a number of brilliant saves.

    Steve Bruce will be delighted with the performance of his team.

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    PEEEP!

    THE FULL TIME WHISTLE BLOWS!

    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL!

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    94. Callum Wilson wins a throw in by playing the ball of Fabinho, and I think that may well be that.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    93. Time is ticking away for Liverpool here.

    Newcastle are standing firm, and a minute away from a well earned point.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    92. Liverpool substitution.

    Xherdan Shaqiri is coming on for the final two minutes to try and conjure up a winner.

    Mo Salah is coming off for him.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    90. Good keeping from Alisson.

    He rushes off his line to punch the corner clear.

    There will be four added minutes at the end of the game.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    90. Newcastle corner.

    The ball bounces off Alexander-Arnold for a Newcastle corner.

    Will the hosts nick it late on?

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    89. SO CLOSE!

    Again Darlow keeps Newcastle in it.

    He makes a brilliant low save to deny a Firmino header from the corner.

    The ball then doesn't quite drop to Salah, and Newcastle just about smuggle it away.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    88. Liverpool corner.

    The visitors are piling on the pressure now.

    Schar slides in to stop Alexander-Arnold from crossing, but at the expense of a corner.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    86. Newcastle substitution.

    Matt Ritchie is coming off for the Magpies, and Jamal Lewis is on to replace him.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    85. Newcastle yellow card.

    Isaac Hayden is into the bool for a late challenge on Thiago.

    That's his fifth of the season, meaning he will be suspended for the next game.

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    INCREDIBLE

    Here's a look at Fabian Schar's last ditch clearance.

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    CLOSE

    Alisson is called into action, saving Ciaran Clark's header.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    83. Liverpool have the ball in the back of the net, but the whistle has already blown for an offside on Alexander-Arnold in the buildup.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    81. OFF THE LINE!

    INCREDIBLE DEFENDING FROM SHAR!

    Darlow makes a mess of a cross from Alexander-Arnold, and it looks like. a simple tap in for Mane.

    Instead Schar comes flying out of nowhere and hooks the ball off the line and to safety.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    80. After a couple of bites of the cherry Liverpool manage to get the corner clear.

    Ten minutes left to play at St. James' Park.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    79. GOOD SAVE!

    Ritchie crosses the free kick to Clark at the back posts.

    He connects with it well, but Alisson dives to his left to turn it around the post for a corner.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    78. Liverpool yellow card.

    Nat Phillips clatters into Joelinton, picking up the most obvious booking of the game so far.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    77. Clark rises highest to power the delivery away.

    Still no shots on target yet in the second half.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    76. The free kick is straight into the two man wall, and doesn't reach the box.

    Liverpool come forward again and win another free kick, this time on the left.

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    NEWCASTLE 0-0 LIVERPOOL

    75. Clark pulls down Salah wide on the right, and this one will be put into the box by either Robertson or Alexander-Arnold.

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