Newcastle upsets Liverpool 2-0 in Premier League

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Martin Skrtel scored his seventh Premier League own goal as relegation-threatened Newcastle upset Liverpool 2-0 on Sunday. Skrtel deflected a shot from Georginio Wijnaldum into his own net in the 69th minute at St. James' Park to give Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp his first away defeat in the league. Liverpool, which thrashed Southampton 6-1 midweek in the League Cup quarterfinals, thought it had equalized against the Magpies with 10 minutes left but Alberto Moreno's impressive strike was ruled offside.

 Wijnaldum added a second for the hosts on a counterattack in stoppage time to reduce the pressure on head coach Steve McClaren and slightly ease relegation fears. Liverpool's Christian Benteke and substitute Daniel Sturridge were earlier both guilty of bad misses, but the Newcastle defense proved resilient and a midfield which had created little started to fire....Good game.