Newcastle United Vs Liverpool 0-1: Continue The Victory Trend In The English Premier League, The Reds Coup Manchester City

Liverpool players celebrate a goal against Newcastle United. (Photo: Twitter @LFC)

JAKARTA - Liverpool continued their winning trend in the English Premier League after a 1-0 win over Newcastle United, Saturday, April 30. Nabil Keita scored Liverpool's winning goal in the first half.

This is the Reds' third consecutive win in the English Premier League. In the previous two matches, Liverpool won 4-0 over Manchester United and 2-0 over Everton.

With this victory, Liverpool temporarily shifted Manchester City from the top of the Premier League standings. The Reds now have 82 points, two points ahead of their rivals.

However, the possibility of Manchester City can reclaim the top position on the same day. The Citizens will face Leeds United at 23.30 WIB.

In this match, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp kept some of his pillar players. Mohamed Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara, Fabino and Ibrahima Konate were rested.

However, Liverpool still appear dominant as usual. In the first half, a number of opportunities were created by the Reds players.

However, Liverpool could only lead 1-0 when the game entered the 19th minute. The ball from Diogo Jota was successfully utilized by Nabil Keita.

Liverpool did not relax attacks in the second half. Jordan Henderson and his friends did not give Newcastle the opportunity to develop the game.

Unfortunately, a number of opportunities created failed to bear fruit the second goal. One of them occurred in the 63rd minute through the action of Mane.

Until the end of the game, no additional goals were created. As many as 10 shots on goal were made by Liverpool, only one of which was successfully converted into the winning goal.