Liverpool endured another away day to forget as Newcastle gave new manager Alan Pardew the perfect start by sending the Reds crashing to a 3-1 defeat.
Kevin Nolan gave the home side the lead after 15 minutes before Dirk Kuyt levelled shortly after half-time as Liverpool turned up the pressure and looked the side most likely to go on and take all three points.
But late strikes from Joey Barton and Andy Carroll ensured it was Pardew and not Roy Hodgson celebrating come the final whistle as the Reds succumbed to their seventh league defeat of the season.
Hodgson was able to restore Fernando Torres to his starting XI after the Spain star had missed Liverpool's last outing against Aston Villa due to the birth of his son.
That was the solitary change made by the boss to the team that had produced such a pulsating performance, with Ryan Babel the man making way.
While Liverpool went into the game on a high following Monday's comprehensive dispatch of Villa, Newcastle had undergone a week of change following the dismissal of Chris Hughton.
The Magpies moved to replace him with Alan Pardew, and the 49-year-old took his place in the St James' Park dugout for the first time.
The Londoner had never managed to mastermind a victory over Liverpool in his coaching career prior to kick off, while no other club has inflicted more league defeats upon Newcastle than the Reds.
And it was the visitors who carved out the first real opportunity of note on 10 minutes when a half-cleared free-kick was worked back into the area by Raul Meireles. The ball broke for Sotirios Kyrgiakos, whose powerful drive was beaten away by Tim Krul. [Read more…]
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