Liverpool extended Newcastle's terrible streak with a 4-2 victory at Anfield on Monday, giving them a three-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Mohamed Salah scored twice in the game. Salah's first-half penalty was one of ten stops made by Martin Dubravka, which meant that Jurgen Klopp's squad should have won even more convincingly. But after he, Curtis Jones, and Cody Gakpo had scored goals in the second half to hand Newcastle their sixth loss in eight games, Salah made apologies from the penalty spot.
Five points ahead of championship rivals Manchester City and Arsenal, Liverpool leads the Premier League going into the winter break. Aston Villa, in second place, presents an unexpected threat. As attention turns to Eddie Howe, Newcastle, on the other hand, continues to languish in ninth place, 11 points outside the top four. With just five points from ten games this season, the Magpies have the second poorest away record in the Premier League.