Match details
Premier League
Anfield | Fri 30 Dec 2011 at 19:45 UK local time
| Liverpool | 3 | - | 1 | Newcastle United |
Starting Lineup
| 25 |  |
Pepe Reina (c) |
| 2 |  |
Glen Johnson |
| 3 |  |
Jose Enrique |
| 5 |  |
Daniel Agger |
| 37 |  |
Martin Skrtel |
| 14 |  |
Jordan Henderson |
| 19 |  |
Stewart Downing |
| 20 |  |
Jay Spearing |
| 26 |  |
Charlie Adam |
| 9 |  |
Andy Carroll |
| 39 |  |
Craig Bellamy |
Substitutes
| 32 |  |
Alexander Doni |
| 23 |  |
Jamie Carragher |
| 34 |  |
Martin Kelly |
| 8 |  |
Steven Gerrard |
| 11 |  |
Maxi Rodriguez |
| 33 |  |
Jonjo Shelvey |
| 18 |  |
Dirk Kuyt |
Goals (Assists in brackets)
- Craig Bellamy 29'
- Craig Bellamy 67' direct free kick
- Steven Gerrard 78' (Jordan Henderson)
Substitutions
- Charlie Adam out for Steven Gerrard 59'
- Craig Bellamy out for Dirk Kuyt 74'
Opposition goals
- Daniel Agger O/G 25'
Opposition substitutions
- Ryan Taylor out for Davide Santon 46'
- Haris Vuckic out for Hatem Ben Arfa 65'
- Gabriel Obertan out for Sammy Ameobi 85'
Notes
- - Average age of the Liverpool starting lineup: 26.39
- - Average age of the Newcastle United starting lineup: 25.72
- - Liverpool league position after match: 5
- - Newcastle United league position after match: 7
- - Click here to view the full league table after the match.
- - Liverpool have in total hit the bar / upright on 17 occasions this season:
Stewart Downing against Sunderland 13 August, Martin Kelly against Arsenal 20 August, Andy Carroll against Wolves 24 September, Charlie Adam and Dirk Kuyt against Everton 1 October, Martin Skrtel and Luis Suarez (twice) against Norwich 22 October, Stewart Downing against West Brom 29 October, Andy Carroll against Swansea 5 November, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing against Fulham 5 December, Maxi Rodriguez and courtesy of Shaun Wright-Phillips against QPR 10 December, Luis Suarez (twice) against Aston Villa 18 December and Andy Carroll against Newcastle 30 December.
- Luis Suarez sits out ban for having showed Fulham supporters the finger on 5 December.
Other details
- Manager: Kenny Dalglish
- Opposition manager: Alan Pardew
- Referee: Probert L
- Attendance: 44,372
- Half-time score: 1
- 1 - Game number: 5283
- League game number: 4277
- LFC played towards Kop: First half
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