At 19:30 Beijing time on April 30, the 35th round of the 2021-2022 Premier League season ushered in a focus battle, and The Reds Liverpool went to challenge Newcastle United away. In the first half, Liverpool took the advantage, Keita passed the goalkeeper to score, the Reds temporarily led; in the second half, Jota was active, but Dubravka was as stable as Tarzan to save the goal. In the end, Liverpool won 1-0 away to Newcastle United, overtaking Manchester City in the first game and temporarily reaching the top of the table.
Before the start of this round, Liverpool ranked second in the Premier League with 79 points from 24 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats, one point behind Manchester City at the top of the table. The new tycoons Newcastle have been in danger of relegation, and they are 9th in the table. In this game, Mane formed a front line with Jota and Díaz, and Salah played as a substitute.
In the 5th minute of the game, Liverpool won a free kick opportunity on the left side of the front, and the first point after the ball was hoisted into the box was released by the Newcar players, but the ball was not far away in front of Jota, who stopped the ball on his chest and shot directly, and the ball was deflected off the upright.
In the 8th minute, Liverpool instigated a counterattack in front of the field, Jota high-speed dribbling and slamming the ball backwards, but Keita's angry shot was also deflected.
In the 19th minute of the game, Liverpool broke the deadlock, the midfield sent a clever pass, played a delicate two-on-one combination on the right side, Keita calmly dribbled past the goalkeeper after receiving the ball in the box, and then fired a furious shot, Liverpool led Newcastle 1-0 away.
In the 34th minute of the game, Newcastle's pressure once again gave Liverpool a lot of room to counterattack, Dias used his personal ability to run a long distance, and then knocked the ball across to Mane in the middle, but the latter's pumping shot was not powerful and was confiscated by the goalkeeper.
In the 39th minute, Newcastle counter-attacked and Almiron got a straight plug and swung past Alisson to break the goal easily, but he was offside clearly and the goal was invalid. At the end of the first half, Liverpool temporarily led Newcastle 1-0.
In the 55th minute of the game, Newcastle won a free kick that was perfectly located in front of the field, and Servi went straight to the goal with a heavy cannon, but was directly headed by Milner in the wall.
In the 59th minute, Liverpool sent a long-range over-the-top pass from the backfield, jota's one-handed chance was destroyed by Dubravka's brave attack, and then Dubravka calmly confiscated Robertson's follow-up shot.
In the 70th minute, Salah and Fabinho came off the bench to replace Mane and Henderson; three minutes later, the Liverpool player sent a penetrating straight plug in the midfield, Jota had room to get up and hit the goal, but his shot was once again deflected by Dubravka.
In the 78th minute, Liverpool broke the ball in front of the field, Jota crossed all the way inside and then pumped the ball into the goal, and the ball was saved again. Liverpool were on full board, but Dubravka was brilliant.
In the end, the match ended, and Liverpool won 1-0 away to Newcastle to temporarily top the table.