Liverpool 1-1 Newcastle

Liverpool were unable to celebrate
Steven Gerrard's 600th game for the
club with a victory as they were held
1-1 by Newcastle at Anfield.
The Reds had to battle back from a
goal down to even secure a share of
the spoils and failed to make the most
of Fabricio Coloccini's late red card as
Newcastle secured a point from a solid
defensive display.
Chances were few and far between in
the opening exchanges, although
Newcastle were troubled by the pace
of Raheem Sterling on a couple of
occasions before his final ball proved a
let-down.
Neither keeper had a serious early save
to make, with Luis Suarez's 20-yard
free-kick just over the angle of post
and crossbar the closest Liverpool
came.
Suso's tricky run five minutes before
half-time produced another half-
chance that was deflected wide but it
was Newcastle, on a rare trip towards
the Kop, who broke the deadlock with
a goal of true quality in the 43rd
minute.
Hatem Ben Arfa turned Jose Enrique
inside out down the right flank and
dinked a ball over to the far post
where Yohan Cabaye controlled and
volleyed past Brad Jones from a
narrow angle.
Tim Krul was finally called into action in
the 58th minute when Suarez made
room for himself on the edge of the
box and fired goalwards, but the Dutch
keeper went full-length to push his
effort around the post.
Nuri Sahin had an effort deflected just
wide but, just as Anfield's frustration
levels reached danger point, Liverpool
pulled level on 67 with another goal
worthy of England's top division.
Enrique's long pass looked more
hopeful than anything, but Suarez took
the ball on his chest, held off Coloccini
and nipped around Krul before
tapping into an empty net.
The Uruguayan almost helped
Liverpool into the lead seconds later
when he tricked his way into the box
and set up Jonjo Shelvey, but the sub
could not get a meaningful shot away
and Krul gratefully clutched the ball to
his chest.
Steven Taylor rescued Newcastle with a
brave block from Sterling while Ben
Arfa's greed cost them at the other end
when his shot was saved by Jones after
he failed to spot Sammy Ameobi
galloping clear.
Coloccini was dismissed seven minutes
from time for an ugly lunge on Suarez -
he was lucky not to be caught flush on
the knee - but Shelvey wasted a free
header and Suarez's deflected free-kick
bounced off the top of the bar with
just about the final kick to leave
Liverpool stuck on just one home win
this season.