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5.07pm GMT
Hello and welcome to live coverage of Newcastle v Liverpool from St James’ Park. It’s the last Premier League game of 2020, and Liverpool’s final match of a momentous year in which they won their first league title since 1990. Their title defence hasn’t reached the same awesome heights, at least not consistently, but they are still top and will move five points clear of Manchester United if they win tonight. It’s not exactly a crisis.
Newcastle have had a decent season in terms of results, especially given the Covid outbreak that hit them so hard, but there has been the usual discontent over their style of play. That’s unlikely to change tonight, though given the opposition it feels less important: if Newcastle draw 1-1 after having 4 per cent of the possession, equalising in the 94th minute through a thrice-deflected shot from Jonjo Shelvey, they’ll have had a good night.
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