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Liverpool annihilate Newcastle

Liverpool - Liverpool moved up to fifth place in the Premier League on Sunday with an untroubled 3-0 win over Newcastle.

Maxi Rodriguez put the home side ahead in the 10th minute before Dirk Kuyt's 59th-minute penalty and Luis Suarez's 65th-minute close-range finish made the game safe.

The win moved Liverpool ahead of Tottenham on goal difference. Although Spurs have played one game fewer, their chances of reaching the top four to make the Champions League for a second straight season appear to be over after a 2-1 defeat at Chelsea on Saturday.

Maxi put Liverpool ahead with a deflected shot past goalkeeper Tim Krul and Kuyt hit his eighth goal in seven Premier League matches after Suarez had been wrestled to the ground inside the area by defender Mike Williamson.

Suarez then got his goal, his third since joining Liverpool in January. The Uruguay striker's pass to Maxi was deflected to Kuyt, who returned the ball for Suarez to tap in unmarked.

Liverpool, whose 21-year-old record of 18 English league titles could be broken by United this season, has now scored 14 goals in three home matches.

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