Reds leave Newcastle searching for win

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Newcastle had done well until two minutes from the break, when Jermaine Pennant was fortunate to deflect home his first of the season.

Then with seconds to go before the break, Fernando Torres scored another cracker - his 25th of the season - before Steven Gerrard added the third with a cool chip in the second-half.

Liverpool were without injured pair Javier Mascherano and Steve Finnan, while Dirk Kuyt and Ryan Babel started on the bench - with Yossi Benayoun, Pennant and Lucas coming into the side.

Newcastle were without Joey Barton, with Charles N'Zogbia the only change from the side which lost at home to Blackburn last weekend.

John Arne Riise was booked for a high challenge on James Milner, but Newcastle were still more than holding their own - until the freak 43rd-minute incident which took the game away from them.

Jose Enrique's attempted clearance cannoned back off Pennant and into the net, giving Liverpool the lead and Pennant only his second goal in 71 games for the club.

Seconds before the break Torres made it 2-0 when he rounded Steve Harper and coolly netted his 25th goal in 34 games - and his 13th in his last 12 - following a Gerrard ball.

Newcastle, who had replaced Milner with Geremi just before the break, fell three goals behind in the 51st minute, when Enrique backed off and Torres sent Gerrard away down the middle to neatly chip Harper.

Obafemi Martins hit the bar with a fierce left-footed effort in the 68th minute, before Dirk Kuyt and Peter Crouch formed the home strike partnership as Gerrard and Torres came off, with Tuesday's Champions League clash against Inter Milan clearly on the mind of Reds boss Rafael Benitez.