Liverpool keep top four spot in sights

Liverpool 3 Newcastle 1

The Geordies lost Craig Bellamy, injured in the warm-up, and had Lee Bowyer sent off for a second yellow card with eight minutes left. With some of their players linked with another hotel incident in the morning papers, the day just got worse for their manager Graham Souness who confirmed he has received a letter of complaint from the Ritz Hotel in London about the behaviour of some of his players.

The Mayfair hotel was allegedly the venue for a group of Newcastle players to stage a pre-Christmas party. Their behaviour resulted in hotel staff writing to the Newcastle club to complain.