Papiss Demba Cisse scored both goals as Newcastle United inflicted fresh Premier League misery on 10-man Liverpool with a 2-0 victory at St James' Park on Sunday.
The result condemned Liverpool to a sixth defeat in seven league matches and left them in eighth place, 11 points adrift of Newcastle.
Victory left the Magpies in sixth place but level on points with 5th placed Chelsea.
Sundays other Premier League match saw Tottenham Hotspur go level on points with third-placed north London foes Arsenal and five clear of both Chelsea and Newcastle after they beat Swansea 3-1 at White Hart Lane.
League leaders and reigning champions Manchester United will go five points clear of second-placed local rivals Manchester City, with seven games remaining, if they beat Blackburn Rovers at Ewood Park on Monday night.
