City level with Reds

Liverpool resisted a second-half fightback from Wolves to secure a hard-fought victory and end a run of back-to-back league defeats. Kenny Dalglish’s side took an early lead at Anfield when Charlie Adam’s shot was headed in by defender Roger Johnson, before Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez doubled moments later. Steven Fletcher gave Wolves hope after the break but the visitors were unable to score again.

Newcastle moved into the top four with a fine 3-1 win over Blackburn Rovers, who had previously won on their last five visits to St James' Park. Former West Ham striker Demba Ba netted an impressive hat-trick for the Magpies, with Junior Hoilett grabbing a consolation strike for Rovers.

Finally, West Brom recorded a lacklustre 0-0 draw with Fulham, while Wigan went down 2-1 to Tottenham at the DW Stadium.

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