Liverpool hoped to bounce back from the heartbroken draw vs Blackburn, but they would be mi sing Suarez, their leading league goalscorer. Bellamy and Downing played on two flanks to supply cro ses for Andy Carroll, the former Magpies striker. Spearing started as the holding midfielder, with Steven Gerrard on the bench. Jose Enrique also played against his former team.Newcastle ended their recent slump with a 2-0 victory over Bolton. Alan Pardew made only one change to the lineup. Attacking midfielder Haris Vuckic was given his second start of the season, joining a 5-men midfield to support Devin Asiasi Jersey the in-form striker Demba Ba. Ben Arfa, Leon Best and the Ameobis provided plenty of attacking options on the Newcastle bench.Play of the GameLiverpool: Steven Gerrard capped a brilliant play in the 77th minute with his second league goal of the campaign. Henderson received Spearings pa s from the left, and laid the ball to the penetrating Gerrard. It was not the best first touch by the captain, but he still managed to send the ball past Tim Krul with his left foot to secure the lead.Newcastle: Demba Ba finally Tedy Bruschi Jersey broke through the Liverpool defense in the 69th minute. He received a through pa s from Cabaye and cleverly chipped the ball past Reina, but only saw his effort saved at goal line by Skrtel.Key MomentsNewcastle led through a lucky goal when Cabayes header deflected off Aggers arm. It seemed to have brought Newcastle back to life, but a quick response from Craig Bellamy restored Liverpools control of the game.Downing gained the upper hand over Ryan Taylor. After interval, Alan Pardew decided to take off the full back, who was booked and slightly injured. The more defensive David Santon had quieted Downing in the 2nd half.Steven Gerrard came in for the disappointing Charlie Adam in the 58th minute. He provided the quality cro ses Liverpool had been mi sing in the 1st half and made Andy Carroll a real threat, with the best chance coming off the target mans forehead, but only to be denied by the woodwork.In the 66th minute, Liverpool won a free kick after a dubious foul called on Tiote. Danny Simpson was trying to be clever, following Kyle Walkers move to Jonathan Jones Jersey protect the near post, but only attracted Carroll to physically distract Tim Krul. Ultimately it was Simpson getting into the way of Bellamys shot and led to the goal.Williamson and Krul had nearly made the lo s at Anfield even more embarra sing, when they couldnt deal with a long clearance to Carroll in injury time; Downing had blasted the loose ball straight into the stand though.AnecdotesVuckic was hit in the face by Glen Johnsons clearance and raced towards the sideline. The ball fell to Jonas, which eventually pa sed to Ryan Taylor who cro sed and brought Newcastle the lead. Vuckic was certainly overjoyed with his physical contribution as he held up his fist pa sionately to celebrate the goal.VerdictLiverpoolKenny Dalglish employed the right game plan. Liverpool dominated the midfield and posed threat by delivering cro ses from both flanks, but it was not until Gerrard came in that they started to look more threatening. Suarezs absence is still worrying, as the only weapon Liverpool has at the moment is pumping the ball onto Carroll, who always suffers from poor first touches. Spearing and Downing enjoyed a Cody Davis Jersey sweet night, but Henderson had still not lived up to expectation.NewcastlePardew and his Newcastle side might have been disillusioned by the draw at Old Trafford. They dont have the mentality to play defensive football at all. The midfielders were very sluggish before the goal. The full backs could not handle threat from the flanks. Obertans reluctance to track back imposed extra pre sure on Simpson. Demba Ba could hardly challenge Liverpools defense alone. Tiote was the only bright spot of the night. With Manchester United visiting next week, Pardew has to quickly sort out the balance of the formation. They surely play more comfortably with an attacking approach.Best Performer of the GameSteven Gerrard. He had stolen Bellamys show. The Welshman did score twice to help Liverpool overcome a one-goal deficit, but its the captain who made Christian Barmore Jersey a real impact. HIs lively performance off the bench had changed the game momentum and he finished off the day with an excellent goal.Who could do better?Yohan Cabaye. He had struggled to follow the quick pace of this cla sic matchup. Although involved in the goal, Cabaye had been far from constructive and failed to orchestrate the offence. Things could have been worse when he should be sent off for a dangerous tackle on Spearing early in the 2nd half.