Newcastle v Manchester City: Edin Dzeko scores the opening goal past Tim Krul in only the eighth minute when he connects sweetly with a pacey low crossPhotograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesCheick Tiote's long-range half-volley flies into the far corner, but is controversially ruled out as Yoan Gouffran is ruled to have been in an offside position, despite the Frenchman not getting a touchPhotograph: Stu Forster/Getty ImagesTiote prematurely begins his celebrations ...Photograph: Serena Taylor/Newcastle Utd via Getty Images
... before being called back by referee Mike JonesPhotograph: Michael Regan/Getty ImagesNewcastle United's manager Alan Pardew is furious at half-timePhotograph: Owen Humphreys/PAIn the 90th minute, Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo scores a fortuitous second goal – when one-on-one with Krul he gets a lucky ricochet before tapping into the empty net. Final score: 0-2Photograph: Lindsey Parnaby/EPAStoke City v Liverpool: Liverpool's French defender Aly Cissokho shoots to score the opening goal in the fifth minute, albeit with the help of a sizeable deflection Photograph: ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty ImagesLuis Suárez bags Liverpool's second goal when he seizes on some defensive uncertainty and slots the ball under Stoke City goalkeeper Jack ButlandPhotograph: Dave Thompson/PAIt's 2-0 with little more than half an hour gone, but both goals have been giftsPhotograph: ANDREW YATES/AFP/Getty ImagesFormer Liverpool striker Peter Crouch heads his side back into the match in the 39th minutePhotograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action ImagesThen another Liverpool old-boy, Charlie Adam, lashes home from the edge of the box to make it 2-2 on the stroke of half-timePhotograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action ImagesA lucky penalty is won by Raheem Sterling and converted by Liverpool's Steven Gerrard at the start of the second halfPhotograph: Jon Super/APSuárez sweeps home a fourth goal in the 71st minute after a delightful lay-off by his strike-partner Daniel Sturridge, who returned to action after a long-spell out with injuryPhotograph: DARREN STAPLES/REUTERSJonathan Walters scores a third goal for Stoke, despite scuffing his shot, in the 85th minute to set-up a nervy conclusionPhotograph: Clive Mason/Getty ImagesBut Sturridge wraps up the victory with a shot from a tight angle, pouncing on a rebound after Butland had neatly saved the ball Final score: 3-5Photograph: DARREN STAPLES/REUTERS
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