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Liverpool cruises past Newcastle
By Reuters
Reading jumps five places in one shot

LONDON - Liverpool piled more misery on Newcastle United with a 3-0 victory at Anfield in the Premier League yesterday. First-half goals from Jermaine Pennant and Fernando Torres, his 25th of the season, and Steven Gerrard's effort after the break strengthened Liverpool's hold on fourth place.

Relegation-threatened Newcastle, without a league win since December, has picked up only two points in seven matches since Kevin Keegan returned as manager in January and are leaking goals at an alarming rate. "It was disappointing," Keegan told Sky Sports television. "The first goal was a killer but other than that I didn't think we showed enough courage or self belief on the ball. They were much better than us."
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Reading, third from bottom at the start, jumped five places with a 2-0 home victory over Manchester City while second-from-bottom Fulham drew 1-1 at Blackburn Rovers.

Liverpool had the points in the bag thanks to two goals before halftime. Pennant enjoyed a huge slice of fortune when Jose Enrique's 43rd-minute clearance hit him and looped into the net but there was no luck in Torres' strike two minutes later when he slotted past keeper Steve Harper after being played in by Gerrard. Liverpool was able to coast after Torres turned provider for captain Gerrard six minutes into the second half.

Reading, who snapped a long losing sequence last week at Middlesbrough, had second-half goals from Shane Long and Dave Kitson to thank for the win over City that make its survival chances rosier. City has not scored in its last three league matches.
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