Welcome to our live text coverage of Liverpool's trip to face Newcastle United in their Premier League clash at St James's Park. We'll post the teams for you in a matter of seconds...

Newcastle won all four Premier League matches in November last season, the best record of any team that month.

Balotelli with the free-kick. On target, but Krul does well to watch the bounce before making the stop.

Bad challenge by Sissoko on Allen. Poor, poor stuff. Lucky to avoid a straight red from that one.

Sterling offside from the Coutinho pass. Johnson taking risks at the other end. Fortunate to escape from that one after Aarons robbed him of the ball.

Mario Balotelli has not scored a league goal for 11 matches, for Liverpool and AC Milan – he could match his personal longest run without a league goal, 12 matches, for Man City from April – Nov 2012

Off we go then for the second half of this contest.

There goes the whistle. 0-0 at half-time. Pretty forgettable stuff really.

We are into two minutes of time added on.

Cisse leans back and lifts the free-kick well over the bar. Poor, poor stuff from him. Mignolet almost loses the ball under pressure. Does enough to get it clear.

Steven Taylor is going to be booked for a spot of unsporting conduct. Newcastle lining up this free-kick.

Skrtel takes out Sissoko with a late challenge, and Newcastle have a free-kick on the edge of the Liverpool box.

Newcastle have drawn a first-half blank in seven of their nine Premier League matches to date this term – the joint-most in the division this season, along with Aston Villa.

Hasn't been a great game so far. Competitive enough, but lacking genuine quality when you study it.

Skrtel powers a header wide of goal. Free header. Should have hit the target from that chance.

Colback throws over a corner with plenty of air under it. Mignolet under it, but this time he takes with no problem.

Cisse sees a volley headed off the line by Johnson after Mignolet had missed a corner. Liverpool defence in danger of creaking under these corners.

Liverpool have failed to score a first-half goal in five of their nine Premier League matches this season (prior to today). They only drew a blank in four Premier League first-halves in the whole of last season.

Ameobi leans back and lifts the ball miles over the bar from 35 yards. A poor corner from Newcastle almost paid off, but not quite.