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Newcastle United have gone 20 years without a Premier League win at Liverpool and with the Kop side knowing victory may be needed at Anfield this Sunday, there could be every chance of another year of hurt for the much maligned Magpies.

For some reason it all seems to go dramatically wrong for Newcastle against the Reds on Merseyside.

And for the loyal fans who travel to Anfield every year they’ve witnessed plenty of pain.

Here are of the most shocking moments during the two decade drought.

“Collymore closing in....”

Liverpool 4 Newcastle 3

03 April 1996

When people recall the title race of 1996 they look back at this fixture as one of the turning points.

Indeed, part of THAT 12-point lead was chopped away here in the space of 22 minutes.

With Newcastle leading 3-2 thanks to Tino Asprilla’s cracking goal with the outside of his boot, Stan Collymore - who had hardly justified his massive £8.5million price tag - pegged the game back to 3-3.

Even a point wouldn’t have been a bad result for Keegan’s side.

But the scenes that followed still haunt Newcastle fans to this day as Ian Rush and John Barnes exchanged passes before Collymore rifled him in the 90th minute with Pavel Srnicek caught out at his near post.

The commentary from Martin Tyler screaming “Collymore closing in!” was followed by Keegan hanging his head in the Toon dugout.

Keegan said he never regretted continuing to flow forward but many feel this was the game to shut shop.

Lightning CAN strike twice

Liverpool 4 Newcastle 3

10 March 1997

There was pre-game banter that the scoreline of 4-3 could be repeated in this game.

Indeed, the last seven goal thriller had led to a special video of the game being released on Merseyside while the 1996 edition of this encounter has been replayed as a Sky classic on countless occasions.

But surely it couldn’t happen again?

Well with Liverpool 3-0 down after 42 minutes it didn’t look like it.

Keegan had quit as Toon boss months earlier and his replacement wasn’t exactly enjoying his early days in charge.

One Toon fan even entered the field at 3-0 and threw his shirt at Dalglish with the garment landing on the Scot’s head in embarrasing fashion on his return to Liverpool.

But an injury hit Newcastle team somehow fought back.

Keith Gillespie pulled back what looked like a consolation with 19 minutes left.

Asprilla reduced the gap to 3-2 with three minutes left and suddenly it was game on.

When Warren Barton grabbed the equaliser two minutes later and booted the microphone behind the goal it looked like the great escape was complete.

Newcastle managed to collapse in stoppage time as Robbie Fowler scored another winner in dying stages to set up ANOTHER 4-3 loss.

Only United could manage this.

The day Newcastle had done the hard work.

28 December 1998

Liverpool 4 Newcastle 2

The Magpies were hoping for a bit of festive cheer for the Toon Army with Ruud Gullit now in charge at Newcastle.

And things seemed to be going swimmingly for the Mags as Nobby Solano’s cracker in front of the Kop fired them 1-0 up on 29 minutes.

But when Didi Hammann was sent off a minute later United came crashing back down to earth.

Newcastle just got on with the job though and with Alan Shearer dropping back into midfield they managed to hold the Reds and even went 2-0 up through Swedish flop Andreas Andersson.

Even as the clock ticked to the 67th minute it looked like Newcastle could win at Anfield.

But as goals from Michael Owen (67) and (80) then Karlheinz Riedle (71) and (84) flowed this turned into another sorry defeat.

Seeing Red again

25 March 2000

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 1

The Magpies looked rejuvenated under Bobby Robson but they still couldn’t break their Anfield hoodoo.

It has looked like the same old story when Titi Camara opened the scoring on 51 minutes.

But when Alan Shearer netted 16 minutes later there was hope.

With Newcastle pushing forward they were caught out by a Jamie Redknapp header with a minute to go.

Another defeat, ANOTHER last minute choker.

Outclassed by the Toon Army

05 May 2001

Liverpool 3 Newcastle 0

A poor display at Anfield by United as they handed Owen a hat-trick as Bobby Robson’s men failed to get going.

The Toon Army were magnificent that day and as United players strolled off the pitch after looking like they’d hardly broken sweat, a furious Robson waited for them on the touch line and shoved them towards the travelling fans demanding they applauded their efforts.

Another day to forget.

There is a light that never goes out...

6 March 2002

Liverpool 3 Newcastle 0

Newcastle were going for the title going into the last two months of the season but many feel that the lights on that bid went out here.

With nerves jangling and the teams ready to walk out for an eagerly anticipated clash the floodlights failed at Anfield.

Newcastle started to crumble on 32 minutes when Danny Murphy fired Liverpool ahead.

Murphy added another in the second half and just to add salt into the wound Hammann - now wearing red -made it 3-0.

Punch drunk Toon suffer Boxing Day loss

26 December 2005

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0

On Boxing Day, Graeme Souness and his Toon players walked out of Anfield feeling punch drunk.

If previous visits to Anfield had been a horror show this was United’s Little Shop of Horrors.

With Michael Owen now in a black and white shirt there was hope that the man had caused so much damage to the Magpies in this fixture could now reverse the fortunes.

Owen was booed from pillar to post and chants of: “You should have signed for a big club” haunting the England striker.

Then after being rushed back from injury, Steven Taylor suffered a shoulder injury.

Things got worse when Titus Bramble replaced him and was given a standing ovation by the Liverpool fans in ironic manner!

Bramble had suffered a nightmare in his Ipswich days and things didn’t improve here.

Goals from Steven Gerrard and Peter Crouch wrapped things up plus a red card for Lee Bowyer.

Nightmare on Anfield Road

20 September 2006

Liverpool 2 Newcastle 0

One football fan claimed he’d dreamt on putting a bet on Xabi Alonso scoring a goal from the halfway line.

In this game it proved to be the worst nightmare for Steve Harper.

Already trailing to a Dirk Kuyt goal on 29 minutes, Alonso attempted an audacious lob from the halfway line, Harper slipped and it was game over.

We should have stayed on the sofa

3 May 2009

Liverpool 3 Newcastle 0

Goals from Yossi Benayoun and Dirk Kuyt already meant this was as clear win for Liverpool.

Then Joey Barton was red carded for a stupid tackle on Alonso.

Lucas wrapped up the win and after fans had chanted: “You should have stayed on the sofa” in reference to Alan Shearer swapping the MOTD couch for the Toon hotseat, a dressing room bust-up between Big Al and Barton capped a miserable day that left United staring the Championship in the face.