JOHN BRADLEY: Well, they say a week is a long time in football,
it certainly felt like it this week, given the events at Anfield last Sunday.
Liverpool finally return to action, without Luis Suarez,
now looking to Sturridge and Coutinho and Downing.
It's time for everyone to join the party and replace the 30-goal top scorer.
Jose Enrique, Johnson, Gerrard again, they're queuing up in the middle.
Johnson, needs a good ball, acrobatic clearance from Mathieu Debuchy.
Downing takes, again Newcastle deal with it. Still not cleared.
Delivered deep again, good clearance again by Yanga-Mbiwa.
But Daniel Agger is there!
And Liverpool have scored. Newcastle never, ever felt comfortable there,
they never looked in control,
and Daniel Agger has given Liverpool the perfect start at St James' Park.
That's the ball forward, and Sturridge is in here, and on towards Henderson...
So simple for Liverpool, the former Sunderland man scores at St James' Park.
Credit to Daniel Sturridge, unselfish. Coutinho picking Newcastle apart again.
Haidara, decent ball!
Oh, dear. James Perch, quite simply, had it on a plate and should have scored.
Bullied out of it by Coutinho, and Liverpool are advancing again,
Taylor going backwards - oh, what a pass, Sturridge...
Magnificent. Absolutely wonderful.
You can have a dance, Daniel,
but really it was all about Philippe Coutinho again.
Another goal for Sturridge,
and he deserved one of course after being so unselfish with the second goal.
Poor touch from Stewart Downing allows Yanga-Mbiwa to intercept.
Terrible touch by Tiote.
That's another lovely pass, and Henderson will get there,
Daniel Sturridge...
That is just too easy for Liverpool, two for Sturridge in the second half,
and returning the favour of the first half is Henderson,
but Alan Pardew's men are being taken to the cleaners.
Liverpool clinical and really are just romping to victory here.
Coutinho.
Here is Borini, just arrived.
Coutinho again, now it needs to go the other way.
Downing, lovely play.
There you go! Fabio Borini, returns from injury and has his first Premier League goal.
Welcome to the party, Fabio, because it is a big Liverpool party at St James' Park.
That's an awful challenge.
GARY GILLESPIE: I think this is the best I've seen Coutinho play.
JOHN: That's inevitable for Debuchy, just sheer frustration.
Already booked, dives into Coutinho out of sheer frustration,
could have been a straight red really.
That's delivered again - it's six!
Well, it's just getting silly now. Jordan Henderson adds another,
the ex-Sunderland man has two at St James'.
Liverpool have been just so good.
Oh! And they very nearly had seven there, it's a good save by Elliot.
Well, it has been an absolutely sensational and stunning day for Liverpool.
The Reds' joint-biggest away win in Premier League history.