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Keifer MacDonald

Liverpool's next six fixtures compared to European rivals after stunning Newcastle result

Liverpool's hopes of making a late surge for the Champions League places were dealt a huge blow on Sunday afternoon as Newcastle United stormed to a remarkable 6-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur at St James' Park.

Heading into the Super Sunday fixture, Reds supporters had hoped that fifth-placed Spurs could be able to do them a slight favour ahead of the final weeks of the Premier League season. Victory for Tottenham would have kept Liverpool's gap to the Magpies at six points - with both teams crucially having played 31 games.

However, the stunning result sees the Reds stay firmly in the rear-view mirror. They are now nine points below Newcastle, who jump above Manchester United into third on goal difference. Man United have a game in hand on both Liverpool and the Magpies.

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However, Newcastle's hopes of securing a return to Europe's premier club competition for the first since 2002/03 will be tested in the coming weeks when they face Brighton & Hove Albion, Arsenal and Chelsea, offering Jurgen Klopp's side a slight consolation that their rivals could still be caught.

But in order to do so, Liverpool will need to build on their back-to-back league victories over Leeds United and Nottingham Forest when they take on West Ham United at the London Stadium on Wednesday evening.

Here are how the Reds' fixtures compare to those still in the hunt for a Champions League place.

Liverpool

West Ham (A) - Wednesday, April 26

Tottenham (H) - Sunday, April 30

Fulham (H) - Wednesday, May 3

Brentford (H) - Saturday, May 6

Leicester City (A) - Monday, May 15

Aston Villa (H) - Saturday, May 20

Newcastle

Everton (A) - Thursday, April 27

Southampton (H) - Sunday, April 30

Arsenal (H) - Sunday, May 7

Leeds (A) - Saturday, May 13

Brighton & Hove Albion (H) - Thursday, May 18

Leicester (H) - Monday, May 22

Tottenham

Manchester United (H) - Thursday, April 27

Liverpool (A) - Sunday, April 30

Crystal Palace (H) - Saturday, May 6

Aston Villa (A) - Saturday, May 13

Brentford (H) - Saturday, May 20

Leeds (A) Sunday, May 28

Aston Villa

Fulham (H) - Tuesday, April 25

Manchester United (A) - Sunday, April 30

Wolverhampton Wanderers (A) - Saturday, May 6

Tottenham (H) - Saturday, May 13

Liverpool (A) - Saturday, May 30

Brighton (H) - Saturday, May 30

Brighton

Nottingham Forest (A) - Wednesday, April 26

Wolves (H) - Saturday, April 29

Manchester United (H) - Thursday, May 4

Everton (H) - Monday, May 8

Arsenal (A) - Sunday, May 14

Newcastle (A) - Thursday, May 18

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