City of Liverpool 1 - 2 Newcastle Town (Staffordshire)
Attendance: 248
Newcastle Town travelled to Liverpool for their first game in two weeks and came away with all three points to put them within touching distance of the play-offs. The Castle made a bright start, with forward Jacob Lovatt opening the scoring after just two minutes with his sixth league goal of the campaign. City of Liverpool defender Adam Hughes equalised in the 35th minute but they were level for only four minutes as former Crewe Alexandra full-back Kyle Stubbs completed the scoring in the 39th minute. Newcastle Town goalkeeper Joseph Slinn was sent off, but his side held on to claim their third away win of the season which lifted them to 10th place and just one point behind Runcorn Linnets in 5th. The defeat leaves City of Liverpool in 17th, only one point above an automatic relegation place.
