The Whites’ 4-1 defeat at Crystal Palace on Saturday afternoon was one of 10 top-flight matches to take place over an action-packed few days.
Scroll and click through the pages to see which teams, managers and players shone and struggled over the weekend:
7. L: Mark Lawrenson
The BBC pundit got it all wrong about Newcastle fans in his defence of Steve Bruce - poorly taking a cheap dig: “They’re never happy, they want to win the Champions League but they’re in it unfortunately but such is life.” Photo: Dan Istitene
8. W: Leicester City
The Foxes are back on top of the Premier League with memories from their 2015/16 heroics already flooding back. In fact, Brendan Rodgers’ men are three points better off than they were in the title-winning season… Photo: TIM KEETON
9. L: VAR
We think Jermaine Beckford speaks for almost every football fan (except Crystal Palace fans maybe!) when he explained how “ridiculous” and “nonsensical” THAT Patrick Bamford offside was. “Bang out of order,” he ranted on BBC Final Score. Photo: Pool
10. W: Southampton
The Saints briefly topped the table after their 2-0 win over Newcastle on Friday and pundit Tony Cascarino has likened Ralph Hassenhuttl to Marcelo Bielsa in terms of how he has the ability to improve players. Photo: Stu Forster