Chelsea remain in fourth place, and are two points off third-placed Leicester City who have a game in hand.
Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho earned Manchester United a hard-fought 2-0 win
Haaland effectively put the game to bed early in the second half with a simple finish, before taking his league tally to 20 for the season in the 64th minute.
It is a first win in six games in all competitions for Liverpool.
Ben Johnson and Tomas Soucek scored second-half goals as West Ham United twice came back from a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Brighton and Hove Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.
Friday's 1-1 draw left Newcastle 18th on two points and piled more pressure on manager Steve Bruce while Leeds are 16th on three points after they missed a string of chances in an action-packed first half.
Manchester City crushed Leeds United 7-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday to make it seven Premier League wins a row and move four points clear at the top of the table.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Second-placed Manchester United edged closer towards qualification for the Champions League
Manchester City's bid to chop Arsenal's Premier League lead to two points was scuppered as Harry Kane's record-breaking goal earned Tottenham Hotspur a 1-0 win.
The win moves Leeds up to third on 10 points, albeit having played an extra game, two points behind Villa, while leaders Everton, who have 13 points, are at Southampton on Sunday.
An 87th-minute header from defender Diego Llorente gave Leeds United a 1-1 home draw with Liverpool in the Premier League on Monday after the home side staged a protest against the breakaway Super League prior to the kickoff.
Images from Tuesday's action in the Premier League
Leicester City's veteran striker Jamie Vardy came off the bench to break his long scoring drought and earn his side a 1-1 draw with a late equaliser
'We changed our attitude, desire and organisation at halftime and then we were completely different. It was good for my players to learn and to suffer on the pitch'
Salah himself blasted home the spot-kick and Leeds looked as though they may be in for a very long day.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Son Heung-min scored his 100th goal for Tottenham Hotspur as they returned to winning ways with a 3-0 defeat of Leeds United to climb back into the English Premier League's top four on Saturday.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Manchester City moved back to second in the Premier League after a stylish 3-0 win over Everton at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday as Pep Guardiola's side responded to convincing Chelsea and Liverpool wins with a reminder of their class.
A summary of Tuesday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Arsenal's inability to kill off the contest will be a frustration as that has been a hallmark of their recent form. They had won their previous 18 Premier League matches in which they scored first.
A summary of Sunday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Saturday
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Both sides will be high on confidence with an aim to come out all guns blazing.
Images from the Premier League matches played on Thursday.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Chelsea extended their impressive turnaround under new coach Thomas Tuchel with a 2-0 home win over in-form Everton on Monday as Kai Havertz played a key role in both goals on his return to the starting 11.
A summary of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
"The best team won, we struggled from the beginning and we couldn't deal with their long balls. Usually, you press the ball to win it, but this was different. They defended so deep and so well," City coach Pep Guardiola told the BBC.
IMAGES from Premier League matches played on Sunday.
Images from Saturday's action in the Premier League.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Images from the English Premier League matches played on Wednesday night.
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