Liverpool will be hoping to close the gap at the top of the table when they take on Newcastle United at Anfield on Thursday night. The Reds are now second in the Premier League table, four points behind leaders Man City, and will be looking to close that margin with a win over the Magpies at Anfield tomorrow.
The opportunity to make it eight wins in a row for the Merseysiders is well within reach taking into consideration how well they have performed in the past few weeks. They approach the upcoming encounter on the back of a narrow 1-0 win over Aston Villa, having defeated Arsenal, Southampton, Everton and Wolves in the outings leading up to that clash.
On the contrary, Newcastle will be looking at creating their own luck after picking up a number of bad results this campaign. The Saudi takeover was expected to usher the club into new territories of prosperity and success but that has been far from the case for the Magpies who are now battling relegation. With just 10 points from a possible 48 points.
They will make the trip to Anfield with the hope of getting back to winning ways following their 4-0 humiliation to Leicester City last weekend. Across the last 17 matches, Eddie Howe's men have managed just one win, drawing seven and losing as many as 10 games. With safety being just four points away, they will be poised to make a difference although it will not come easily against one of the league's title contenders.
Key stats
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Liverpool have won each of their previous nine Premier League games against Newcastle since losing their first game under Jürgen Klopp in December 2015. (W5 D4).
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Newcastle haven't won in their last 25 visits to Anfield since winning their first Premier League match there in April 1994. (D5 L20). Only against Manchester United have they ever gone without a win on the road in the Premier League (29 between 1973 and 2012).
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Liverpool has only won one of their six Premier League home games played on Thursdays (2-0 vs Sheffield United in January 2020), having lost both such games against Burnley and Chelsea last season.
Team news
Liverpool are still without Nat Phillips, Curtis Jones, and Harvey Elliott, but there is a chance that Roberto Firmino, who has resumed training, will play some part. The Brazil international missed eight matches with a hamstring injury but has successully recovered in the six weeks he spent on the sidelines. Meanwhile, the availability of Divock Origi is in doubt with the player picking up a knock to his knee.
For Newcastle, Federico Fernandez will not be at Anfield after the sustaining a thigh injury. Paul Dummett is also an absentee for Eddie Howe's side with a calf problem.
Predicted starting XI
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Liverpool: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Keita, Fabinho, Henderson; Salah, Jota, Mane.
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Newcastle United: Dubravka; Manquillo, Schar, Clark, Lascelles, Lewis; Saint-Maximin, Hayden, Shelvey, Joelinton; Wilson.
Broadcast information
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