With the Premier League getting back in business after the international break, the reigning European champions Liverpool will take on an underperforming Newcastle United side at their home turf Anfield.
With four wins in four versus Norwich City, Southampton, and Arsenal, Liverpool comfortably resides at the top spot with 12 points under their belt. While Liverpool is taking giant strides once again in the football world, Newcastle’s current affairs have been underwhelming, to say the least.
With two losses and a win, Newcastle United fins itself at the 14th spot with just the four points. However, Newcastle did manage to chip three huge points versus Pocchentino’s Tottenham away from which Liverpool will vary of.
Match Details –
Date: September 14, 2019
Venue: Anfield
Time of Kick-Off: 5:00 pm (IST)
Liverpool vs Newcastle United (Squads)
Liverpool Squad:-
Goalkeeping – Alisson, Caoimhin Kelleher, Andy Lonergan, Adrian
Defence – Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren, Joseph Gomez, Andrew Robertson, Joel Matip, Ki Jana Hoever, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Sepp van den Berg, Nathaniel Clyne
Midfield – Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum, James Milner, Naby Keita, Jordan Henderson, Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Curtis Jones, Allan Souza, Harvey Elliot, Pedro Chirivella
Forward – Robert Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohammed Salah, Xherdan Shaqiri, Rhian Brewster, Divock Origi
Liverpool Team News:-
Liverpool sit firm on top of the league with a 100% win ratio.
Jurgen Klopp might not go for many alterations in his lineup
Nathaniel Clyne and Alisson Becker will be unavailable due to injuries
Naby Keita may not start in the game against Newcastle but can be seen coming off the bench after recovering from injury.
Liverpool Predicted 11:
Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson, Fabinho, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Salah, Firmino, Mane
Newcastle United Squad:-
Goalkeeping – Robert Elliot, Martin Dubravka, Karl Darlow
Defence – Ciaran Clark, Paul Dummet, Fabian Schar, Jamaal Lascelles, Federico Fernandez, Javier Manquillo, Florian Lejeune, DeAndre Yedlin, Jetro Willems, Emil Krafth
Midfield – Ki Sung-yeung, Jonjo Shelvey, Matt Ritchie, Isaac Hayden, Miguel Almiron, Christian Atsu, Sean Longstaff, Matthew Longstaff
Forward – Yoshinori Muto, Joelinton, Allan Sain-Maximin, Dwight Gayle, Andy Carroll
Newcastle United Team News:-
Starting the league campaign with two straight losses, Newcastle responded in an ideal manner by beating a formidable Tottenham Hotspurs away from, followed by a draw against Watford.
The Newcastle camp is currently injury struck with Colback, Lejuene, Caroll, Saint-Maximin, and Ritchie being unavailable for the big game versus Liverpool.
Steve Bruce might have Yedlin and Gayle back on the bench which may come as a sigh of relief for the Newcastle faithful.
Newcastle Predicted 11:
Dubravka, Krafth, Lascelles, Schar, Dummett, Williems, Almiron, Hayden, Longstaff, Atsu, Joelinton
Key Points:
In the last five meetings between the two football clubs, it’s Liverpool who has the edge with three wins and two draws.
Newcastle United has yet to win a game versus the Scousers since then.
The last time Liverpool and Newcastle confronted one another was at St. James Park in what was one of the games of the season as it went back and forth until finally Divock Origi chipped in with a header which led to an 86th winner. The match ended 3-2 in Liverpool’s favour.
Prediction:
With Newcastle gaining four points out of six before signing off the international break, we can expect the toons going for a point against Liverpool. Anything more would simply turn out to be a bonus for Newcastle United.
With that being said one can expect Newcastle to sit deep and hit on the counter. However, the Liverpool attack knows how to break down defence especially when it comes to playing at their very own ground.
As Liverpool stand clear favourties to win the game versus Newcastle, they will not only get three points in the league but will certainly be ready for a similar defensive strategy of sorts from Napoli for Liverpool’s first European game of the season.
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