On Wednesday night, at 20:00, Newcastle and Liverpool duel in the 16th round of the Premier League, in a match with “tradition” in English football. Newcastle comes after an unbeaten defeat against Manchester City (0-2), while the defending champion must take revenge on her fans after the draw with the WBA, Boxing Day (1-1) . There are two bands that have something to prove!
Newcastle has solved its lot problems and now has Dubravka and Saint-Maximin at its disposal. Instead, the “cormorants” cannot count on Gomez, Jota, Tsimikas and Van Dijk, while Alcantara and Matip are uncertain, but they hope to be recovered in time. Undoubtedly, the English leader starts with the first chance in the match on St. James Park. Liverpool is on the first place in the ranking (goal average 37-20), with 32 points, followed by Everton (29), Leicester (28) and Man. United (27).
Newcastle is on the 13th place (goal difference 17-24) and has a series of three consecutive matches without a victory in the championship. 7 points away from the relegation places, Steve Bruce’s band can’t afford many wrong steps, if they want to spend this winter safely. We will once again keep an eye on the Egyptian Salah, the top scorer in the Premier League (13 successes), but Calum Wilson can be decisive in Newcastle (8 successes this season). Among the players who have a good quota to score on Wednesday night are Sadio mane (6 goals), Roberto Firmino and Diogo Jota (5 goals each). There are many talented offensive footballers on the field, and this can be decisive for our bets.
Liverpool comes after matches in which Klopp’s defense gave up quite easily. We saw draws with the same score, 1-1, against Midtjylland, Fulham and WBA, but also a lucky victory obtained with Tottenham (2-1). The best performance was on Selhrust Park, with Cystal Palace (7-0). It was an offensive recital given by the champions, who caught a day of grace in London.
Instead, Newcastle have lost three of their last four official matches: 2-5 to Leeds, 0-1 to Brentford (in the League Cup) and 0-2 to Manchester City. Newcastle’s last victory was five games ago: 2-1 at home to West Brom, after goals from Almiron (‘1) and Gayle (’82). Judging by the last direct duels between the two teams, it is normal to bet on an open match, with many goals. The white draw was not registered in this direct duel of 68 matches!
Newcastle: Darlow – Manquillo, Fernandez, Schar, Clark, Lewis – Ritchie, Longstaff, Hayden, Joelinton – Wilson
Coach: Steve Bruce
Liveprool: Alisson – Alexander-Arnold, Williams, Fabinho, Robertson – Chamberlain, Henderson, Wijnaldum – Salah, Minamino, MAne
Coach: Jurgen Klopp
At least four goals have been scored in the last four consecutive direct duels;
Liverpool have won the last 5 direct duels against Newcastle;
They have scored both teams in the last three direct duels;
Liverpool have won two of the last six games played at St. James Park;
At home, Newcastle has three wins, one draw and three defeats;
PREDICTION: Over 2,5 goals @ 1,49
