Mohamed Salah is seeking to match one among his many Liverpool information away to Newcastle, on an evening when Cody Gakpo could make his one centesimal Reds look.
Arne Slot‘s facet are nonetheless flying after their 2-0 win over Man Metropolis, however subsequent up is a tough-looking journey to St James’ Park on Wednesday night time.
Ought to Salah rating, he’ll equal his finest run of netting in seven successive Premier League video games for Liverpool.
His earlier finest run was set between August and October 2021.
In the meantime, Gakpo will play for Liverpool for the one centesimal time if he options, whereas Curtis Jones might make his one hundred and fiftieth look in league and cup.
Alexis Mac Allister is one yellow card away from a one-match ban, and Slot is in the identical boat on the touchline.
Reds out to proceed very good away kind
Liverpool have taken 16 factors from a potential 18 away from dwelling within the Premier League this season, with 5 wins and a draw.
In all competitions on the street in 2024/25, Slot’s facet have gained eight and drawn one among 9 matches.
Liverpool are undefeated within the final 11 away video games in all competitions (eight wins, three attracts) since dropping the Merseyside derby at Everton again in April.
Newcastle’s combined dwelling report
In 2024, Newcastle have misplaced thrice at dwelling in 15 Premier League matches – to Man Metropolis in January, Brighton in October and West Ham of their final outing at St James’.
Eddie Howe’s crew scored in all 19 dwelling video games final season, nonetheless, and solely Brighton and West Ham have stored a clear sheet on this floor within the final 25 matches.
Newcastle have scored greater than as soon as in solely one among their six league clashes at dwelling this season, within the 2-1 dwelling win over Tottenham in September.
Don’t count on a 0-0!
There has solely been one 0-0 draw within the final 76 league encounters between Liverpool and Newcastle, and 81 in all competitions, in a run courting again to February 1974.
That stalemate got here at St. James’ again in December 2020.
Liverpool have scored 119 targets towards Newcastle, which is greater than towards another crew within the Premier League period.
They’ve additionally earned extra factors (117) towards them within the competitors than they’ve anybody else.
Newcastle eyeing half-century of wins
Newcastle‘s subsequent win might be their fiftieth towards Liverpool total, within the 186th encounter between the 2 golf equipment.
They haven’t overwhelmed the Reds within the final 15 league matches, although.
The final Newcastle participant to attain in a win over Liverpool was Gini Wijnaldum again in December 2015 – since then, it’s been 4 attracts and 11 defeats.
The Magpies have additionally scored simply as soon as at dwelling towards the Reds within the final 449 minutes of motion.
That was Anthony Gordon in final season’s 2-1 defeat, following Darwin Nunez‘s dramatic late brace.
This season’s scorers
Newcastle: Isak 5, Barnes 4, Gordon 2, Joelinton 2, Schar 2, personal targets 2, Willock 1
Liverpool: Salah 13, Diaz 9, Gakpo 7, Jota 4, Konate 2, Nunez 3, Szoboszlai 2, Van Dijk 2, Jones 1, Mac Allister 1
* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).
