The standings shows that 9 points split the two competitors in this Premier League fixture. Newcastle United hold both the points- and home advantage.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
Newcastle United and Liverpool should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Newcastle United form and stats
Newcastle United have performed here at St. James' Park this season with 6 wins from 11 Premier League matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 0. days ago.
Newcastle United shared the glory with AFC Bournemouth in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Trippier, defender, was given a rating of 7.83/10 in that game, top of the team. Trippier hit three key passes and won 5 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the home draw versus West Ham United that ended 1-1.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Newcastle have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 8 matches with the results: Won 5, drawn 3 and lost 0.
Gamblers who prefer looking for low-scoring matches might be interested to know that this team have played 5 league fixtures in a row with zero, one or two goals (under 2.5).
Newcastle United have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at St. James' Park with 19 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Newcastle United have conceded only 6 goals.
Liverpool form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Liverpool so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose). Three consecutive losses in away matches means Liverpool are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Salah and Gakpo scored in Liverpool's previous match, the home game against Everton that ended 2-0. That victory felt sweet as this team had gone four league fixtures without victory. The attacker Núñez got a match rating of 7.72 in that game. Núñez served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 4 times.
A 0-3 defeat away at Wolverhampton Wanderers before that.Take note that 8 of this team's 10 most recent league rounds have ended with at least three goals.
A new game in only three days for Liverpool, the Champions League home match versus Real Madrid. Busy days.
Liverpool find the net regularly in their away games. 11 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Liverpool have conceded 19 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Liverpool have managed a streak of 12 consecutive games without losing (8-4-0) when playing Newcastle United.These two sides played each other before this season: Liverpool - Newcastle 2-1.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Almirón Rejala 10 goals |   M. Salah Ghaly 8 goals |  C. Wilson 7 goals |
Newcastle United missing players
Liverpool missing players
| Newcastle United | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 10 | 21 |
| 10 | 6 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 7 |
| 35 | 19 | 11 | Scored | S | 5 | 11 | 36 |
| 13 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 9 | 19 | 28 |
| 73% | 82% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 90% |
| 59% | 55% | 40% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 80% | 76% |
| 36% | 27% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 67% |
| 23% | 27% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 40% | 33% |
| 18% | 18% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 10% | 14% |
| 45% | 36% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 60% | 57% |
| 55% | 64% | 80% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 10% | 29% |
| 27% | 18% | 20% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 40% | 24% |
| 7 | 7.7 | 8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 6.1 | 6.7 |
| 4.2 | 2.9 | 3.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | 16.5 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 14.6 | 16.9 |
| 5 | 5.5 | 5.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 32% | 31% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 22% | 29% |
| 10.9 | 8.9 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.8 | 11.8 | 10.1 |
| 3.5 | 3 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.8 | 5.6 | 4.4 |
- Liverpool have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liverpool have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have not yet lost a game at home.
- Newcastle United have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals (6) at home in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (4) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most clean sheets (12) in Premier League
- Newcastle United have the most clean sheets (7) at home in Premier League
- Newcastle United have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 21 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 51 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 22 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 34 | 48 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 23 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 38 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 10 | 46 |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 22 | 41 |
| 5 | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 35 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 7 | 39 |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Fulham | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 8 | Brentford | 22 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 36 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 34 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 8 | 32 |
| 10 | Chelsea | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 1 | 31 |
| 11 | Aston Villa | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 26 | 34 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -10 | 25 |
| 13 | Leicester City | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 36 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 25 | -2 | 24 |
| 14 | Nottingham Forest | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 25 | -20 | 24 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 17 | -14 | 23 |
| 16 | West Ham United | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 14 | -8 | 20 |
| 17 | Leeds United | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 28 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -10 | 19 |
| 18 | Everton | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | -14 | 18 |
| 19 | AFC Bournemouth | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 32 | -24 | 18 |
| 20 | Southampton | 22 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | -22 | 15 |
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