Liverpool vs Newcastle United
Competition – Barclays Premier League
Stadium – Anfield
Date: 26th December 2018
Kick-off time – 15:00 GMT
Liverpool come into this game after an excellent week. The unexpected defeat of Manchester City at the hands of Crystal Palace and their win over Wolves at Molineux has set Liverpool 4 points ahead of Pep Guardiola’s side and it is their title to lose now.
Liverpool have also reached the knockout stages of the Champions League and even Jurgen Klopp is finding it hard to dismiss the fact that this might be a special season for the Reds.
With 20 more games to be played, Liverpool are playing against complacency at the moment and games like this are when you can drop points unexpectedly so the Reds must be focused for the entirety of this game.
Rafa Benitez is one of the best managers in the Premier League at the moment and the former Liverpool boss would be looking to frustrate the Reds when he takes his Magpies team to Merseyside here.
After a poor start to the season, the North East side have achieved some good results recently that has helped them to move above the relegation zone with 17 points in total.
Newcastle have won two, lost two and drawn two of their last 6 league games and they will be looking to avoid defeat here in the toughest of stadiums.
Liverpool have won one and drawn two of their last three matches against Newcastle.
Bookmakers have priced Liverpool up as long odds-on favourites to get the job done on Boxing Day.
Goal markets point to a high-scoring game as over 2.5 is trading odds-on while Mohamed Salah is clear favourite with bookmakers to score the first goal.
Other fixtures taking place this week in the Premier League Fixtures:
February 23, 2024 |
Chelsea |
01:00 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
March 30, 2024 |
Newcastle United |
13:30 |
West Ham United |
AFC Bournemouth |
16:00 |
Everton |
Chelsea |
16:00 |
Burnley |
Nottingham Forest |
16:00 |
Crystal Palace |
Sheffield United |
16:00 |
Fulham |
Tottenham Hotspur |
16:00 |
Luton Town |
Aston Villa |
18:30 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Brentford |
21:00 |
Manchester United |
March 31, 2024 |
Liverpool |
13:00 |
Brighton & Hov… |
Manchester City |
15:30 |
Arsenal |
April 2, 2024 |
Newcastle United |
18:30 |
Everton |
Nottingham Forest |
18:30 |
Fulham |
AFC Bournemouth |
18:45 |
Crystal Palace |
Burnley |
18:45 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
West Ham United |
19:15 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
April 3, 2024 |
Arsenal |
18:30 |
Luton Town |
Brentford |
18:30 |
Brighton & Hov… |
Manchester City |
19:15 |
Aston Villa |
Premier League Table
# |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
G |
P |
1 |
Arsenal |
28 |
20 |
4 |
4 |
70 |
24 |
+46 |
64 |
2 |
Liverpool |
28 |
19 |
7 |
2 |
65 |
26 |
+39 |
64 |
3 |
Manchester City |
28 |
19 |
6 |
3 |
63 |
28 |
+35 |
63 |
4 |
Aston Villa |
29 |
17 |
5 |
7 |
60 |
42 |
+18 |
56 |
5 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
28 |
16 |
5 |
7 |
59 |
42 |
+17 |
53 |
6 |
Manchester United |
28 |
15 |
2 |
11 |
39 |
39 |
+0 |
47 |
7 |
West Ham United |
29 |
12 |
8 |
9 |
46 |
50 |
-4 |
44 |
8 |
Brighton & Hov… |
28 |
11 |
9 |
8 |
50 |
44 |
+6 |
42 |
9 |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
28 |
12 |
5 |
11 |
42 |
44 |
-2 |
41 |
10 |
Newcastle United |
28 |
12 |
4 |
12 |
59 |
48 |
+11 |
40 |
11 |
Chelsea |
27 |
11 |
6 |
10 |
47 |
45 |
+2 |
39 |
12 |
Fulham |
29 |
11 |
5 |
13 |
43 |
44 |
-1 |
38 |
13 |
AFC Bournemouth |
28 |
9 |
8 |
11 |
41 |
52 |
-11 |
35 |
14 |
Crystal Palace |
28 |
7 |
8 |
13 |
33 |
48 |
-15 |
29 |
15 |
Brentford |
29 |
7 |
5 |
17 |
41 |
54 |
-13 |
26 |
16 |
Everton |
28 |
8 |
7 |
13 |
29 |
39 |
-10 |
25 |
17 |
Luton Town |
29 |
5 |
7 |
17 |
42 |
60 |
-18 |
22 |
18 |
Nottingham Forest |
29 |
6 |
7 |
16 |
35 |
51 |
-16 |
21 |
19 |
Burnley |
29 |
4 |
5 |
20 |
29 |
63 |
-34 |
17 |
20 |
Sheffield United |
28 |
3 |
5 |
20 |
24 |
74 |
-50 |
14 |
Latest Premier League Results
March 17, 2024 |
West Ham United |
1 - 1 |
Aston Villa |
March 16, 2024 |
Fulham |
3 - 0 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
Luton Town |
1 - 1 |
Nottingham Forest |
Burnley |
2 - 1 |
Brentford |
March 13, 2024 |
AFC Bournemouth |
4 - 3 |
Luton Town |
March 11, 2024 |
Chelsea |
3 - 2 |
Newcastle United |
March 10, 2024 |
Liverpool |
1 - 1 |
Manchester City |
West Ham United |
2 - 2 |
Burnley |
Brighton & Hov… |
1 - 0 |
Nottingham Forest |
Aston Villa |
0 - 4 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
March 9, 2024 |
Arsenal |
2 - 1 |
Brentford |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
2 - 1 |
Fulham |
Crystal Palace |
1 - 1 |
Luton Town |
AFC Bournemouth |
2 - 2 |
Sheffield United |
Manchester United |
2 - 0 |
Everton |
March 4, 2024 |
Sheffield United |
0 - 6 |
Arsenal |
March 3, 2024 |
Manchester City |
3 - 1 |
Manchester United |
Burnley |
0 - 2 |
AFC Bournemouth |