Good night and completely satisfied new 12 months, to Liverpool and Newcastle followers and to every body. The New 12 months kicks off with what has typically been one of many Premier League’s most pleasurable fixtures, as Eddie Howe brings his facet to Anfield to face Jurgen Klopp and firm.
If Eddie’s chaps are to get one thing from this 8pm kick off then they’ll need to tear up the shape guide. They’ve now been to Anfield a frankly astonishing 27 occasions with out a win – and certainly solely 5 attracts! So 22 defeats in 27. You must return to the League Cup fourth spherical in November 1995, and their solely Premier League victory got here in April 1994. A very horrible file.
Liverpool haven’t tasted defeat in 14 Premier League matches towards the Mags, the latest Geordie triumph being all the best way again in December 2015, when Klopp had simply taken over. That was at SJP.
Certainly, Newcastle’s away type this season has been abject typically. They’ve performed 9, misplaced 6, drawn 2 and one just one match. That, additional muddying the waters, got here after they beat Sheffield United 8-0 away. They’ve scored simply six of their different non-Blades travels. They’ve misplaced 4 in a row on the highway.
Liverpool have gained 7 and drawn 2 at residence this time period and all logic, certainly, factors to a house win. The Reds have gained 7 and drawn 5 of their final 12 residence and away and are sitting on high of the desk; Newcastle have misplaced 4 of their final 6. The guests arrive in ninth place, manner wanting the place the administration and their Saudi house owners need them to be. Eddie is third within the Premier League sack race betting behind Roy and EtH.
The managers will title their groups at 7pm so please examine again then for lineups and buildup.