Liverpool v Newcastle – Premier League match preview

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So that is very nearly the end of that then. But first it’s the small matter of a trip to Anfield.

Liverpool have surpassed any pre-season expectations and still maintain a slim chance of picking up the Premier League trophy should West Ham beat Manchester City and the Reds manage to overcome us.

To be perfectly blunt I cant see that last part being an issue for a Liverpool side who are searching for their 100th Premier League goal of the season against a side who has struggled to keep them out at the other end.

It also gives United fans another chance to show their displeasure at how things are going for Newcastle. Momentum seems to be building regarding banners and the like and I’ve already seen a few good ones on Twitter which actually highlight our plight and give an insight as to what our issues are. And our issue is NOT that we aren’t challenging at the top of the league Mr Pardew!

We’re likely to wave goodbye to a few faces today, certainly on the playing staff anyway. Loic Remy is unlikely to be seen in a United shirt as his loan deal ends and as we’re well aware each player has a price so who knows who else could be heading for the exit. I’d be surprised if one of those was the manager though, unfortunately.

Liverpool:

Jordan Henderson is available for selection once more after missing the last three games through suspension. Brendan Rodgers has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game. Former Mag Jose Enrique has been out since November with a knee injury.

Newcastle:

Papiss Cisse would have been out anyway but the news that he will now miss a few months and is unlikely to be fit for the start of the new season isn’t exactly welcome. Davide Santon also misses out while Adam Armstrong is away on international duty and Hatem Ben Arfa is also unlikely to feature.

Previously…

Newcastle managed to salvage a draw at home to Liverpool and perhaps could have done even better if they managed to retain eleven men on the pitch. Yohan Cabaye had given United the lead before Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa gave away a penalty and earned himself a red card allowing Steven Gerrard to equalise just before half-time. Paul Dummett restored the lead for the home side before Daniel Sturridge nodded in from close range to ensure the points were shared on the day.

That was a rare bright spot for us against Liverpool. Generally we’re awful against them, certainly in recent years, and who can forget that 0-6 loss at St James’ Park just last season? It’s been twenty years since we last won at Anfield in the league and I can’t see that changing today.

A total of 166 games games have been played between the two sides with Liverpool winning 79 times compared to 47 wins for United meaning that the other 40 meetings have ended in a draw. Of those 166 games, 77 have been at Anfield and United have won just 11 times with Liverpool racking up an impressive 51 victories.

Stats and facts…

Newcastle have only won once away from home on the final day of the Premier League. That was last season against QPR.

United have lost all 13 of their league matches this season when they have been losing at half-time – the worst record in the division.

In 39 Premier League meetings between these sides, there has never been a goalless draw.

Liverpool have scored three goals in four out of the last five times they have played Newcastle at Anfield.

Final thought…

As much as this season has turned sour when it could ave been so different, and as frustrated as I’ve been with, I’m still sad to see the season coming to an end. It’s football, our bread and butter, at the end of the day. Fortunately we have a World Cup to keep us occupied whilst we await the flurry of new signings at St James’ Park over the summer. Ahem…

I look at Liverpool and wonder what could have been. In no way could we have challenged for the title like they have done so admirably, but at one point we were doing rather well and could perhaps have started to look at European qualification.

How things have changed since then though. Starting with the sale of Cabaye and failure to replace the wheels have steadily come off and we are now faced with a squad low on morale and confidence, a manager who has very little backing from the fans, rumours of dressing room bust ups and everything else that we’ve heard about. What could have been eh?

My only hope is that we give it a real good go today. The likelihood is that we’re going to get beat and if you sit off Liverpool they’ll just come back at you and break you down eventually, so why not give it a go first and at least try and attack. We won’t though. I think we can all see what is coming already.

Howay the lads!

Date: Sunday, 11th May, 2014

Time: 3pm

Venue: Anfield

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  5. HOWAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    The commentators are absolutely pissing there pants in disappointment that Suarez “goal” was disallowed 😆 😆 😆 😆 I love it !!

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  13. “oh dear, how can you stifle such Suarez ingenuity “……
    The ref was looking the other way, hadn’t blown his whistle, and the ball was rolling. Apart from that it was a brilliant finish. Knob.

    **** poor finish from Gouffy, and flock me Anita, what the hell was that ? 👿 👿

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  15. Thankbu skrtel..u need that for scoring…
    Next season with pards .same team..i m so happy !!!!!
    Thank u skrtl…

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  19. **** that was some awesome passing the nufc players done. Goffy… 👿 👿

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  20. See people say Goof is a striker but for me, you need to be scoring those chances. Shola has just set him up twice now and the first one is a 1v1 where against teams like liverpool, you have to score.

    I like goof and he has scored his fair share, but I think he struggles for composure a bit with the easy chances, a bit like the open net against villa (i think) at the start of the season.

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  23. Steve, it comes to a fine thing when he looks our most creative outlet 😳

    Saylor does me head in

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  24. Newks you could be right on Goofy but I would like to see him given a fair crack of the whip up front.

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  27. Thats all…we cannot do anythink with th ball… 😕
    Stand for conter…or lose ball…we have no idae how doing with the fckn ball… 😥
    What a shame realy ❗

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  30. Kim…They’ve all been doing it since we went a goal up, Debs was just unlucky enough to be the proverbial straw that broke the camels back.

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  37. Well , Shola MOTM so far, who’d of thought 😀 wonder how much longer we can defend for 🙄

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  38. ok – we had a couple of good moments in that first half.
    But still we seem clueless in the final third.

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  39. 50 – Liverpool have conceded 50+ goals in a 38-game top-flight season for the first time since 1914-15. Leaky.

    Sounds like the old newcastle… attacking but defending ****..

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  40. Good first half, cant say I expected that!
    On the suarez non goal.. if a player is extravagantly off side and scores a cracker, should it be allowed because it was extravagant! Feckin commentary is a joke.. the ball was rolling! Ffs..

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  41. If Remy had been on the end of those two Gouffy misses we could have been 3-0 up. 😆 😆 😆

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  42. I thought we’ve looked alright on the counter. Nothing great but we’ve had a few decent chances. Shola is making mince meat of them scousers 😆 Was resigned to a battering anyway so so far so good, I’m just waiting on Taylor’s **** up. We’ve already had one which gifted them a free kick so i’m sure there will be another in the next 45…

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  43. How can Je Dong be getting a contract next season, yet he cant even start this game.
    Shola playing well for a statue, but that he even starts ahead of Je Dong says it all really.
    I just cant believe we are really interested in him.

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  47. Gutted I missed a first half. Love it when Shola has one of his rare decent games.
    Remy injured?
    How long is Cisse injured for?
    With the loans leaving soon, and Ameobi out of contract, we could be going into to preseason tour with Campbell/Armstrong as our only actual strikers. Laugh or cry? (Or hope that Ashley signs someone in the coming weeks..!)

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  49. Watching this in a pub full of LPool supporters with Man City on the other TV. Let’s just say the mood has changed since kickoff:)

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  54. Well I suppose if our Entertainers couldn’t win the league why should Liverpools 😉 And our entertainers didn’t ship as many goals either.

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  56. Remy is a **** – saving himself for the world cup despite us paying him 80k a week wages

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  57. Man that 3 minutes when we retained the ball, and the toon fans were giving it “ole” was absolutely mint !!! 😆 😆 😆

    The commentators can’t really see that there is a second team on the pitch today 🙂

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  61. Our back 5 has looked really strong today, with young Haidara outstanding. Great 60 minutes from the toon !!!

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  65. Silly foul by Anita there, can’t keep giving them free kicks. Good finish by agger tho i guess.

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  68. What an absolutely ***** goal to concede.
    Sissoko didn’t put a tackle in, Anita took one for the team, our right back fell asleep and Krul was really disappointingly beaten on his near post.
    Fukk !

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  70. And the pathetic capitulation commences – how the **** can you let the same goal in twice in 2 mins!

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