Premier League Prediction Thread 2024/2025

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I agree with you that Liverpool will play their possible best to make sure that they win Newcastle in this match for them to be on top of the table. However, it wouldn't be an easy match because we should not underestimate Newcastle afyer they lost their last match Luton. Newcastle might decide not to accept defeat because it will affect their position on the table but I know that if worst cone to worst it might be a draw game. I don't think that Liverpool will love the game to end up in a draw because they will be out to win all three points to themselves to put them on a better side of other clubs competing for the trophy this season.

Liverpool got a good moment this week after the main competitor was defeated in 2 consecutive matches if Liverpool do not make the same mistakes then they are 3 points in front of the competitor therefore I do not hesitate Liverpool will win this match especially Newcastle is not confident in their last defeat so Liverpool have a great chance to win. This month Liverpool have a new competitor, Manchester City will take over Arsenal's position as Liverpool's competitor, competing with Manchester City is certainly more difficult than Arsenal then Liverpool must be able to take advantage of every opportunity.

Many people predict that Liverpool can win their home game without any problems, but basically Newcastle is a strong team. Newcastle is a team that is capable of playing well to take points from Liverpool, but it is true that Newcastle has not been in its best form in the last few matches. The team's performance is not good and the morale of the players is affected, but I really want Liverpool to lose their home game.

Not without reason, Newcastle has lost 12 points out of 15 points contested in the last 5 matches. They have to end that bad trend and reset things properly, but I know Newcastle's chances of snatching victory against Liverpool are not very good. Liverpool has the desire to win the match and stay at the top of the standings, but my big hope is that Newcastle can make things difficult for Liverpool today.

[Raflesia]

Arsenal lost 2-1 away to Fulham after taking the lead in the 5th minute.Arsenal are in a poor run of form and if they don't bounce back quickly they will fall behind in the title race.Arsenal were not at their best in the second half, taking the lead through Saka's goal but ending the first half 1-1. In the 59th minute Cordova-Reid's goal was an important win for Fulham who managed to win the match, but Arsenal suffered their 4th defeat in the league with this defeat and probably dropped 5 points away from the leader.Today we will watch the Liverpool-Newcastle United match.I don't expect Newcastle, who have had bad results in recent weeks, to take points away from Liverpool.I will be expecting Liverpool to win this match and open the gap.

Liverpool will capitalize on the loss of Arsenal yesterday and trash Newcastle so that they can extend their lead at the top of the table. Liverpool will not like to miss this opportunity, this is a must win for them.

It would be great if Liverpool could take advantage of that but on the other hand Newcastle is also not an arbitrary club now even though in the last few matches they have been disturbed in terms of performance but Newcastle is currently still one of the dark horses that could trouble Liverpool.

Liverpool's asa to widen the distance of points from Aston Villa who have the same points this time is clearly very large but even so, until now there are still some shortcomings that Liverpool have, especially for their attack line.
Salah is still playing very well but that is not the case with other players where until now Nunez is still very bad and I categorize him as a flop player for Liverpool's purchase because the 2 seasons he did he could not give the performance he deserved for his expensive price because in the 18 matches he did he only just scored 5 goals so far in the EPL.
As long as Salah is shut down by Newcastle then they will definitely be very difficult even though they are the favorites in this match but anything can still happen now.

[shogun47]

Newcastle United is a pretty tough opponent for Liverpool, but that doesn't mean Liverpool isn't tough enough when competing at home in today's match. Because even without Salah, Liverpool still has to be considered as a strong team this season because so far Liverpool's strength is still visible, so it is not worth underestimating Liverpool just because one of their mainstay players is going to the Africa Cup of Nations. Today's match for Liverpool will probably be much more interesting because Liverpool really need to distance themselves from Aston Villa who are currently starting to continue to show their fangs and skills in every match.

Seriously, I don't really think the match will be an easy one for the two clubs. The performances of the two clubs are not really bad this season, so I think the match will just be kind of difficult to predict for me. The two clubs really need the match, but we all know that Liverpool is currently in first position, and they will want to win the match to increase their point. If they don't win the match, if Manchester City plays and wins their outstanding match, then they might end up taking the first position from Liverpool, so Liverpool will want to do everything possible to win, but Newcastle is also a dangerous club, so the match won't really be an easy one and it will be an interesting one.

Newcastle is undergoing a crisis and is nowhere near the performance level of Liverpool.

Liverpool is 13 points ahead, has not lost a single game in quite a while but Newcastle has lost four of their last five games in a very disappointing manner against inferior opponents. I don't think this is a game that is unpredictable. Of course Newcastle has a chance, but it doesn't look very promising for them because it is unlikely that they can make a U-turn against Liverpool when they were not able to do it against weaker teams before this game.

But it will be a hard fight regardless and I am hoping for Liverpool to win the game.

Eddie Howe is also going through a tougher phase than Erik Ten Hag but I still see that they have always wanted for the repeatedly sack of Erik Ten Hag who won a trophy for Manchester United. Eddie Howe on the other side has nothing to show but the pressure and hate on Manchester United is just too much I must say that. Eddie Howe also took them to the Champions League and failed and brought them back shamefully.

Against Liverpool, it's another Open game, as rival's to to Liverpool, I don't want them to win the game. Not even wining the Premier League Competition. Tonight? Newcastle be going to win.

I agree and Eddie Howe has raised the expectations himself, but now it is really not going well for them as they are out of the Champions League and didn't even make it into the Europa League, which is a bummer for them after they played such an amazing season. And they also had this amazing game against PSG and I am pretty sure that after the game a lot of fans thought that this is a major breakthrough for them and they will establish at the top of European soccer. But it is harder than that.

On the other hand I agree that Newcastle doesn't have as high expecations as Manchester United has for a good reason. Newcastle also refrained from making crazy investments. I think Newcastle can still work their way up and nothing is lost yet, but they need some better results now.

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Arsenal is no longer the team that has a winning mentality like before, so it is natural that they are not able to maintain their best form even when they are leading the standings. Arteta certainly needs to learn many things from failure that will allow him to do something better for Arsenal's future. Arsenal's squad is good, but they have to be mentally strong to withstand the pressure in a crucial match.

The defeat to Fulham was a sign that Arsenal were not ready to fight for the title until the end of the season, but they were still on the right track to try to do it again until the end of the season. If Liverpool lose to Newcastle today, then Arsenal should be one of the teams that benefits.

To some extent, I wanted to consider this defeat as a mistake, but whenever I remember how we ended last season, it baffles me much. I am beginning to doubt Arteta’s quality as a coach because he is making some errors that is costing the team some points.
Fulham is a London team that he should expect a great performance from because it was a derby match, playing Kiwior ahead of Zinchanko is not proper because Kiwior is not confident enough and cannot influence attacking football.

Arsenal chance of winning league this season is becoming very low because of these two matches they lost in a row, I never expect them to lose against West Ham and now Fulham. As an Arsenal fan, I was not happy with these matches result because I expected us to be leading the Premier League table by now, but we mess up and now we have the same points with Manchester City that is having one outstanding match, I don’t expect us to be title contenders anymore.

[Silence Scream]

Raul Jimenez hasn't done too much for Fulham but you could see his impact on the pitch, he was already there for the ball to come to out at the back of the net.
Quite dissatisfied and disappointed with the general performance of Arsenal football club, they should have done better. Though one can see that the players are exhausted completely too much games played same players no rotation. They need that depth for Christ sake

Even though he didn't get many chances, Raul was able to see the gap from the Arsenal defense players and scored a goal to equalize the score. To be honest, I didn't think that Raul would be able to move that quickly and convert the pass into an goal from a rather difficult angle because of Kiwior obstacles and Raya position was actually near the direction the ball went in, but whatever the story, we all know that every season Arsenal are unable to consistently maintain their playing performance especially on Boxing Day like now, Arsenal defeat should be a warning to Arteta about the depth of their squad currently, if arsenal not yet able to become champion contenders, in fact there is still a chance for Arteta to improve his team in the transfer market later, but what I fear is that as usual, Arsenal owners will be reluctant to spend a lot of money to recruit players.

We can talk about the last 3 matches that were a nightmare for Arsenal. We can still understand their draw with Liverpool, but losing 2-0 at home against West Ham and losing 2-1 to Fulham yesterday is unacceptable. While Arsenal was a championship candidate, they suddenly fell to fourth place in the league. They could only earn 1 point in 3 matches. Arteta must do whatever it takes to be better in the second half of the league.

[BIT-BENDER]

Liverpool has an opportunity to go three points ahead of Arsenal today if they win. It would be a very vital three points and would reduce the pressure on themselves while putting pressure on Arsenal.

Although Liverpool has previously slipped up I think if they don't focus on today's game they would still let this chance fly away, my prediction is a win for Liverpool.

[BitcoinHunt3r]

Many people predict that Liverpool can win their home game without any problems, but basically Newcastle is a strong team. Newcastle is a team that is capable of playing well to take points from Liverpool, but it is true that Newcastle has not been in its best form in the last few matches. The team's performance is not good and the morale of the players is affected, but I really want Liverpool to lose their home game.

Yeah I don't underestimate Newcastle, I know they have a solid and great squad it's just that I took a reference from their last few matches Newcastle lost 4 times in 5 matches that means there is a problem there and Liverpool are in a better position and confidence. In addition, Liverpool must collect as many points as possible to secure their position. My prediction Liverpool will win with a difference of 2 goals and Newcastle might score 1 goal so the final result is 3-1 imo. The scenario could be different if Liverpool played with 9-8 players sometimes can't guess with certainty. Tomorrow we also have another interesting match between West Ham vs Brighton both teams are hunting for the 5th place European league tickets.

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Of course, you are absolutely right. I don't want to dispute your assumption in the slightest because it is true that Liverpool should not underestimate Newcastle in the slightest in this match. Even though Liverpool played in front of fans at home, Newcastle was a good team that was not beaten easily.

I'm sure Liverpool will definitely play a match full of pressure. They are desperate to maintain top spot with Manchester City too close, so it might be interesting if Newcastle score an early goal to take the lead. Liverpool has great potential to win, but who knows, maybe Newcastle can surprise with a good performance at the start of the year.

Newcastle have lost to Luton and Nottingham Forest which we thought the Magpies would win but they lost.

Now against Liverpool, there are certainly many home favorites and seeing Newcastle often lose, even this could be a mere reject where Liverpool should not underestimate it could be that Newcastle's game increased because they played with pressure.

Well we can't deny it, most people will predict Liverpool to win, so I also bet on the home team.

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Tottenham is doing good after having few bad weeks even they lost against Brighton but still things are positive for them, and they have enough chance for the staying at the top for the fight of top four spots their attack is doing impressive job, and they have to stay as they are playing in last few matches Bournemouth is very competitive in last few weeks and their aggressive approach is giving them good results but in this game we have early lead from Tottenham which keep things good for them, and then we have few more goals from their attackers like Son and Richarlison which bring good win for them.

Now their next challenge is against unpredictable and worst team Manchester United at Old Trafford where they need to have another win which will keep them at the right place with Manchester United is still not able to settle their problems.

I hope Tottenham will show the same energy as when facing Man City, for me it was the best performance of Ange squad so far, if that can be done then it's finished Man United. I am optimistic that Ange can bring his fleet to finish in the top four of the standings, so that he can appear in the UCL next season.

The Tottenham versus Man United match is indeed an interesting one in week 21, the Red Devils have the potential to lose points if Ten Hag chooses the wrong starting XI. To be honest, this big match is very difficult to predict, because United often perform well when facing other big clubs.

But despite all that, both Ten Hag and Ange will use this match as a reference in hunting for new players, because we know the transfer window has opened. Considering that the second half of the season will be increasingly fierce, both coaches need to evaluate the shortcomings in their respective squads.

[LFC_Bitcoin]

Big game for my boys tonight, we need to keep the momentum up. Man City are not going to drop many points so we just need to keep winning.

I expect us to win tonight but it might be tough. Newcastle will waste time, foul, play in a deep defensive shape. We should have too much for them though.

[kro55]

Statistically and historically, Liverpool is clearly the favorite. You can see the head to head history between Liverpool vs Newcastle in the last 5 matches. And yes the results are amazing. Namely, Liverpool managed to win their last 5 matches against Newcastle. Even though we know that last season Liverpool slumped. But it turns out that last season Liverpool were able to win against Newcastle. And Liverpool's current condition is much better than last season so Liverpool's chances of winning are truly credible.

It would be foolish to pick a favorite team considering the stats against Newcastle. Because we have seen the rise of Newcastle since last season. Earlier this group was very weak. And qualifying for the Premier League was challenging for them. And so Newcastle will naturally lag behind statistically.
While Newcastle's players were very confident last season, their performance this season has been quite poor. Newcastle have won 9 of their 19 matches this season and lost 8. We have seen poor performances from Newcastle players in the last few matches as well. Coach eddie howe should improve the mentality of the players. Re-instill confidence in the players. If Newcastle players are confident I think they can beat any team.

Compared to last season, this season Newcastle has again experienced a decline that I think it looks significant. They are now thrown into 9th place in the standings and it doesn't look good at all, because last season they were in 4th place and managed to be in the Champions League. You are right they have to restore their mentality and confidence even better, because inevitably it has an indirect effect on their appearance. One of the things they can do to restore it all is to bring in new players in the transfer market, because their finances are now good and they can really do it all.

Newcastle's performance after the change of ownership last season was outstanding. The players were very confident. So even though the squad was not strong, the performance of the players was excellent. But this season they have faced a downfall. Many players in the squad are injured. Due to this their overall performance has also become quite erratic.

As Newcastle played brilliantly last season, they should have added more talented players to the squad this season. The owner of Newcastle Management is very rich. They could have easily provided coach Eddie Howe with large funds to buy players. But they don't do it. The squad is also not strong enough. So the performance of the players has also deteriorated due to injury.

[kro55]

Newcastle goalkeeper Nick Pope will be absent for this match. Also midfielder Sandro Tonali and defender Jamaal Lascelles are also unlikely to be with the squad for this match. These three are the important players of Newcastle squad, also many more players of Newcastle squad are not in the squad due to injuries. More than 8 Newcastle players are injured now. And this is why Newcastle have fallen behind this season. Their defense is relatively weak now. Newcastle team will not be able to do well against Liverpool if they cannot strengthen the defense.

Nick Pope absent until fourth months later with Newcastle United after getting injury dislocating his shoulder when playing against Manchester United last month.
Actually Nick Pope have been absent since last month and Newcastle United have conceded many goals without him. The same cases with Sandro Tonali have absent until the end in this season after illegal gambling activities and drastically he will loss appearance in Euro 2024 with his national team Italy.
Newcastle United losses many player from injury until illegal gambling activities like Sandro Tonali, today is opportunity for Newcastle to sign new player after winter transfer have open but not get rumor yet who will be the first players sign by Newcastle.

Nick Pope is an important player in Newcastle United's squad. He is quite a good goalkeeper. And after Nick Pope went off injured, Newcastle's performance deteriorated further and they conceded a lot of goals. They conceded a goal against Luton Town, Newcastle United conceded 3 goals against a weak team like Nottingham Forest. If Nick Pope was in the squad, maybe the Manchester United team would not have conceded so many goals.
Many players in the squad are injured. This is why coach Eddie Howe should now boost the confidence of his squad players. In the last few games I have seen Newcastle's players lack confidence. If the players were confident, they would not have performed so badly against weaker teams.

[wmaurik]

Liverpool will capitalize on the loss of Arsenal yesterday and trash Newcastle so that they can extend their lead at the top of the table. Liverpool will not like to miss this opportunity, this is a must win for them.

Usually Liverpool is always stronger when playing at Anfield, and today everyone will see that fact because Liverpool are also very aware that they have to win this match in order to create a points advantage on the standings. However, Liverpool also cannot be careless in implementing their playing pattern because the Newcastle United team is also not a weak team, especially since Newcastle United is also aiming for the best position in every match, including today's match.

[Furious 7]

Hopefully after the break the performance will be better because if it continues like this then their performance at the end of last season could be repeated by continuing to get a series of unexpected defeats.

I know that after the last two defeats and with how many points Arsenal have taken in their last five games, Arsenal fans have their mind on what happened to them last season, thinking it is happening all over again. The thing is, it is quite different, last season they started losing games towards the end of the season, it is just mid season this time around, so they prolly have the time to fix things and get their title charge back on track. Having said that, i feel sorry for Arsenal and Liverpool that there is a team like City that are just unstoppable when we get to the title run-in, it is going to be City's title again this season, even though so many people are tired of seeing the same winner year after year.

Still, in the end this is not too different because Arsenal's decline last season started from unexpected defeats that continued until they lost momentum and fell behind Manchester City who became their rival in the title last season.
Currently with their 2 consecutive defeats now Arsenal have begun to erode and thrown to 4th place so with this there needs to be an improvement so that what happened to them last season and the previous few seasons does not happen this season.
The increase and decrease in Arsenal's performance always occurs suddenly which makes a lot of people worried after these 2 defeats because with this it could be that they lose momentum and cannot compete for the championship.


Today's match Liverpool is likely to be a little interesting because their momentum is very good now to top the table very comfortably but Newcastle is currently still able to survive even though in the last few matches they have been quite bad.
I expect a real fight for Newcastle in this match because indeed now Newcastle is not a weak club anymore but is one of the candidate clubs to be in the Champions League or Europa League so they have to show their strength and try to get up after a few matches passed with bad results.

[Spaceman1000$]

Arsenal lost 2-1 away to Fulham after taking the lead in the 5th minute.Arsenal are in a poor run of form and if they don't bounce back quickly they will fall behind in the title race.Arsenal were not at their best in the second half, taking the lead through Saka's goal but ending the first half 1-1. In the 59th minute Cordova-Reid's goal was an important win for Fulham who managed to win the match, but Arsenal suffered their 4th defeat in the league with this defeat and probably dropped 5 points away from the leader.Today we will watch the Liverpool-Newcastle United match.I don't expect Newcastle, who have had bad results in recent weeks, to take points away from Liverpool.I will be expecting Liverpool to win this match and open the gap.

If you can recall very well, this was almost the same pattern arsenal did last season that made them lose out of the title race to Manchester City, at this stage of the competition they are a bit inconsistent with their victories and I feel is a result of the fact that Arsenal does not have a second 11 team that has been built in connection with the first team, because the first 11 guys at this point have some level of fatigue and cannot really continue this consistency they possessed over this time.
Looking at the game against Fulham you could easily see that Arsenal had possessions and had more opportunities to score at the first half, at least the match would have ended that first half with the goals Arsenal would have scored, but however they lack consistency and I feel is more of fatigue on the side of the players at this point.

[Webetcoins]

Newcastle United is a pretty tough opponent for Liverpool, but that doesn't mean Liverpool isn't tough enough when competing at home in today's match. Because even without Salah, Liverpool still has to be considered as a strong team this season because so far Liverpool's strength is still visible, so it is not worth underestimating Liverpool just because one of their mainstay players is going to the Africa Cup of Nations. Today's match for Liverpool will probably be much more interesting because Liverpool really need to distance themselves from Aston Villa who are currently starting to continue to show their fangs and skills in every match.

Seriously, I don't really think the match will be an easy one for the two clubs. The performances of the two clubs are not really bad this season, so I think the match will just be kind of difficult to predict for me. The two clubs really need the match, but we all know that Liverpool is currently in first position, and they will want to win the match to increase their point. If they don't win the match, if Manchester City plays and wins their outstanding match, then they might end up taking the first position from Liverpool, so Liverpool will want to do everything possible to win, but Newcastle is also a dangerous club, so the match won't really be an easy one and it will be an interesting one.

I agree because things are not good and positive for the Newcastle United with their results and performance is on decline currently they are the worst English club with their performance above just Brentford which is having no win from their last 5 games and Newcastle United is having only 1 win with their defense is completely like crap which concede 11 goals and their attack is also having troubling time as they score only 5 goals which are not enough for keeping things at higher level.

Currently, situation is very interesting at the top with if today Liverpool won then surely they keep leading spot and difference of 3 points from Aston Villa and 5 points from the defending champions Manchester City which is having one match in hand, but they need to be more tough if they want to bring Liverpool down in this race.

[imamusma]

Liverpool will capitalize on the loss of Arsenal yesterday and trash Newcastle so that they can extend their lead at the top of the table. Liverpool will not like to miss this opportunity, this is a must win for them.

Usually Liverpool is always stronger when playing at Anfield, and today everyone will see that fact because Liverpool are also very aware that they have to win this match in order to create a points advantage on the standings. However, Liverpool also cannot be careless in implementing their playing pattern because the Newcastle United team is also not a weak team, especially since Newcastle United is also aiming for the best position in every match, including today's match.

The Big Match between Liverpool versus Newcastle will be interesting to wait for, because the ambition of both teams is 3 points, the description of the scenario that has been described makes me confident that this match will not end in a draw. Klopp understands that the current momentum will not be repeated twice, beating Newcastle is an absolute requirement to strengthen its position as a serious contender for the EPL trophy. On paper, Liverpool deserves to be at the top, high self-confidence, the positive trend recorded, and better squad depth, are reasons to put Klopp fleet at a high chance of securing full points. One other thing, the match will take place at Anfield, where Salah and his colleagues will get full support from the fans, in return they want to mark the start of the year by celebrating the victory together.

Newcastle cannot be underestimated, Eddie Howe also wants an additional 3 points in this match. In terms of attributes, Howe fleet has bargaining value to trouble and prevent Liverpool from sitting comfortably at the top of the standings. Even though in the last 5 matches in the EPL Newcastle were only able to collect 3 points, Klopp should be fully alert by fielding his best squad. The course of the match will certainly be very intense and open, and there is also the possibility of surprises.

[BABY SHOES]

Big game for my boys tonight, we need to keep the momentum up. Man City are not going to drop many points so we just need to keep winning.

I expect us to win tonight but it might be tough. Newcastle will waste time, foul, play in a deep defensive shape. We should have too much for them though.

Believe that Liverpool will win this is the favorite of this momentum will not be left without points, Manchester City has 1 match left and if they win then it is increasingly with Liverpool, I think Liverpool must be able to maintain the distance of points.

And that's Newcastle don't want to lose for the 3rd time they will definitely try with what they can afford including buying a lot of time because even a draw for Newcastle is good enough.

Only my feeling that Liverpool can win maybe this 3-1 score is my prediction.

[bitgolden]

I think the match will be much easier because Newcastle is not strengthened by some of its core players so Newcastle's strength will definitely be much weaker than usual. Liverpool will definitely play for victory because they have the ambition to maintain their standings and victory is a must for them in this match.

Liverpool have never lost at Anfield and everyone knows that, Newcastle also didn't play with their key players of course the betting market also gives high odds on Newcastle compared to Liverpool, I wouldn't take the risk in betting on this match considering Liverpool seems to really want to win. get the full three points and solidify their position at the top of the current standings. I'm sure Liverpool will win against Newcastle today.

To me this is more about the difference between the clubs and not really about the fact that Liverpool hasn't lost there. I mean if they were facing Man City right now, I wouldn't guarantee anything, I wouldn't be saying that Liverpool will win or lose or anything like that. However, the quality difference between Liverpool and Newcastle is high, which is why I would say that it is not going to be all that easy, we are talking about teams that have huge difference between each other. Newcastle has spent a lot of money on that club, and they did manage to finish fourth last year, which was awesome, they haven't been at UCL for a long time and they did their best.

However, this year they are doing quite badly in comparison and that makes sense, that's not really that much of a terrible idea. I believe that it is still a good idea and we should consider that as an option. I believe that the best we could do right now would be making sure that we bet carefully but Liverpool is likely outcome.

[red4slash]

Arsenal lost 2-1 away to Fulham after taking the lead in the 5th minute.Arsenal are in a poor run of form and if they don't bounce back quickly they will fall behind in the title race.Arsenal were not at their best in the second half, taking the lead through Saka's goal but ending the first half 1-1. In the 59th minute Cordova-Reid's goal was an important win for Fulham who managed to win the match, but Arsenal suffered their 4th defeat in the league with this defeat and probably dropped 5 points away from the leader.Today we will watch the Liverpool-Newcastle United match.I don't expect Newcastle, who have had bad results in recent weeks, to take points away from Liverpool.I will be expecting Liverpool to win this match and open the gap.

Liverpool will capitalize on the loss of Arsenal yesterday and trash Newcastle so that they can extend their lead at the top of the table. Liverpool will not like to miss this opportunity, this is a must win for them.

We cannot be completely sure that this can be a reality because after all, if you look at the situation that is happening now, everything is still possible for this match even though Liverpool probability is very large but by saying we can be sure for 3 points I think it will be like underestimating Newcastle and actually backfire for themselves.
Currently Newcastle problems is still the same where they still cannot maximise opportunities and have not been able to get out of the slump after losing the Champions League and the losing streak they had.

But on the other hand, they also still have a good performance in the match even though sometimes there are some misses thats make them concede the ball but in terms of defence if they focus on defending then this could be a heavy burden for Liverpool because they must have difficulty passing that.
With Liverpool's goal productivity always deadlocked if Salah cannot be free then this could also be a problem for Liverpool because even though other players are dangerous, as long as Salah is not given space then at least Newcastle have a greater chance of getting points.