Liverpool vs Newcastle Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 26th February 2025

When Newcastle come to Anfield for the Premier League match on Wednesday, Liverpool will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

The Reds enjoy the view from the top of the table with 64 points after 27 matches. Newcastle find themselves positioned as number 5 in the Premier League with 44 points following 26 rounds.

Although Newcastle trail Liverpool by double digits, beating the Premier League leaders could hand them a serious confidence boost.

The Reds scored 2.4 goals on average in their past ten matches, hitting the target 24 times. They conceded nine goals, an average of 0.9 and pulled off four clean sheets.

Newcastle scored 23 goals, conceded 15 and held on for a clean sheet in four of their last ten matches.

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Liverpool played against Newcastle. It finished 3-3 in a great match between the pair.

Liverpool vs Newcastle Prediction

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Wolverhampton 2-1, and then drawing 2-2 with Aston Villa. They were back as winners when they defeated Manchester City 0-2. Liverpool won four of their past six matches on home soil in the Premier League, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 18 goals and conceded seven times.

Newcastle Form

Their past three matches saw Newcastle beating Birmingham 2-3, losing 4-0 against Manchester City, and beating Nottingham Forest by 4-3. Newcastle recorded a very decent outcome of four wins from six away matches in the Premier League, in which they banged in 13 goals, whilst conceding ten. They recorded no draws but in stead suffered defeat twice.

Anything but a home win for Liverpool will be a massive surprise, and with goals flowing freely Newcastle could be in for a hammering.

Liverpool have been in commanding form in matches against their fellow top six teams. From their last eight outings against these top rivals, they picked up four wins, 15 points, scored 15 goals, while allowing seven against. From their last eight games against teams in the top six, Newcastle secured 12 points and three wins. They conceded 17 goals while scoring 14 themselves. Liverpool lost just once so far this season in the Premier League and after 27 games played they recorded 19 wins and seven draws Newcastle are looking at 13 wins, five draws and eight defeats in the Premier League.

Liverpool vs Newcastle Squads

Liverpool Squad

Slot will select the starting XI for the upcoming match against Newcastle from the following players (the statistics in the brackets represent goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

Alisson Becker (0/19), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/8), Harvey Davies (0/0), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/26), Conor Bradley (0/12), Ibrahima Konate (1/21), Jarell Quansah (0/8), Joseph Gomez (0/9), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/12), Trent Alexander-Arnold (2/26), Virgil van Dijk (1/27), Alexis Mac Allister (2/26), Curtis Jones (3/22), Dominik Szoboszlai (4/25), Federico Chiesa (0/3), Harvey Elliott (0/10), Ryan Gravenberch (0/27), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/12), Cody Gakpo (8/25), Darwin Nunez (4/21), Diogo Jota (5/16), Luis Diaz (9/26), Mohamed Salah (25/27).

Newcastle Squad

Below is the full team squad of Newcastle. The manager Howe will pick his starting XI against Liverpool from these players:

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/10), Nick Pope (0/16), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/25), Emil Krafth (0/4), Fabian Schaer (2/22), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/15), Matt Targett (0/1), Sven Botman (0/3), Valentino Livramento (0/25), Bruno Guimaraes (2/26), Jacob Murphy (5/23), Joelinton (4/23), Joseph Willock (0/23), Lewis Hall (0/26), Lewis Miley (1/7), Sandro Tonali (1/24), Sean Longstaff (0/19), Alexander Isak (19/24), Anthony Gordon (6/25), Callum Wilson (0/6), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (5/21), Trevan Sanusi (0/0), William Osula (0/9).

Liverpool vs Newcastle Team News

Liverpool might be looking at four missing players for their upcoming assignment against Newcastle. Tyler Morton, Alexis Mac Allister and Andrew Robertson can't be called up by the Liverpool-manager, with both serving a ban.

Liverpool are unable to field Mohamed Salah this coming Wednesday against Newcastle, as he is sidelined with an injury.

Newcastle have an almost full squad of players to choose from ahead of their next match this coming Wednesday, as just two players seem to be forced up in the stands.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman all face a spell on the sidelines for Newcastle due to various injuries.

Liverpool vs Newcastle Lineups

Liverpool vs Newcastle H2H

Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Liverpool played against Newcastle. It finished 3-3 in a great match between the pair. The Reds generally have the upper hand against Newcastle, offering a fine 7-3-0 winning record before their next encounter. The bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/2.

Liverpool vs Newcastle Results

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the last ten matches between Liverpool and Newcastle. Odds on under 2.5 goals are at 7/4 with bookies.

Liverpool vs Newcastle Betting Tips

Alexander Isak scored six goals in six Premier League games for The Magpies. This took his total for the season up to 19 goals scored in Premier League. Mohamed Salah is the man to point out for the home side, scoring seven times in six Premier League outings.

Liverpool won eight of their last 10 matches on home soil, drew two and lost none. Newcastle won seven games, drew one and lost two in their last 10 away games across all tournaments. Strap yourselves up for a goals at Anfield since both teams scored in six of the last 10 home matches for Liverpool. The same occurred in six of the last 10 league games away from home for Newcastle.

Both teams scored seven times in the last ten encounters between Liverpool and Newcastle, while over 2.5 goals came out six times. Liverpool scored 2.1 goals on average, while Newcastle pulled one goal on average. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Liverpool’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Newcastle played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.2 goals themselves during this run.