Newcastle vs Liverpool Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th December 2024

Newcastle enjoy home advantage, when visitors Liverpool swing by on Wednesday for a clash in the Premier League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Sitting top of the table, The Reds claimed 34 points after 13 rounds, while The Magpies have amassed 19 points. This ranks the latter as number 11 in the Premier League before the next round.

Although Newcastle trail The Reds by double digits, beating the league leaders in the Premier League still holds a lot of prestige. Pulling off a surprise win against their upcoming opponent could provide a serious spark for future matches.

Newcastle are relatively average in the art of goal-scoring these days. They scored a steady ten goals in their previous ten matches, for an average of one per game. They simultaneously allowed their opponents 12 goals, or an average of 1.2 a game. Furthermore, they fought their way to two clean sheets in this run.

When it comes to goal-scoring Liverpool are not the most prolific side. They scored a sustainable 19 times in their previous ten matches, making it 1.9 goals per game. They conceded eight goals for an average of 0.8 a game, achieving a clean sheet in four of these matches.

Liverpool won 4-2 and 2-1 in the two most recent meetings with The Magpies, and go into their upcoming match with a psychological advantage.

Newcastle vs Liverpool Prediction

Newcastle Form

Newcastle recorded a win, a loss and a draw in their previous three matches, where they first beat Nottingham Forest 1-3. They were then defeated 0-2 against West Ham, before drawing 1-1 against Crystal Palace. Newcastle won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Premier League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored five and conceded five goals.

Liverpool Form

Liverpool are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Southampton got left behind in a 2-3 win, before Real Madrid got hammered in a 2-0 victory. Manchester City was the most recent victim in a 2-0 win for Liverpool. Liverpool picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the Premier League, while scoring 13 and conceding five goals. They also drew once but remained without defeat.

Liverpool picked up some decent results recently, which makes them our preferred pick, when they turn up at St James' Park to challenge Newcastle.

Newcastle fought their way to two wins and seven points from their last five games against teams inside the top six. They were on target six times in these matches, but also let in five goals. Newcastle are looking at a record of five wins, four draws and four defeats in the Premier League this season. Liverpool enjoy a record of 11 wins, one draw and one defeat in the Premier League.

Newcastle vs Liverpool Squads

Newcastle Squad

Eddie Howe will choose the starting lineup for the upcoming game against Liverpool from the players listed below (the information in the brackets refers to goals scored and matches played in the Premier League this season):

John Ruddy (0/0), Mark Gillespie (0/0), Martin Dubravka (0/0), Nick Pope (0/13), Odisseas Vlachodimos (0/0), Daniel Burn (0/12), Emil Krafth (0/3), Fabian Schaer (1/11), Jamaal Lascelles (0/0), Kieran Trippier (0/6), Lloyd Kelly (0/8), Matt Targett (0/0), Sven Botman (0/0), Valentino Livramento (0/13), Bruno Guimaraes (0/13), Jacob Murphy (0/10), Joelinton (2/13), Joseph Willock (0/11), Lewis Hall (0/13), Lewis Miley (0/0), Miguel Almiron (0/5), Sandro Tonali (0/11), Sean Longstaff (0/12), Alexander Isak (4/11), Anthony Gordon (2/12), Callum Wilson (0/2), Garang Kuol (0/0), Harvey Barnes (4/13), William Osula (0/4).

Liverpool Squad

Here is the full team squad of Liverpool. The 46 year-old Arne Slot will select his starting lineup from the following players:

Alisson Becker (0/6), Caoimhin Kelleher (0/7), Vitezslav Jaros (0/1), Andrew Robertson (0/12), Conor Bradley (0/7), Ibrahima Konate (1/12), Jarell Quansah (0/2), Joseph Gomez (0/4), Konstantinos Tsimikas (0/6), Trent Alexander-Arnold (0/12), Virgil van Dijk (1/13), Alexis Mac Allister (0/13), Curtis Jones (1/10), Dominik Szoboszlai (1/13), Federico Chiesa (0/1), Harvey Elliott (0/2), Ryan Gravenberch (0/13), Tyler Morton (0/0), Wataru Endo (0/6), Cody Gakpo (2/13), Darwin Nunez (2/10), Diogo Jota (2/7), Luis Diaz (5/13), Mohamed Salah (11/13).

Newcastle vs Liverpool Team News

Newcastle seem to only have two players missing from the squad ahead of their upcoming assignment this coming Wednesday.

Jamaal Lascelles and Sven Botman nurses various injuries and won't take part for Newcastle against Liverpool at St James' Park.

Liverpool are juggling with three absent players on on Wednesday when travelling to Newcastle. Tyler Morton and Alexis Mac Allister can't be called upon by Liverpool, as they are all sidelined with a suspension.

Mohamed Salah is too injured to face Liverpool.

Newcastle vs Liverpool Lineups

Newcastle vs Liverpool H2H

Liverpool got the better of Newcastle in the last two h2h meetings, winning by 4-2 and 2-1, respectively. Liverpool will be excited about a meeting with The Magpies, who have found it hard to deal with their upcoming visitors. Liverpool go into the match with a 8-2-0 advantage. The bookies have Liverpool to win this match at best price odds of 4/5.

Newcastle vs Liverpool Results

In the last ten matches between Newcastle and Liverpool over 2.5 goals came out four times. Odds on at least three goals are at 4/7 with bookies.

Newcastle vs Liverpool Betting Tips

With three goals in six matches Alexander Isak has been a regular feature on the scoresheet in recent matches, making him a tempting betting prospect, when going up against Liverpool and their defence. The visitors hope Mohamed Salah adds another to his current tally of seven goals in his latest matches.

Newcastle won seven of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at St James' Park. They drew one and lost two as well, while Liverpool won nine of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost zero. Newcastle managed to open the scoring in no less than seven of their previous 10 league games on home soil. The visitors from Liverpool have been equally ready from the first whistle, scoring the opener in eight of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the last ten encounters between these two teams. Newcastle managed an average of 0.8 goals, with Liverpool averaging 2.1 goals in these. Both teams to score was a winning bet seven times in this run of matches. Newcastle saw over 2.5 goals in two of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. In the last ten games for Liverpool, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.3 times goals per game themselves.