Kenny Dalglish’s side face an uphill task against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-c4244 Pardew’s in-form squad as the Reds’ desperately search for win on Andy Carroll’s return to Tyneside.
Newcastle United play host to Liverpool on this Sunday at St. James’ Park with both sides still pursuing a fourth place finish, though for the visitors anything less than a win would all but destroy any hopes they have left of a spot in the Champions League next season.
Starting things off with Liverpool and at the moment the Reds’ fans have little to cheer about when it comes to the Barclays Premier League. The Merseyside club have lost all but one of their past six outings in the league, losing the other fixtures in embarrassing fashion.
As if throwing away a two-goal lead in the last ten minutes of the match against Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314 was not enough, the side suffered their second home defeat of the season against Wigan Athletic last weekend.
The current run of results has left Dalglish’s side 13-points off the pace with Tottenham currently occupying fourth spot with a total of 55-points. Liverpool could end the weekend in 11th spot if they lose this weekend, depending on the outcome of other fixtures, a prospect that neither the team nor the fans welcome the thought of.
Past form aside, Liverpool tends to do well against Newcastle United though this time around things may be different as the home side are in the form of their lives. Liverpool are eight points behind Newcastle United who are currently in sixth, so it really is do or die for Liverpool.
On the other hand, Newcastle United will find themselves five points off the pace for a spot in next season’s UEFA Champions League and are currently level on points with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786, who sit in fifth place.
Dalglish has experimented with Liverpool’s formation in the past throwing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international manages to score is another story entirely.
As for Newcastle United, well it seems that their strike partnership of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Demba-Ba-c10812 and Cisse cannot stop scoring and have been influential in their side’s recovery in the past couple of matches.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 have the third tightest defence in the league this season yet their goal scoring exploits have been nothing short of woeful while at the same time Newcastle have been deadly in-front of goal.
Based on current form it would be difficult to see anything other than a win for the home side, though this fixture has been known to throw up a few classics in the past. Either way, one can expect an entertaining game of football.
Probable Starting XIs:
Liverpool: Reina, Flanagan, Skrtel, Carragher, Enrique, Henderson, Gerrard, Kuyt, Downing, Carroll, Suarez
Newcastle United: Krul, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Perch, Ben Arfa, Guthrie, Cabaye, Gutierrez, Cisse, Ba
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