On the 16th of December, in this week 17 match, Liverpool will host Newcastle United at Anfield in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. 2nd placed Liverpool is fresh off their 1-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Mohamed Salah scored the first goal for Liverpool in the 67th minute on a penalty kick, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Aston Villa was frustrated by Liverpool’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Liverpool ended the match with the shutout victory. Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, with only 1 loss in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Newcastle United recorded a 0-4 loss against Leicester City. Youri Tielemans scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 38th minute on a penalty shot, then Patson Daka added another in the 57th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle United couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Callum Wilson has been the most prolific scorer on Newcastle United in his last five matches with two goals. Mohamed Salah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Liverpool
Liverpool will be without Roberto Firmino, Naby Keïta, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Nathaniel Phillips, while Eddie Howe’s Newcastle United squad will be without Paul Dummett.