Newcastle United – Liverpool

Championship leader loses points at Newcastle for the first time in a long time

Newcastle United in the current season is a mid-table Premier League side that often upset the division favourites. Only the Magpies can lose to Chelsea in the championship and in two full days knock this club out of the English League Cup. Or in the first half beat Arsenal and Nottingham Forest, teams from the top 5 of the standings, then in five days to lose five points in meetings with West Ham United and Crystal Palace. Such instability in the performance of Howe's team brings additional danger to Liverpool before the upcoming confrontation. It would seem that the Merseyside club have nothing to fear after two victories in the last week over Real Madrid and Liverpool - the reigning Champions League winners and English champions respectively. However, in the upcoming encounter, the Reds may face organised resistance that the aforementioned grandees of world football could not provide them with. Bookmakers have identified the guests as the favourites for the upcoming meeting, determining the odds of 1.77 on their victory. In general, Newcastle spends the season is not the worst. Only the last two rounds and the period from the third decade of September to the end of October are knocked out of a decent series of results "forty". That stretch of the championship consisted of five rounds of the Premier League, following the results of which Howe's team scored a total of only two points. However, even such a bleak period included a draw with Manchester City, which at that time was still a contender for the title, not a depressing team with a long series of defeats. In the not so long span of the season, Newcastle have taken points away from not only Manchester City, but also Tottenham, Arsenal and Chelsea at their home arena, which emphasises the ability of the Magpies to mount a serious challenge. Liverpool are undoubtedly the strongest club in Europe at the moment. In the Champions League, the team has not lost a single point, and at the end of thirteen rounds of the Premier League missed only five points out of a possible 39. At the same time, we should not forget that the Reds will play in Newcastle after tough tests against Manchester City and Madrid two full days before the Merseyside derby. We bet that the hosts will break Liverpool's winning streak.