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Liverpool’s pursuit of Alexander Isak has turned sour, with the striker publicly accusing Newcastle of broken promises. The Magpies rejected a £110M bid, and now Isak is training alone, absent from the squad.
Newcastle will lean on Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes to fill the void, while Liverpool’s Hugo Ekitike looks to build on his debut goal. Expect high-intensity, tactical chess, and maybe a few cards - referee Simon Hooper averages nearly five per game.
This one’s got history, heat, and headlines.
WHAT THE STATS SAY
Newcastle United have gone 17 Premier League matches without a win against Liverpool (D5 L12) since winning 2-0 back in December 2015 under Steve McClaren. In their league history, they’ve had longer winless runs against Man City (22 between 2006 and 2018) and Man Utd (18 between 2002 and 2011).
Liverpool have won five of their last seven away Premier League games against Newcastle (D2) and have gone 1-0 down in each of their last two visits to St James’ Park before recovering to win (2-1 in 2023-24) and draw (3-3 in 2024-25).
Following a run of six consecutive home Premier League wins between February and mid-May, Newcastle ended the 2024-25 campaign with a 1-0 defeat at St James’ Park against Everton. The Magpies have won their first home game of the season in all three seasons under Eddie Howe since losing 4-2 to West Ham in 2021-22 under Steve Bruce.
Liverpool have lost three of their last four away Premier League matches (W1), as many as in their previous 39 combined (W22 D14). The Reds also lost their last two against Chelsea and Brighton, last losing three in a row on the road in February 2023.
Newcastle have gone three consecutive Premier League matches without a goal, having netted 21 goals across their previous eight games beforehand. The Magpies haven’t gone four without a goal since February 2020.
Liverpool have netted 90 goals in 39 Premier League games under Arne Slot, an average of 2.3 per game that is best ratio by any Reds manager in the top-flight. If they score in this game, they’ll equal their longest run of consecutive top-flight games scored in (36 between March 2019 and February 2020).
Anthony Gordon had more shots than any other player on MD1 of this season’s Premier League, with Newcastle forward having seven shots, although he failed to find the net with any of those attempts. It’s the most shots he’s ever had in a Premier League game.
In 14 Premier League appearances against teams (Bournemouth and Newcastle) managed by Eddie Howe, Mohamed Salah has 13 goals and eight assists – the most goals and assists by a player against sides managed by a specific manager in the competition.
His 13 goals are the joint-most against a manager’s teams, along with Raheem Sterling against clubs managed by Howe.
Newcastle haven’t scored in any of their last four Premier League matches without Alexander Isak featuring (D2 L2), having 47 shots and accumulating an xG of 5.57 without scoring in these games.
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 18 Premier League goals against Newcastle United (10 goals, 8 assists). He has registered at least one assist in each of his last six appearances against the Magpies, the only player to ever achieve that against a club in the competition’s history.