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by **maypaxvobiscum** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 1:37 pm

we take on Newcastle at home in a tricky fixture. a win would see us apply further pressure on Spurs and City for 4th spot while a Newcastle win would see them enhance their grip on a top 10 finish.

LATEST INJURY NEWS
Liverpool - Johnson, Agger, Kelly and Gerrard are out while Carroll is doubtful.

Newcastle - Harper, Smith, Guthrie, Gosling, Ireland, Leon Best and Lua Lua are injured while Ben Arfa is due to return on 1st May so he could make the bench. Nolan is a slight doubt.

PAST RESULTS
11/12/10, 18:30 Newcastle - Liverpool 3 : 1
03/05/09, 14:30 Liverpool - Newcastle 3 : 0
28/12/08, 13:00 Newcastle - Liverpool 1 : 5
08/03/08, 16:00 Liverpool - Newcastle 3 : 0
24/11/07, 13:45 Newcastle - Liverpool 0 : 3
10/02/07, 16:00 Newcastle - Liverpool 2 : 1
20/09/06, 21:00 Liverpool - Newcastle 2 : 0
19/03/06, 14:30 Newcastle - Liverpool 1 : 3
26/12/05, 16:00 Liverpool - Newcastle 2 : 0
05/03/05, 16:00 Newcastle - Liverpool 1 : 0
19/12/04, 14:30 Liverpool - Newcastle 3 : 1

we've not lost to them at home for years now and the past 2 meetings at home has been 3:0 while the previous two before before that were 2:0. if this trend continues, this week's result would be 4:0

STATISTICS
Newcastle - Kevin Nolan is their top scorer with 12 goals followed by the injured Leon Best with 6. Joey Barton, with 4 goals and 7 assists is the man to watch. off the bench, Newcastle has this player called Nile Ranger who gave us problems on the flanks when he played against us earlier this season. hopefully the fullbacks can contain him as he's really fast and has a few tricks up his sleeve.

Liverpool - Dirk Kuyt is our top scorer with 11 goals followed by (surprise surprise) Rodriguez with 6. Kuyt also has 6 assists to his name followed by Meireles with 5. the key question on most Liverpool fans would be if Carroll is playing. he was left out in the last game as he suffered a knock to the knee but he should be fit by the first Saturday of next month.

KEY BATTLE
i reckon the game would be won in midfield. Barton, Tiote and Nolan against Meireles, Lucas and Spearing. this isn't gonna be a walkover like the previous game against Birmingham but as i am your match thread hero, you should approach this game with confidence

Newcastle's defense though, is pretty weak so i won't be surprised if Suarez dribbles his way past 2 or 3 players before scoring.

SQUADS
Liverpool - Reina, Gulasci, Carragher, Skrtel, Kyrgiakos, Wilson, Flanagan, Robinson, Spearing, Shelvey, Lucas, Poulson, Meireles, Maxi, Cole, Ince, Jovanovic, Kuyt, Suarez, Carroll and Ngog.

Newcastle - Krul, Soderberg, Simpson, Williamson, Coloccini, Enrique, Barton, Tiote, Nolan, Gutierrez, Ameobi, Ranger, Ben Arfa, Lovenkrands and Kuqi.

by **Greavesie** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:15 pm

uh oh, Maxi's letting it get to his head

These days I'm confident of us playing every fooker off the park at Anfield. 4:1 this time round

I'd like to see Suarez get one, I know he's got a lot more to his game than just goals but he deserves it. Carroll to get one against these as well, the amount of stick they've gave him up here, I'd love him to shut them up with a couple

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 2:41 pm

Greavesie wrote:uh oh, Maxi's letting it get to his head

These days I'm confident of us playing every fooker off the park at Anfield. 4:1 this time round

well he did seem really pleased with his hat-trick against Birmingham

hopefully your prediction is as correct as the last one you made :;):

by **dawson99** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 3:41 pm

If Newcastle play like thay did against Blackpool then it could be double figures.. I'd be happy with another 5-0 win

by **ethanr** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 5:10 pm

I've been thinking about this since we smashed Birmingham.

How many of you think Carroll could have played yesterday, but decided not to because he knew he could milk this injury past the Newcastle game? He's a huge Newcastle fan and that's where he wanted to play, so I could see him just feeling that he isn't ready to play against his old club yet.

Newcastle are very inconsistent, but they win away from home as much as they do at home, so it's kind of dangerous to assume their away form is bad. They tend to play well against the top clubs, so I could see this one close, but I'm gonna say 3-1 reversal in our favor this time around.

by **metalhead** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:50 pm

me thinkz iz gonna be a 3-1 win

by **stmichael** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:05 pm

Kick off time is fecking ludicrous :angry:

by **metalhead** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 9:12 pm

stmichael wrote:Kick off time is fecking ludicrous

I know right? I might only be able to catch the first half of the game... I have work on sundays

by **Franky000** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 11:44 pm

We seem unbeatable at Anfield as of late; I predict 4-0

Kuyt, Meireles, Suarez (2)

by **ethanr** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 4:52 am

stmichael wrote:Kick off time is fecking ludicrous

4 in the morning for me so I don't wanna hear it from you

by **maypaxvobiscum** » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:38 am

i think the timing is really good. it'll be around 7pm for me here so it's perfect. i can have dinner and watch the match at the same time. yummy!

by **Kash_Mountain** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 3:18 pm

To heck with it, i'm going for 6 - 0 to us. Suarez, Carroll, Kuyt, and even Lucas to score.

by **Zidane** » Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:49 pm

We'll win.. hope Andy plays!

by **jacdaniel** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 8:54 am

Im actually gonna be in Newcastle on Sunday night. hope we smash them!

by **Ben Patrick** » Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:46 am

I will be in Benidorm but fly home that night, if they allow us on the plane drinking from the morning

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