Liverpool vs Newcastle United : Preview

Liverpool and Newcastle will both be desperate for an improvement in their league form when they meet at Anfield on Monday evening.The Reds (16-6-9) have dropped to sixth place after back-to-back loses in the Premier league and now seven points away for top four. Liverpool's 13 match unbeaten run in Premier league ended with a 2-1 home defeat by the Red Devils(man utd). Red's boss Brendan Rodgers was delighted with the result (1-0) at Blackburn at FA Cup sixth-round replay. The Magpies (9-8-14) are now 13th in standings, ten points above the last position, after losing their last four top-flight matches. To make matters worse for Newcastle supporters, their last defeat came in the derby last Sunday when they were beaten 1-0 by arch North-East rivals- Sunderland at the Stadium of Light. Newcastle failed to win any of their 19 top-fight matches at Anfield, losing 16 times and drawing three. They claimed a 2-0 victory in their first premier league match at Liverpool in 1994 and haven't won since.

STATS

Liverpool winger Jordan Ibe returns to the squad after recovering from knee injury, but defender Mamadou Sakho is out with hamstring injury. Centre-back Martin Skrtel and Midfielder Steven Gerrard are suspended, while striker Mario Balotelli, who missed the win at Blackburn game through illness, remains doubtful.

Newcastle full-back Daryl Janmaat is expected to be fit after a calf muscle trouble, but defender Fabricio and striker Papiss Cisse remain suspended. Midfielder Rolando Aarons(hamstring) and Siem de Jong(collapsed lung) are training again but unlikely to play at Anfield.

LINE UPS

Liverpool

Mignolet
Moreno
Lovern
Johnson
Touré
Sterling
Henderson
Coutinho
Markovic
Sturridge
Lambert

Expected line up for Newcastle

Krul
Williamson
Ryan Taylor
Janmaat
Sissoko
Colback
Gouffran
Cabella
Ameobi
Ayoze
Rivière

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