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Liverpool face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 74 games played, Reds have recorded 20 wins, and Newcastle Utd. have come away with 31 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sun 19 Dec | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Jan | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Newcastle Utd. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Newcastle Utd. | 1 - 0 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 02 Sep | Liverpool | 2 - 2 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 06 Mar | Liverpool | 3 - 0 | Newcastle Utd. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Newcastle United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Magpies in those games, with 5 conceded.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 34 points from their 27 games played so far, Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 27 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Newcastle Utd. | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Reds, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Newcastle Utd. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Liverpool | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |