There is an exciting match up on Saturday afternoon as Liverpool travel to St James’s Park where they will face Newcastle United in the English Premier League.
The Magpies come into this fixture after back-to-back draws in the Premier League against West Ham United and Bournemouth respectively.
Liverpool showed glimpses of their old selves in their recent match against Everton when they comfortably won the Merseyside derby 2-0 at Anfield.
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Newcastle United vs Liverpool
Saturday February 18, 18:30
St James’s Park
Prior to Monday night’s home victory over local rivals Everton, Liverpool found results hard to come by as they failed to win any of their last three games in all competitions, including a 3-0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.
However, Jurgen Klopp will be hoping that his side can build on their recent win, and pick up some much needed form, as their poor showing so far has meant that they sit ninth in the league standings, after 21 games played.
Diogo Jota was in fine form for the Reds last season, after he found the back of the net 15 times in 35 Premier League appearances. The Portuguese forward has been sidelined due to injury for lengthy periods this term, but he was able to feature from the bench against Everton, so might be in contention for a start against Newcastle.
Whilst their opponents for Saturday’s match find themselves in the top four, two points clear of fifth placed, and with a game in hand over the North London side.
Eddie Howe has guided his side to seven games unbeaten in all competitions, and with Liverpool failing to continue their impressive form that they have shown in recent years, the English manager will be hoping this is a game they can certainly get a result from.
Despite Newcastle coming into this fixture with the better recent form, we predict it will be a close affair and you can get odds of 3.50 for the match to end in a draw, at Bet9ja. With Jota coming on against Everton, he will be almost certain to at least feature from the bench and you can get odds on him to score anytime at 3.60.
Bet9ja odds (at time of writing): Newcastle win: 2.58, Draw: 3.50, Liverpool win: 2.70
