Liverpool are racing towards their first league title since the 2019/2020 season. Before the start of the season, the Merseyside club was considered the third favourite to win the Premier League. Bookmaker analysts did not assume that Slot could immediately set the Reds on a rhythm that even Jurgen Klopp never dreamed of. Even despite the fact that Liverpool played one more match in the championship than the pursuers, the club's eleven-point advantage gives the Reds every reason to focus on achieving their Champions League goals. The meeting with Newcastle is scheduled to take place in that "thin" period, when Liverpool just beat Manchester City at the Etihad, and the pursuing Arsenal sensationally lost to West Ham United. Perhaps complacency and complacency in the home side. But Newcastle can take points away from Slot's team, which was demonstrated in the first round of the Premier League. Then the Reds at St James' Park led in the score until the 90th minute, at which Cher set the final figures on the scoreboard - 3:3. The Magpies themselves are extremely motivated. After 26 rounds, they have the same number of points as Manchester City, who are on the bottom of the Champions League zone. Eddie Howe's wards have recently tasted the flavour of this tournament, so they will stop at nothing to achieve the goal of returning to the elite continental competition. Bookmakers have identified the home team as the favourites for the upcoming encounter, offering odds of 1.52 on their victory.

Liverpool won the first half of the season in the Premier League, as well as the overall stage of the Champions League, thanks to which they missed the knockout rounds. This has helped the Reds prepare well for their meeting at the Etihad in the last round. However, the Merseyside club has its own problems. In the three rounds of the English league before travelling to Manchester, they drew twice and won just once.

Newcastle United have rehabilitated well for the crushing defeat to Manchester City in the middle of the month. Last round, the Magpies hosted Nottingham Forest, which they beat 4-3. In general, in the last sixteen official matches Newcastle won thirteen times and lost three times, so the state of the "forty" can be characterised as quite combative. We bet that the guests will play well at Anfield.