Liverpool will look to hold pace with excessive-flying Premier League chief Manchester City, when the Reds host Newcastle at Anfield on Thursday.
The strain is directly to suit Manchester City's midweek result after the Citizens demolished Leeds 7-0 for his or her 7th league win in a row. Liverpool (2nd, 37 points) is simply four points back and on a 5-sport Premier League win streak of its own because November's surprising defeat to West Ham, the Reds' handiest lack of their league season thus far.
At the alternative stop of the desk, Eddie Howe may additionally handiest be 4 video games into his Newcastle managerial tenure, but there is a real experience of urgency. The experience of rejuvenation wore off a chunk for the duration of closing weekend's four-zero drubbing at the fingers of Leicester City that delivered every body on Tyneside lower back to Earth. Still, the Magpies (19th, 10 points) have earned 4 points in four fits beneath Howe, a decent haul considering the membership changed into on six points — all from draws — inside the 12 matches previous to his rent.
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The former Bournemouth boss isn't always backing down from a identify contender. “It is a tremendous opportunity to face the high-quality within the land and spot wherein we're and how we are able to impose ourselves on them," Howe stated in his pre-healthy press conference. “We need attention, game management, shape, set play organisation. Top groups find extraordinary ways of prevailing. We must convey a chance, a undertaking to them, and we've got gamers and a manner of playing to do this."
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A easy bill of fitness is generally required for a critical name venture, and that is what Liverpool possesses. Only Nat Phillips, Curtis Jones, and Harvey Elliott are confirmed out with injury struggles. Divock Origi and Roberto Firmino have ignored time of late, but each are lower back in schooling and can be available for choice, although probable as subs.
