Newcastle vs Liverpool preview

Game :- Newcastle vs Liverpool ( December 10, 2010 at St.James Park, KO 17.30 UK time)

Alan Pardew’s first game as Newcastle manager after the sacking of fans favourite Chris Houghton sees the Magpies host Liverpool in the last Premier League kickoff on Saturday.

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Newcastle put in a listless performance against West Bromwich Albion last weekend, leading to the board showing Chris Hughton the exit. The players have not been too pleased with Mike Ashley’s decision and some, like Sol Campbell, have spoken against the decision.

Mike Williamson and Fabricio Coloccini are suspended for Newcastle.

However there is good news as skipper Kevin Nolan has made significant progress on his ankle injury, but Joey Barton will be given a late fitness test for his groin problem.

Newcastle form- last five games- most recent first- Newcastle scorers in brackets-

West Brom 3-1 Newcastle ( Peter Lovenkrands)
Newcastle 1-1 Chelsea ( Andy Carroll)
Bolton 5-1 Newcastle ( Andy Carroll)
Newcastle 0-0 Fulham
Newcastle 1-2 Fulham ( Andy Carroll)

Andy Carroll will again be vital to Newcastle’s fortunes, especially against a Liverpool defence missing Daniel Agger and Jamie Carragher.

Liverpool beat a poor Aston Villa side 3-0 on Monday despite missing star trio Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher. Torres will be back for this weekend’s game, which however comes too early for both Gerrard and Carragher.

Liverpool are 8th in the table with 22 points from 16 games, while Newcastle are in 12th position with 19 points from the same number of fixtures.

Liverpool form- last five games- most recent first- Liverpool scorers in brackets

Liverpool 3-0 Aston Villa ( David Ngog, Ryan Babel, Maxi Rodriguez)
Steaua Bucharest 1-1 Liverpool ( Milan Jovanovic)
Tottenham 2-1 Liverpool ( Martin Skrtel)
West Ham 0-3 Liverpool ( Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, Maxi Rodriguez)
Stoke 2-0 Liverpool

Verdict:- Liverpool have won only once away all season in the league. While Newcastle’s league form at home has not been the best, Alan Pardew will be keen to get a favourable result.

Newcastle United 2-2 Liverpool ( Carroll, Nolan/ Torres, Ngog)

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