Liverpool take on Newcastle United next in the Premier League, and Roy Keane has given his prediction for a tie that rarely fails to entertain.
It’s back to league action for the Reds after sealing Champions League qualification against Qarabag.
Liverpool vs Newcastle is one of those fixtures you circle on the calendar. The rivalry isn’t as bitter as with other Northern clubs, but the atmosphere and intensity are always something to witness when these two sides face off.
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Keane was impressed by Liverpool when they clinched a 97th-minute winner at St James’ Park. He praised the decision to trust match-winner Rio Ngumoha.
Does any moment this season come close to Rio Ngumoha’s Newcastle heroics?
THAT 97th-minute winner last time out 🙌
Rio Ngumoha vs Liverpool
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This time around, the Irishman expects another entertaining tie.
Roy Keane predicts Liverpool vs Newcastle
With how inconsistent Liverpool have been this season, calling which way the result will go is a tall task.
Keane and his Stick to Football co-hosts give their score predictions ahead of every round of Premier League action, and they see Liverpool maintaining their winless status in 2026.
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But it won’t be a game without entertainment.
Rio Ngumoha scores for Liverpool against Newcastle United in the Premier League at St James' Park.
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Keane starts: “Liverpool Newcastle. It’s getting hard [to predict]. I’ve never found it easy.
“Draw. Let’s do a draw. Let’s do 2-2. Could be a mad game.”
Gary Neville and Paul Scholes are also predicting another crazy instalment of this fixture. They go one further — quite literally — locking in an action-packed 3-3 draw.
Liverpool are certainly capable of scoring two or three, and are equally liable to concede multiple goals despite the backing of the Anfield crowd.
No excuses for Arne Slot vs Newcastle
Coming away with a win would do Slot the world of good. Anything else, and it will only serve to heap more criticism on the manager.
Liverpool are dealing with a crisis at the back, it’s true. And in normal circumstances, you might look at a draw against Newcastle and take the positives. That won’t happen on Saturday.
Who on earth is playing at right-back for Liverpool vs Newcastle?
The rest of the XI picks itself, surely?
Liverpool Predicted XI vs Newcastle
Liverpool Predicted XI vs Newcastle
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It’s almost February, and Liverpool are yet to win a Premier League game home or away this year. With Man United and Chelsea flying after sacking their managers earlier this month, it’s imperative that Liverpool keep pace.
If they fall further down the standings and out of the top-four race, it’s the Reds who could be experiencing the new-manager bounce sooner rather than later.
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