Sunday 3rd May at Anfield. 1.30 K.O
LIVERPOOL V NEWCASTLE: STAT ATTACKGed Rea 30 April 2009
Here are all the important pre-match stats and facts ahead of the visit of Newcastle United this weekend.
Liverpool V Newcastle Premier League
# Head to head: (League only)
At Anfield: Liverpool 48 wins, Newcastle 11 wins, Draws 14.
Overall: Liverpool 70 wins, Newcastle wins 40, Draws 37.
# This season Liverpool won 5-1 at Newcastle back in December. Steven Gerrard scored twice with Sami Hyypia, Ryan Babel and Xabi Alonso (penalty) also scoring. David Egdar scored United’s goal.
# In five of Liverpool’s last six wins over Newcastle Steven Gerrard has scored. He now has six goals in total against them.
# Dirk Kuyt scored his first Liverpool goal against Newcastle in the fixture on this ground in September 2006.
# Liverpool have won 18 and lost seven of the 31 Premier League meetings between the sides.
# The Reds 5-1 win at St James last December was Liverpool’s biggest ever win on Tyneside.
# Home and away Liverpool have won six of the last seven meetings scoring 19 goals in the process.
# Steven Gerrard's next goal will be his 118th for the club, placing him joint 12th with Ian St John in the club’s all-time goalscoring list.
# Liverpool are just one goal short of recording 300 in the Premier League under Rafa Benitez.
# Liverpool's next goal will be their 50th in all competitions at Anfield this season.
# Dirk Kuyt is one goal away from equalling his best tally in a Liverpool shirt. He scored 14 in all competitions in 2006-07.
# Liverpool's biggest League win here over Newcastle came in August 1967-the Reds winning 6-0. Their heaviest defeat by Newcastle on this ground was by a 5-1 margin in December 1907.
# The last Liverpool player to score a hat-trick in this fixture was Michael Owen in a 3-0 win here in May 2001. Michael had previously achieved the feat for the Reds at St James’.
# There has been only one goalless draw at Anfield between the sides in the last 79 years. That came in February 1970. In all meetings home and away there hasn't been one since February 1974 - a run of 49 games.
# Liverpool have won 12 and drawn two of the last 14 Anfield league meetings.
# The Reds have scored 34 goals in the last 13 League meetings with Newcastle at Anfield.
# Ryan Babel's last goal for Liverpool came in the win at St James Park in December.
# Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres have started just 11 Premier League games together this season scoring 14 goals between them in those matches.
# Torres has scored 49 goals in 81 games for the Reds. If he scores he will achieve the feat in the 6th quickest number of games for the club.
# A victory will give Liverpool their third league ‘double’ over the Magpies in the last four seasons.
# If Liverpool score four times it will be the first time in 28 years they have done so in four successive home league games and only the 7th time ever.
# The Reds current tally of 66 goals is one short of the Reds best ever tally under Rafa Benitez in a league campaign, which they achieved last season. Two goals will give them their highest league total for eight years.
# Going into this weekend’s fixtures only Aston Villa (21) had used fewer players than Liverpool’s 23.
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Yet another vitally important game in our quest for number 19.
Pleased that Stevie will be back for this fixture, even though Newcastle are struggling terribly, I still want to see Rafa put out a strong team and would be more than happy to see a repeat of last night's Reserve fixture win of 5-1 against the Geordie's......and of course the same scoreline from St. James Park earlier on this season.
I think we have a full squad to pick from, so Rafa will be spoilt for choice, as Nemeth didn't play last night, I would love to think that Rafa is thinking about putting him on the bench.
With only one home game left after this one
where's the season gone to
three points is vital again to keep the pressure on manure and lots of goals will help the goal difference.
I'm travelling up to this game, which may probably be my last game this season
Roll on July with the pre-season.
Good luck Liverpool, one final push now lads and we can still do this.