Newcastle 2 Liverpool 3 - Rafa's Red Carpet Left Much To Be Desired
When the time comes, you'll be down in the crypts. They're the safest place to be.
We'll put you in the crypt, where it's safest.
Rafa will roll out the red carpet for Liverpool.
Newcastle will be on the beach.
Geordies want Liverpool to win.
Yeah, I think we’ve learned this week not to trust long-running, repetitive narratives.
Just a casual stroll up to Tyneside without Bobby Firmino, Naby Keita or Joel Matip with the Premier League title still in …
Newcastle 2-3 Liverpool - Player Ratings as Reds stay alive... just!
Before we start this piece, I'm going to have to tender an apology in advance. If any of the writing is incoherent, blame it on Liverpool Football Club and this priceless ability it has, to ensure that fans are never able to enjoy games in peace.
Well, that was massive! It had to be done somehow, and it was done, as Jurgen Klopp picked up his first win at St. James' Park in a gripping 3-2 victory for the Reds …
Newcastle United v Liverpool Preview - Tough game for Reds to bounce back
The Details
Venue - St James' Park, Newcastle
Referee - Andre Marriner
Date & Time - Saturday, May 4th @ 19:45
Current Odds - Newcastle United 17/2, Draw 17/4, Liverpool 4/11
Form
Newcastle United Form
After a dreadful start to the season, waiting until November for their first win, Newcastle and Rafa Benitez have worked another miracle to climb to safety and protect their Premier League status for another season.
Rafa loves the club and the Geordie fans love Rafa. …
Anfield, Europe, Liverpool - Here We Go Again
Liverpool, Anfield, Europe. It’s a combination that has a real history of magic. How many great teams have come to Anfield, expecting to get a result, and been summarily turned over, the sheer force of the stadium, the crowd and the team pulling through.
To be fair, in my lifetime, at least, that has certainly been helped by managers that have thrived in European competition. Rafa Benitez was an absolute master of the two-legged knockout, and Jurgen Klopp has a …
Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle: A Tactical Breakdown
Liverpool FC vs. Newcastle United FC; it's one of the most historic games in the Premier League, supposedly always meant to be a toe-to-toe, all-action, enigmatic thriller. Add in the magic of Boxing Day - a day which Liverpool have not lost a league match on for over twenty years - and the return of Rafael Benitez, and there was a recipe for something fantastic.
Newcastle are not the force they once were though, and despite their manager, on a …
Key Stats as Liverpool Pulverise Magpies To Go Six Clear
Liverpool swept Newcastle aside with an emphatic 4-0 victory at Anfield to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League table. But what were the key stats from a glorious afternoon on Boxing Day?
Set Pieces Fuelling Reds’ Season
I’ve highlighted before the role that set-pieces play in making the Reds one of the most dangerous and multi-faceted attack in the Premier League. Of Liverpool’s 43 PL goals, 15 of them have come from either free-kicks, corners …
Rafa feeling generous for Boxing Day 4-0 at Anfield
Boxing Day. And with family in town in the form of Rafa Benitez. What would the old manager have in store for us?
In days gone by, Boxing Day was reserved for tradesmen to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents as a reward for good service throughout the year. With Liverpool through the Champions League group stages, undefeated in the Premier League, leading the best English side assembled since The Invincibles by 4 points… there were plenty of Reds …
Player Ratings as Liverpool continue Christmas celebrations with 4-0 rout
The Christmas festivities continued at Anfield as Liverpool sealed another routine win, their eighth straight league victory - to remain top of the table.
It took some time for Klopp's side to get up to speed, probably carrying a hangover or two from the night before, but the players once again got the deed done, soaring to a 4-0 win against Newcastle.
A sluggish start was met with numerous opportunities for Joselu to give the visitors an unlikely lead before …
Liverpool v Newcastle United Preview - Will Rafa ruin Reds' Christmas?
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Graham Scott
Date & Time - Wednesday, December 26th @ 15:00
Current Odds - Liverpool 7/50, Draw 7/1, Newcastle United 14/1
Form
Liverpool Form
Things are becoming very real for The Reds at the top of the table. Seven straight league wins since their 1-1 draw with Arsenal in early November means Liverpool are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table.
Jurgen Klopp's men are now four points ahead of Manchester City after …
Rafa Benitez Still Channeling Spirit of Istanbul
Three game weeks ago, Newcastle were on just 3 points from 10 games, 19th place in the Premier League, yet to win a league game, and only avoiding being rock bottom because of the absolutely dire form of fellow strugglers Huddersfield, who they were only above on goal difference.
And yet, even with their own fans furious and finally starting to shift their wrath away from Mike Ashley and towards their manager, a lot of external football supporters were more …