Coming up is the second to the last game of this season premier league fixtures. Liverpool who is so close to winning their first premier league title for so many years, will be heading to St James Park to take on Newcastle who have already secured their stay in the EPL for next season. This is a very crucial game for the reds, as they keep hoping for Mancity to at least draw one of their remaining two fixtures.
Newcastle haven’t had a great season but will be glad to have secured their stay in the premier league, even though they had quite a few moments where their stay in the EPL was in doubt. They basically don’t have anything to play for in this game, but will definitely want to get a positive result at home in a game that will most likely be a very difficult game for them.
Liverpool will be proud of this season no matter what happens at the end of the season. They have really had a great season especially in the premier league and are technically still in the tie for the champions league. Their aim now is to win all their remaining two games and keep their optimism high, and then wait for what happens at the end.
On paper, Liverpool are the favorites and are expected to get the job done at the St James’ Park. Nevertheless, Newcastle at home will not be an easy ride, which makes this fixture a very tricky one for the reds.
Newcastle vs Liverpool
This is a very crucial fixture for the reds and their title ambitions, even though it is currently in the hands of Man City to lose.
For Newcastle, they are playing at home, which will be an advantage for them and for their confidence, but they are playing against Liverpool who have been doing really great away, which makes this tie a huge task for them to get a win. Nevertheless, it is not an impossible task, as they still can get the job done at home if they put in a top quality performance, so as to try to finish as high as possible on the table
For Liverpool, all their focus now is to go to St James’ Park and get the job done. They have really tried this season to keep their level so high to keep pushing for the title that they crave for. But is currently not in their hands and all they need to do is win all their games and hope for the unexpected to happen in other fixtures.
My Expectations in Terms of Tactics and Gameplay
For Newcastle, they will possibly setup in a 5-4-1 formation. They want to win this game even though they have already secured their stay in the league and will want to ensure that they get a positive result at home. We all know how Newcastle are at home and how difficult it is for teams to break them down which is a plus for them. They will be going into this game looking to be very compact as usual and to try to hurt the reds during set pieces and through counter attacks.
For Liverpool, they will most likely set up in a 4-3-3 formation. Any result other than a win in the game will be regarded as a failure, so for them, it is all about the 3 points. Their gameplan is basically the same like every other favorite, which is to try to dominate the game and try to create goal scoring chances to win the game. Nevertheless, they know how difficult it is to play against Newcastle, which means that they also need to be very disciplined to avoid Newcastle to use their strengths to hurt them.
And that is a wrap…
What do you think will be the outcome of this game?
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