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Newcastle vs Liverpool Preview and Betting Tips
This is a fixture many will have marked down in their calendars, Newcastle host Liverpool at St. James Park amidst all the transfer madness surrounding Newcastle’s star man, Alexander Isak.
Newcastle certainly missed Isak in their opener at Villa Park, failing to score despite registering 16 shots and generating 1.43 xG. They will certainly need to be more efficient in front of goal should they want to beat the champions on Monday.
Liverpool got off to an exciting start in the season opener at Anfield, with a 4-2 win over Bournemouth. It was certainly an exciting attacking performance, spearheaded by Hugo Ekitike, but left some question marks regarding their defensive performance, which may need to be sharpened ahead of this one.
With so many storylines surrounding a clash between two of the Premier League’s best sides, this is certain to be a top game with quality all over the pitch.
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Newcastle vs Liverpool
25th August
kick off 20:00 Fabian Schar To Have 1+ Shots
Fabian Schar played the full 90 minutes of the goalless draw away against Aston Villa last time out, and the Swiss defender once again proved a big threat in attacking situations.
Schar managed to fire off 3 shots in Newcastle’s opening game of the new season but failed to hit the target even once. This won’t come as much of a surprise to anyone that watched the Magpies last season as Schar amassed a total of 40 shots in the Premier League alone.
The 33-year-old averaged 1.23 shots per 90 minutes in the 2024/25 campaign and scored on 4 occasions. We’re backing Schar to be an attacking threat on Monday night when Liverpool make the trip to St James’ Park.
Virgil Van Dijk To Have 1+ ShotsVirgil van Dijk might not be the obvious choice in any of the shot markets, but the giant defender always poses a threat from set-pieces.
The veteran defender managed 2 shots against Bournemouth last time out, hitting the target with 1 of those efforts. The 34-year-old scored 3 league goals last season from 27 shots and ended the campaign with a shots on target ratio of 29.6%.
Thankfully, we don’t need to rely on the Dutch international’s accuracy for this tip. Van Dijk averaged 0.73 shots per 90 minutes in the Premier League last season and the way he has started the 2025/26 campaign suggests that he could cause the Newcastle defence a few headaches on Monday.
Mohamed Salah To Have 1+ Shots On TargetSurprise, surprise Mohamed Salah found the back of the net in Liverpool’s opening game against the Cherries, a game in which the Egyptian talisman took 3 shots and hit the target on 2 occasions.
Last season, Salah finished as Liverpool’s and the Premier League’s top goalscorer with 29 goals. The 33-year-old fired off 121 shots in total, an average of 3.23 shots per 90 minutes. Salah hit the target with 50 of those efforts and his shots on target ratio was 41.3%.
With the Liverpool legend averaging 1.33 shots on target per 90 minutes last season and opening the 2025/26 campaign with 2 shots on target against Bournemouth, you can see why we’re backing Salah to land 1+ shots on target against the Magpies.
Anthony Gordon To Have 1+ Shots On TargetEngland international Anthony Gordon had to play as a makeshift striker away against Aston Villa last time out, and the 24-year-old is expected to lead the line once again on Monday night.
Gordon managed to take 7 shots at Villa Park, 2 of which hit the target. Last season, the forward/midfielder scored 6 times in the Premier League for Newcastle from a total of 57 shots.
The ex-Everton man averaged 2.11 shots per 90 minutes and his average for shots on target per 90 minutes equated to 0.59. The Newcastle favourite has made a positive start to the season, one that we expect to continue on Monday night.
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Newcastle vs Liverpool Key Stats
👉 Liverpool to win has landed in 7 of the last 8 league meetings between these two clubs.
👉 A bet on over 2.5 goals has paid out in 5 of the last 8 encounters between Newcastle and Liverpool.
👉 BTTS has landed in each of Liverpool’s last 6 outings in the Premier League.
👉 Liverpool have picked up 1+ match bookings in 4 of their last 5 league games.
👉 Newcastle have picked up 3+ match bookings on 2 of their last 5 league games.
Newcastle vs Liverpool Predicted Lineups
Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes
Liverpool: Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike
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