Liverpool - Newcastle United - Tips by users and experts on football, 26 December 2018: England. Premier League

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Liverpool Win And Total Under 3.5 Yes • 2.24

Liverpool took another step towards their first ever Premier League trophy at the weekend, beating Wolves 2-0 at Molineux to ramp the pressure up on the chasing pack. Both Manchester City and Chelsea unexpectedly fell victim to this pressure as they lost to Crystal Palace and Leicester respectively, leaving Liverpool 4 points clear at the top of the table as we head into Christmas.
Liverpool come out the other side of Christmas with a very winnable match against Newcastle, but then face Arsenal and Manchester City in 2 crucial fixtures. Jurgen Klopp knows that they need a win on Wednesday, and he will be confident in getting the 3 points right now.
Newcastle can hold no such claims. The Magpies do have a relatively good defensive record, but they have only scored 14 times at the other end and their goalless draw at home to Fulham was a dour spectacle of football.
I’m not expecting them to have much success at Anfield. Newcastle haven’t won there since 1994, and this Liverpool side have conceded just 2 goals in their 8 home league matches this season. Newcastle have failed to score in 7 of their 18 league games.

Liverpool Win And Total Under 3.5 Yes • 2.01

Rafael Benitez returns to Anfield, and you know how the Newcastle manager is going to set his side up.
The Magpies will make it difficult for Liverpool but Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is able to change the shape of his team to a 4-2-3-1 when he wants to break stubborn sides down.
That allows Klopp to get an extra attack-minded midfielder into his team, which is what I can see him doing here.
Liverpool look very strong at the moment, even when Klopp rotates his side, and he is able to change games from the bench.
I am going for a home win to keep the Reds clear at the top.

Source: BBC