Newcastle are winless in 17 Premier League meetings with Liverpool, dating back to December 2015, but did prevail the last time the pair met, famously so, winning 2-1 in March's EFL Cup Final.
At St James' Park, Liverpool are unbeaten in eight visits, their longest-ever sequence, having first visited Tyneside in 1893.
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Fair to say, there is no love lost between these two passionate sets of fanbases, largely driven this summer by the fact Alexander Isak remains on strike, seeking to force through a move from one to the other. So, expect a raucous, vociferous atmosphere from all involved at St James' come Monday.
Liverpool have had to wait a whopping ten days since their opening day fixture, having commenced their title defence last Friday night. The Reds appeared set to cruise to victory over Bournemouth at Anfield, new signing Hugo Ekitiké and then Cody Gakpo on target, only for Semenyo to score twice in 12 minutes, thereby levelling the match up at 2-2. Still all square going into the final two minutes on Merseyside, Federico Chiesa would prove to be the unlikely hero, lashing home his first-ever Premier League goal, before Mohamed Salah made the points secure deep into injury time.
Having also been held to a 2-2 draw by Crystal Palace in the FA Community Shield, before being beaten in the subsequent penalty shootout at Wembley, Arne Slot's side are starting to show early signs of defensive vulnerability. Across 56 matches in all competitions last season, the Reds only shipped two or more goals on 15 occasions, four of which were complete dead-rubbers, suggesting Slot's side are planning to play rather differently this time round. Well, with Arsenal visiting Anfield on Sunday, after this trip to Tyneside, Liverpool's title credentials will certainly be put to the test.
As for Newcastle United, their summer of discontent continues, but there's nothing quite like a statement victory in your home opener to get everyone back on board. On the opening weekend, Eddie Howe's side were held to a goalless draw at Villa Park, dominating throughout, including playing the final 25 minutes against ten men, but unable to find the breakthrough. If only the Magpies had some sort of top-class centre-forward at their disposal.
Nevertheless, there were encouraging signs for the Toon Army to take, even if their team did not have that killer instinct, and you can bet your bottom dollar that they'll be bang up for this clash. The last time Newcastle beat Liverpool at St James' a decade ago, Georginio Wijnaldum was on target in a 2-0 victory for Steve McClaren's side, who would go onto be relegated; this was just Jürgen Klopp's 12th match in charge of the Reds. Ten years on, will the Geordies have a famous win to celebrate here?
Newcastle United vs Liverpool head-to-head record
- Matches Played: 190.
- Newcastle Wins: 51. Draws: 45. Liverpool Wins: 94.
Newcastle United team news
Of course, still no Alexander Isak so, as was the case at Villa Park, Anthony Gordon will be deployed down the middle, chosen over the orthodox centre-forward option William Osula. Elsewhere, in attack, there will be a home debut for Anthony Elanga on the right-wing.
Meantime, at full-back, Eddie Howe opted to start Kieran Trippier on the right with Tino Livramento switching to the left last weekend, so will he stick with that set up, or will Lewis Hall return?
Interestingly, in goal, despite signing from Southampton, Aaron Ramsdale was left on the bench against Aston Villa, with Nick Pope remaining the number one for now. Lastly, worth mentioning the Magpies' other summer recruits. Centre-back Malick Thiaw was an unused substitute on the opening weekend, while Jacob Ramsey has arrived from Villa, so will either feature in this one?
Newcastle United predicted lineup vs Liverpool: (4-3-3): Pope; Livramento, Schär, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimarães, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.
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The strongest area of Newcastle's team remains their midfield, spearheaded by Bruno Guimarães, who has never scored in six meetings with Liverpool, but could he change that fact on Monday?
Liverpool team news
As, coincidentally, was the case for March's Carabao Cup Final, Arne Slot is short of right-back options. Jeremie Frimpong is sidelined due to a hamstring injury, while both Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez are doubts, which is far from ideal. One of the latter may be good to go but, if they're not, one imagines it'll have to be a midfielder filling-in at the back.
Ryan Gravenberch is among the leading candidates to do that; his red card on the final day of last season saw him sit out the win over Bournemouth suspended, but he can now return. If Slot wants his compatriot in the middle, perhaps it'll be there versatile Wataru Endō in defence, we'll see.
Liverpool predicted lineup vs Newcastle United: (4-3-3): Alisson; Endō, Konaté, van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Wirtz; Salah, Ekitiké, Gakpo.
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Mohamed Salah picked up the PFA Players' Player of the Year award on Tuesday, the first person ever to do so for a third time. He's previously bagged ten goals in his last 15 Premier League meetings with Newcastle, so will he further improve that ratio on Tyneside?
Newcastle United vs Liverpool prediction
This game is not one to be missed, with goals guaranteed, but we do give Liverpool the slight edge, backing their attacking talent to just see them prevail on Monday night: Newcastle 1-2 Liverpool.
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Newcastle United vs Liverpool takes place on Monday 25 August 2025, with kick off at 20:00 (BST), 15:00 (EDT) & 12:00 (PDT).