Premier League | Gameweek 17
Dec 16, 2021 at 8pm UK
Anfield
Liverpool3 - 1Newcastle
Reaction
Watch: Trent Alexander-Arnold scores goal of the season contender for Liverpool
Liverpool full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold seals his side's Premier League win over Newcastle United with a long-range screamer.
Dec 16, 22:07
Liverpool record unprecedented 2,000th top-flight win with Newcastle victory
Liverpool become the first club in English football history to chalk up 2,000 wins in the top flight courtesy of their 3-1 triumph over Newcastle United.
Dec 16, 21:57
Watch: Mohamed Salah equals Premier League record with Newcastle goal
Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah equals Jamie Vardy's record of scoring or assisting in 15 consecutive Premier League games with his goal against Newcastle United.
Dec 16, 20:52
Liverpool break all-time club goalscoring record with controversial equaliser
Liverpool set a new club record for scoring in the most successive games across all competitions courtesy of their equaliser against Newcastle United.
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The Match
Team News
Roberto Firmino returns to Liverpool's bench for their Premier League clash with Newcastle as three players miss out due to suspected positive coronavirus tests.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Premier League clash between Liverpool and Newcastle United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Liverpool could line up for Thursday's Premier League clash with Newcastle United.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's Premier League clash with Newcastle United.
We said: Liverpool 3-0 Newcastle United
Even with a heavy defensive presence on the field, Newcastle should be outfought and outclassed by Klopp's rampant Liverpool on the Anfield turf. The hosts will likely call upon some of their fringe players amid the hectic winter schedule but should have no trouble piling more misery on the Magpies in midweek. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Liverpool win with a probability of 82.65%. A draw had a probability of 11.8% and a win for Newcastle United had a probability of 5.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Liverpool win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.16%) and 1-0 (9.33%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.63%), while for a Newcastle United win it was 0-1 (2.01%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Liverpool would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Liverpool | Draw | Newcastle United |
| 82.65% | 11.84% | 5.51% |
| Both teams to score 42.57% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
