December 16th features a match where Newcastle United will travel to Liverpool to battle Liverpool in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Liverpool sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Aston Villa. Mohamed Salah struck first for Liverpool in the 67th minute on a penalty, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Aston Villa couldn’t manage to score, and Liverpool took the shutout win. Liverpool is on a hot streak lately, with 7 wins in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 19th placed Newcastle United, recorded a 0-4 loss against Leicester City. Youri Tielemans scored the first goal for Leicester City in the 38th minute on a penalty kick, then Patson Daka added another in the 57th minute on a feed from Harvey Barnes At the end of 90 a dissapointed Newcastle United couldn’t manage to score, and Leicester City took the shutout win. Newcastle United looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Newcastle United’s most prolific scorer has been Callum Wilson. The English attacker has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches. Mohamed Salah has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored four goals for Liverpool
Roberto Firmino, Naby Keïta, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Nathaniel Phillips are unavailable to play for Liverpool, while Paul Dummett is unavailable to play for Newcastle United.