Liverpool should shut out toothless Newcastle at Anfield

3pm Wednesday

Leaders Liverpool have dropped just six points this season and can ensure they finish the year top of the pile by beating Newcastle.

Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester City are the only teams to have held Jurgen Klopp’s ruthless Reds, who have been dominant against the league’s lesser lights.

They have kept clean sheets in six of their eight league games at Anfield and can shut out the Magpies, who failed to register a single shot on target in Saturday’s goalless draw with Fulham.

Second-bottom Huddersfield are the only side to have netted fewer goals than Newcastle this term.

Recommendation
Liverpool to win to nil
1pt 4-5 general

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Team news
Liverpool
Trent Alexander-Arnold and Naby Keita are expected to return. Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are both injured.

Newcastle
Ki Sung-yueng is on international duty and Jonjo Shelvey is out. Ciaran Clark is a doubt.

Key stat
Liverpool have conceded only once in their last four matches.

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