In preparation for the EFL Cup final next month, Liverpool, who have arguably attained the status of Premier League champions-elect, will play Newcastle United at home on Wednesday night in an attempt to pass another difficult test of their championship credentials.
A few hours after the Magpies' thrilling 4-3 victory over Nottingham Forest, the Reds defeated Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday, extending their advantage at the top into the double digits.
The Liverpool squad under Arne Slot maximized their advantage following Arsenal's defeat against West Ham United on Saturday despite previous failed capitalization moments from the Gunners during Liverpool Premier League drops.
While Manchester City played without Erling Haaland at the Etihad Stadium Liverpool defended their position without difficulty and scored two crucial goals through their magic-dropper Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai in the first 45 minutes.
The professional display Liverpool presented in Manchester against City reflected championship quality despite Arsenal's dwindling 11-point deficit in the league table and their inability to convincingly win over the last four matches.
Under Slot's leadership Anfield witnesses a different football atmosphere because the team won all 17 home matches since Forest beat them last September while scoring two or more goals every time.
The home side secured their fifth consecutive win on their home turf by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-1 two games ago and the team maintains an unbroken streak of Tuesday and Thursday nights Premier League triumphs totaling 12 victories.
It's safe to say that Liverpool has been in a class of their own in 2024–2025, as their advantage at the top of the league presently stands at eleven points. Given Newcastle's recent strength, a home victory is difficult to overlook. With a 30/1 enhanced odds offer for Liverpool to capture three points, bookmaker Parimatch is joining the fray. New clients who sign up before kickoff may take advantage of this offer.
Liverpool will only be missing three fringe players for Wednesday's match: Conor Bradley (hamstring), Joe Gomez (hamstring), and Tyler Morton (shoulder), as Cody Gakpo was healthy enough to play as a substitute at the Etihad. Alexis Mac Allister should be fine despite suffering a facial injury on Sunday.
Joelinton and Sven Botman may still be able to heal from their knee injuries in time to travel to Anfield, while Newcastle also emerged unhurt from their seven-goal extravaganza against Forest.
Jamaal Lascelles is still out of action, but Sandro Tonali has fully recovered from the minor hamstring injury that limited him to a cameo in the second half over the weekend.
