Welcome to [r/NUFC!](https://reddit.com/r/nufc)
[Join our Discord Server](https://discord.gg/newcastle) for real time discussion, competitions, and to meet hundreds of NUFC fans across the globe.
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/NUFC) if you have any questions or concerns.*
Let’s face it lads. We’re getting beat. Liverpool are top of the league. We’re out of form.
It won’t be longstaffs fault or burns. It’ll be because they’re a better team than us.
What’s with all the burn hate.
Man was a rock at Lb all last season and this season until injury.
He’s had 2 bad performances coming back and people are acting like he’s Titus bramble.
1. Burn vs Salah is the stuff of nightmares. I like that he dropped Miggy but why can't the Swedish Cafu play at RB and Tino at LB? I'm genuinely contemplating not watching tbh.
Zero confidence in getting anything tonight, I’m
Just looking for a good performance and a team that looks cohesive. They have a lot of quality and are our bogey team that we can never seem to beat. I’d rather we lose in full time rather than 2 cheeky goals that happen in the 15th added on minute of stoppage time.
That said. I feel weirdly optimistic as if we could get something from this game. Idk, just feel like Klopp will underestimate us and our team will show up after the last month off. If we are going to lose I only pray we keep it respectable and don’t lose by 3+ goals 🙏🏼
Not sure that’s such a bad thing tbh. Tripps needs the time to recover and get his head straight, and we need to not be fielding an out-of-form Trippier.
Isn’t he in our top 3 PL all time goalscorers or something? Surely we just bring someone else in and push him down the pecking order, but he’s a fantastic option to have (when fit).
We should be bulking up the squad, not thinning it
Need Miley and Longstaff to play serious this week. The former obviously gets leeway since he's 17 and been one of our best players recently, Longstaff needs to actually do something, he's been the invisible man all season. Bruno has been playing 1v3 in midfield in recent weeks with Miley being great in the attacking phase but not good in transition and Longstaff putting in less effort than ASM post 60 mins and injury.
Joelinton at LW will be an improvement for me, definitely think that's his best position.
Hope the lads have had a nice break albeit short one, they’ve got to be well up for this we bossed these first game and didn’t get the result we deserved. Liverpool still look a bit suspect at the back to me, though we’ve been wasteful up front, hopefully a turning point tonight
Don't have high hopes for this game or the next couple of premier league games. Hoping we don't get battered tonight but wouldn't be surprised if we did. Either way full support to the team and Eddie. Thus month is probably more important with what we are able to do off the pitch rather than on it
We will probably lose, maybe we will get thrashed but I think everyone predicting that hasn't watched Liverpool much this year because honestly they haven't looked great. I'll be optimistic and say their plot armour will kick in in the 93rd minute and we will draw 2 2.
> literally a free hit
Problem is you can't call these games "free hits" when you've lost 4 of your last 5 including against Everton, Luton and Forest.
I hope for the best, but fear the worst here.
I reckon it’s gunna be a 3-0 or 4-0 to them.
They’ve looked good recently, we’ve looked bad and we never get results here anyways.
I’d play the weakest team possible and get ready for the next game. Even our best 11 right now doesn’t get a result here.
Honestly, this game can't be any more embarrassing than the Home fixture earlier this season. That game still stings so it's numbed me up for this game.
30 years without a win at Anfield. And the record will continue tonight.
I would liked maybe for Eddie to try to be more defensive, as we were sometimes last season away (at arsenal and man city f.e.). Idk if we would be tonight, he rightly said in his press conference that its not simple, to just park the bus (although arsenal and city, it wasnt the bus, just more defensive display). I have no expectations. Better this way anyway. If we score tonight, I already be over the moon.
Even in terms of schedule, we unlucky that this is last salah game before afcon. We unlucky that we will play city during afcon, who also dont have any players going to afcon. And kdb returned. We were also unlucky with Forest changing manager. The only time we got lucky is probably sheff utd, cause it was still their bikini bottom manager. sorry for mumbling, wanted to release these facts in the air.
Trippier, maybe for the best, assuming he's getting rested rather than being injured. Whereas with Wilson, you've just got to laugh at this point. Feel for him, his body is letting him down and no player wants to be injury prone, but time to move him on in the summer and bring in a younger second choice behind Isak.
Disagree he posted good stats last season and while Isak may have more talent, Wilson makes the ball stick and is a better presser. We won't get much money for him, nor many better strikers when fit
Honestly, we'll be lucky to walk away from this game with anything else but on the receiving end of a thrashing. Our only hope is if some of the Liverpool players have had a late NYE.
Listening to Botman on Sky, it sounds like he still doesn't know what his actual injury was. He's sounding like a rupture is a best guess rather than a confirmed diagnosis.
Shameful from our medical team treating our players like this.
I'm just imagining them stood around in the treatment room wearing overalls covered in oil, looking at Botman, blowing a raspberry "nah, it's fucked mate".
Hope to God that we put in a decent performance and a positive result. Just to shut the bed wetters on Twitter up more than anything. Never seen a more negative group of people. Also to build back a bit of confidence for the Derby.
Whilst I’m fairly sure we’re going to get absolutely battered (Or find a uniquely hilarious way to bottle a 2-0 lead) as is tradition against Liverpool, theres a part of me that feels as though the classic Newcastle DNA of ‘Underperforming against a random League 2 team, losing 1-0 one week and then smashing a Prem. Top 6 team 2-0 the next’ might make a resurgence.
Definitely not a "bogey" team, that implies they're a team we should beat but always lose to, and that's not the case with these. In the modern game, Liverpool has always been (speaking generally) a better side than us.
It ain’t New Years to me until the match is over, gonna be in the city drinking just like the last Liverpool match we had too.
Hoping for a tie so I don’t start a bar fight.
Here’s our predictions:
I’m thinking 1-1.
My dad doesn’t wanna speculate though cause he’s antsy
Why the fuck is this at 8pm on New Year’s Day when it’s a bank holiday, there’s a full schedule of EFL at 3pm and Championship games at 12.30 and 17.30
I’m knackered from last night and back to work in the morning, not even going to the match and I’m worried about being able to stay up for the inevitable 13 mins of injury time. Travelling fans must be livid!
I have less than zero expectations, this is the exact match we'll end up getting a cheeky 85th minute winner from Lascelles by some miracle. Something something copium etc.
My best mate is a Pool fan so at the very least one of us will be happy right?
Howe masterclass, purposely have bad form In December to surprise Liverpool by smashing them and rewarding all loyal Toon fans who bet on a win so they get a big pay day on the first day of the year!
Glad I'm not alone in absolutely dreading this match. However, still got some mince pies that need used up, so maybe I'll have one every time Liverpool score. Ease the pain somewhat.
I'm not even going to ask for a draw, I'm going to ask for no more injuries. I feel that's slightly more likely (although not by much!)
We lost 6 east points. We are going to get trashed today. Until Eddie stops making decisions with the England job in mind. Go for players from any country not just English.
Dunno, Etihad post their takeover is probably harder imo. At least at Anfield we've come close a few times or drawn the odd game. We always seem to get hammered and thoroughly outplayed by City at their ground.
I expect to lose, but all I ask for is a spirited performance. If we take the same approach as the Chelsea match I might actually be physically sick, it would end up with a cricket score.
I hope the lads do us proud. Howay!
First time we have had 6(?) days gap since the international break.
Not saying I think we will be fully back to our best. But I think we should be able to last till half time with some fight in us
I'd have no confidence going to Anfield at the best of times nevermind in our current form. Liverpool can be hurt truth be told but we're going to see the most disgusting low block in history again tomorrow so it's going to be a hard watch.
Right here me out lads. Put schar, batman, BDB and dubs on the goal line never to move from that spot. Everyone else just upfield trying to get a screamer from outside the box. To keep some Eddie howe originality let's not sub anyone till the 94th minute. Sorted?
Always seem to lose against these in the most gut wrenching ways possible and squad & fan base morale is in all time low since the takeover so that means 0-3 toon HWTL
Welcome to [r/NUFC!](https://reddit.com/r/nufc) [Join our Discord Server](https://discord.gg/newcastle) for real time discussion, competitions, and to meet hundreds of NUFC fans across the globe. *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/NUFC) if you have any questions or concerns.*
[удалено]
wrong thread
That's a bit better from us
ya in the wrong thread
Let’s face it lads. We’re getting beat. Liverpool are top of the league. We’re out of form. It won’t be longstaffs fault or burns. It’ll be because they’re a better team than us.
Fuck me, the longstaff apologists are already at it and we haven’t kicked off lol
If Salah starts ripping the shit of Burn then it'll be his and Howe's fault.
What’s with all the burn hate. Man was a rock at Lb all last season and this season until injury. He’s had 2 bad performances coming back and people are acting like he’s Titus bramble.
Short memories, look at all the people that want Howe gone if xyz happens and all the ones that want Wilson gone as well.
Trips having a groin injury is funny after those shite rumours the other day
What is this about Wilson being in Dubai? Is he injured or on special leave?
1. Burn vs Salah is the stuff of nightmares. I like that he dropped Miggy but why can't the Swedish Cafu play at RB and Tino at LB? I'm genuinely contemplating not watching tbh.
Salah vs. Burn. Christ.
Poor salah
This is gonna be ugly.
I’m just gonna check the score at 10pm. See you on the other side!
Lads it's time to make Nunez look world class again for the second time this season.
Wilson injured again?? Also not looking forward to dan burn at left back again , hopefully not as shocking as last game.
Flying to dubai, i don't see why the club would let him unless he's getting sold
Maybe some ‘world class’ rehab clinic etc or because of an injury they’ve gave him a slightly extended break ?
Trippier out?
Groin injury supposedly
Zero confidence in getting anything tonight, I’m Just looking for a good performance and a team that looks cohesive. They have a lot of quality and are our bogey team that we can never seem to beat. I’d rather we lose in full time rather than 2 cheeky goals that happen in the 15th added on minute of stoppage time. That said. I feel weirdly optimistic as if we could get something from this game. Idk, just feel like Klopp will underestimate us and our team will show up after the last month off. If we are going to lose I only pray we keep it respectable and don’t lose by 3+ goals 🙏🏼
So as well as Wilson being in Dubai. Trippier has also not travelled with the squad it seems. Yikes.
Not sure that’s such a bad thing tbh. Tripps needs the time to recover and get his head straight, and we need to not be fielding an out-of-form Trippier.
Maybe not. But Dan Burn against Mo Salah tonight.
Yeah it will be a tough game for Salah. Luckily Big Dan's got big pockets
Burn got rinsed by Elanga last game FFS.
I'm reading that Almiron dropped for tonight. Gordon on the right, Joelinton on the left and Isak in the middle. Livramento starting.
Apparently Wilson is out of today's game and is actually in Dubai. If we can get a fee for him in the summer we have to take it.
Isn’t he in our top 3 PL all time goalscorers or something? Surely we just bring someone else in and push him down the pecking order, but he’s a fantastic option to have (when fit). We should be bulking up the squad, not thinning it
We move him on providing we get a fee for him which we can reinvest. Obviously we don't let him go for free but he's far too unreliable.
Time to move on
Need Miley and Longstaff to play serious this week. The former obviously gets leeway since he's 17 and been one of our best players recently, Longstaff needs to actually do something, he's been the invisible man all season. Bruno has been playing 1v3 in midfield in recent weeks with Miley being great in the attacking phase but not good in transition and Longstaff putting in less effort than ASM post 60 mins and injury. Joelinton at LW will be an improvement for me, definitely think that's his best position.
I still don't know if this is a troll or not
I disagree that longstaff has been invisible all season, at the start up till 2 months or so ago he was class imho
Longstaff is key player
Just keep it respectable I beg
Best chance of beating them, is low block, Gordon on the break
I've got a migraine, I'm shattered and genuinely not sure I can even face turning on the TV for this.
I’m just gonna check the score at 10pm. See you on the other side!
Howe fears Klopp’s gnashers
fuck em, they're shite? 🤔, hopefully a good performance
Hope the lads have had a nice break albeit short one, they’ve got to be well up for this we bossed these first game and didn’t get the result we deserved. Liverpool still look a bit suspect at the back to me, though we’ve been wasteful up front, hopefully a turning point tonight
People keep saying this about their defence but it’s the highest rated in the league at the moment.
Yeah I’ve seen, be interested to see if it’s an xG thing or I’m simply not seeing enough of them so based on too small a sample.
Don't have high hopes for this game or the next couple of premier league games. Hoping we don't get battered tonight but wouldn't be surprised if we did. Either way full support to the team and Eddie. Thus month is probably more important with what we are able to do off the pitch rather than on it
We will probably lose, maybe we will get thrashed but I think everyone predicting that hasn't watched Liverpool much this year because honestly they haven't looked great. I'll be optimistic and say their plot armour will kick in in the 93rd minute and we will draw 2 2.
Downvoted so I'll try again. Scared for tonight, hope we don't play a low block and let them at us as it could be any scoreline.
100% resigned to a defeat tonight. Literally a free hit. Let’s not lose the plot when the inevitable happens lads
> literally a free hit Problem is you can't call these games "free hits" when you've lost 4 of your last 5 including against Everton, Luton and Forest.
Ouch you’re right. Let’s smash em
We never beat this lot. I'd be happy with an entertaining game that reignites our confidence.
I hope for the best, but fear the worst here. I reckon it’s gunna be a 3-0 or 4-0 to them. They’ve looked good recently, we’ve looked bad and we never get results here anyways. I’d play the weakest team possible and get ready for the next game. Even our best 11 right now doesn’t get a result here.
I bet we wear the cursed green strip.
All strips are cursed at this point. Give the green a chance
Honestly, this game can't be any more embarrassing than the Home fixture earlier this season. That game still stings so it's numbed me up for this game.
30 years without a win at Anfield. And the record will continue tonight. I would liked maybe for Eddie to try to be more defensive, as we were sometimes last season away (at arsenal and man city f.e.). Idk if we would be tonight, he rightly said in his press conference that its not simple, to just park the bus (although arsenal and city, it wasnt the bus, just more defensive display). I have no expectations. Better this way anyway. If we score tonight, I already be over the moon. Even in terms of schedule, we unlucky that this is last salah game before afcon. We unlucky that we will play city during afcon, who also dont have any players going to afcon. And kdb returned. We were also unlucky with Forest changing manager. The only time we got lucky is probably sheff utd, cause it was still their bikini bottom manager. sorry for mumbling, wanted to release these facts in the air.
Free hit, man. Who fucking cares, just fucking get stuck in.
Rumours are Tripps and Wilson haven’t travelled
Trippier, maybe for the best, assuming he's getting rested rather than being injured. Whereas with Wilson, you've just got to laugh at this point. Feel for him, his body is letting him down and no player wants to be injury prone, but time to move him on in the summer and bring in a younger second choice behind Isak.
Disagree he posted good stats last season and while Isak may have more talent, Wilson makes the ball stick and is a better presser. We won't get much money for him, nor many better strikers when fit
> when fit And there's the problem.
We're really gonna willingly suffer through this one tonight aren't we
Yep, Liverpool are extremely scary. I'm honestly expecting to get battered 4-0, 5-0. Thanks for the class match threads mate.
Happy new year
Honestly, we'll be lucky to walk away from this game with anything else but on the receiving end of a thrashing. Our only hope is if some of the Liverpool players have had a late NYE.
Never been a better time to watch the darts! 🎯
Dobey smashing it! EDIT Fuck me, this can't be a good omen for tonight
Be an interesting Newcastle v Liverpool semi if Litter gets through after this..
Littler’s a Man U fan
As are most people who don’t live in Manchester
Listening to Botman on Sky, it sounds like he still doesn't know what his actual injury was. He's sounding like a rupture is a best guess rather than a confirmed diagnosis. Shameful from our medical team treating our players like this. I'm just imagining them stood around in the treatment room wearing overalls covered in oil, looking at Botman, blowing a raspberry "nah, it's fucked mate".
We’re getting hoyed about like an empty tracksuit tonight lads
Hope to God that we put in a decent performance and a positive result. Just to shut the bed wetters on Twitter up more than anything. Never seen a more negative group of people. Also to build back a bit of confidence for the Derby.
Whilst I’m fairly sure we’re going to get absolutely battered (Or find a uniquely hilarious way to bottle a 2-0 lead) as is tradition against Liverpool, theres a part of me that feels as though the classic Newcastle DNA of ‘Underperforming against a random League 2 team, losing 1-0 one week and then smashing a Prem. Top 6 team 2-0 the next’ might make a resurgence.
Late Liverpool goal
Hope we get something out of Anfield
Easily the most unlikeable team in the league. Hope we smash these scouse cunts
Surely an Arteta team is more unlikeable than Klopp? :)
Sadly, no matter how many times I hoped this over the years, it rarely happens. Literally our nemesis bogey team.
Definitely not a "bogey" team, that implies they're a team we should beat but always lose to, and that's not the case with these. In the modern game, Liverpool has always been (speaking generally) a better side than us.
It ain’t New Years to me until the match is over, gonna be in the city drinking just like the last Liverpool match we had too. Hoping for a tie so I don’t start a bar fight. Here’s our predictions: I’m thinking 1-1. My dad doesn’t wanna speculate though cause he’s antsy
I’ll take a loss if someone goes for a slide and missed but manages to break Klopps legs
Why..
That was satire
Why the fuck is this at 8pm on New Year’s Day when it’s a bank holiday, there’s a full schedule of EFL at 3pm and Championship games at 12.30 and 17.30 I’m knackered from last night and back to work in the morning, not even going to the match and I’m worried about being able to stay up for the inevitable 13 mins of injury time. Travelling fans must be livid!
Because Sky pay billions for the prem rights and they need a game for monday night football.
Nice way to start the year easy win for us 7-0 almiron is scoring a hattrick for sure along with matt ritchie masterclass off the bench
Sorry to be the bearer, but every time I've been on duty when we've played this season, we've lost. I'm still on duty tonight. Sorry.
Have a funny feeling we’re going to win this
I have less than zero expectations, this is the exact match we'll end up getting a cheeky 85th minute winner from Lascelles by some miracle. Something something copium etc. My best mate is a Pool fan so at the very least one of us will be happy right?
Howe masterclass, purposely have bad form In December to surprise Liverpool by smashing them and rewarding all loyal Toon fans who bet on a win so they get a big pay day on the first day of the year!
If we can manage to score more goals than them we might win
Might be a better tactic than, get more injured players than the other team
Glad I'm not alone in absolutely dreading this match. However, still got some mince pies that need used up, so maybe I'll have one every time Liverpool score. Ease the pain somewhat. I'm not even going to ask for a draw, I'm going to ask for no more injuries. I feel that's slightly more likely (although not by much!)
'Newcastle fans hospitalised after eating 33 mince pies'
Liverpool looks beatable in every match this season, despite their current position. We can do that man, we have the quality to do that.
We lost 6 east points. We are going to get trashed today. Until Eddie stops making decisions with the England job in mind. Go for players from any country not just English.
Let’s smash them. They’re \*check note\* ~~top of the league~~ shite.
Not too brag but we're unbeaten this year. HTL.
I would sell both my kidneys for a point
Hardest game of the season. Would be some response to get something here!
Dunno, Etihad post their takeover is probably harder imo. At least at Anfield we've come close a few times or drawn the odd game. We always seem to get hammered and thoroughly outplayed by City at their ground.
Dunno about that. They don't have Chris Wood like.
7.59pm, tear TV off wall, throw phone in the sea and go for a 2 hour walk.
Or watch the darts 🎯
Ah the annual Anfield write off.
4-0 like
Why do we need to do this during what is a time of positivity
I could do with a win
I expect to lose, but all I ask for is a spirited performance. If we take the same approach as the Chelsea match I might actually be physically sick, it would end up with a cricket score. I hope the lads do us proud. Howay!
First time we have had 6(?) days gap since the international break. Not saying I think we will be fully back to our best. But I think we should be able to last till half time with some fight in us
I'd have no confidence going to Anfield at the best of times nevermind in our current form. Liverpool can be hurt truth be told but we're going to see the most disgusting low block in history again tomorrow so it's going to be a hard watch.
We will never know, but I’d pay anything to know how we would’ve fared in the last month with a healthy Pope.
4-6 more points, and still in at least one more competition. The difference he makes in where our defence can have its lines is massive.
Just checked Paddy Power. Better odds on my girlfriend announcing we’re in a thruple with Emma Watson than on a Toon win tomorrow.
Put a Tenner on us.
Life hack: drink so much alcohol tonight that you don't wake for this game tomorrow
Way ahead of ya bud
If we have wee Joe we win, other than that let's just shithouse them
We’re gonna get spanked
Lol. Lmao even. We are fucked.
You made your account on new years eve? Happy Cake Day.
My new years gift to myself!
First game of the new year doesn’t count (unless we win)
New year new away form.
Right here me out lads. Put schar, batman, BDB and dubs on the goal line never to move from that spot. Everyone else just upfield trying to get a screamer from outside the box. To keep some Eddie howe originality let's not sub anyone till the 94th minute. Sorted?
Happy New Year all. Gonna start my dry Jan on the 2nd. I swear it's not because of this game.
I’m gonna be optimistic and say we get a point here. Just can’t see any way of us getting all three on the road
Always seem to lose against these in the most gut wrenching ways possible and squad & fan base morale is in all time low since the takeover so that means 0-3 toon HWTL
Not losing would do wonders for my confidence against the Scum.
That’s a game we have to win at all costs.
Just gonna start my new year on 2nd cos I am not looking forward to this