Newcastle has not yet guaranteed the participation in the Premier League in the following season and a victory over Liverpool in front of own audience will definitely ease the tension in the "Magpies" squad. The last two seasons Newcastle achieved valuable home wins over Liverpool and now it is the ideal time for another success. The mood in the camp of Liverpool is undoubtedly quite minor, since Suarez got suspended for 10 games, and the team has dropped to 5 points behind the sixth position in the standings.
Only 4 rounds before the end of the season, Liverpool has to catch up 5 points difference to their city rivals Everton. This certainly infuriates the supporters of the reds and, if Everton manages to keep its advance and to qualify for the Europa League at the expense of Liverpool, this will be a big failure for the team of Brendan Rogers. However, hope for Liverpool is still alive, in view of the fact that the team has an upcoming direct clash with Everton and much lighter schedule than its opponent. Loss in this match for the guests, however, is inadmissible, if the team wants to stay in the battle for the sixth place.
The performance of Newcastle this season just does not meet the team class. The main reason for the poor performance of the 'Magpies' is the long list of injured players, but now key players are recovering and no longer completely out of the squad. Hatem Ben Arfa is expected again to appear as a substitute after probably still not fully recovered. Newcastle and Liverpool do not have very good results in their last 6 games, as they have managed to achieve respectively one and two wins. However, both teams have great footballers and this meeting will no doubt be quite attractive.