Newcastle United Vs Liverpool Tactical Preview: Team News, Key Men And Streaming Links | OneFootball

Newcastle United will welcome Liverpool at St. James’ Park as both sides look to get the better of each other in the Premier League this Monday night. The Reds managed to earn an impressive 4-2 win over Bournemouth recently. In contrast, the Magpies were held to a scoreless draw away at Aston Villa last weekend.

Newcastle United vs Liverpool: Talking Tactics

Eddie Howe will set his team up in a 4-3-3 formation and is expected to instruct his men to defend their penalty box well and try to expose Liverpool’s weaknesses on the counter.

Arne Slot will opt for the 4-2-3-1 formation once again and could ask his players to move the ball well and engineer enough clear-cut chances to win this contest.

Team News

Newcastle United

Alexander Isak is not expected to feature this Monday night. However, Joe Willock is expected to be back from his calf injury.

Newcastle United Predicted XI

Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND – AUGUST 15: Hugo Ekitike of Liverpool celebrates in front of The Kop after the second goal scored by Cody Gakpo during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Bournemouth at Anfield on August 15, 2025 in Liverpool, England. (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Liverpool

Jeremie Frimpong will be sidelined for this game because of a hamstring injury. Conor Bradley and Joe Gomez are both in contention to make Arne Slot’s match-day squad this Monday.

Liverpool Predicted XI

Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike

Key Men

Newcastle United

Howe would rely on the pace of Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes when his team looks to launch a counterattack. The defensive performance of Fabian Schar and Dan Burn could go a long way in determining the fate of this Premier League contest.

Hugo Ekitike and Mohamed Salah will carry most of the goal-scoring workload for Liverpool in the final third. Both Virgil Van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate need to be at their best if the Reds are to secure a convincing win at St. James’ Park this Monday night.