Liverpool – Newcastle United: Champions-Elect Hit Cruise Control (2-0)

Title races in the Premier League rarely hit the stage of comfort, Liverpool knows more than most, but Arne Slot has genuinely got his team in that position. A midweek visit by Newcastle United may have hit some difficult patches, but dominant periods at the start and finish saw the league leaders execute another comfortable victory.

Tactical analysis and match report by Joel Parker.

If Eddie Howe was to find a solution to get rid of his rotten run versus Liverpool, he would have to find it quickly. A run of sixteen games without a victory for Newcastle against Liverpool, but a dress rehearsal for the League Cup final is fitting preparation.

With that being said, getting any result against Arne Slot’s men is proving to be a difficult task for everyone this season. They stretched their lead at the top once again at the weekend, besting the current champions at the Ethiad and now had them eleven points at the top, prior to the midweek results. With only three teams in the top ten left to play, surely the wheels are in motion for a title procession? 

Whereas Liverpool has hit incredible consistency, Newcastle endured through spontaneous off days to peg them back, but their ceiling can hit a very high level. Once boasting one of the best presses on the planet, Howe has struggled to replicate the successes from 2022/23, but they are firmly in the Champions League conversation once again. 

Slot was unavailable from the touchline, as he received a two-game ban for his red card in the

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