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Newcastle United vs Liverpool
England, Premier League, St James' Park, 17:30 CEST
St James' Park gets the marquee fixture of Premier League matchday 1 on Sunday, and Newcastle United vs Liverpool is a meeting of two clubs in genuine transition with two brand new managers in the dugouts. Matthias Jaissle takes charge of Newcastle United at 38 years old having built his reputation in Austria and Saudi Arabia without ever managing in England, and he has inherited a gutted squad after Newcastle United sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, Sandro Tonali to Tottenham Hotspur and Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal in the same summer. Newcastle United finished 12th last season and the rebuild leans on Bazoumana Toure, a 20-year-old Ivorian winger and their most expensive signing at 42.8 million pounds, plus Czech goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek for 26 million from Braga. Matthias Jaissle is also without Lewis Miley, Fabian Schar, Valentino Livramento, Anthony Elanga and Lewis Hall, and Newcastle United conceded eleven across their last five warm-up games including a 4-1 loss at Bristol City and a 3-1 loss at Everton. Liverpool are no less unsettled, because Andoni Iraola has arrived from Bournemouth to replace Arne Slot, who was sacked after Liverpool finished fifth in 2025-2026. Andoni Iraola is a front-foot, aggressive coach who took Bournemouth into Europe, but Liverpool have lost Ibrahima Konate to Real Madrid, Mohamed Salah to Trabzonspor and Andy Robertson to Tottenham Hotspur, with Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes and Victor Munoz from Osasuna arriving for a combined 90 million and Ronald Araujo joining on loan from Barcelona. No direct Mohamed Salah replacement has come in, so the load falls on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, with Dominik Szoboszlai freshly signed to a long-term deal after being Liverpool's best performer last season. Andoni Iraola's absentee list is long, with Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Alexis Mac Allister, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Giovanni Leoni and Jeremy Jacquet all out. Head to head the numbers are brutal for Newcastle United, because Liverpool are unbeaten in the last 19 Premier League meetings with 14 wins and five draws, and in their last nine top-flight trips to St James' Park Liverpool have won six and drawn three. There have also been 198 goals in Premier League meetings between Newcastle United and Liverpool, so two on Sunday makes this only the third fixture in the competition to reach 200.
BetBrain Newcastle United vs Liverpool betting insights:
Liverpool Over 1.5 Team Goals The safest angle is Liverpool's goal output rather than the result, because the historical pattern here is overwhelming. Liverpool are unbeaten in 19 Premier League games against Newcastle United and scored two or more in most of them, including 4-1 at Anfield in January and 3-2 at St James' Park in August 2025. Newcastle United conceded eleven goals in their last five matches and Matthias Jaissle is missing Fabian Schar and Valentino Livramento from a back line that was already the weak point of a 12th-placed side. Andoni Iraola's Liverpool press high and attack in numbers, and even without Mohamed Salah they still have Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai, which is more than enough to beat this defence twice.
Nick Pope Over 3.5 Saves The goalkeeper market is where the real read on this game sits. Newcastle United are going to spend long spells without the ball against an Andoni Iraola side built to suffocate opponents in their own half, and Nick Pope is going to be working. Newcastle United's shot concession numbers through pre-season were ugly, shipping four at Bristol City and three at Everton, and with Fabian Schar and Valentino Livramento out the protection in front of Nick Pope is weaker again. Liverpool also generate high volume rather than just high quality, with Florian Wirtz shooting from the edge of the box and Alexander Isak getting on the end of everything, so even in a Liverpool win Nick Pope should rack up the saves.
Half Time Draw And Full Time Liverpool The value price is on Liverpool needing time to get going, and the trend at St James' Park backs it strongly. Each of the last three Premier League meetings here has had a result-altering goal scored after the 90th minute, which tells you these games are decided late rather than early. Newcastle United will start at a hundred miles an hour with a new manager and a full house, and Andoni Iraola's teams are famous for growing into matches as their pressing wears opponents down in the second half. Liverpool also have nine players out and a defence featuring a loan signing in Ronald Araujo next to Virgil van Dijk, which points to an untidy first 45. Level at the break then Liverpool through in the second half is the most likely path to the result, and at better than 4.00 it is comfortably the best price in the game.
Top Newcastle United vs Liverpool betting tips from BetBrain experts
Liverpool Over 1.5 Team Goals - at 1.60
Nick Pope Over 3.5 Saves - at 1.85
Half Time Draw And Full Time Liverpool - at 4.20
The likeliest story at St James' Park is a loud, chaotic first half where Newcastle United throw everything at Liverpool and get their goal, then a Liverpool second half where Andoni Iraola's press starts winning the ball higher and Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz find the space. A 1-2 for Liverpool from a level half-time score lines all three picks up cleanly, giving Liverpool their two goals, keeping Nick Pope busy throughout and landing the half time and full time combination. Newcastle United vs Liverpool at St James' Park is still the best fixture on Premier League matchday 1, and it might just be the game that pushes this rivalry past 200 Premier League goals.
England, Premier League, St James' Park, 17:30 CEST
St James' Park gets the marquee fixture of Premier League matchday 1 on Sunday, and Newcastle United vs Liverpool is a meeting of two clubs in genuine transition with two brand new managers in the dugouts. Matthias Jaissle takes charge of Newcastle United at 38 years old having built his reputation in Austria and Saudi Arabia without ever managing in England, and he has inherited a gutted squad after Newcastle United sold Anthony Gordon to Barcelona, Sandro Tonali to Tottenham Hotspur and Bruno Guimaraes to Arsenal in the same summer. Newcastle United finished 12th last season and the rebuild leans on Bazoumana Toure, a 20-year-old Ivorian winger and their most expensive signing at 42.8 million pounds, plus Czech goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek for 26 million from Braga. Matthias Jaissle is also without Lewis Miley, Fabian Schar, Valentino Livramento, Anthony Elanga and Lewis Hall, and Newcastle United conceded eleven across their last five warm-up games including a 4-1 loss at Bristol City and a 3-1 loss at Everton. Liverpool are no less unsettled, because Andoni Iraola has arrived from Bournemouth to replace Arne Slot, who was sacked after Liverpool finished fifth in 2025-2026. Andoni Iraola is a front-foot, aggressive coach who took Bournemouth into Europe, but Liverpool have lost Ibrahima Konate to Real Madrid, Mohamed Salah to Trabzonspor and Andy Robertson to Tottenham Hotspur, with Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes and Victor Munoz from Osasuna arriving for a combined 90 million and Ronald Araujo joining on loan from Barcelona. No direct Mohamed Salah replacement has come in, so the load falls on Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak, with Dominik Szoboszlai freshly signed to a long-term deal after being Liverpool's best performer last season. Andoni Iraola's absentee list is long, with Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Alexis Mac Allister, Joe Gomez, Curtis Jones, Giovanni Leoni and Jeremy Jacquet all out. Head to head the numbers are brutal for Newcastle United, because Liverpool are unbeaten in the last 19 Premier League meetings with 14 wins and five draws, and in their last nine top-flight trips to St James' Park Liverpool have won six and drawn three. There have also been 198 goals in Premier League meetings between Newcastle United and Liverpool, so two on Sunday makes this only the third fixture in the competition to reach 200.
BetBrain Newcastle United vs Liverpool betting insights: Liverpool Over 1.5 Team Goals The safest angle is Liverpool's goal output rather than the result, because the historical pattern here is overwhelming. Liverpool are unbeaten in 19 Premier League games against Newcastle United and scored two or more in most of them, including 4-1 at Anfield in January and 3-2 at St James' Park in August 2025. Newcastle United conceded eleven goals in their last five matches and Matthias Jaissle is missing Fabian Schar and Valentino Livramento from a back line that was already the weak point of a 12th-placed side. Andoni Iraola's Liverpool press high and attack in numbers, and even without Mohamed Salah they still have Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai, which is more than enough to beat this defence twice. Nick Pope Over 3.5 Saves The goalkeeper market is where the real read on this game sits. Newcastle United are going to spend long spells without the ball against an Andoni Iraola side built to suffocate opponents in their own half, and Nick Pope is going to be working. Newcastle United's shot concession numbers through pre-season were ugly, shipping four at Bristol City and three at Everton, and with Fabian Schar and Valentino Livramento out the protection in front of Nick Pope is weaker again. Liverpool also generate high volume rather than just high quality, with Florian Wirtz shooting from the edge of the box and Alexander Isak getting on the end of everything, so even in a Liverpool win Nick Pope should rack up the saves. Half Time Draw And Full Time Liverpool The value price is on Liverpool needing time to get going, and the trend at St James' Park backs it strongly. Each of the last three Premier League meetings here has had a result-altering goal scored after the 90th minute, which tells you these games are decided late rather than early. Newcastle United will start at a hundred miles an hour with a new manager and a full house, and Andoni Iraola's teams are famous for growing into matches as their pressing wears opponents down in the second half. Liverpool also have nine players out and a defence featuring a loan signing in Ronald Araujo next to Virgil van Dijk, which points to an untidy first 45. Level at the break then Liverpool through in the second half is the most likely path to the result, and at better than 4.00 it is comfortably the best price in the game. Top Newcastle United vs Liverpool betting tips from BetBrain expertsLiverpool Over 1.5 Team Goals - at 1.60
Nick Pope Over 3.5 Saves - at 1.85
Half Time Draw And Full Time Liverpool - at 4.20
The likeliest story at St James' Park is a loud, chaotic first half where Newcastle United throw everything at Liverpool and get their goal, then a Liverpool second half where Andoni Iraola's press starts winning the ball higher and Alexander Isak and Florian Wirtz find the space. A 1-2 for Liverpool from a level half-time score lines all three picks up cleanly, giving Liverpool their two goals, keeping Nick Pope busy throughout and landing the half time and full time combination. Newcastle United vs Liverpool at St James' Park is still the best fixture on Premier League matchday 1, and it might just be the game that pushes this rivalry past 200 Premier League goals.