About time We just need to get at their defence from the start Although Rafa will be cautious their defence isn't up to much and although their has been a recent upturn in their attack it is still pretty toothless. As long as we take it seriously we should have a comfortable win but will probably be a nervous last 10 mins.
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Lawro has gone for home win. iverpool v Newcastle (17:30 GMT) Liverpool beat West Ham 4-1 last weekend despite not hitting the heights that they have done recently. Jurgen Klopp - An 'unbelievably important' win for Liverpool Everyone is raving about Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane's form but Roberto Firmino has been outstanding too. Firmino has kicked on since Philippe Coutinho left for Barcelona in January, but Salah in particular has grabbed all the headlines. I think Firmino deserves more credit. This is a return to Anfield for Newcastle's former Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez, but it probably won't be a happy one. Bournemouth 2-2 Newcastle: Newcastle lost two points - Benitez The Magpies threw away a 2-0 lead late on against Bournemouth last week and only drew. I am pretty sure Rafa will set his side up with the aim of getting a point this time, but I don't think he will get it. Lawro's prediction: 2-0 Paul Merson has gone for home win too. Liverpool v Newcastle (Saturday, 5.30pm) Last week's result was a huge disappointment for Newcastle. Having won the week before and to be 2-0 up away from home, winning back-to-back games in a relegation scrap can be massive. We saw that with Huddersfield. It can give you that free swing in a game you're not expected to win. Huddersfield can go into the Tottenham game this weekend and if they lose it's no big deal. They did their job in the previous weeks. Newcastle could have had that with victory at Bournemouth. They will make things difficult for Liverpool though, who will be fully focused on getting a result. They've got Champions League next midweek but after their first leg result, they should not be taking their eyes off Newcastle. They need as many points as possible before the Champions League quarter-finals, starting with a hard-fought win over Newcastle on Saturday. PAUL PREDICTS: 2-1 (8/1 with Sky Bet)
If we beat Newkie, then we really must go all out to do the scum at the ****hole. If they win, we can kiss 2nd place goodbye.
We get too emotional in that game, there needs to be a more clinical approach, don't go all gung ho, manage the game.
