Newcastle are winless in their last 19 Premier League games against Liverpool (D5 L14). Only against Manchester City have they ever gone 20+ consecutive meetings without a victory against an opponent in the competition (22 between February 2006 and September 2018).

Liverpool haven’t lost any of their last nine Premier League games against Newcastle at St. James’ Park (W6 D3) and could equal the longest unbeaten run by a team away to the Magpies in the competition here: 10 games by Manchester City (March 2007 – December 2017).

There have been 198 goals scored in Premier League meetings between Newcastle and Liverpool, and with two goals in this game it would be the third fixture to reach 200 in the competition, after Liverpool v Tottenham (211) and Arsenal v Tottenham (200).

Newcastle United haven’t lost their opening league game in any of the last four seasons (W3 D1) since losing 4-2 to West Ham in 2021-22. They last had a longer unbeaten run in their opening game between 1972-73 and 1977-78 (six in a row).

Liverpool are unbeaten in their first Premier League match in the last 13 seasons (W10 D3) since losing 3-0 to West Brom in 2012-13. It’s the longest current ongoing run and longest since Chelsea went 18 seasons without losing the opener between 1999-00 and 2016-17.

Newcastle United have both scored (14 goals) and conceded (13) in each of their last seven Premier League games at St. James’ Park. Their record home run of both scoring and conceding in the competition is eight games, set three times previously, most recently in April 2021.

Liverpool lost nine Premier League away games last season – including four of their last five. It was their most away defeats in a league campaign since 2011-12 (10).

Newcastle manager Matthias Jaissle has won his first game in charge at each of his three previous clubs (Liefering, FC Red Bull Salzburg and Al Ahli). His Al Ahli side were also unbeaten at home in the Saudi Arabian League last season (W14 D3), winning the last 13 in a row.

This will be Andoni Iraola’s first game in charge of Liverpool. The Spaniard is on the longest current unbeaten run of any manager in the Premier League (last 18 games of 2025-26 with Bournemouth), while he’s also never lost any of his six meetings with Newcastle in the competition (W3 D3).

This could be Alexander Isak’s first Premier League appearance against Newcastle United since leaving the club for Liverpool in 2025. Only 10 players (and none for Liverpool) have ever scored on MD1 of a Premier League season against a side they previously played for in the competition, including Andy Cole against the Magpies for Man Utd in 2000-01.