This article is more than 7 years old

This article is more than 7 years old

Brendan Rodgers lamented Liverpool's continued reliance on Steven Gerrard, plus Luis Suárez, after the Capital One Cup defeat by Swansea, but he was not the first Anfield manager to do so. Gerrard will become the 10th player in Liverpool's history to make 600 appearances for the club on Sunday and needs victory not to record the milestone but to ignite the season. As do Newcastle, who have yet to win away from home so far this campaign. Liverpool have not won back-to-back league games at home since September 2011.Suárez and Demba Ba are both in the form to maintain the fixture's high-scoring traditions. Andy Hunter

Venue Anfield, Sunday 4pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season Liverpool 3 Newcastle 1

Referee Anthony Taylor

This season's matches 7 Y13, R2, 2.14 cards per game

Odds Liverpool 4-7 Newcastle 5-1 Draw 3-1

Liverpool v Newcastle United: Probable starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic

Liverpool

Subs from Reina, Gulacsi, Carragher, Coates, Shelvey, Henderson, José Enrique, Downing, Assaidi, Morgan, Robinson, Cole, Yesil, Pacheco

Doubtful Reina (hamstring), Johnson (thigh)

Injured Lucas (thigh, 26 Nov), Borini (foot, Jan), Kelly (knee, Mar)

Suspended None Form guide DWDWLD

Disciplinary record Y14 R2

Leading scorer Suárez 6

Newcastle

Subs from Harper, S Taylor, Ferguson, Anita, Bigirimana, Sammy Ameobi, Cissé, Obertan, Marveaux, Campbell

Doubtful Ba (shin)

Injured Elliot (groin, 10 Nov), Vuckic (knee, Aug), R Taylor (knee, Aug), Gosling (knee, unknown), Ferguson (hip, unknown)

Suspended Tioté (second of three)

Form guide WDLDWD Disciplinary record Y21 R1

Leading scorer Ba 7

Match pointers

• Liverpool have won 15 and lost none of the past 17 top-flight games against Newcastle at Anfield

• Newcastle's match against West Bromwich last week was only the second time that Papiss Cissé and Demba Ba have scored in the same Premier League match

• Luis Suárez has either scored or assisted 80% of Liverpool's league goals this season (excluding own goals)

• The only goal that Newcastle have scored in their last six visits to Liverpool was an own goal from Daniel Agger in this fixture last season

• Liverpool have won just three of their last 14 home games in this division, losing six and drawing five times