Newcastle United will be making the difficult trip to Anfield on the final weekend of 2011 in the Barclays Premier League. Even though a visit to Liverpool is always very tough, Newcastle United will have reasons to worry because they have just one victory in five matches.
The win over Bolton on Boxing Day was their first to stop the rot, which began with the defeat against Chelsea a few weeks ago. A number of injuries in a defensive department did not help things for Alan Pardew, but he seems to have stabilised things at Tyneside.
Newcastle United will most probably be up against former striker Andy Carroll given that Luis Suarez has been suspended for his obscene gestures during the match against Fulham. Andy Carroll has largely been disappointing since making his £ 35 million move from Liverpool almost a year ago. Recently, Newcastle United manager Alan Pardew admitted that he should be more than interested in taking Andy Carroll back to St James’s Park.
Newcastle United are going through a difficult place at the moment with a number of strikers either suffering from injuries or set to depart for the African cup of nations. As a result, Alan Pardew has been discussing the possibility of loan move for Andy Carroll, but he can be sure that the former Newcastle United striker will be the starting 11 for this match.
“Newcastle took a chance on Ba when he failed a medical at Stoke and they have been rewarded. I think he has been the pick of their signings this year but he’s not the only good player they have brought in. I’ve been impressed with Yohan Cabaye and a few others as well,” Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish said when asked about Newcastle United’s transfer policy.