Gary Neville and Roy Keane agree on Liverpool vs Newcastle in 'mad' prediction

Liverpool hosts Newcastle United in the Premier League, with Gary Neville and Roy Keane in agreement on their prediction for how the game will unfold at Anfield

Roy Keane and Gary Neville.(Image: Getty Images)

Roy Keane and Gary Neville are on the same page when it comes to how they think Liverpool vs Newcastle United will unfold in the Premier League, with Arne Slot's men in need of a victory.

As things stand, only three points separate the teams, with both aiming to qualify for the Champions League by finishing inside the top five places. As a result, this match is something of a six-pointer.

Earlier in the campaign, Liverpool won at St James' Park thanks to a late goal from Rio Ngumoha, deep into stoppage time. That came just before Alexander Isak's record-breaking transfer move went through.

"Let's go 2-2 — it could be a mad game," Keane said on the Stick To Football podcast, sponsored by Sky Bet. Ian Wright was in agreement, before Neville and Paul Scholes predicted an even more goal-filled game: a 3-3 draw.

"We hope so," Andy Robertson said when asked by the Reds' official website if Liverpool could build on its midweek win over Qarabag here. "I think that's what we've maybe lacked a little bit this season: consistency.

"That's what last season we were so good at. Every game we were spot on and we went on good runs and picked up the points where we had to.

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot.(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

"This season we've been a bit more up and down, so we need to try to find that consistency in the second part of the season if we want to achieve our goals at the end of the year.

"We need to start showing that. Obviously when you get beat in the league it's important that you respond quickly. Last Saturday [at Bournemouth] was hugely disappointing.

"It's up to us in front of our home fans on Saturday night under the lights at Anfield to go and show once more what a good team we can be. Hopefully if we do that then it's enough for three points.

"It was obviously a good result. We knew how important the game was in terms of finishing in the top eight. Obviously, it saves us playing two extra games, it means we're seeded into the last 16 and things like that.

"So, we knew it was really important, we knew Qarabag obviously had a good Champions League campaign and picked up a lot of points.

"We knew we had to be on it, and I think the lads showed that in their performance. I think we were really good.

"I think we punished their mistakes at times, and keeping a clean sheet and scoring six goals, you can't ask for more than that. Overall, it's been a good Champions League campaign."