Magpies get Carabao Cup boost as Liverpool face fixture clash

Newcastle United might need simply obtained a significant enhance forward of their Carabao Cup closing showdown – due to Liverpool’s demanding fixture schedule within the lead-up to the large recreation.

Arne Slot’s males are dealing with a brutal check of stamina and squad depth, with a vital Champions League tie simply days earlier than they meet Eddie Howe’s aspect at Wembley.

Whereas Newcastle can have a full week to organize after their Premier League match in opposition to West Ham on Monday, March 10. However Liverpool have a congested fixture checklist to cope with.

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]The Anfield membership have been drawn in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain within the final 16 of the Champions League, with the second leg set for March 11 or 12, which is merely simply days earlier than the Carabao Cup closing on March 16, as NUFCBlog has recommended. 

Regardless that Liverpool crashed out of the FA Cup by the hands of Plymouth, they nonetheless have 5 matches to navigate earlier than the ultimate. That is compared to Newcastle’s 4.

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Talking after the defeat to Plymouth, Arne Slot admitted that the fixture pile-up has been hard-going on his gamers. He mentioned: “They skilled yesterday and they’re going to practice tomorrow once more. Many of the issues we do, we do for a cause – we simply don’t do it unexpectedly, one thing.

“The Aston Villa recreation comes throughout the week once more as properly. The previous couple of weeks we’ve got performed each single week two instances. The upcoming weeks we’ve got to play each single time two video games.”

Liverpool have a visit to Manchester Metropolis this Sunday, adopted by a conflict with Newcastle at Anfield within the Premier League, then a house match in opposition to Southampton sandwiched between their two-legged battle with Ligue 1 champions PSG.

In the meantime, Newcastle’s upcoming fixtures embrace Nottingham Forest this Sunday, adopted by the sport in opposition to Liverpool – earlier than an FA Cup tie in opposition to Brighton, and at last, the Monday night time recreation at West Ham.

For Liverpool, key gamers are already coping with setbacks, with attacker Cody Gakpo nursing an harm. In the meantime, Trent Alexander-Arnold has solely just lately returned to motion, whereas his deputy, the right-back Conor Bradley, limped off throughout their 2-2 draw at Aston Villa mid-week.