Remarkably, Liverpool can move within six points of Newcastle in fourth by beating Eddie Howe's team at St James' Park on Saturday.
Yet defeat to the Magpies could end Liverpool's hopes of securing Champions League football next season. The Reds do have a game in hand on Newcastle and want to start chasing them down sooner rather than later, as we enter the business end of the season.
Liverpool received a huge boost on Monday by beating local rivals Everton 2-0 at Anfield. That result was their first Premier League win of 2023 and could be the start of a run. Ahead of Saturday's big game, here are the latest headlines from Merseyside.
