Liverpool VS Newcastle United preview

Liverpool will be without key players Steve Finnan and Javier Macherano for the match
against the Geordies.Lucas amy come in to the centre of the park in place of the hardman.Benitez will have high hopes going into this game on the back of 4 wins on the trot and Torres going for 3 hat-tricks in three matches, a record.Former Liverpool hero Kevin Keegan brings his relegation- threatened Newcastle into Anfield without a win in 7 matches. Keegan, who joined Liverpool for 33,000 pounds in 1971 from Scunthorpe will be assured od a great welcome from the Kop end. Few can forget the two matches in 96/97 which both ended up 4-3 in favour of Liverpool. Newcastle's only win at Anfield came in 1994 on Keegan's first visit in his first spell as Newcastle manager. Keegan will be without Barton, Viduka, Emre and Carr. Michael Owen will be back against the club that groomed him into the individual that he is now. It will be his second time against his old club. In his first match, Boxing Day '05, Owen was disappointing as he didn't even have a shot on goal as Liverpool beat Newcastle 2-0.