But Reds skipper Steven Gerrard believes Fernando Torres could be the match winner, and he describes his team-mate as "frightening".Gerrard: We Have Player To 'Frighten' The Magpies!
But Reds skipper Steven Gerrard believes Fernando Torres could be the match winner, and he describes his team-mate as "frightening".Gerrard: "Fernando is frightening. From the opening home game of the season to Chelsea when he scored a cracker, he has been consistent all the way.
"He got off to a good start then and now he has hit 18 Premier League goals, the first person to do that here since Michael Owen. So far so good and hopefully he can continue like this right to the end of the season.
"He has pace, power and is very direct but the most important thing for us is his work rate. He hasn't come here as a star, he is chipping in with his work as well and when you get that from a player as well you cannot ask for much more.
"We were all disappointed with the inconsistency at home but against West Ham we started to put that right.
"It was a good team performance, I said well done to all of them. But we have another big game on Saturday and we must keep doing this right to the end of the season.
"There is still a lot of pressure on us to get fourth place. This is now a massive month for us, it will be tough all the way now.
"It is important for us to continue our league form. We have won the last three and if we can beat Newcastle on Saturday we will be able to focus on a huge game away to Inter Milan on Tuesday. That's so important for us now."