Newcastle have won just one of their last five but last week's point at West Brom was a respectable one in the wake of defeat to Sunderland.

Nevertheless, United are expected to lose this evening as they welcome Liverpool to St James's Park, Paddy Power pricing Newcastle as 11/5 outsiders and Coral installing the visitors as 7/5 favourites.

It's 13/5 with Stan James to finish all square, as it did in the reverse fixture at Anfield and the same firm prices a repeat of the 1-1 scoreline from that contest at 13/2, while bet365 give the Magpies a goal start in the handicaps at 3/5.

Nobody outside the top six has picked up more home victories than Pardew's charges. BetVictor post 12/1 against them bagging the only goal and also potentially appealing are bet365's 9/2 for Newcastle to prevail to nil and William Hill's 7/1 for Papiss Cisse to break the deadlock.

Sunderland made it back-to-back victories as they edged out Everton and with some momentum behind them, the Black Cats are now priced by Skybet at as high as 28/1 to go down.

One team still very much in danger though, are Aston Villa and they're 6/5 with Stan James to ease their relegation woes by picking up three points at the expense of Sunderland, Paddy Power's 5/2 outsiders.

It's 12/5 courtesy of BetVictor for the points to be shared at Villa Park, where the teams are 9/1 at bet365 to play out a goalless affair on Monday, replicating the outcome from the corresponding fixture last season. This is 9/2 (Ladbrokes) to also be all square at the end of each half.

Black Cats fans can cover both the stalemate and an away success at bet365, who rate Paulo Di Canio's troops at 4/6 to avoid defeat and it's 21/2 with BetVictor for Sunderland to again sneak it 1-0.

BetVictor chalk Di Canio's men up at an alluring 4/1 to prevail by a one-goal margin and Stephane Sessegnon is 15/2 (bet365) to strike first for the third game on the spin.

Middlesbrough's play-off dream is over but Tony Mowbray's men are still considered favourites by BetVictor at odds of 7/5 as they welcome Charlton (11/5, bet365) to the Riverside.

Skybet mark 12/5 against the pair being inseparable, the same firm rates Boro at 8/11 in the draw-no-bet market and William Hill price a 1-1 scoreline at a not unappealing 6/1.

Boro hammered the Addicks 4-1 in November's reverse fixture at the Valley and although a repeat of that result is a big ask at 50/1 (Stan James), some will fancy BetVictor's 19/2 for Mowbray's team to card a 2-1 triumph.

Coral chalk Boro up at 4/1 to emerge victorious without keeping a clean sheet and at the other end Ladbrokes offer 14/1 for Kieron Dyer to follow up last week's strike at Bolton by notching first in this one.

Relegated Hartlepool are bet365's 15/4 underdogs as they look to end a disappointing campaign on a high at Crawley, where it's 5/2 (Stan James) for the points to be shared.

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