Hugo Ekitike will become the first Liverpool player since Daniel Sturridge to score in his first three games for the club if the striker finds the net against Newcastle.Sturridge scored against Mansfield Town, Man United and Norwich to make it three in three following his £12 million move from Chelsea in 2013.Twelve-and-a-half years later, Ekitike could record the same feat if he scores against Newcastle on Monday night.It comes after the new No. 22 found the back of the net against both Crystal Palace in the Community Shield and Bournemouth in the Premier League.The £79 million signing from Eintracht Frankfurt is currently averaging a goal or assist every 47.7 minutes for Liverpool. Salah out to revive record vs. Eddie HoweOne goal will see Mo Salah move into outright fourth place on the Premier League’s all-time scorers list.He currently has 187. Only Alan Shearer (260), Harry Kane (213) and Wayne Rooney (208) have more, while he is tied with Andrew Cole.Against teams managed by Eddie Howe, Salah has 13 goals in 15 encounters, but has scored in only two of the last eight.Salah’s next successful penalty in the league will see him become the club’s record scorer from the spot in their league history.It will be his 35th, overtaking Billy Liddell‘s 34. Newcastle struggle without IsakAlexander Isak has scored 54 goals in 86 Premier League appearances for the Magpies, which includes three in five top-flight games against Liverpool. He scored on his debut at Anfield in August 2022.Isak was his club’s leading scorer in the league last season, with 23. Only Salah (29) netted more in the top flight.Without Isak, Newcastle have not won any of their last six league games, nor scored in the last four.Anthony Gordon, who will start up front in his place, has not scored in his last 16 games for club and country and has no goals in 15 Premier League games. Howe’s difficulty vs. LiverpoolHowe has only won two of 22 clashes with Liverpool as a manager in all competitions, with two draws and 18 defeats.He has lost seven of his eight league encounters as Newcastle boss.The 3-3 draw Howe oversaw here last December is the only point he has won out of the last possible 42 on offer, since drawing with Bournemouth at Anfield in 2017. Liverpool’s unbeaten St James’ Park runLiverpool are unbeaten in their last eight games at Newcastle: five wins and three draws, which is a best for the club.They have scored 51 Premier League goals away to Newcastle – only at West Ham (53) and Tottenham (52) have they netted more on the road.Home and away, Liverpool have scored 124 goals against the Magpies, with only Tottenham (125) conceding more to the Reds in the Premier League.In league football, only against Aston Villa (348 in 194 games) have Liverpool scored more than their 317 (in 176) against Newcastle.* Stats courtesy of LFC statistician Ged Rea (@ged0407).