Liverpool v Newcastle: Confirmed line-ups for Anfield clash
Newcastle are seeking to end their Anfield drought.
Liverpool face Newcastle United at Anfield with both sides coming off impressive Champions League performances in midweek.
The Reds eased some of the pressure on Arne Slot with an emphatic 6-0 win over Qarabag, while Newcastle produced a superb showing in their 1-1 draw with European champions Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes.
Both sides have designs on ensuring they return to that competition next season, with Newcastle three points behind sixth-placed Liverpool.
The Magpies have not won at Anfield since 1995, while their last away league win over Liverpool came in the 1994, when Newcastle finished third in just the second season of the Premier League’s existence.
Despite injury issues, they will see a game with Arne Slot’s inconsistent defending champions as a clear opportunity to end that wait. 101GreatGoals has the full team news for the fixture
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Liverpool team news
Arne Slot makes two changes from the side that hammered Qarabag.
They are both at the back, with Ibrahima Konate and Milos Kerkez returning to the side in place of the injured Jeremie Frimpong and Andy Robertson, who drops to the bench.
Liverpool: Alisson; Szoboszlai, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Wirtz; Gakpo, Ekitike, Salah.
Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Robertson, Nyoni, Ramsay, Nallo, Ngumoha.
Newcastle team news
Eddie Howe has made three changes to his XI that started the game in Paris.
Kieran Trippier comes in at right-back as Lewis Miley drops to the bench, with Newcastle reverting back to their traditional 4-3-3 after playing with three centre-backs in midweek.
Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes are back in the starting XI having started the PSG game on the bench, Sven Botman and Nick Woltemade drop to the bench.
Gordon looks set to operate as a false nine as Anthony Elanga retains his place on the right-wing.
Captain Bruno Guimaraes misses a third straight game as he continues to recover from an ankle injury.
Newcastle: Pope; Trippier, Thiaw, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Willock, Ramsey; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.
Substitutes: Ramsdale, Botman, Wissa, Osula, J. Murphy Woltemade, A. Murphy, Shahar, Miley.