Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League team news, line-ups ...
Newcastle United host Liverpool in the Premier League on Wednesday night, with the league leaders looking to maintain their position at the top of the table.
Arne Slot’s men defeated Manchester City 2-0 on Sunday to move nine points clear of their closest rivals, Arsenal, and can get a firmer grip on their position with a victory at St. James’ Park.
Meanwhile, Newcastle conceded a last-minute equaliser to draw against Crystal Palace and continue a disappointing return to action since the international break.
Eddie Howe’s men sit 11th after the weekend’s results, and though a win at this point isn’t vital in their chase for top four, another loss this evening would be a serious dent in their hopes ahead of a busy winter period.
Follow all of the latest from St. James’ Park in our live blog below:
Newcastle host Liverpool in the Premier League, with kick-off at 7.30pm GMT | Live on Amazon Prime Video
Newcastle come into the match on the back of a 1-1 draw with Crystal Palace
Liverpool have a nine-point lead at the top of the table after the weekend’s 2-0 win over Manchester City
Newcastle XI: Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Quansah, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Nunez.
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Team news18:22 , Chris Wilson
Eddie Howe has made just one change to the side that drew to Palace last week. Joe Willock drops out in favour of Jacob Murphy, with the latter presumably moving up to the left wing while Joelinton comes into midfield.
Line-ups18:18 , Chris Wilson
Newcastle XI: Pope; Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Joelinton; Murphy, Isak, Gordon.
Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Quansah, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Jones, Gakpo; Nunez.
Subs: Jaros; Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Nallo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Nyoni.
Team news18:10 , Chris Wilson
The line-ups should be announced around 6.15pm, so here’s a reminder of the early team news.
Alexander Isak is a doubt for Newcastle and will be checked after picking up a hip injury in the 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Eddie Howe said on Tuesday that Isak had not trained, but had not suffered a long-term injury.
Liverpool will be without Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley, Alisson Becker and Kostas Tsimikas, while Diogo Jota is also unlikely to feature.
Arne Slot makes Man City relegation joke after Salah comments: ‘Maybe Mo knows’18:00 , Chris Wilson
Liverpool manager Arne Slot joked that Mohamed Salah’s suggestion that he could have played his last game against Manchester City at Anfield was because the champions could be relegated this season due to alleged financial rule-breaking.
Salah, who is out of contract next summer, hinted that he could have faced City for the final time at Anfield after scoring in the 2-0 win over Pep Guardiola’s team on Sunday – a result that put Liverpool nine points clear at the top of the Premier League.
It was City’s sixth defeat in seven games, with the champions also facing a hearing into 115 charges of alleged financial irregularities. City deny all wrongdoing but, if found guilty, they could face a severe punishment, including the possibility of relegation.
Arne Slot makes Man City relegation joke after Salah comments: ‘Maybe Mo knows’
Pep Guardiola rubbishes rumours of a rift with Kevin De Bruyne17:50 , Chris Wilson
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has rubbished suggestions of a rift with Kevin De Bruyne, insisting he is “desperate” to have the playmaker back at his best.
A number of prominent pundits, including former City defender and club ambassador Micah Richards, have questioned why the Belgium international has not been starting games amid the champions’ dramatic slump.
City have not won in seven outings in all competitions – their worst run since 2008 – with De Bruyne featuring only as a substitute in the last five of those matches after recovering from a pelvic injury.
Pep Guardiola rubbishes rumours of a rift with Kevin De Bruyne
Eddie Howe issues Alexander Isak injury update ahead of Liverpool clash17:40 , Chris Wilson
Alexander Isak faces a late fitness test on a hip injury ahead of Newcastle’s Premier League fixture against Liverpool on Wednesday.
The striker took a knock in the 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace on Saturday and had to be removed after just 21 minutes at Selhurst Park.
And the Sweden international is a major doubt to face the league leaders at St James’ Park after Eddie Howe revealed he is yet to train.
Eddie Howe issues Alexander Isak injury update ahead of Liverpool clash
Is Newcastle v Liverpool on TV?17:30 , Chris Wilson
When is Newcastle vs Liverpool?
The Premier League match will kick off at 7:30pm BST on Wednesday 4 December.
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Predicted line-ups17:25 , Chris Wilson
Newcastle XI: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Tonali, Guimaraes, Longstaff; Joelinton, Gordon, Barnes
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Nunez, Diaz.
Team news17:20 , Chris Wilson
Alexander Isak is a doubt for Newcastle and will be checked after picking up a hip injury in the 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace. Eddie Howe said on Tuesday that Isak had not trained, but had not suffered a long-term injury.
Liverpool will be without Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley, Alisson Becker and Kostas Tsimikas, while Diogo Jota is also unlikely to feature.
Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE17:10 , Chris Wilson
Liverpool will look to maintain their nine-point lead at the top of the Premier League table as Arne Slot’s side visit Newcastle United in what is another crunch week for the Reds.
After beating Real Madrid and Manchester City at home, Liverpool head on the road to face Newcastle and Everton, in the last Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, in the space of four days.
And Liverpool’s title challenge will be strengthened if they remain on course - with Newcastle boasting a good home record against the big sides this season having beaten Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham while drawing against Manchester City.
But it’s been a tough recent spell for Eddie Howe’s side, who were beaten by West Ham last week before conceding “absolutely devastating” late equaliser against Crystal Palace on Saturday.
Newcastle, who fell into the bottom half of the table after drawing at Selhurst Park, have also not beaten Liverpool in the Premier League since 2015.
Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE17:00 , Chris Wilson
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independents live coverage of tonight’s Premier League match between Newcastle and Liverpool.
The Reds travel north with another vital win under their belt having soundly beaten Manchester City last weekend, while Newcastle haven’t managed to get a win since before the international break.
And we’ll have all the latest news, updates and team news here.
