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Reds hoping to maintain or extend their commanding lead at the summit in a fixture they have dominated

Newcastle vs Liverpool LIVE!

The Premier League leaders are out to build on their impressive lead at the top as they travel to St James’ Park tonight. Dominant Liverpool head to Tyneside on the back of seven wins in a row across all competitions that includes back-to-back 2-0 successes over Real Madrid and Manchester City, sitting pretty at the summit both domestically and in the Champions League after an astonishing start to life under Arne Slot.

Their advantage over closest challengers Arsenal and Chelsea is currently nine points and could improve this evening if they ensure another positive result and their rivals slip up. Newcastle, by contrast, have won only two of their last nine in the league and sit down in 11th place after following a shock home defeat by West Ham by conceding a last-gasp equaliser at Crystal Palace amid more pressure facing Eddie Howe.

The omens are very bad indeed for the hosts tonight, with Newcastle having lost all of their last six games against Liverpool. Alexander Isak is at least fit as Jacob Murphy comes in, while Slot makes three changes including dropping Trent Alexander-Arnold to the bench. Follow Newcastle vs Liverpool live below!

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1 minute ago

Quansah or Gomez at right-back for Liverpool?

The TV coverage appears to suggest that it will be Quansah at right-back for Liverpool tonight, with Gomez keeping his place alongside Van Dijk in the middle with no Konate.

I would have thought they would switch around, so it’ll be interesting to see how Slot plans to line up.

4 minutes ago

Eddie Howe eager for new signings as he warns against 'staleness'

It’s fair to say that Eddie Howe is desperate for some new faces to revitalise this stalling Newcastle squad in January, having not made a major impactful addition since the summer of 2023.

"I think freshness is important in a squad, I won't sit here and deny that,” he said.

"There needs to be a certain element of trading in and out to keep the group dynamic new.

“A new dynamic and a new team always has to form every season.

"Sometimes the same squad can produce a staleness and a negative product, so I think we're aware of that.

“But it's about what we're able to do rather than, 'I want'. What I want is clear. It's what we're able to do that is the key thing."

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11 minutes ago

Joelinton back in Newcastle midfield

A little bit of a tweak from Newcastle, with Joelinton reverting back to a midfield role in a three alongside Sandro Tonali and Bruno Guimaraes after playing further forward against Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Jacob Murphy’s inclusion means he will take that role instead supporting Anthony Gordon and Alexander Isak, with Joe Willock dropping out.

Will that be Kieran Trippier gone from Newcastle in January? Not even making the squad tonight might suggest so.

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17 minutes ago

Alexander-Arnold fitness being managed after injury?

Interested to hear Arne Slot’s take on benching Trent Alexander-Arnold tonight, but I presume that’s just to manage his fitness rather than any fresh setback.

The England right-back only made his first appearance since recovering from a hamstring injury against Manchester City on Sunday, having stayed as an unused substitute in the win over Real Madrid.

He got 73 minutes under his belt at the weekend before being replaced by Jarell Quansah, who faces a big game tonight with Joe Gomez shifting over to right-back from the start.

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31 minutes ago

Three Liverpool changes as Alexander-Arnold drops out

Three changes from Arne Slot to the Liverpool team that beat Manchester City, with Trent Alexander-Arnold dropping to the bench along with Dominik Szoboszlai and Luis Diaz.

Joe Gomez shifts over to right-back having deputised for the injured Ibrahima Konate on Sunday, with Jarell Quansah partnering Virgil van Dijk in central defence instead.

Curtis Jones also comes in along with Darwin Nunez, who loves scoring against Newcastle - including two late goals off the bench to win at St James’ Park last season.

No returns for any of Alisson Becker, Federico Chiesa or Diogo Jota just yet.

On the bench, teenage defender Amara Nallo replaces goalkeeper Harvey Davies.

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36 minutes ago

Isak fit for Newcastle as Murphy replaces Willock

Newcastle fans breathe a sigh of relief with Alexander Isak fit to start tonight after that hip issue that forced his early exit at Crystal Palace.

Eddie Howe makes just one change from the side that could not hold on to beat the Eagles after Marc Guehi’s own goal, with Jacob Murphy preferred to Joe Willock.

There’s no Kieran Trippier in the squad at all, with Matt Targett coming onto the bench.

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52 minutes ago

Liverpool team

Starting XI: Kelleher, Gomez, Van Dijk, Quansah, Robertson, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Nunez

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Nyoni, Nallo

53 minutes ago

Newcastle team

Starting XI: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall, Bruno Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton, Murphy, Gordon, Isak

Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff

56 minutes ago

Lineups on the way

A cold December night in store on Tyneside.

Official team news is now imminent...

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58 minutes ago

Liverpool offer Van Dijk new contract with Salah to follow

There does at last appear to be some movement with regards to the one major storyline that could yet distract Liverpool from their trophy aims this season - the well-publicised contract situations of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

All three key players will see their current deals at Anfield expire next summer, with no progress yet made in terms of extensions with the clock ticking down.

But David Ornstein of The Athletic reported earlier on today that Liverpool have at last made an opening contract offer to Van Dijk, with one expected for Salah soon and talks also continuing over Alexander-Arnold.

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