Jurgen Klopp’s side go chasing a fifth win from five Premier League outings this season, with Steve Bruce’s men aiming to cause an upset
Liverpool return from the international break with an early kick-off against Newcastle at Anfield as they attempt to preserve their 100 per cent Premier League record.
The Reds have won four from four in the top flight this season, setting the pace thanks to wins over Norwich, Southampton, Arsenal and Burnley.
Jurgen Klopp, though, may have one eye on Tuesday’s Champions League meeting with Napoli and Newcastle, who are sitting on four points through as many games, will hope to take advantage.
TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch
In the United States (US), the game can be watched live and on-demand with fuboTV (7-day free trial).
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In the UK, the match will be shown on BT Sport 1 and BT Sport Ultimate. It can be streamed via BT Sport Live.
| UK TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| BT Sport 1/ BT Sport Ultimate | BT Sport Live |
Squads & Team News
| Position | Liverpool squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Adrian, Kelleher, Lonergan |
| Defenders | Van Dijk, Matip, Lovren, Alexander-Arnold, Robertson, Gomez, Hoever, Van den Berg |
| Midfielders | Henderson, Milner, Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Jones, Keita, Elliott, Chirivella, Souza |
| Forwards | Salah, Firmino, Mane, Shaqiri, Origi, Brewster |
Nathaniel Clyne is a long-term absentee for Liverpool and will play no part before 2020. Meanwhile, Naby Keita is on course to return during September but not ready to play. Alisson, meanwhile, is expected to miss the next seven games and should return next month.
Possible Liverpool starting XI: Adrian; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Henderson, Fabinho, Wijnaldum; Salah, Firmino, Mane
| Position | Newcastle United squad |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Dubravka, Elliot, Darlow |
| Defenders | Lascelles, Schar, Clark, Dummett, Willems, Krafth, Fernandez, Manquillo |
| Midfielders | Shelvey, Hayden, Almiron, Atsu, Ki, M. Longstaff |
| Forwards | Joelinton, Carroll, Muto |
Newcastle boss Steve Bruce has his share of headaches before the Anfield trip, with Florian Lejeune, Allan Saint-Maximin, Matt Richie and Dwight Gayle all missing.
DeAndre Yedlin and Andy Carroll have resumed training with the squad but this match likely comes too soon for them.
Sean Longstaff turned an ankle on Thursday and will miss out.
Possible Newcastle starting XI: Dubravka; Krafth, Schar, Lascelles, Dummett, Willems; Almiron, Hayden, Shelvey, Atsu; Joelinton
Betting & Match Odds
Liverpool are 1/7 to preserve their perfect record at bet365. Newcastle are a distant 16/1, with a draw 15/2.
Match Preview
The only team in the Premier League with a 100% record, Liverpool will attempt to continue to set the early pace in England’s top flight when they tackle Newcastle on Saturday at Anfield.
Although many of the European champions’ biggest stars had a busy summer with international duty, they have not missed a beat since returning to their day jobs, as the team’s perfect record is testimony to.
But one of the most testing stretches of the season is about to begin, with European football thrown into the mix in what is a hectic sprint until the next international recess.
This particular break, however, was well timed for the Reds, who saw Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane remain with the club after returning for the campaign tardily following the African Cup of Nations.
“It was perfect for the boys who didn’t have to go,” Klopp admitted. “I’m always happy for the boys being named for their national teams, it’s a big honour and very nice, but if you see the players who didn’t go this time, then everything is different.”
“It’s a very intense period, and to have five or six days off in this time is important. The boys trained, but they didn’t need to be here to do proper football sessions.
“The more often we can do something like this, the better for the boys because they not only feel refreshed, they are refreshed. Hopefully, we can use that.”
Liverpool are chasing their first title of the Premier League era, having been thwarted on the final day of the season by Manchester City last term.
Newcastle, meanwhile, boast a very different objective to their hosts this season – simple survival is their aim – and though manager Steve Bruce is circumspect about their chances before this encounter, he appears quietly optimistic they can spring a repeat of their shock win over Tottenham away from home in August.
“We’re going to European champions who haven’t lost a game at home for two and a half years,” he said.
“They are as good a team as you’re ever going to play against so we’ll have to defend well. But we need to take part in the game and show that resilience like we did against Spurs.
“When we’ve got it, can we cause a threat and that’s got to be the game plan straight away again.”
Newcastle have lost 75 top-flight games against Liverpool – more than against any other team – while the Reds are chasing a slice of history to become just the fourth team to win 14 consecutive matches at this standard in England – and the first to score more than once in each of those games.
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