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Newcastle host Premier League leaders Liverpool at St James' Park on Wednesday, with the visitors coming off their impressive 2-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday.
After experiencing success in recent seasons, Newcastle have been off the pace so far this campaign, going into the match in 11th place on the table on 19 points.
Here's all you need to know ahead of the match.
Key details:
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 4 at 7.30 p.m. GMT (4.30 p.m. ET).
Venue: St James' Park, Newcastle.
Referee: Andy Madley.
VAR: Stuart Attwell.
How to watch:
The match will be available on Amazon Prime Video in the UK and on Peacock in the United States. You can also follow ESPN's live updates.
Team news:
Newcastle injury/suspension updates:
Sven Botman, D, knee, DOUBT
Alexander Isak, F, undisclosed, DOUBT
Emil Krafth, D, collarbone, OUT, estimated return Jan. 4
Jamaal Lascelles, D, knee, OUT, estimated return Jan. 15
Liverpool injury/suspension updates:
Alisson Becker, G, hamstring, DOUBT
Conor Bradley, D, hamstring, OUT, estimated return Dec. 29
Federico Chiesa, F/M, undisclosed, OUT, estimated return Dec. 7
Diogo Jota, F, upper body, DOUBT
Ibrahima Konaté, D, foot, OUT, estimated return Dec. 29
Kostas Tsimikas, D, ankle, DOUBT
Alexander Isak scored for Newcastle against Liverpool at Anfield in January. Peter Byrne/PA Images via Getty Images
Stats:
Stats to be provided by ESPN's Statistics and Information Group.
Expected lineups:
Newcastle:
GK Nick Pope
LB Lewis Hall | CB Dan Burn | CB Fabian Schär | RB Valentino Livramento
CM Joelinton | CM Bruno Guimaraes | CM Sean Longstaff
FWL Anthony Gordon | ST Callum Wilson | FWR Jacob Murphy
Liverpool:
GK Caoimhín Kelleher
LB Andrew Robertson | CB Joe Gomez | CB Virgil van Dijk | RB Trent Alexander-Arnold
DM Ryan Gravenberch | DM Curtis Jones
LW Cody Gakpo | AM Dominik Szoboszlai | RW Mohamed Salah
ST Darwin Núñez
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