Liverpool has been handed new dates for two of its Premier League fixtures in January.
The Reds' meeting with Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium will kick off at 5:30pm GMT (12:30pm ET/9:30am PT) on Saturday, January 24, while Liverpool's game against Newcastle at Anfield is set for an 8pm GMT (3pm ET/12pm PT) start on Saturday, January 31.
Fans in the UK will be able to watch Liverpool's game against Bournemouth on Sky Sports, while the Newcastle game is set to be shown on TNT Sports. Liverpool has plenty of games to contend with before those two fixtures, and the next one up is Nottingham Forest at home this weekend.
Arne Slot's men are searching for a third successive home win in all competitions after victories over Aston Villa and Real Madrid earlier this month.
In terms of early team news, Alisson looks set to regain his place against Forest, nearly two months on from his last appearance for the Reds.
The goalkeeper sustained a hamstring injury – his fifth in three years – during the Champions League loss to Galatasaray on September 30, and has missed Liverpool's last eight games. Giorgi Mamardashvili has started each of those games in Alisson's absence, but is expected to be relegated to a bench role once more when the club season resumes.
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson
Alisson is set to return for Liverpool this weekend (Image: Getty Images)
Speaking prior to the international break, Slot said that he expected Alisson to return against Forest.
He noted: "Alisson for sure [should be available immediately after the break, and I expect Jeremie [Frimpong] back after the international break as well... because we play from November until March!
"But I don't expect Jeremie to be fully fit for Forest, but with Alisson, we expect this."
Giovanni Leoni is the only other Liverpool player with a documented injury at the moment, but Slot will likely give a fresh update on the state of his squad during a press conference on Friday.
Alexander Isak has not figured in any of Liverpool's last five games after picking up a hamstring injury during a Champions League win over Eintracht Frankfurt last month. But he made his return to the field with Sweden over the weekend.
"It has obviously been frustrating. It’s never fun to be injured,” Isak said of his fitness issues after coming off the bench during the second half of Sweden's loss to Switzerland on Saturday.
"It’s probably most frustrating for the player himself when you feel like you can’t be there and have an impact, but I try to be positive and now I’m healthy.
"I feel like my body was good after the match."