Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe _(Image: Adam Davy/PA)_
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EDDIE HOWE has named an unchanged [Newcastle United](http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/sport/football/newcastle) line-up for this evening's Premier League home game with Liverpool.
As expected, Alexander Isak does not feature on a night when his future will be a hot topic of conversation.
The Sweden international continues to make himself unavailable for selection for the Magpies as he attempts to force through a move to Anfield.
With Isak not considered for a starting spot, Howe has stuck with the same side that kicked off the goalless draw at Aston Villa on the opening weekend of the season.
That means Dan Burn continuing alongside Fabian Schar at centre-half, with Kieran Trippier and Tino Livramento filling the full-back slots.
Jacob Ramsey features in a matchday squad for the first time since joining Newcastle from Aston Villa, with the midfielder named on the substitutes' bench.
Joe Willock is also back on the bench after recovering from the injury he sustained in pre-season.
_NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Pope; Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento; Guimaraes, Tonali, Joelinton; Elanga, Gordon, Barnes._
_Subs: Ramsdale (gk), Thiaw, Botman, Hall, Osula, J Murphy, Ramsey, Willock, Miley._
_LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Szoboszlai, van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Jones, Gravenberch, Wirtz; Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo._
_Subs: Marmadashvili (gk), Gomez, Endo, Bradley, Chiesa, Leoni, Elliott, Robertson, Ngumoha._