Preview: Newcastle United vs. Liverpool
Liverpool welcome in their new era on Sunday against Newcastle at St. James Park.
The Premier League season is set to kick off on Sunday, August 23rd with Newcastle United facing off against Liverpool at St. James Park. The match is scheduled to begin at 4:30PM BST or 11:30AM EST. This will be the inaugural match of the Andoni Iraola era at the Newcastle stadium. Fans will be honoring the memory of Kevin Keegan, a legend at both clubs, during the pre-season friendly.
Alexander Isak will return to St. James Park for the first time since he moved to Liverpool last summer. Unfortunately, Joe Gomez and Hugo Ekitike will be absent due to injury. Ronald Araujo and Jérémy Jacquet will fight for a place in the Liverpool starting lineup. Liverpool will line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with Alisson in goal, Frimpong, Araujo, Van Dijk, and Kerkez in defense, Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo, and Isak in midfield, and Isak in attack.
Alexander Ekitike and Joe Gomez will be missing from the lineup. In contrast, Newcastle will be without Joelinton and Tino Livramento. Manager Matthias Jaissle will be facing his home debut against his former club. The match official will be Stuart Attwell, with assistants Constantine Hatzidakis, Lee Betts, Tony Harrington, and VAR James Bell and Edward Smart.
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