Liverpool play Newcastle United in their first away fixture of the Premier League season, at St James’ Park. The match takes place on August 25. The Reds are defending their title, whilst Newcastle will be hoping to seek revenge on the Merseyside outfit for stealing target Hugo Ekitike. Here is our Liverpool predicted lineup vs Newcastle United.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Newcastle United
How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently
Liverpool played with a 4-2-3-1 formation in their victory against Bournemouth.
Alisson Becker started in goal, with brand new full-backs Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong making their Premier League debuts. Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk continued their strong centre-back partnership from last season.
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Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai started as deep midfielders, with Ryan Gravenberch unavailable due to suspension following a red card in the last match of the 2024/25 season. Florian Wirtz played as an attacking midfielder.
Mohamed Salah started on the right-wing, as always, with Cody Gakpo on the left (following Luis Diaz’s departure). Ekitike started up front, scoring one and assisting one.
Liverpool Injuries and Absentees to Consider
Liverpool currently have a few absentees, which Arne Slot outlined in his press conference, though Gravenberch returns from suspension.
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Conor Bradley is recovering from an injury which saw him miss Liverpool’s pre-season friendlies with Athletic Club as well as their Community Shield fixture at Wembley Stadium. He was back in training this week.
Joe Gomez featured against Bournemouth after recovering from an issue with his Achilles that he picked up in pre-season.
However, Frimpong will be out until after the international break.
Liverpool Predicted Lineup Vs Newcastle United
GK: Alisson Becker
LB: Milos Kerkez
CB: Virgil van Dijk
CB: Ibrahima Konate
RB: Joe Gomez
CM: Ryan Gravenberch
CM: Alexis Mac Allister
AM: Florian Wirtz
LW: Cody Gakpo
ST: Hugo Ekitike
RW: Mohamed Salah
