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The Liverpool team to face Newcastle United has been announced.

Liverpool welcome Eddie Howe’s side to Anfield on Thursday?



The game will kick off at 8:15pm GMT.

After playing four of their last five matches on the road, the Reds return to Anfield, where they have won 22 of their last 24 home games played on a Wednesday (D2).

Liverpool come into the encounter looking to continue their march towards a potential 20th top-flight league title.

After recently slipping up against Aston Villa, Arne Slot’s side took full advantage of Arsenal’s slip to open an eleven-point lead at the top thanks to a 2-0 win over Manchester City.

The win extended the Reds’ unbeaten run in the Premier League to 23 games, meaning that Nottingham Forest remains the only club to hand them a defeat this season.

Indeed, it has been an incredible season for Arne Slot, who has the chance to become just the second Liverpool manager to win the Premier League title.

However, the Dutchman will have to watch the Newcastle game from the stands after the FA handed him a two-game ban for the red card he received during the Merseyside Derby.

The FA also charged assistant manager Sipke Hulshoff and both clubs, citing failures to control players and staff.

In their absence, one of Slot’s assistants, John Heitinga, will lead the team out vs the Magpies at Anfield this evening.

The 40-year-old played over 100 times for rivals Everton during his previous spell on Merseyside, which makes it strange that he will essentially be the Liverpool manager in practice tonight.

Here is the confirmed team Heitinga will lead out at Anfield tonight.

Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai, Jota, Diaz, Salah.

Subs: Kelleher, Endo, Chiesa, Jones, Elliott, Robertson, Quansah, Nunez, Gakpo

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