Newcastle and Liverpool Lineups Revealed

Newcastle and Liverpool kick off the new season with an intriguing clash at St. James' Park. Both teams feature new managers – Matthias Jaissle for Newcastle and Andoni Iraola for Liverpool – and are without some of their key stars from the previous campaign. The Magpies have parted ways with players like Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimarães, and Anthony Gordon, while the Merseyside club sees the departures of Mohamed Salah, Andrew Robertson, and Ibrahima Konaté.

Liverpool boasts an impressive unbeaten streak of 19 league matches against Newcastle, and Iraola himself has never tasted defeat in six encounters with the Magpies. The Basque manager is currently on an 18-game unbeaten run in the Premier League, the longest active streak among all top-flight managers.

Amar Dedić, signed just days ago from Benfica, starts for Newcastle. He is joined by two other summer signings making their official debuts: goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek and midfielder Sean Stür. Other new arrivals – Aladji Bamba, Bazoumana Touré, and Even Jaouen – are on the bench.

Captain Dan Burn misses the match due to injury.

Iraola fields a largely expected lineup. Jérémy Jacquet makes his official debut, partnering Virgil van Dijk at the heart of the defense. Jeremie Frimpong and Miloš Kerkez occupy the full-back positions. Leading the attack is Alexander Isak, who anticipates a hostile reception on his return to St. James' Park. Florian Wirtz plays behind him, with Cody Gakpo on the left wing and the young Rio Ngumoha on the right. New signings Victor Muñoz and Ronald Araújo start on the bench.