Latest Liverpool news and gossip as Arne Slot and Co. prepare to face Newcastle United in the Premier League
Liverpool return to Premier League action on Wednesday night as they host Newcastle United at Anfield. The Reds will go into the game with an 11-point lead at the top of the table thanks to their victory over Manchester City at the weekend.
Arne Slot’s side extended their lead over Arsenal at the top of the table thanks to the win at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon. The Gunners still have a game in hand over Liverpool, with the Reds now the overwhelming favourites to win the league title this season.
Liverpool will be hoping for a better result than the reverse fixture against Newcastle where they were held to a 3-3 draw at St James’ Park back in December. Slot has already provided an injury update on his squad, which will feature some absentees for the visit of the Magpies.
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Conor Bradley, Joe Gomez and Tyler Morton have all been ruled out of the clash against Newcastle. Bradley and Gomez are recovering from hamstring injuries, while Morton recently underwent surgery on a shoulder injury.
Alexis Mac Allister also emerged as an injury doubt for Liverpool after the midfielder posted a photo of a head injury he received during the win over Man City. Slot stated, though, that he expects Mac Allister to be available for the clash against Newcastle.
“Conor [Bradley] doesn’t. He is out for a few weeks. I cannot detail exactly how many but it is clear he went off with a muscle injury and it is going to take a while before he is back.”
Newcastle will also have players on the sidelines when they visit Anfield on Wednesday night. Jamaal Lascelles is a confirmed absentee, but the Magpies will have hope that Joelinton and Sven Botman could return to face Liverpool.
Joelinton has been recovering from a knee injury he suffered at the start of February but could feature against Liverpool. Botman has not played for Newcastle since their Carabao Cup second leg against Arsenal earlier this month, but Howe has stated that the defender is closing in on a return.
“Sven’s improving and he’s improving quickly, so we’ll see whether he makes it,” Howe said during his pre-match press conference on Tuesday. “It’ll be close.”
“Again with Joe, it is similar to Sven, he is really improving and doing really well and pushing
“He is another player who could be quite close. Joe is always important from a number of perspectives especially in defending set-pieces.
“He has those key aspects that we have missed when he’s not there. His physicality and strength there is an obvious presence missing in our midfield. Joey is a massive player for us.”
