Newcastle will be hoping to get back to winning ways having drawn five of their last six Premier League matches while Liverpool head into the game on their back of their first league win of 2023 against Merseyside rivals Everton.
Liverpool are the only side to have beaten The Magpies in the Premier League so far this season and are the only team to have won away at St James’s Park in the past 12 months. Jurgen Klopp’s side will be looking to end United’s 17 game unbeaten run in the top flight, the longest active unbeaten streak in Europe’s top five leagues.
But they will be without some key players such as Thiago Alcantara and Luis Diaz. Newcastle also have some key absentees with Bruno Guimaraes suspended and Joe Willock injured.
Callum Wilson is also a doubt for the match with a hamstring issue.
Here are the doubts and outs for this evening’s Premier League encounter...
9. Liverpool: Luis Diaz - out
Diaz is back on the grass in training as he builds up his fitness following a knee injury. | Liverpool FC via Getty Images
10. Liverpool: Thiago - out
Thiago missed the Merseyside derby due to a hip injury and he is expected to remain sidelined until next month. Photo: Bryn Lennon
11. NUFC: Joe Willock - out
The midfielder was withdrawn with a hamstring injury against Bournemouth last weekend. He is set to sit out this one but has a chance of a return in the Carabao Cup final. | Getty Images
12. NUFC: Bruno Guimaraes - out
Bruno Guimaraes is serving the final game of his three match suspension this weekend. | Getty Images