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Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has named an unchanged side after the 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on the opening day.
New signing Jacob Ramsey is named on the bench for the first time after his move from Aston Villa.
Newcastle XI: Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Livramento, Joelinton, Tonali, Guimaraes, Elanga, Gordon, Barnes.
Subs: Ramsdale, Hall, Botman, Thiaw, Osula, Murphy, Willock, Ramsey, Miley.
Arne Slot has made two changes to the Liverpool side who took three points against Bournemouth on the opening day.
Jeremie Frimpong misses out with a hamstring injury while Alexis Mac Allister is set to become a parent for the first time.
Curtis Jones and Ryan Gravenberch come into the starting XI.
Liverpool XI: Alisson, Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Jones, Gravenberch, Wirtz, Gakpo, Salah, Ekitike.
Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Bradley, Endo, Chiesa, Leoni, Elliott, Robertson, Ngumoha.
Newcastle haven't won against Liverpool in the Premier League since 2015.
Can they end the run tonight at St James' Park?
Ciaran Kelly
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat a time this is for Hugo Ekitike to be making his first visit to St James' Park after Liverpool won the race, ahead of Newcastle United, to sign the French forward last month.
Ekitike is a player Magpies boss Eddie Howe knows well and, without blinking, he can reel off a concise scouting report: really good movement, intelligent, good in the air, scores goals off both feet. That was the lowdown. That was why Newcastle wanted him.
"There's no doubt I really like Hugo and have done for a number of years," Howe said. "He was someone we tracked for a long time."
That is an understatement.
In fact, Newcastle attempted to sign Ekitike on three separate occasions over a three-and-a-half-year period.
The Magpies made their first move in January 2022 when Ekitike was not exactly a household name.
But the 23-year-old always had immense potential.
Few know that better than former Brighton manager Oscar Garcia, who worked with Ekitike at Reims at the time.
"You do not find many strikers like him at that age," Garcia recently told Sky Sports.
"He is tall, fast, mobile, very good one against one, holds the ball and scores goals. He can fit with teams that play more on the counter-attack, but also with teams with more possession because he has the skill for both styles.
"Hugo knows which aspects he can improve on, but he also needs help to develop his potential to reach the level that all the people who know him believe he can reach."
Newcastle were not alone among Premier League clubs in recognising those qualities, however.
Liverpool had also been tracking Ekitike for some time after the striker rediscovered his spark at Eintracht Frankfurt following a frustrating spell at Paris St-Germain.
Newcastle may have made the opening offer to Eintracht last month, but Ekitike had his sights set on a £69m move to Anfield after previously speaking to Reds boss Arne Slot.
It proved a significant moment in the transfer window. In more ways than one.
Ciaran Kelly
Football reporter
Image source, Getty ImagesThere can be little doubt that Liverpool's signing of Hugo Ekitike had a knock-on effect on the Alexander Isak saga.
If Newcastle had signed Ekitike, the club would have had a potential successor already in the building and time left to bring in an additional striker to replace Callum Wilson, who left last month.
However, having also subsequently missed out on Benjamin Sesko, who joined Manchester United, Newcastle are facing a race against the clock to recruit even one centre-forward before the close of business on 1 September – let alone two.
No wonder the club do not foresee the "conditions" of Isak's sale being met in the final throes of the window.
And that is before mentioning the prospect of Liverpool making an improved bid for Isak that actually gives Newcastle a decision to make, when the Magpies have held firm to date.
Arne Slot, understandably, would not be drawn on the possibility of the Anfield club returning to the table for Isak.
But the Liverpool manager appreciates what lies in wait at St James' Park - regardless of the backdrop to the game.
Newcastle's victory over Liverpool in last season's Carabao Cup final underlines the size of the visitors' task on Tyneside.
"It's nothing to do with anything that's in the media," Slot said. "If you go to Newcastle, you know what to expect.
"We played them three times last season and their intensity levels were twice above ours. In the away game [a 3-3 draw in December], especially the first 60 minutes, they were so intense. They fully deserved the lead, and in the League Cup final they were more intense than us.
"So I don't think they need anything to add if they play at St James' Park."
Image source, Getty ImagesAll eyes will be on St James' Park on Monday as Newcastle host Liverpool in the Premier League.
And as the Alexander Isak saga roles on, former England captain Wayne Rooney predicts the match will have even more emotion and ferocity behind it.
"It's a big game." he said on The Wayne Rooney Show. "Historically, throughout the Premier League years, there's been some great games between the two teams.
"It's going to be a hostile atmosphere, for sure, and it's so loud as an away player.
"If Newcastle fans are on it, you can't hear the away fans, and sometimes in away games you need your fans to pull you through tough moments in games. So it's difficult when you can't hear them.
"With everything that's gone on over the summer with Isak, I think Newcastle fans will be right up for it.
"It's a Monday night, bank holiday Monday night too, so I'm sure the Newcastle fans will have enjoyed the day as well!"
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Image source, Getty ImagesJordan Chamberlain, Liverpool fan writer
Liverpool are in a tricky situation. Despite apparently 'winning the transfer window' with monster deals for Florian Wirtz, Hugo Ekitike and others, the Reds went into the second weekend of the season worryingly short in attack.
We have sold Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz, while tragically losing Diogo Jota. Ekitike doesn't cover all three.
Liverpool have seemingly put all eggs into Alexander Isak's basket. While the striker is desperate to come, Newcastle United, who have failed in all their attempts to buy replacements, have doubled down on their going nowhere stance.
Liverpool usually wait to get the right player instead of buying stopgaps. And for this reason, I see Isak signing in January.
The situation mirrors Philippe Coutinho's exit to Barcelona in 2018. The Brazilian feigned a back injury and did everything he could to leave the summer previous, but with Liverpool not prepared for his sale, they simply said no.
Then, the Reds prepared for his departure and used him well for five months before cashing in. I expect the same thing to happen with the Swede, although reintegration at St James' Park will be tougher given his scorched earth Instagram statement last week.
As for Monday's game against the Magpies? Gulp. There is literally no harder game for Liverpool on planet Earth right now given the ferocity with which their players and fans will approach it.
I'm praying for no injuries.
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Sami Mokbel
Senior football correspondent
Image source, Getty ImagesBukayo Saka is set to miss Arsenal's visit to Liverpool on Sunday.
Saka limped off with a hamstring injury in Saturday's win over Leeds United and it is estimated the forward will be unavailable for three to four weeks.
Meanwhile, Gunners captain Martin Odegaard is in a race against time to prove his fitness for the Anfield trip after suffering a shoulder injury.
Odegaard looked in pain as he was substituted in the first half against Leeds and the midfielder is understood to have left Emirates Stadium in a sling.
However, the Norway international has not yet been ruled out of Sunday's game.
This match was going to be intense anyway, but the Alexander Isak transfer saga has ramped it up a notch. There's going to be an edge to this one and, honestly, anything could happen.
Newcastle go into this game hampered by the fact they don't have a number nine. They were were brilliant against Aston Villa but guess what, they missed a centre-forward.
A lot has been made about Liverpool's defence, they conceded a couple of soft ones against Bournemouth so there'll be a worry there. But then you look at Liverpool's attack and you think, blimey.
Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah and Hugo Ekitike, who had a blinder of a debut and who Newcastle wanted to sign. Funnily enough, had Newcastle got Ekitike then Isak would probably be at Liverpool.
There'll be goals in this. Neither of these sides take a backwards step. I veer towards Liverpool solely because Newcastle don't have a centre-forward. But, are they still capable of scoring goals? Absolutely.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Liverpool, Manchester City and Arsenal have interest in signing Real Madrid and Brazil winger Rodrygo, but the Spanish club are yet to receive a bid for the 24-year-old. (Marca - in Spanish), external
Newcastle are bracing themselves for another bid from Liverpool for Sweden striker Alexander Isak, 25, after Monday's Premier League fixture between the two sides. (The I paper - subscription required), external
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Alex Rice
BBC Sport journalist
A first meeting between these sides since last season's Carabao Cup final, and once again Alexander Isak is the talk of the Toon.
At Wembley in March, he was being celebrated for his 52nd-minute strike that proved to be Newcastle's winner. Now he is in the middle of a stand-off with the club, following Liverpool's rejected £110m bid for the Sweden international in the summer. There may be a bit of tension in the air at St James' Park on Monday.
The dispute is one that both parties will be keen to resolve. Newcastle haven't scored in any of their past four Premier League matches without Isak (D2, L2), despite having 47 shots and accumulating an xG of 5.57 in these games.
While Newcastle began their campaign with a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa, Liverpool hit four past Bournemouth at Anfield. Frenchman Hugo Ekitike, one of four Premier League debutants for the Reds, opened the scoring and provided an assist, helping Liverpool extend their scoring run in the league to 35 games.
As bright as they were going forward, Liverpool looked susceptible to conceding on the break. Last season, the Reds only conceded two goals from fast breaks. Against Bournemouth, they equalled that number. Manager Arne Slot said sloppy passing in midfield was largely to blame but it will give a bit of hope to Newcastle and any other team facing the Premier League champions.
Going forward, though, they look irresistible under Slot. Liverpool have now scored 90 goals in 39 Premier League games under the Dutchman - an average of 2.3 per game. That is the best ratio of any Reds manager in the top flight. For now at least, they are coping better without Isak than Newcastle.
Image source, Getty ImagesLiverpool boss Arne Slot says the "bar we've set" by winning the Premier League title means his team will come under more scrutiny this season.
After letting Bournemouth back into the game when 2-0 up in the opening match last Friday, the Reds' defence came in for criticism.
Liverpool's full-backs were singled out for playing too high, while central defenders Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate were also questioned for their roles in the goals.
"Of course that has something to do with the bar we've set, and I agree we were at some moments too open," said Slot.
"The first goal was, I think, mainly unlucky that we lost the ball in a position we shouldn't lose it and then we were three against three, which is normally not a problem but we had a disadvantage to our opponent.
"Second goal is definitely being too open, If all your three midfielders are inside the box, that's too open.
"But also the reason why we scored [to make it] 3-2 was one of our midfielders, Curtis Jones, arrived in the box and made it difficult for the goalkeeper, and the ball fell to Federico [Chiesa].
"So, it's also who we are but we need to find the right balance by not being too open."
The return of midfielder Ryan Gravenberch should help provide more protection for the defence when Liverpool face Newcastle on Monday night, having been so key in the 2024-25 title win.
"I've watched the game back twice and I don't think - apart from the two goals - there were many other counter-attacks from Bournemouth, but if it leads to a goal it's of course a big story," he added.
"For us, conceding two - that's too much in a home game, that's too open.
"If you look back at last season, every time he played Ryan would have been in that position."
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Josh Sexton
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesWhen Federico Chiesa created the first big moment in Liverpool's 2025-2026 campaign, his cult hero status was secured, and his song rang out around Anfield.
"You can hear them crying in Turin. Federico - he's here to win. One chat with Arne Slot and he said "Ciao… [Expletive] Juve, I'm a Kopite now."
A catchy tune, but one that hasn't come without criticism.
For some supporters, the lines about Turin and Juventus are too pointed, as Liverpool has had a complicated relationship with the Italian club since the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985.
To others, this is a light-hearted song purely about a footballer who was dumped by a club he had starred for so frequently and how he had found a new home on Merseyside.
While I can see and understand arguments for the former, the song has already been sung for months. It is meant to be funny because everyone knows Juventus wanted to get rid of Chiesa, so any insinuations in their direction are poking fun at that. I haven't seen anything online from Juventus supporters being upset about it, or it being equated to tragedy chanting.
Heysel is a stain on the club's history and an incident that shouldn't be ignored, as it remains a flashpoint of football's hooliganism problem that has dissipated from those days and should stay firmly in the past.
Memories of those impacted can be respected while maintaining that we sing for Liverpool and its players above all other clubs, and tongue-in-cheek lines about footballers leaving them behind to join our ranks shouldn't be conflated with a tragedy-chanting issue that still plagues football in the modern day.
Respect for all opinions and positions should be paramount, of course. But it has helped Chiesa feel at home on Merseyside, and for that reason, I'd say it is doing more good than harm.
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Jordan Chamberlain
Fan writer
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's not an easy answer. In many ways, the conversation itself ruins the fun of it anyway. When the song first popped up at the beginning of last season, it was used sparingly given Federico Chiesa barely played; then in an almost tongue in cheek fashion, given how little Arne Slot seemed to rate the Italian.
There was an element to it which was a bit silly. Like, 'Look how much we're going for it for a footballer who doesn't even play'. It wasn't mocking Chiesa, but it was much more about the fun of being a Liverpool fan than anything else.
This all changed on Friday night on Premier League Opening Day of course when Chiesa's goal won us the game versus Bournemouth and the rendition was at it's most deserved and brilliant.
I was at the Premier League title-winning parade and it got sung more than Mo Salah's tune. It's just very fun to bounce along to. It's a really, really good football chant, with no context considered.
Is it offensive? I don't really think Liverpool fans are the right people to ask. Ask Juventus fans. If Juve supporters hear the lyrics, 'You can hear them crying in Turin,' and '**** off Juve, I'm a Kopite now,' and feel some anger or hurt, that is their right. Just like it's not for non-Liverpool fans to claim the 'Victims' chant isn't offensive. If I heard a supporters group for Juve speak out against it, I would be less comfortable singing it.
I think intention is key here. When the song started, it was made up by young lads who were not around 40 years ago when Heysel happened. There is no intention at all to reference that disaster in a mocking way - and the fact Chiesa himself said he loved the song and joined in at the end of last season suggests there is no ambition to hurt. Liverpool fans of a younger age shouldn't necessarily carry a guilt from Heysel, but this doesn't mean the song hasn't offended Juve fans at the same time.
I probably won't sing it anymore, because the discussion has tarnished its good-humoured essence anyway. Many will, which is their right.
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