Liverpool and Newcastle United will both be pining for three points for entirely different reasons when they do battle at Anfield in Saturday's Premier League fixture.
Jurgen Klopp and Steve Bruce both have fresh absentees to worry about for this crunch match, and here Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest team news for the two clubs.
LIVERPOOL vs. NEWCASTLE UNITED
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LIVERPOOL
Out: Virgil van Dijk (ACL), Joe Gomez (knee), Joel Matip (ankle), Jordan Henderson (groin), Divock Origi (muscle), Caoimhin Kelleher (abdominal), Nat Phillips (hamstring)
Doubtful: Curtis Jones (muscle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Kabak, Robertson; Wijnaldum, Thiago, Milner; Salah, Firmino, Mane
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Out: Fabian Schar (knee), Isaac Hayden (knee), Jamaal Lascelles (ankle), Ryan Fraser (groin), Karl Darlow (knee)
Doubtful: Allan Saint-Maximin (ankle)
Sports Mole's predicted XI: Dubravka; Murphy, Fernandez, Clark, Dummett, Ritchie; Shelvey, Longstaff; Almiron; Wilson, Joelinton
Video prediction
Watch the Sports Mole Football Shorts prediction for this game below:
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