Newcastle vs. Liverpool lineups confirmed as Rio Ngumoha, Jeremy Jacquet, Nick Woltemade decisions made

By Ben Knapton | 23 Aug 2026 15:18, Last updated: 23 Aug 2026 15:29

Newcastle United and Liverpool person announced their starting lineups for Sunday's Premier League clash astatine St James' Park.

The contests pits unneurotic 2 managerial debutants successful Matthias Jaissle and Andoni Iraola, the second of whom has made zero changes to the Liverpool squad that bushed Como 2-0 successful their last summertime friendly.

As a result, caller signing Jeremy Jacquet comes consecutive into the starting lineup for his competitory debut, partnering Virgil van Dijk successful defence portion chap summertime enlistee Ronald Araujo warms the bench.

Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are fixed the nods astatine full-back arsenic expected, portion Dominik Szoboszlai and Ryan Gravenberch are favoured implicit Alexis Mac Allister successful the mediate of the park.

Rio Ngumoha - who scored a melodramatic precocious victor successful this fixture astir precisely 12 months agone - starts connected the right-hand side, arsenic Victor Munoz hopes for a substitute debut appearance.

Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo - present looking progressively apt to enactment astatine Liverpool - besides clasp their spots down ex-Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, who was subjected to chants of "rat" by Newcastle fans upon his instrumentality to St James' Park.

Both Federico Chiesa and Harvey Elliott person been omitted from the matchday squad, but youngsters Trey Nyoni, James McConnell and Lewis Koumas are portion of Iraola's bench.

Newcastle vs. Liverpool: Matthias Jaissle hands retired 3 debuts

Meanwhile, Jaissle has included 3 caller signings successful his archetypal Newcastle Premier League XI, including Lukas Hornicek successful betwixt the posts.

The caller fig 1 volition beryllium shielded by a mostly acquainted backline comprising Lewis Hall, Malick Thiaw and Sven Botman, but besides Amar Dedic, who makes his afloat debut astatine right-back.

Dan Burn is not successful the hosts' squad astatine all, though, arsenic the England planetary has sustained an ankle wounded which could reportedly support him retired for up to six weeks.

Aladji Bamba and Jacob Ramsey started arsenic the treble pivot against Strasbourg successful a caller friendly, but Lewis Miley and summertime signing Sean Steur are preferred successful Jaissle's 4-2-3-1 signifier against the Reds.

Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock and Bazoumana Toure person besides dropped retired of the attacking quartet, making mode for Anthony Elanga, Yoane Wissa and Harvey Barnes respectively.

William Osula has won his head-to-head with Nick Woltemade to pb the enactment for the Magpies, who are winless successful their past 19 Premier League matches against Liverpool.

Liverpool starting lineup: Alisson; Frimpong, Jacquet, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch; Ngumoha, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak

Subs: Mamardashvili, Endo, Mac Allister, Tsimikas, Munoz, Araujo, Nyoni, McConnell, Koumas.

Newcastle starting lineup: Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Miley, Steur; Elanga, Wissa, Barnes; Osula

Subs: Jaouen, Schar, Ramsey, Bamba, Toure, Murphy, Woltemade, Willock, Shahar