Preston v Liverpool live: Reds to play first match since death of Diogo Jota with tributes planned | OneFootball

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Diogo Jota's heartbroken wife and Liverpool players lay flowers at Anfield

Liverpool face Preston North End in a preseason friendly today in the first match since the death of Diogo Jota.

Jota, 28, and his brother Andre Silva died in a car crash in Spain on 3 July, with the pair having been on their way to catch a ferry to England after the Liverpool forward was advised not to fly.

Tributes flooded in for the siblings, with several Liverpool players and staff members attending the wake as well as the funeral in Gondomar on 5 July.

Today’s match was originally in doubt in the wake of the accident, though Liverpool confirmed that the game will go ahead and several tributes are planned ahead of kick-off at Deepdale.

Players from both sides will wear black armbands, with a minute’s silence taking place along with a rendition of the Liverpool anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’.