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Battle for Champions League continues on Merseyside

Liverpool take on Newcastle United this evening in the Premier League’s Saturday evening offering at Anfield. Both sides are in the hunt for a top four place in the English top flight, chasing Champions League football. The pair secured their places in the knockout stages on Wednesday earlier this week, with Arne Slot’s side beating Qarabag 6-0 while Eddie Howe’s Magpies held holders Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw at the Parc des Princes.

Liverpool qualified automatically for the last 16, but Newcastle will head into the play-off round, where they face Qarabag in mid February for a place in the first knockout round. This evening, both teams are hindered by injuries. The hosts are without a natural right-back after injuries to Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley, while striker Alexander Isak’s broken leg means that the Swede will not be able to face his former side tonight.

Newcastle could be without skipper Bruno Guimaraes, who has missed the last two fixtures with an ankle problem, while centre-back Fabian Schar is out for the remainder of the campaign. Tino Livramento is also nursing a hamstring issue, which meant that natural midfielder Lewis Miley played at right wing-back in Paris in midweek. Follow all the updates with our live blog below.