Follow live coverage as Newcastle United face Liverpool today in the Premier League. Another top-flight season will be covered in full right here with The Independent, as reigning champions Manchester City look to make it an unprecedented five titles in a row come the end of 2024/25.
The likes of Arsenal and Liverpool will be chasing Pep Guardiola's side, but just as fascinating will be the race for Champions League places, with more teams than ever before having designs on top-four finishes. Chelsea remain big-spending, Manchester United's latest rebuild continues and both Tottenham and Newcastle will expect improvements this year - yet it was Aston Villa who snared fourth last term.
Meanwhile, it's Southampton, Leicester City and Ipswich Town who made it back to the elite after promotion last year and each will have hope they can make it more than a one-year stay. Follow the latest live action from the Premier League below:
Newcastle United FC 1 - 0 Liverpool FC
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:20HALF-TIME: NEWCASTLE 1-0 LIVERPOOL
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:18There will be a minimum of three minutes added time played at the end of the first half.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:16The home side are pressing forward in search of a second before the break, with Liverpool looking way off their usual standards here.
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20:15Yellow Card Ryan Jiro Gravenberch
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:12Yellow Card Jarell Amorin Quansah
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:11CHANCE! Gordon should make it two! Gomez fails to deal with a long ball over the top, he gets his clearance all wrong and Gordon sneaks in and only has Kelleher to beat. The keeper makes himself as big and possible and makes a great save, as Gordon's shot is fired straight at him. He should have scored!
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:06Assist Bruno Guimarães Rodriguez Moura
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:06CHANCE! Isak tries to beat Quansah and then slides the ball through the legs of the defender to the overlapping Hall, who races onto the end of it. However, Gomez gets back brilliantly to get the slightest of touches on it as Hall tries to take his shot, allowing Kelleher to gather.
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20:05Goal Alexander Isak
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:04Newcastle have won just one of their last 26 Premier League matches against teams starting the day top of the table (D7 L18), beating Chelsea 2-1 in December 2014. Manager Eddie Howe, meanwhile, has never won against a table-topping side in 12 attempts (D2 L10), the most such games a manager has overseen without winning in Premier League history.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
20:00Liverpool are losing the ball far too many times in their own half at the moment, they've been sloppy in possession and Newcastle have been quick to jump on any opportunity.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:59Close! Quansah does brilliantly as he races forward, dribbling at speed and gets into the box before flicking it to Salah to his left, but it's a poor touch from Salah and Pope is able to gather.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:58Almost! Livramento loses possession right on the edge of the box after great pressure from Gakpo and the winger gets into the penalty area and fires a shot at goal from a tight angle. However, the home side get men back and block the strike.
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19:56CHANCE! Another Newcastle opportunity in front of goal! Isak again does well, this time in the box and he manages to spot Guimaraes in space near the penalty spot and the midfielder takes a touch and then fires an effort at goal. However, it doesn't have enough pace on it and Kelleher makes a good stop to his right.
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19:54OFF THE POST! Great chance for Newcastle! It's a wonderful pass from Isak to find Murphy in behind the Liverpool defence and the winger races through on goal and only has Kelleher to beat. He drills a powerful effort towards the bottom left corner, but it strikes the outside of the post!
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:51Both teams could be on the scoresheet already, there have been a couple of excellent chances early on but it remains goalless.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:50Yellow Card Alexis Mac Allister
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:48Newcastle have lost their last six Premier League games against Liverpool, and are winless in 15 against the Reds since a 2-0 win in December 2015 (D4 L11).
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:48OFF THE POST! Mac Allister again with the opportunity! Liverpool take a corner short and Mac Allister cuts inside from the right and tries to find the bottom left corner of the net, but it strikes the post! So close for the visitors.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:47SAVE! Liverpool with their first chance now! Salah's cross into the box is deflected and it falls to Mac Allister on the edge of the area, who drills a low effort towards the bottom right corner, but Pope does brilliantly to get down quickly and make a great save to tip it around the post.
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19:45CHANCE! Isak plays a lovely one-two with Joelinton on the edge of the box, with the midfielder sliding the ball back to the Swedish striker, who probably could have gone for goal himself from a tight angle. Instead, he tries to pick out a team-mate in the six-yard box, but Van Dijk is in a good position to clear the danger in time.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:42This is better from the visitors, they are seeing more of the ball now, but not threatening in the final third just yet, with Pope untested in the Newcastle goal.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:41Tonali tries to find Isak with a long ball over the top of the Liverpool defence, but he puts too much on it and Kelleher easily gathers before the striker can reach it.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:39Liverpool are yet to get going here in the opening few minutes, the Newcastle players are really up for this one and that's firing up the crowd, who are creating a cracking atmosphere.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:36Newcastle have started really positively, keeping the ball well and playing at a high intensity, then pressing the visitors quickly when they do lose possession.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:35Decent chance! The ball falls nicely to Hall on the edge of the box after Liverpool fail to clear a corner, but the left-kick doesn't make great contact with it and he slices his shot over the bar.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:34CHANCE! Great opportunity for Newcastle early on! Gordon does well down the left, cuts inside and finds Tonali, who shows great skill and quick feet to skip past a couple of Liverpool defenders, before firing a curling effort towards the bottom right corner of the net. However, Kelleher gets down well and makes an excellent diving save to deny him.
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19:32We're under way!
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:28The teams are out at St James' Park and kick-off is just a few minutes away, stay tuned for all the match action!
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:28The 15 evening kick-offs (7pm or later) between Newcastle and Liverpool in the Premier League have produced 51 goals (3.4 per game), including two famous 4-3 wins for Liverpool (1996 and 1997). Indeed, the Magpies have won just one of these 15 meetings (D3 L11).
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:23Meanwhile Arne Slot has made three changes to his team, with Alexander-Arnold, Szoboszlai and Diaz those to miss out, with Quansah and Nunez coming into the starting line-up, along with Jones who makes his 150th appearance for the Reds.
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19:18Eddie Howe has made just one change to his side that drew with Palace, as Willock drops to the bench and he has been replaced by Murphy, who will line up alongside Isak and Gordon in the front three.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:12LIVERPOOL SUBS: Wataru Endo, Luis Diaz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Harvey Elliot, Vitezslav Jaros, Amara Nallo, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Tyler Morton, Treymaurice Nyoni.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:12LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1): Caoimhín Kelleher; Andy Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Jarell Quansah, Joe Gomez; Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch; Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones, Mohamed Salah; Darwin Nunez.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:07NEWCASTLE SUBS: Martin Dubravka, Callum Wilson, Harvey Barnes, Matt Targett, William Osula, Miguel Almiron, Lloyd Kelly, Joe Willock, Sean Longstaff.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:07NEWCASTLE (4-3-3): Nick Pope; Lewis Hall, Dan Burn, Fabian Schar, Tino Livramento; Joelinton, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, Alexander Isak, Jacob Murphy.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:02Top of the table Liverpool travel to Newcastle on the back of a 2-0 victory over title rivals Manchester City at the weekend, to make it four league wins on the bounce. Meanwhile Newcastle are winless in their last two having lost against West Brom and drawn 1-1 with Crystal Palace last time out, to sit 11th in the table.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
19:02Hello and welcome to our LIVE match commentary of the Premier League clash between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St James’ Park.
Newcastle United vs Liverpool
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