Liverpool have a void to fill at right back on Tyneside, with Jeremie Frimpong ruled out until the September international break. Conor Bradley is merely on the comeback trail and unlikely to get the nod in the Dutchman’s absence, while Joe Gomez is being carefully managed due to his persistent fitness issues.

This match was going to be intense anyway, but the Alexander Isak transfer saga has ramped it up a notch. There's going to be an edge to this one and, honestly, anything could happen. Newcastle go into this game hampered by the fact they don't have a number nine.