Newcastle host Liverpool with both sides searching for early-season consistency
Newcastle welcome Liverpool for a Premier League fixture on 23 August, with kick-off set for 15:30 UK time, as both clubs look to steady themselves after uneven starts to the season. Newcastle have taken one win, one draw and three defeats across their last five matches, while Liverpool have fared marginally better with two wins, one draw and two defeats in the same span.
A head-to-head that favours the visitors
History offers little comfort for Newcastle going into this one. Of the last five meetings between the two clubs, Liverpool have won three, Newcastle once and one finished level. The most recent encounter, in January 2026, saw Liverpool win 4-1, while the corresponding fixture last August also went the visitors' way, 3-2 at St James' Park. Newcastle's solitary success in that run came in a League Cup meeting in March, a 2-1 win at Anfield, and the sides also shared a 3-3 draw in December 2024.
Squad news and context
Liverpool travel with Ronald Araújo included in their squad for the first time, the defender having joined on loan from Barcelona earlier this week. With the Premier League season only two matchdays old, neither side has yet established a settled run of results, meaning this fixture carries early significance for the shape of both campaigns.