Liverpool might well have one hand on the Premier League trophy right now, but the games don’t get any easier. .

side will be aiming to strengthen their hold on the title race - albeit - having gone after the 2-0 win over Manchester City. The Reds though , with some work still to do before they can be crowned champions.

Nevertheless, they can take another big step towards the title later, and they’ll want to lay down a marker as they undergo a dress rehearsal for next month’s Carabao Cup final. Newcastle though carry plenty of threat, and will be more than capable of throwing something of a spanner in the works.

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There’s no prize for guessing who will be the center of attention for the Magpies. , with only Mohamed Salah having scored more than his 19 league goals so far - and will have quite a task on their hands to keep him quiet.

And given all the talk of a potential transfer to Anfield recently, Liverpool might well be keeping a close eye on the Sweden international. He might not be the only one either.

will be coming up against England teammate , and will be hoping to have a . Having , it will be interesting to see how he fares back on Merseyside.

Newcastle will have to make late calls over a couple of its key players, with Sven Botman and Joelinton hoping to return after recent knocks. It’s touch and go whether either will feature though, and Eddie Howe may well choose to play it safe.

Sandro Tonali though could return after coming off the bench against Nottingham Forest at the weekend. He replaces Lewis Miley in midfield alongside Bruno Guimaraes and Joe Willock, with Jacob Murphy completing the front line with Isak and Gordon.

Fabian Schar and Dan Burn continue at the heart of defense, with Tino Livramento and Lewis Hall either side of them. Having surprisingly replaced Martin Dubravka in goal at the weekend, Nick Pope continues at Anfield, and may well be in pole position to start at Wembley next month now.

Newcastle predicted line-up vs Liverpool: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall, Guimaraes, Tonali, Willock, Murphy, Isak, Gordon.