Liverpool vs Newcastle LIVE commentary: Salah eyes another milestone goal in Premier League’s 2024 opener – kick-off time, team news and how to follow
Liverpool and Newcastle go head-to-head at Anfield in the Premier League’s first game of 2024, exclusively live on talkSPORT.
The Reds are well involved in the top-flight title race and have been battling with Arsenal for top spot throughout the busy festive period.
A win away at Burnley put Jurgen Klopp’s side back on track after two draws in a row and they’ll be aiming to continue their title challenge with another victory here.
They take on the Magpies who are falling victim to fatigue and injury, having lost four of their last five league games and dropping down the table.
Mohamed Salah is nearing yet another milestone in the Premier League.
The Egyptian recently reached 150 goals in the top-flight and he is now one away from making it 150 for Liverpool in the competition.
If he nets against Newcastle, Salah will become only the fifth player to reach the incredible tally for a single club.
He will join Harry Kane for Tottenham, Sergio Aguero for Man City, Wayne Rooney for Man United, and Thierry Henry for Arsenal in the record books.
Salah has scored in five of his six games against the Magpies at Anfield, proving that he’s likely to find the net once again.
If he doesn’t score though, he will have to wait until after the African Cup of Nations, with Salah departing for international duty after this game.
Alexis Mac Allister could make a return from injury on New Year’s Day after recovering from his knee injury.
The same can’t be said for Thiago, Andy Robertson, and Stefan Bajcetic who are all set to come back later in January.
Konstantinos Tsimikas and Joel Matip are sidelined long-term with a broken collarbone and an ACL injury respectively.
As for Newcastle, their injury list continues to make a huge impact on
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