18' Liverpool handle the corner. Robertson is back on now. His leg might be a bit sore for a few minutes but he should be OK.
17' Robertson goes off for treatment after taking a rake down the left ankle from Yedlin as the American followed through with his cross. Liverpool will defend this corner a man short.
16' Newcastle are showing flashes of creativity. Wilson spots a run from Yedlin and picks him out to send him into the box. Yedlin's cross-cum-shot is blocked by Robertson and goes out for a corner.
15' Newcastle half-clear Alexander-Arnold's cross and Milner strikes low from distance, forcing Darlow into a routine save. Liverpool are largely in control.
13' Chance for Newcastle! Wilson shows great strength to shrug off Phillips and burst into the box from the left. Wilson shoots at the near post and is denied by a timely boot by Fabinho. Newcastle's corner ends in offside being given against them in the second phase.
10' Firmino drops deep and angles a pass wide to Robertson who fires in. Alexander-Arnold keeps it in play on the opposite side and Henderson swings in from a centre-right position. Liverpool keep pushing and Darlow gets a goal-kick.
8' Alexander-Arnold's ball in is towards Fabinho. It ends in another Liverpool corner. This time the ball comes out to Milner who tries to shoot first-time from the edge of the box. The England veteran is quickly closed down though.
7' Ritchie takes no chances with Robertson's high cross from the left, chesting it out of play for a Liverpool corner. Alexander-Arnold will take it.
5' Yedlin wins a free-kick down the right as he's held up by Mane. Murphy swings in the free-kick and Wilson has tons of space to run into but his header bounces wide of the left-hand post. It's an early warning for Liverpool.
3' Yedlin forces the first corner of the game as his cross forces Alisson to tip the ball over the crossbar. The American didn't mean to whip it so close to goal but it shows that Liverpool's goalkeeper is alert. awake. Joelinton nods wide from Ritchie's corner.
1' The players take a knee and Liverpool get this game underway!
The two sides are out on the pitch at a chilly St James' Park. Newcastle are playing in their traditional black and white home colours. Liverpool are in their usual all-red. No colour clashes here!
Newcastle are winless in their last seven Premier League games against Liverpool, having lost all of their last five. However, the hosts are unbeaten in their last four home games against reigning champions. Will Liverpool get a third consecutive win here at St James' Park or will Newcastle silence recent criticism?
Newcastle make one change from their 2-0 defeat to Manchester City in their last game. Wilson comes in up front for Almiron. Jurgen Klopp changes two players from Liverpool's draw with West Brom. Phillips replaces the injured Matip, and Milner replaces Wijnaldum in midfield. Thiago is fit enough to make the bench.
SUBS: Divock Origi, Georginio Wijnaldum, Thiago, Caoimhin Kelleher, Rhys Williams, Takumi Minamino, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xherdan Shaqiri, Neco Williams.
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Nathaniel Phillips, Fabinho, Andrew Robertson; Curtis Jones, Jordan Henderson (c), James Milner; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
SUBS: Martin Dubravka, Emil Krafth, Dwight Gayle, Jonjo Shelvey, Sean Longstaff, Miguel Almiron, Jamal Lewis, Andy Carroll, Jeff Hendrick.
NEWCASTLE UNITED (3-4-3): Karl Darlow; Ciaran Clark, Federico Fernandez (c), Fabian Schar; DeAndre Yedlin, Matthew Longstaff, Isaac Hayden, Matt Ritchie; Jacob Murphy, Callum Wilson, Joelinton.
Newcastle look inviting hosts to a Liverpool side that have won all of their last league games of the year since 2013. Steve Bruce's side are winless in their last three league games and haven't kept a clean sheet in 11 games at home. The Magpies always have a surprise in them though. Will they provide one last shock in this extraordinary year?
Liverpool will be looking forward to this last Premier League match of 2020. After a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to West Brom last time out, the champions have the chance to extend their two-point lead at the top of the table with several teams around them having their games postponed.
Hello! Welcome to our live text commentary of this Premier League match between Newcastle United and Liverpool at St James' Park.
