Newcastle have seen sporting progress since being bought by Saudi Arabia and hiring Eddie Howe as manager last year. Even though they have the richest owners in the world, they don’t spend the most money in the Premier League. Instead, Howe is concerned with building the squad one step at a time.

They are unbeaten this season so far and have six points – one more than Liverpool. Among other things, they can thank winger Allan Saint-Maximin for that. The star man made life extremely miserable for Kyle Walker as Newcastle rocked Manchester City just over a week ago, and at the weekend leveled late on against Wolverhampton.

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In the last game, he was sent off at the last minute due to a minor impact, and therefore he is a doubt for the match. He was not seen in Newcastle’s training pictures on Monday afternoon, and Howe will likely provide more information when he meets the press on Tuesday. If the Frenchman is ready, Trent Alexander-Arnold and the rest of the defense will have to hone in on Wednesday night.

Isaac is ready

They should probably do it, because in the practice photos we can see the newcomer Alexander Isak smoothly. The Swede, who has been linked with Liverpool in the past, joined from Real Sociedad for over £50m last week and looks set to make his Anfield debut on Wednesday night. It was a question of whether work permits would be on time, but according to Newcastle’s website everything should now be in place.

That bodes well for Howe, who looks set to lose the spearhead of Callum Wilson for the second game in a row. Against Wolves, it was Chris Wood who started from the top.

Another important player, Bruno Guimaraes, is likely to miss the game against Liverpool with a minor injury. How confirmed that over the weekend, according to Liverpool Echo.

Otherwise, full-back Emil Krafth and former Liverpool player Jonjo Shelvey are sidelined through injury for Newcastle.

Liverpool are still missing a lot of players and have eleven players on the injury and suspension list, but on Monday Curtis Jones, Joel Matip and Calvin Ramsay returned to training with the team.