January 1st 2024.
Kieran Trippier will miss Newcastle United's Premier League clash against Liverpool on Monday night due to an injury he picked up, Eddie Howe has confirmed. Trippier has been a mainstay in the side this season, starting all but one of their 19 league games as well as their Champions League group stage matches.
The captain's absence will be a blow for the Magpies, who have lost six of their last seven games in all competitions, including a 3-1 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day, in which Trippier and Callum Wilson both picked up knocks. Howe has said that he doesn't think the injuries are serious, but they will have to wait and see how long the players will be out for.
Tino Livramento will take Trippier's place at right-back with Alexander Isak continuing to lead the line in Wilson's absence. Newcastle have not won a Premier League game at Anfield since April 1994, and they lost the reverse fixture at St James' Park earlier in the season after two late goals from Darwin Nunez.
Speaking ahead of the game, Howe said: "We have to be very, very good in every aspect of our game because if there's a weakness in your structure or in your set-up, then they will find it. They've got quality players. It's always a great experience to go to Anfield; it's always a brilliant arena to play in. We learned some painful lessons last year [Liverpool scored an injury-time winner]. Hopefully we can use that experience to good effect this time."
Liverpool can go three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a win tonight. It will be a tough challenge for Newcastle without two of their key players, but Howe will be hoping that they can use their experience from last year to give the Reds a run for their money.
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