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title: "Liverpool announce confirmed lineup for Premier League opener vs Newcastle"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/liverpool-confirmed-lineup-newcastle-gw1-2026/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Jonny Black"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2026-08-23T14:18:53Z"
modified: "2026-10-10T21:44:39Z"
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# Liverpool announce confirmed lineup for Premier League opener vs Newcastle

Andoni Iraola has annoucned his first official lineup in the Premier League as Liverpool manager as the Reds get ready to start their season away to Newcastle.

| GK | Alisson Becker |
| --- | --- |
| RB | Jeremie Frimpong |
| CB | Jeremy Jacquet |
| CB | Virgil van Dijk |
| LB | Milos Kerkez |
| CDM | Ryan Gravenberch |
| CDM | Dominik Szoboszlai |
| CAM | Florian Wirtz |
| RW | Rio Ngumoha |
| LW | Cody Gakpo |
| ST | Alexander Isak |

- The team is the same team that started against Como in the final preseason friendly.
- Cody Gakpo starts despite transfer rumours with Spurs.
- Rio Ngumoha starting on the right in attack.
- Youngsters Nyoni, McConnell and Koumas on the bench.
- Jeremy Jacquet makes his Premier League debut.
- Ronald Araujo and Victor Munoz could get Premier League debuts off the bench.

> The Reds to take on Newcastle in our season opener ✊ [#NEWLIV](https://x.com/hashtag/NEWLIV?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Liverpool FC (@LFC) [August 23, 2026](https://x.com/LFC/status/2091529643568279580?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)