ALEXANDER Isak is fit to start for Newcastle United against Liverpool tonight, a huge boost for the Magpies after his weekend injury scare.

Isak was forced off in the first half of the weekend draw with Crystal Palace with a hip injury, but has managed to shake off the problem and is in from the off against the league leaders.

Eddie Howe has made one change to his team with Jacob Murphy replacing Joe Willock.

That means Joelinton will drop back into midfield, where he'll play alongside Bruno and Sandro Tonali. And Anthony Gordon will shift from the right wing back to his favoured position on the left flank against the team that wanted to sign him in the summer.

The back five remains unchanged for Newcastle, with Kieran Trippier missing from the squad.

Gordon will be up against either Jarell Quansah or Joe Gomes at right back, with Trent Alexander Arnold on the bench for Liverpool.

Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez also come into the Liverpool side, with Luis Diaz and Dominik Szoboszlai dropping to the bench.

Newcastle: Pope, Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall; Bruno, Tonali, Joelinton; Murphy, Gordon, Isak

Subs: Dubravka, Wilson, Barnes, Targett, Osula, Almiron, Kelly, Willock, Longstaff

Liverpool: Kelleher, Gomez, Van Dijk, Nunez, Mac Allister, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Robertson, Gravenberch, Quansah.

Subs: Jaros, Endo, Diaz, Szoboszlai, Elliott, Nallo, Alexander-Arnold, Morton, Nyoni.