On Saturday we asked fans the question: Which 11 players would you pick in the Newcastle United team v Liverpool?
The opening Premier League match of the 2026/27 season for NUFC.
A 4.30pm kick-off at St James’ Park today.
It is also of course the very first competitive match that Matthias Jaissle will be in charge of since arriving to replace Eddie Howe.
A turbulent summer, on and off the pitch, for Newcastle United but now a chance to put in a performance and get a result to get some confidence and momentum building.
We just wanted to get a quick snapshot of what fans would like this Newcastle United team v Liverpool to be.
A lot of debate within the fanbase generally, which players deserve a start and those who don’t.
So which eleven players do you think Matthias Jaissle should select?
We put together a list of the 23 players who could potentially be selected for this game.
Matthias Jaissle said on Thursday that Tino Livramento and Joelinton won’t be available for this Liverpool match.
Interested to hear what Newcastle United fans are generally thinking.
So here is the NUFC fans collective choice of Newcastle United team v Liverpool (Percentage of fans voting for each player, rounded up to the nearest whole number):
Top eleven:
100% Hall
92% Thiaw
90% Dedic
81% Hornicek
79% Wissa
75% Lewis Miley
74% Ramsey
73% Burn
65% Toure
60% Elanga
59% Barnes
The rest:
55% Osula
52% Steur
37% Bamba
24% Botman
22% Schar
18% Murphy
17% Woltemade
11% Pope
8% Jaouen
6% Willock
2% Shahar
1% Neave
An interesting choice of Newcastle United team v Liverpool from the NUFC fans who voted.