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Eddie Howe talks to BT Sport. “We found out around lunchtime today [about Isak’s work permit] so that was a nice thing for us in the build-up. We’re really excited and keen to see how he does tonight. I don’t know if there’s ever a good time to play Liverpool at Anfield. They’re full of confidence off the back of the 9-0 but wherever we’ve gone we’ve shown a fearlessness in our approach and we’ve got to do that again today.”
A minor historical coincidence. Today is the 25th anniversary of the death of Diana, Princess of Wales … and Liverpool versus Newcastle United was the televised game called off that ill-fated Sunday in August 1997 as a result of her passing. The previous two stagings of the fixture had both ended 4-3 – the aforementioned Stan Collymore game in April 1996, then an ersatz repeat in March 1997 in which Liverpool shipped a three-goal lead only for Robbie Fowler to spare their blushes in the last minute – and so the match had been highly anticipated. But it could not be. The fixture was eventually rearranged for January, Liverpool winning 1-0 thanks to an early Michael Owen goal.
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