Newcastle vs Liverpool: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from the Premier League clash at St James' Park

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Ahead of this weekend's action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

Here is all the information you need for Newcastle's clash with Liverpool.

Newcastle vs Liverpool (St James' Park, Sunday 16:30)

Team news

Newcastle 

Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is available after suspension for Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool.

The Serbia international has missed the last three games after being found guilty - on video evidence - of violent conduct during the 3-0 victory over West Ham.

Newcastle striker Aleksandar Mitrovic is available to face Jurgen Klopp's side after suspension

Florian Lejeune returns to contention after shaking off an ankle injury, but manager Rafael Benitez otherwise has no fresh injury concerns with only fellow defenders Paul Dummett (hamstring) and Massadio Haidara (knee) missing. 

Provisional squad: Elliot, Darlow, Woodman, Yedlin, Manquillo, Mbemba, Gamez, Lascelles, Clark, Lejeune, Hayden, Merino, Shelvey, Saivet, Ritchie, Atsu, Murphy, Aarons, Diame, Perez, Gayle, Joselu, Mitrovic

Liverpool

Liverpool forward Sadio Mane is set to start at Newcastle on Sunday after returning from a domestic suspension.

Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum could face his former club at the expense of Emre Can after an indifferent performance in the Champions League in midweek.

Midfielder Adam Lallana (thigh) is running outside again but is still several weeks from a comeback while right-back Nathaniel Clyne is also recovering well from a back injury. 

Liverpool will welcome Sadio Mane (right) back into their high-energy attacking front line

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Gomez, Lovren, Matip, Moreno, Henderson, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino, Mane, Karius, Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, Robertson, Milner, Grujic, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Sturridge, Solanke.

Key stats - Supplied by Opta

- Newcastle United have won four of their last six home Premier League matches against Liverpool (D1 L1), winning each of their last two without conceding a goal.

- This fixture has never seen a goalless draw 44 previous Premier League meetings – the only fixture in Premier League history that has seen more matches without any of them ending 0-0 is Newcastle vs Tottenham (45). 

- Of the 41 fixtures between two sides to have been played 40 or more times in the Premier League era, Newcastle against Liverpool has seen the most goals per game on average: 138 goals in 44 games with 3.14 on average. 

- Newcastle are one of three Premier League clubs that Jurgen Klopp has faced and is yet to register a victory against (P2 W0 D1 L1), along with Manchester United and Southampton. 

The fixture will see Rafa Benitez come up against the side he won the Champions League with

- Rafael Benitez has faced former club Liverpool twice in the Premier League – drawing both matches 2-2, with Chelsea in April 2013 and Newcastle in April 2016. 

- Rafa Benitez won 134 points in his opening 74 Premier League games as Liverpool manager – in comparison, Jurgen Klopp has won one point more in his first 74 league games as Reds’ boss (135). 

- Daniel Sturridge has scored in all four of his Premier League starts at St. James’ Park in the Premier League, scoring five goals in those games, including three in his last two for Liverpool. 

- Sturridge could become only the fourth player in Premier League history to score in five consecutive away starts at a Premier League ground, after Alan Shearer at Ellland Road against Leeds, Dion Dublin at White Hart Lane against Spurs and Ruud van Nistelrooy at St. James’ Park against Newcastle. 

- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last 23 Premier League matches in the month of October (W13 D10) since a 2-0 defeat to Everton in October 2010. 

- Mohamed Salah has scored in four of his six Premier League appearances for Liverpool so far. No player has ever scored in five of their first seven Premier League games for the club.