Liverpool vs. Newcastle United: Jan 31, 2026

Murphy is slowly returning to full fitness despite making the bench Wednesday, according to manager Eddie Howe. "Jacob's getting there. He's made some good progress in the last few days. Yesterday was his first full training session. Again, another player that was there with us but slightly reluctant to use him."

Guimaraes (ankle) is a doubt for Saturday's clash against Liverpool, coach Eddie Howe said in the press conference. "It's slightly unknown at the moment. He did really well to be with us in Paris, that was down to the fact he was desperate to support the players. He did very, very light training. He trained with us yesterday but that was more of a test so we'll see how he is today. This will be where we decide [for tomorrow]."

Konate (personal) is back available for Saturday's clash against Newcastle, coach Arne Slot said in the press conference. "Ibou trained with us yesterday and trains with us today and will be in the squad tomorrow."

Bajcetic (hamstring) suffered multiple setbacks of his injury and is currently not training with the team, coach Arne Slot said in the press conference. "He's not training yet. So, he constantly gets close to the team and then he has a little setback and then comes close and has a little setback, so we're hoping and expecting to have him very soon, again. But at that moment of time he trains with us again, then he's been out for six, seven, eight months [with] no first-team training. So, as much as I'd like to have him back, we have to manage the expectations with him as well."