Team news and stats ahead of Liverpool vs Leeds United on the opening weekend of the Premier League on Saturday (kick-off 5.30pm).
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We look ahead to some of the stats surrounding the opening matchweek of the 2020/21 Premier League season
Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson may have to settle for a place on the bench for their Premier League opener at home to Leeds. The midfielder only returned to full training this week after a knee injury prematurely ended last season for him.
Jurgen Klopp will make a late call on the trio of Henderson, Xherdan Shaqiri and new signing Kostas Tsimikas.
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Ahead of Leeds' return to the Premier League and their opening fixture against champions Liverpool, we take a look back at the greatest goals in the previous Premier League meetings between the two sides
Leeds' club record signing Rodrigo and another summer recruit, defender Robin Koch, could make their debuts.
Marcelo Bielsa has a full-strength squad to choose from for Leeds' first Premier League game in 16 years, apart from Adam Forshaw. The midfielder is working his way back from a long-term hip injury, but Kalvin Phillips will return to the squad after missing the final three games of last season due to a knee injury.
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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is not that comfortable with talk of 'defending' the title, and says his team will be attacking the season with the same gusto as usual
Liverpool vs Leeds will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Premier League from 5pm on Saturday; kick-off at 5.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
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The wait is almost over! A new season of football is here on Sky Sports
One hundred and forty-six Premier League games will be shown live on Sky Sports in the 2020/21 season, with an additional six matches added in September.
The Premier League has further increased the number of televised games this season from 200 to 231, with over half of the extra fixtures set to be shown live on Sky Sports.
Overall, Sky Sports will be showing 146 Premier League matches live throughout the 2020/21 season, continuing to bring you all the latest twists, turns and shocks at the home of the Premier League.
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Leeds owner Andrea Radrizzani says their first order of business is to stay in the Premier League over the next two seasons - but longer term he has bigger plans in mind
There will also be two additional midweek programmes - one will be played across the weeks commencing January 11 and 18 and the second will be in the week commencing May 10. All of these games will be broadcast live.
You can also follow the action with our dedicated live blogs on the Sky Sports website and app, and watch free match highlights from every game shortly after full time on our digital platforms and YouTube channel.
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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold says rival teams will be 'extra motivated' when they play the defending Premier League champions this season
- Liverpool are unbeaten in their last eight games against Leeds in all competitions (W6 D2), since a 1-2 defeat in April 2001 in the Premier League.
- Leeds have lost their last three away matches against Liverpool in all competitions, with this the Whites' first trip to Anfield since a 0-2 defeat in the League Cup in November 2016.
- Leeds have played more Premier League matches on MD1 without losing than any other team in the competition's history (P12 W5 D7), while Liverpool have won six of their last seven games on opening day (D1), scoring 15 goals in their four under Jürgen Klopp (W3 D1).
- This is the seventh time in the Premier League that the reigning champions have faced a newly-promoted side at home on the opening day, with the title-holders winning all six of the previous games. Only two newly-promoted sides have won away at the reigning champions on MD1 in the top-flight - Notts County vs Aston Villa in 1981-82 and West Brom vs Arsenal in 1931-32.
- The winner of the previous season's Championship hasn't won their opening day Premier League match since Sunderland in 2007-08 against Spurs - all 12 sides since have failed to win (D3 L9), including Norwich last season, who lost 1-4 at Anfield against Liverpool.
- Liverpool have only lost once on the opening day of a top-flight season when they are reigning champions in 18 previous seasons (W12 D5), losing 0-2 against West Brom in the 1923-24 campaign.
