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Liverpool is back at Anfield today as it continues its preparations for the new season, with the Premier League title defense just days away now.
The Reds get the 2025/26 campaign underway against Bournemouth on August 15, but before then, Arne Slot's side will be looking to get more minutes in the legs against Athletic Club today.
The clubs will play two games at Anfield later in what is essentially Liverpool's final run-out before the real work gets underway, with the Reds heading to Wembley on Sunday to take on Crystal Palace in the Community Shield.
It's also set to be an emotional day as Liverpool plays its first game back at home following the tragic deaths of Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva, with the pair set to remembered by players and fans alike this evening.
Follow all the action from Anfield with our live updates below.
We'll bring you team news as well as all the action from today's friendlies.
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Second Liverpool team confirmed
Liverpool team vs Athletic Club: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Endo, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Ekitike.
Subs: Pecsi, Chiesa, Nallo, Morrison, Davidson, Wright.
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Full-time
The referee brings the game to an end, and that's a comprehensive win for a young Liverpool team in its first game against Athletic Club.
We of course have another game coming up in just over an hour, so stick with us!
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Substitution
Michael Laffey comes on for Curtis Jones
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Chance!
Koumas comes close to making it five as he manages to fire towards goal, but the Athletic goalkeeper manages to get a strong hand to it.
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Substitution
Lewis Koumas comes on for Darwin Nunez
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GOAL - Athletic pull one back
Athletic has a goal back - Luca Stephenson gets his header wrong and it falls kindly for Guruzeta to head home.
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Substitutions
Trent Kone-Doherty comes on for Rio Ngumoha, who gets a great reception after yet another outstanding performance.
Tommy Pilling is also coming on, replacing Trey Nyoni who looked to be stretching his hamstring a bit.
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Close
Berenguer goes close for the visitors - he manages to skip past Lucky and tries to get a shot off under pressure from Robertson, but fires wide
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GOAL!
Elliott makes it 4!
It's another for Liverpool as Harvey Elliott turns the ball home after good work from Tsimikas and Nunez!
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Substitutions
Jayden Danns and Wellity Lucky are coming on in place of Alexis Mac Allister and Ben Doak.
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Great stop
Great work from Pecsi as he comes out quickly to deny the Athletic forward - he's stopped what looked like a certain goal there.
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Back underway
We're back underway in the second half, with Athletic getting an early chance to test Pecsi as Tsimikas gives away a free-kick around 20 yards out.
It's drilled straight into the wall, and Pecsi is able to pounce on the loose ball without any fuss.
What a goal that would have been!
It falls to Doak about 25 yards from goal on the half-volley, and he blasts it toward goal and forces the save from the goalkeeper.
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Long throw experiment continues
Tsimikas goes for the long throw - he's certainly better at it than Ryan Gravenberch was in Japan last week, but it's headed out by Athletic.
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Nyoni to the rescue
Great defending from Nyoni!
Liverpool is caught on the break from a corner, and Athletic is 2-on-1 with the youngster, but Nyoni holds his nerve and cuts out the attempted pass which would have led to a certain goal.
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Close!
Ben Doak almost catches the Athletic goalkeeper out!
He charges down the right and picks his head up, with his cross/shot heading in until the keeper claws it out.
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Diogo Jota tribute
We've reached the 20th minute, and the Anfield crowd breaks out into applause in memory of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva, with the players pausing to join in as Jota's song is sung once again.
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Close
Liverpool struggles to get the ball out of the penalty area, with Nyoni's clearance being cut out.
It's played to Gorosabel, who fires the ball just over the bar in a warning shot to the hosts.
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Injury
Stoppage in play as an Athletic player receives a bit of treatment - not entirely sure what sort of knock he might have picked up.
What a start from Liverpool though, and in particular Rio Ngumoha, who is once again catching the eye.
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GOAL!
Rio Ngumoha curls the ball home brilliantly with less than two minutes on the clock!
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Kick-off
We're underway in the first half as Liverpool kicks the first of today's games off.
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Here come the teams
The teams make their way out onto the pitch, with Andy Robertson leading the Reds in today's first game.
We get our first blast of You'll Never Walk Alone at Anfield this summer, and kick-off is just moments away now...
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Diogo Jota tributes
Liverpool legend Phil Thompson and Athletic Club president Jon Uriate step out of the tunnel and make their way to the Kop to lay wreaths in front of the stand in memory of Diogo Jota and Andre Silva.
Jota's son rings out from the fans as the wreaths are laid in the in front of the goal.
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Athletic Club team
Here's how today's visitors line up for the first game...
KEY EVENT
Anfield evacuated minutes before kick-off
Not the ideal start to the first game back at Anfield this summer, with fans and the media being evacuated from the ground just minutes before kick-off.
An alarm went off, signalling for people to leave the stadium, although the reason why it went off is not yet clear.
There is no word yet on whether kick-off will be delayed as a result, but we'll keep you posted.
KEY EVENT
Van Dijk and Bradley out
Arne Slot has confirmed Virgil van Dijk is out of today's games, with the Liverpool captain missing out through illness.
Conor Bradley, meanwhile, is out with an injury, leaving the Reds even shorter of options at the back.
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