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They’ve got three new players in their line-up tonight: goalkeeper ?or?e Petrovi?, left-back Adrien Truffert and central defender Bafodé Diakité all make their competitive debuts for the Cherries.

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Arne Slot pays tribute to Liverpool’s No20 and his brother André Silva in his notes, which confirm that Jota’s wife Rute Cardoso, his children and family will be at Anfield this evening.

There will be a moment of silence before kick-off, the players will wear black armbands, and Liverpool will wear a Forever 20 emblem on their shirts and jackets.

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We know that this will be a very emotional occasion, given it is the first league game we have played since we lost Diogo and André.

Diogo Jota took Liverpool to victory

Anfield, staging its first competitive fixture since the tragic passing of Diogo and his brother André Silva, will remember, grieve and celebrate those beautiful, beloved boys tonight with a special Kop mosaic in their honour