Preston v Liverpool live: Diogo Jota tributes and pre-season friendly updates – UK Times

We’re underway at Deepdale.

An impeccably observed minute of silence is followed by plenty of applause.

There’s a very loud rendition of the club’s Diogo Jota chant being sung at the moment.

Both sets of players are emerging from the tunnel as YNWA ends, and we’ll have a minute of silence starting soon.

There’s a rendition of ‘Can’t Help Falling in Love’, before an even more emotional version of ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ as Preston captain Ben Whiteman lays a wreath.

A quick look at the Liverpool team ahead of kick-off.

Liverpool XI: Mamardashvili; Bradley, Gomez, Nyoni, Tsimikas; Stephenson, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Chiesa, Ngumoha.

The Liverpool players are coming out onto the pitch to applause from both sets of fans.

The pre-planned tributes to Diogo Jota are set to begin in five minutes, at 2.45pm BST.

With 30 minutes until kick-off, a reminder of how you can watch the match at Deepdale…

The friendly will be broadcast live on ITV 1 in the UK, with coverage starting at 2.40pm. Subscribers can also watch the match online via ITVX.

Liverpool’s own channels will also have coverage, with the club’s website stating that “All Red Full and All Red Video members will be able to watch live”. Their coverage starts at 2.15pm BST.

Here’s the full schedule of Liverpool’s preseason fixtures this summer.

Their first match of the season comes in the Community Shield, at Wembley on 10 August.

13 July: Preston – Deepdale Stadium, Preston, kick-off 3pm

26 July: AC Milan – Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong, kick-off 12.30pm

30 July: Yokohama FM – Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, kick-off 11.30am

4 August: Athletic Bilbao (two games) – Anfield, Liverpool, kick-off 5pm and 8pm

A brief reminder of the tributes planned ahead of kick-off at Deepdale today.

A minute’s silence will take place, along with a rendition of the Liverpool anthem ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’ while Preston captain Ben Whiteman will lay a wreath in front of the visiting fans and both teams will wear black armbands.