Michael Edwards, FSG CEO of Football, paying tribute to Diogo Jota at Anfield.(Image: Photo by Nikki Dyer - LFC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool and Preston to honour Diogo Jota and brother André before friendly

11 Jul 2025, 15:30 by Dan Marsh · Irish Mirror

Liverpool and Preston North End will honour Diogo Jota and his brother, André Silva, ahead of their friendly on Sunday, following the tragic road accident that claimed their lives last week.

The Reds are in mourning after Jota, aged 28, and his younger brother, 25, died when their car suffered a tyre blow-out and crashed in Spain’s Zamora province. Their funeral was held last Saturday in their hometown of Gondomar, Portugal.

This weekend’s pre-season friendly at Preston will be Liverpool’s first match since Jota’s passing.

And the club have confirmed that both they and their Championship opponents will honour Jota and his brother prior to the game.

Diogo Jota playing for Liverpool back in January this year.(Image: Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images)

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JULY 07: Tributes continue to be laid for Diogo Jota and his brother Andre Silva at Anfield Stadium on July 07, 2025 in Liverpool, England. The current Liverpool player and Portugal international Diogo Jota, 28, was killed in a car crash in Zamora, Spain. He was travelling in a Lamborghini with his younger brother Andre Silva, who also died, returning to the UK for the start of the Premier League season, when the car crashed after a tyre blowout while overtaking a car. Jota leaves behind his wife of two weeks, Rute, and their three young children. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)(Image: Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Preston will lay a wreath in front of the travelling Liverpool fans before kick-off, while You'll Never Walk Alone will be played shortly before 3pm.

In a statement confirming the tributes, Liverpool said: "Diogo Jota and Andre Silva will be commemorated with a number of tributes at Liverpool’s match against Preston North End.

"The Reds will take to the pitch for a friendly at Deepdale on Sunday for the first time since the brothers tragically died in a road traffic accident in Spain.

"Ahead of the 3pm BST kick-off, there will be a rendition of LFC anthem You’ll Never Walk Alone and the home club will lay a wreath alongside the away supporters.

"A minute’s silence will be observed in Diogo and Andre’s memory and digital tributes will be displayed on the screen and across pitchside LEDs. Both sets of players will wear black armbands.

"Preston have also created a commemorative edition of the matchday programme that features written tributes to Diogo and Andre."

Billy Hogan, Liverpool's CEO, confirmed to LFCTV earlier this week that the club were working on plans to honour Jota. He said: "As a club, there’s been lots of ideas and certainly within the supporter base lots of ideas.

"That’s something we’ll take forward with the family and we want to have those conversations at the appropriate time.

"Obviously they have gone through an unimaginable situation over the course of the last several days. We certainly will, obviously, remember both Andre and Diogo and at the appropriate time we’ll make those plans clear.

"We’ve got the match on Sunday at Deepdale and we’ll of course remember them at that match. Then the tour, then we come back to Anfield and then the season starts, so we’re thinking about all of those moments.

"Of course, we want to make sure we do the right thing and appropriately remember both Andre and Diogo."

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