Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs. Brighton: Carabao Cup

CONFIRMED LINEUP: Jaroš; Bradley, Gomez, Quansah, Robertson; Morton, Endo, Jones; Gakpo, Szoboszlai, Díaz

Liverpool is about to conflict with Brighton & Hove Albion twice throughout the subsequent 4 days; first up is the Reds’ Carabao Cup match at American Specific Stadium.

The defending Carabao Cup champions drew Brighton within the competitors’s spherical of 16 after thrashing West Ham 5–1 within the third spherical. Liverpool has but to play Fabian Hürzeler’s squad this season and can now achieve this with an extended checklist of accidents plaguing the crew.

Diogo Jota stays sidelined with a rib harm whereas Alisson nurses a hamstring harm. Harvey Elliott and Federico Chiesa are unfit as nicely, leaving Arne Slot with out too many choices to rotate into his beginning XI. The excellent news for the Reds is Conor Bradley returned to coaching after selecting up a knock whereas representing Northern Eire.

Count on to see some uncommon faces get the nod in Wednesday’s fixture as Slot manages his crew forward of a giant Premier League conflict with Brighton on Saturday, Nov. 2.

This is what Liverpool’s XI may seem like towards Brighton.

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GK: Vítězslav Jaroš—The goalkeeper could possibly be in for his first begin ought to Slot need to relaxation Caoimhín Kelleher.

RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold—With out many choices on his bench, Slot will doubtless depend on Alexander-Arnold on Wednesday. Bradley can be an choice, however the right-back has not performed 90 minutes for the Reds since September.

CB: Joe Gomez—The England worldwide could possibly be in for simply his second begin below Slot ought to the supervisor relaxation his captain and Ibrahima Konaté.

CB: Jarell Quansah—Quansah might need misplaced his beginning spot to Konaté, however he’s nonetheless a dependable alternative for cup competitions, although he did rating an personal objective towards West Ham within the third spherical of the Carabao Cup.

LB: Konstantinos Tsimikas—Count on Slot to proceed to favor Tsimikas over Andy Robertson in midweek fixtures.

DM: Wataru Endo—The Japan worldwide is in for a uncommon begin below Slot after the supervisor praised his efficiency within the final spherical of the competitors.

DM: Curtis Jones—Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch are each due for a relaxation. Count on Jones to get the nod after beginning towards each Chelsea at Arsenal.

RW: Mohamed Salah—Contemporary off rescuing a degree for Liverpool towards the Gunners, Salah will look to proceed his blistering goalscoring kind; the winger already has eight targets to his title throughout all competitions this season.

AM: Dominik Szoboszlai—After dropping his beginning job to Curtis Jones on the weekend, Szoboszlai is because of return to the XI.

LW: Cody Gakpo—Díaz will get a relaxation earlier than Liverpool hosts Brighton within the Premier League this weekend, leaving Gakpo to begin in his place.

ST: Darwin Núñez—The Uruguayan is Liverpool’s beginning striker for the foreseeable future as Jota stays sidelined with a rib harm.

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