Mohamed Salah
Liverpool and Brighton will go head-to-head at Anfield in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon, with both teams keen to get back to winning ways in the top flight.
Arne Slot's side are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions, but come into this game with just one win in their last five in the Premier League following a 3-3 draw with Leeds United last time out. The Seagulls, on the other hand, have failed to win either of their last two games after defeat to Aston Villa and a draw with West Ham.
Both sides have some injury concerns to deal with too, and this is how GIVEMESPORT expects the teams to line up.
Liverpool Team News
Mo Salah
Liverpool claimed a huge 1-0 win over Inter Milan in the Champions League in midweek without Mohamed Salah, and the Egyptian is expected to be left out once again after his stunning outburst last week.
Conor Bradley is suspended after picking up his fifth yellow card, while Alexander Isak picked up a knock in midweek and will be assessed. Jeremie Frimpong, Cody Gakpo and Wataru Endo are unavailable through injury, while Giovanni Leoni won't play again this season.
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Liverpool Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Giovanni Leoni
Cody Gakpo
Wataru Endo
Conor Bradley
Jeremie Frimpong
Federico Chiesa
Mohamed Salah
Alexander Isak
Slot Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Slot shared an update on his squad ahead of the game.
Liverpool Predicted XI
Hugo Ekitike
Liverpool Predicted XI: Alisson; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Chiesa, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike.
Liverpool Predicted Substitutes: Woodman (GK), Mamardashvili (GK), Ramsay (DEF), Kerkez (DEF), Lucky (DEF), Nyoni (MID), Mac Allister (MID), Ngumoha (FWD), Isak (FWD).
With so many injuries in the squad, Slot may be forced to stick with a familiar-looking side from midweek. Salah is expected to be left out, which could hand Federico Chiesa a rare chance to start, while Florian Wirtz should come back into the lineup with the injured Isak unlikely to be risked from the start.
That should see Isak, Alexis Mac Allister and Milos Kerkez, who earn a combined £570,000-a-week, could be the ones providing depth off the bench.
Salah and Slot
Brighton Team News
Kaoru Mitoma in action for Brighton
Brighton will be able to welcome back a number of players from injury for this game including winger Karou Mitoma and former Liverpool star James Milner.
Yasin Ayari and Tom Watson should also be available, but striker Stefanos Tzimas will miss the rest of the season after rupturing his ACL. Adam Webster and Solly March are also long-term absentees.
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Brighton Injuries and Suspensions
Player
Stefanos Tzimas
Adam Webster
Solly March
Karou Mitoma
James Milner
Tom Watson
Yasin Ayari
Hurzeler Drops Team News Update
Speaking in his pre-match press conference, Hurzeler shared an update on his squad ahead of the game.
Brighton Predicted XI
danny welbeck
Brighton Predicted XI: Verbruggen; De Cuyper, Dunk, Van Hecke, Kadioglu; Baleba, Ayari; Minteh, Rutter, Mitoma; Welbeck.
Brighton Predicted Substitutes: Steele (GK), Wieffer (DEF), Veltman (DEF), Boscagli (DEF), Milner (MID), Hinshelwood (MID), Gomez (MID), Gruda (MID), Kostoulas (FWD).
With Hurzeler able to welcome several players back, Brighton are likely to go with an attacking lineup to take advantage of Liverpool's issues in recent weeks.
That could see £150,000-a-week duo Milner and Oliver Boscagli named on the bench.