Fresh from beating Wolves at Anfield in the final game of 2025, Liverpool returns to its home stadium to take on Leeds United, a team that it drew 3-3 with only a few weeks ago.
Mohamed Salah overshadowed those dropped points with his explosive mixed zone interview afterwards, but Arne Slot will be hoping for a calmer outing on and off the pitch this time around.
Dominik Szoboszlai is back in contention after serving a one-match ban, while Cody Gakpo and Conor Bradley made their comeback from injury against Wolves and could feature here too.
Jeremie Frimpong played well in that game and should be involved again, while Florian Wirtz scored his first Premier League goal last time out and will hope to build on that.
With Chelsea and Manchester United having dropped points already this week, Liverpool has a chance to bolster its place in the top four with a victory.
**Team news should be with us at 4.15pm UK time (1.15pm ET) and kick-off is at 5.30pm (12.30pm ET). We’ll have all the key updates in our Liverpool.com live blog. Stay tuned for all the latest.**
15:31James Findlater
Here's how things currently stand in the Premier League table - Liverpool will have the chance to go five points clear of Chelsea and Manchester United in the race for the top four today, as well as narrow the gap to Aston Villa to four points...
15:13James Findlater
Hello Liverpool fans, and welcome to our live updates as we bring you all the build-up and action from today's game against Leeds.
The Reds will be aiming to make a perfect start to 2026 and boost their top four hopes after Chelsea and Manchester United both dropped points on Tuesday - stick with us to find out whether thay can make it eight games unbeaten today!