The Liverpool starting line-up has been confirmed for the FA Cup fifth round tie at Wolves on Friday evening
WOLVERHAMPTON, ENGLAND - MARCH 06: (THE SUN OUT, THE SUN ON SUNDAY OUT) Rio Ngumoha of Liverpool arriving before the Emirates FA Cup Fifth Round match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool on March 06, 2026 in Wolverhampton, England. (Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
Rio Ngumoha of Liverpool arriving before the Emirates FA Cup fifth round match against Wolverhampton Wanderers (Image: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)
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Rio Ngumoha will make only his fifth Liverpool start after being named in the side for FA Cup fifth-round clash at Wolves this evening.
The 17-year-old posted an impressive performance when coming off the bench midway through second half of Tuesday’s 2-1 Premier League defeat at Molineux.
And he will line up on the left flank as Arne Slot’s side look for instant revenge by booking a place in the last eight in the competition.
Ngumoha forms part of a forward line that sees Cody Gakpo move down the centre and Mohamed Salah continue down the right flank.
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Slot has made four changes to the Reds, with Joe Gomez coming in at centre-back alongside captain Virgil van Dijk and Andy Robertson replacing Milos Kerkez at left-back.
Curtis Jones is also recalled, and either he or Dominik Szoboszlai will feature at right-back with the other in midfield alongside Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister.
Alisson Becker remains in goal, while Florian Wirtz has been named among the substitutes after missing the last three games through injury.
LIVERPOOL (4-2-3-1): Alisson; Jones, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; Gakpo. Subs: Mamardashvili, Konate, Kerkez, Wirtz, Chiesa, Ekitike, Frimpong, Nyoni, Morrison.