Andoni Iraola will be without a number of his Liverpool players for the Premier League clash against Brighton on Sunday afternoon
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Liverpool are back in Premier League action on Sunday afternoon when they look to bolster their chances of moving into the top four with the visit of in-form Brighton.
And the Reds are still waiting to discover who they can call upon for the clash against a side they have lost to at home only once in approaching 44 years.
The chief concern for Liverpool head coach Andoni Iraola is Victor Munoz, who is a doubt with the knock he picked up at Brentford last weekend that subsequently ruled him out of Tuesday's Champions League win over Villarreal.
Both Dominik Szoboszlai and Jeremie Frimpong are still out having been forced off early at Brentford. Szoboszlai has aggravated a previous hamstring problem while Frimpong is not expected back until after the November international break having suffered a muscle issue.
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Three other Liverpool players will definitely miss the game as they continue to recover from long-term injury.
Forward Hugo Ekitike faces a battle to feature again this calendar year having suffered a serious Achilles injury in early April, while right-back Conor Bradley continues to recover from the major knee damage he sustained at Arsenal in early January.
Centre-back Giovanni Leoni is edging nearer a return to first-team training having been missing since last September with an ACL injury, but isn't expected back until the middle of next month.
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Wataru Endo and Federico Chiesa, meanwhile, are back available having been ineligible for the Champions League opening stage.
Brighton are definitely without speedy Japanese winger Kaoru Mitoma, wide man Zadok Yohanna and strikers Stefan Tzimas and Evan Ferguson.
One-time Liverpool target Yankuba Minteh could be involved having missed the season to date through injury, while defender Mats Wieffer, midfielder Pascal Struijk and winger Femi Azeez are all doubts.
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - AUGUST 2: Liverpool FC Head Coach Andoni Iraola concentrates after the pre-season friendly match between Liverpool FC and Leeds United at Soldier Field on August 2, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)
Liverpool's new head coach Andoni Iraola, pictured on the club's tour of the US(Michael Miller/ISI Photos/ISI Photos via Getty Images)