Andoni Iraola names 4 changes from Villarreal, with Milos Kerkez, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak coming in. The full starting eleven and substitutes are listed below.
**Liverpool:** Alisson, Milos Kerkez, Virgil van Dijk , Ronald Araujo, Jérémy Jacquet, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak.
**Subs:** Giorgi Mamardashvili, Joe Gomez , Wataru Endo, Federico Chiesa, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Trey Nyoni, James McConnell, Lewis Koumas, Rio Ngumoha.
**Confirmed Liverpool XI · 4-2-3-1**
1 #1 Alisson (GK)6 #6 Milos Kerkez4 #4 Virgil van Dijk (C)33 #33 Ronald Araujo5 #5 Jérémy Jacquet10 #10 Alexis Mac Allister38 #38 Ryan Gravenberch18 #18 Cody Gakpo7 #7 Florian Wirtz29 #29 Bradley Barcola9 #9 Alexander Isak
* #1 Alisson (GK)
* #6 Milos Kerkez
* #4 Virgil van Dijk (C)
* #33 Ronald Araujo
* #5 Jérémy Jacquet
* #10 Alexis Mac Allister
* #38 Ryan Gravenberch
* #18 Cody Gakpo
* #7 Florian Wirtz
* #29 Bradley Barcola
* #9 Alexander Isak
**Substitutes:** #25 Giorgi Mamardashvili, #2 Joe Gomez , #3 Wataru Endo, #14 Federico Chiesa, #21 Konstantinos Tsimikas, #42 Trey Nyoni, #53 James McConnell, #67 Lewis Koumas, #73 Rio Ngumoha
Official team sheet selection. The listed formation and pitch positions are a tactical guide, not a guarantee of in-game roles.
**Brighton & Hove Albion:** Bart Verbruggen, Lewis Dunk, Pascal Groß, Chema Andrés, Charalampos Kostoulas, Olivier Boscagli, Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari, Maxim De Cuyper, Luka Vuskovic.
**Subs:** Jaouen Hadjam, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter, Promise David, Ibrahim Osman, Costinha, Jason Steele, Matt O'Riley, Malick Yalcouyé
Konstantinos Tsimikas, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas, Rio Ngumoha are out of the previous starting XI. The listed 4-2-3-1 is a tactical guide; the team sheet alone does not establish the reasons for each selection.
The key will be how this XI balances control with attacking support. The named substitutes give Iraola options to change the personnel as the match develops.
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