Liverpool are without Wataru Endo for tonight’s FA Cup fourth round tie against Brighton.
Endo, who was playing at full-back against Sunderland on Wednesday, was stretched off in Liverpool’s 1-0 win at the Stadium of Light.
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The Japan international was deputising at right-back for the suspended Dominik Szoboszlai as Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong are also on the treatment table, with the former ruled out for the remainder of the campaign.
“We still need to do some assessment but it is clear and obvious that he will be out for quite a long time,” Arne Slot said of Endo in the pre-match press conference.
“He is a good centre-back and midfielder as well. In those positions, we are quite vulnerable over there as well if something happens.”
The helpful thing for Slot is that Szoboszlai’s suspension was just for one match - and in the Premier League - and the Hungarian returns for this cup tie.
Joe Gomez was also amongst the substitutes on Wearside, and he returned from his own injury problem to replace Endo on 69 minutes, but he is back on the bench here.
At left-back, Andy Robertson played ahead of Milos Kerkez against Sunderland, but the Hungarian is recalled for this game.
In the engine room, Alexis Mac Allister is joined by Curtis Jones with Ryan Gravenberch on the bench, and Florian Wirtz is ahead of them.
Cody Gakpo moves up front in that case to hand Hugo Ekitike a rest, with the forward now the Reds’ only recognised striker after Alexander Isak’s broken leg.
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Szoboszlai, Konate, van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Chiesa; Gakpo
Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Ekitike, Robertson, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Ramsay, Morrison, Ngumoha
Injured: Endo, Isak, Leoni, Frimpong, Bradley
Date and time: 8pm on Saturday, February 14 , 2026
Venue: Anfield
How to watch: TNT Sports
