Liverpool are without Alisson as they host Chelsea in the headline Premier League clash of the weekend at Anfield today.
The Brazilian goalkeeper is believed to be facing around six weeks on the sidelines as the result of a hamstring injury that forced him out of the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace before the international break.
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Deputy Caoimhin Kelleher replaces Alisson after a bout of illness that saw him miss the Selhurst Park trip and debutant Vitezslav Jaros come on instead, and the Republic of Ireland international lines up behind a familiar back four of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, captain Virgil van Dijk and the returning Andy Robertson.
Alexis Mac Allister is only on the bench following his own knock suffered at Palace having gone away on Argentina duty, with Dominik Szoboszlai coming into the midfield as Curtis Jones also keeps his place.
Cody Gakpo gave a good account of himself against Palace on the left-hand side of the Reds' attack, and he starts again with Luis Diaz - who has scored five goals in seven Premier League appearances so far this season - on the bench.
Wataru Endo has been dealing with illness of late but makes the bench along with Kostas Tsimikas, who missed Greece’s shock win over England at Wembley in the Nations League. Harvey Elliott remains out with a foot injury, while there is still no place in the matchday squad for summer signing Federico Chiesa.
Liverpool XI: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Jones, Gakpo, Salah, Jota
Subs: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Quansah, Tsimikas, Morton
Injured: Alisson, Elliott, Chiesa
Time and date: 4.30pm BST on Sunday October 20, 2024
Venue: Anfield
How to watch: Sky Sports
