Having come away from north London with out defeat, Liverpool head once more down south to play Brighton throughout the League Cup fourth spherical.
Brighton vs. Liverpool
League Cup (Fourth Spherical) | Amex StadiumOctober 30, 2024 | 7.30pm (GMT)
Though it’s nonetheless early throughout the advertising marketing campaign, Liverpool have made themselves contenders for trophies already with good sort all through all competitions.
With three wins from three throughout the Champions League and a convincing victory throughout the third spherical of the League Cup, Arne Slot‘s facet are rightly eyeing silverware this season.
1. Brighton double-header
In an unusual prevalence, Liverpool play the an identical crew twice throughout the space of 4 days as they face Brighton throughout the League Cup on Wednesday, then throughout the Premier League on Saturday.
Some supporters can have a watch mounted on the league match and possibly even be ready to sacrifice the Reds’ possibilities throughout the League Cup, to have the ability to protected three components.
Neither consequence’s assured, though, and Liverpool’s aggressive streak will be sure that regardless of crew Slot locations out will doubtless be up for the fight on Wednesday night time time.
This opponents affords not solely a chance for silverware, however moreover a possibility for fringe avid gamers to get much-needed minutes to stay sharp.
2. How they reached the fourth spherical
As a consequence of having fun with in Europe, Liverpool bought right here into the League Cup on the third spherical stage.
They’d been drawn in direction of West Ham and confidently dispatched of them at Anfield with a 5-1 win, no matter initially going behind after a Jarell Quansah private goal.
Within the meantime, Brighton have wanted to navigate two rounds to reach this stage, first beating Crawley 4-0 at home sooner than beating Wolves 3-2 on the south coast.
The crew that comes out victorious from this recreation will play throughout the quarter-finals the week sooner than Christmas.
3. Workforce data
Liverpool will doubtless be with out Federico Chiesa and Diogo Jota for every clashes with Brighton, as Slot revealed they’re anticipated to be out until after the next worldwide break.
Conor Bradley will possibly moreover miss out on a start, with Slot saying he “might presumably be throughout the squad.”
This leaves Joe Gomez or Trent Alexander-Arnold to play right-back in a defence which will attainable moreover embrace Jarell Quansah and Kostas Tsimikas.
Alisson moreover stays absent so Vitezslav Jaros will doubtless be throughout the squad, each as an alternative or a starter.
4. Starting XI prediction
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Slot ought to reply an attention-grabbing question up entrance, now everyone knows Jota will doubtless be out for yet one more three weeks.
Nunez is left as Liverpool’s solely recognised striker all through a busy interval of fixtures. Ideally, to keep up the Uruguayan’s vitality ranges at their highest, he would have been rested.
Nonetheless, Chiesa, who might have stuffed in up entrance, may be missing, so Slot may play Nunez as soon as extra.
Predicted XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Quansah, Van Dijk, Tsimikas; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Nunez, Diaz
5. No Lewis Dunk for Brighton
No matter a change of supervisor within the summertime, 31-year-old Fabian Hurzeler altering Marseille-bound Roberto de Zerbi, Brighton have maintained last season’s ranges and at current sit sixth throughout the Premier League.
Merely two components behind Arsenal, they’ve obtained 4 of their 9 league matches thus far this season whereas drawing 4 and shedding as quickly as, a 4-2 defeat at Stamford Bridge.
Liverpool will face a tough check out on the Amex, attainable having fun with a weakened crew, nonetheless Brighton received’t be at their best each.
Hurzeler will doubtless be with out the likes of Lewis Dunk, James Milner and Joao Pedro, along with Adam Webster, Solly March, long-term absentee Matt O’Riley and the in-form Georginio Rutter (cup-tied).
The supervisor has moreover confirmed that Jason Steele will start in goal for the Seagulls, like throughout the last spherical.
6. The striker situation
As talked about, Slot has significantly of a conundrum to work out with Jota and even Jayden Danns unavailable:
“About Darwin, I gave him credit score rating that he labored so laborious in earlier weeks the place he didn’t play a lot to have the power to play 3 instances in a row, I consider three video video games in eight days.
“It was an outstanding issue his ban for Uruguay was cancelled so he might play two video video games there, that helped him to play one of the best ways he did. I’m not talking regarding the prime quality, nonetheless the depth he carried out with.
“That was a optimistic issue. It’s a pity that Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa are normally not accessible on account of that they had been, for my part, primarily probably the most logical No. 9s.
“Nevertheless nonetheless, we’ve bought one other selections with these you merely said (Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz and Mo Salah).”
7. A check out the numbers
The Reds have met Brighton twice sooner than on this date and Liverpool have however to lose. In 1982, they recorded a 3-1 home victory and in 2021 the edges drew 2-2 at Anfield.
One different win in direction of the Seagulls will see Liverpool attain the quarter-final of this opponents for the twenty sixth time.
Caoimhin Kelleher and Gomez are primarily probably the most seasoned current League Cup avid gamers on the membership, each with 16 appearances.
Of the present squad, Jota and Gakpo have scored primarily probably the most goals on this opponents (6). Within the meantime, Curtis Jones is next-best with 5.
8. Straight to penalties
With Liverpool and Brighton every attempting to essentially really feel each other out realizing they’ve one different meeting merely days later, there’s an excellent likelihood this match will end in a draw.
Must that be the case, the game would go straight to a penalty shootout after 90 minutes, with no additional time on this opponents until the two-legged semi-finals.
If the match does end up going to penalties, the Reds ought to be assured. They’ve been involved in 15 League Cup penalty shootouts, profitable 11 of those along with 20 of 27 in all competitions, along with each of the ultimate 4.
9. A model new referee for the Reds
Darren Bond will take price of the match. The official from Lancashire has in no way refereed Liverpool sooner than.
He has, though, refereed Brighton who’ve misplaced solely one in all their eight video video games when Bond has been in price.
Whereas Liverpool haven’t met Bond sooner than, assistants Darren Cann and Matthew Wilkes are acquainted, as is fourth official Simon Hooper.
10. Observe the match with TIA
Brighton vs. Liverpool is reside on Sky Sports activities actions+ with kickoff at 7.30pm (GMT)
TIA’s matchday reside weblog will doubtless be up and dealing from 6.45pm, with Henry Jackson tasked with conserving you entertained and up-to-date.
Come on you Reds!
