Jürgen Klopp has an ever so small dilemma before his last away game in London. Should the German use the “reserve solutions” that won 3-1 against Fulham last weekend, or give the more established ones the chance again after a crushing 0-2 loss against Everton on Wednesday? A small combination will be the result at the London Stadium.
The biggest surprise (maybe?) is that both Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah start the game from the bench. The duo had a torrid clash at Goodison Park on Wednesday. Harvey Elliott takes the right wing, with Cody Gakpo on top. Luis Diaz continues out on the left.
In central defense, Jarell Quansah also takes the place of Ibrahima Konate, while two changes are made in midfield. Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch, who played well against Fulham, start ahead of Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai.
It is also good news that Stefan Bajcetic is sitting on the bench. The Spaniard has played a couple of games for the U21 team recently, so maybe he will get some minutes at the London Stadium? We’ll see…
Jarrod Bowen was uncertain for today’s game, but he will start on the right wing for West Ham. The 27-year-old, together with Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus and Michail Antonio, form a dangerous four offensively.
Lineups
Liverpool (4-3-3): Alisson – Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jarell Quansah, Virgil van Dijk, Andy Robertson – Wataru Endo, Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis MacAllister – Harvey Elliott, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz.
Bench: Caoimhin Kelleher, Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate, Dominik Szoboszlai, Darwin Nunez, Mohamed Salah, Curtis Jones, Kostas Tsimikas, Stefan Bajcetic.
West Ham (4-2-3-1): Alphonse Areola – Vladimir Coufal, Kurt Zouma, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson – Tomas Soucek, Edson Alvarez – Jarrod Bowen, Lucas Paqueta, Mohammed Kudus – Michail Antonio.
Bench: Lukasz Fabianski, Kaelan Casey, Maxwel Cornet, Aaron Cresswell, Danny Ings, Ben Johnson, Divin Mubama, Kalvin Phillips, James Ward-Prowse.
West Ham – Liverpool kicks off at 1.30 p.m., and is broadcast live on V Sport PL and Viaplay.
