Liverpool Team News: Injuries, suspensions and line-up vs West Brom

Neil Jones

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Europe may be where the excitement is at for Liverpool fans, but their Premier League season still needs completing.

And there's a top-four place to be sealed, too.

This weekend, the Reds head to West Bromwich Albion, the bottom club, looking to take another step closer. 

The Baggies were buoyed by Sunday's win at Old Trafford, but their relegation could be sealed with a defeat at the Hawthorns on Saturday.

Here, Goal takes a look at everything you need to know ahead of the latest meeting...

 


Liverpool injuries


Liverpool have plenty of concerns at the moment, and with the Champions League semi-final first leg with Roma to come next Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp will be eager to ensure there are no more injuries picked up this weekend.

He is already without Joel Matip (thigh), Adam Lallana (hamstring) and Emre Can (back), while Nathaniel Clyne missed last weekend's win over Bournemouth.

Dejan Lovren was substituted in that game having "felt something" but Liverpool are hopeful the injury is not serious. Joe Gomez could be fit to return to the squad after an ankle problem.


Liverpool suspensions


Liverpool do not have any suspended players for this game. Jordan Henderson will return having been banned from the game with City.


Liverpool potential starting line-up


Klopp sprung something of a surprise by naming a virtually unchanged side last time out, with Jordan Henderson for James Milner the only alteration.

Will he be so bold again with Roma on the horizon? It is easy to see a couple of rotations, certainly. Ragnar Klavan should replace Lovren at centre-back, as Liverpool look to give the Croatian time to recover from the 'muscle tightness' he felt against Bournemouth.

Alberto Moreno could, if required, come in for Andy Robertson at left-back, and Gomez could return at right-back, while Milner is likely to play a part in midfield, probably at the expense of Gini Wijnaldum.

The big question, perhaps, is how many of the front three are risked. All looked sharp against Bournemouth, but an injury to any now would be a sizeable blow to the Reds' ambitions. Dominic Solanke played and scored for the U23s on Monday, but is without a senior goal at Liverpool so far.

Liverpool likely XI v West Brom


West Brom team news


The Baggies have injury concerns over Jonny Evans, who has a knee injury, while James Morrison and Gareth Barry will both miss out.

Hal Robson-Kanu is another absentee, while Daniel Sturridge is ineligible to play against his parent club despite returning to action as a substitute against Manchester United last weekend.


TV channel & kick-off time


The fixture will be broadcast live in the UK (United Kingdom) on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League, kick off 5.30pm.

In the United States, the game can be watched live on television on NBCSN, kick off 7.30am.


Best Opta match facts


  • Liverpool have won 14 of the 23 Premier League meetings between the sides, with West Brom managing just four victories.
  • At The Hawthorns, the Reds have won six of the 11 meetings.
  • Liverpool's joint-biggest Premier League away win came at West Brom in April 2003, a 6-0 triumph in which Michael Owen scored four times.
  • West Brom are one of only two teams to stop Liverpool from scoring at Anfield in a league game this season - Manchester United are the other. The Baggies also knocked Jurgen Klopp's men out of the FA Cup back in January.
  • Mohamed Salah has scored in 31 different games for Liverpool this season. One more will see him equal Ian Rush's club record of 32, set in 1983/84.
  • Liverpool have scored 78 times in the league this season - only once in the last 29 campaigns have they managed more than 80 in a campaign.
  • Liverpool have lost just three of their last 34 games in all competitions.

Neil Jones

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Neil Jones is the Liverpool FC Correspondent for Goal, covering the Reds home, away and abroad. Neil joined Goal in March 2018, having previously spent eight years working for the Liverpool ECHO as a football reporter. A born-and-bred Scouser, Neil is a trusted and authoritative voice on Liverpool, and regularly appears on the club’s official TV channel, LFCTV, to talk about the club. He is also a regular contributor to podcasts such as The Anfield Wrap, Redmen TV and Anfield Index, and can be found on Saturday mornings turning out for his local amateur club, FC Bootle St Edmunds, where he is also the assistant manager.