Liverpool vs Brighton confirmed line-ups: Isak, Wirtz and Barcola start as Ngumoha takes bench spot

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Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion have named their starting XIs for their Premier League Matchweek 8 match at Anfield, Liverpool. Kick-off is at 2pm UK time on Sunday 25 October, and the game is live on Sky Sports Premier League. Samuel Barrott is the referee, and both teams start in a 4-2-3-1.

Liverpool are fifth in the table with 12 points from seven games, having won three, drawn three and lost one. Brighton are third with 16 points from seven, with five wins, one draw and one defeat. Brighton have scored 23 and conceded five, while Liverpool have scored nine and conceded eight.

Injuries and suspensions

Liverpool have six players listed as absent. Giovanni Leoni has a cruciate ligament tear, Conor Bradley and Vitezslav Jaros are both out after knee surgery, and Hugo Ekitiké has an Achilles tendon rupture. Dominik Szoboszlai is listed with thigh problems and Jeremie Frimpong with a muscle injury.

Brighton have five players listed as absent. Stefanos Tzimas has a cruciate ligament tear, E. Ferguson an ankle injury and Kaoru Mitoma a hamstring injury. Femi Azeez and Zadok Yohanna are both listed with fitness issues. No suspensions are reported for either side.

Liverpool starting XI

Liverpool line up in a 4-2-3-1 with Alisson in goal. The back four is Ronald Araujo, Jérémy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk and Milos Kerkez. Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister are the two central midfielders.

Bradley Barcola, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo play in the three behind the lone striker, Alexander Isak.

Brighton starting XI

Brighton also play a 4-2-3-1, with Bart Verbruggen in goal. Ferdi Kadıoğlu, Luka Vuskovic, Lewis Dunk and Olivier Boscagli make up the back four. Pascal Groß and Chema Andrés start in central midfield.

Diego Gómez, Yasin Ayari and Maxim De Cuyper play in the attacking midfield three, with Charalampos Kostoulas the lone striker.

Substitutes

Liverpool have nine named substitutes on the bench, including goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili. Brighton also name nine, with Jason Steele as the reserve goalkeeper.

• Liverpool: Joe Gomez, Wataru Endo, Federico Chiesa, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Trey Nyoni, James McConnell, Lewis Koumas, Rio Ngumoha
• Brighton: Jaouen Hadjam, Jack Hinshelwood, Georginio Rutter, Promise David, Ibrahim Osman, Costinha, Jason Steele, Matt O’Riley, Malick Yalcouyé

How to watch

The match is live on Sky Sports Premier League in the UK, with coverage also available through Sky Go and NOW. Kick-off at Anfield is at 2pm on Sunday 25 October.

Outside the UK, the game is shown on Peacock and fuboTV in the USA, Stan Sport in Australia and Sky Sport 1 in New Zealand.

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