Liverpool FC head to Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday for what will be the all time 29th meeting between the two clubs. As you might expect, it’s a series that the Merseysiders have owned, winning 16 while losing only four times, with eight draws.
The Reds come into this one having just crashed out of the FA Cup on Monday night and looking to get back on the winning track. Liverpool know that they can’t afford to be dropping any points, especially in games like this where they are heavily favored. Manchester City is just four points back now in the league title race.
Let’s take a look at who Jurgen Klopp may start in his first team for this one. He has a crisis in central defense to deal with, and apparently he believes the short term answer is to slot the midfielder he acquired from Monaco in the summer at that position.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)
Forwards: Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino
Midfielders: Xherdan Shaqiri, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Fabinho, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Liverpool FC at Brighton & Hove Albion FYIs
Kickoff: Saturday, January 12, 3:00 PM local, Falmer Stadium
Brighton recent form: LLLDWD, (all competitions): LLDWDW
Liverpool recent form: WWWWWL (all competitions): WWWWLL
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Google Result Probability: Liverpool FC win 74%, Draw 17%, Brighton win 9%
Jurgen Klopp Press Conference Video, Quotes: coming Friday
Odds via Bet365: Liverpool 2/7, Draw 3/1, Brighton 9/1
Prediction: Liverpool 3, Brighton 1
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