Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp may or may not rotate his squad on Friday night when he takes on Huddersfield Town on Friday night. In this clash with the league’s dead last place side, the German will have one eye on next week’s visit to FC Barcelona in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie.
That all said, this is a series in which Huddersfield surprisingly have the edge in the all time head to head, with 31 Terriers wins compared to 30 for the Merseyside club. However, it’s worth noting that Huddersfield’s last W in this series came a very long time ago.
Let’s take a look at who Klopp may select in his first team, as he aims to square up the series.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction at Cardiff City (4-3-3)
Forwards: Divock Origi, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: James Milner, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita
Back line: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip, Andrew Robertson
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Liverpool FC vs Huddersfield Town A.F.C. FYIs
Kick-off: Friday April 26, Anfield, 8pm
Injury report for both sides: go to this link
Match official: Kevin Friend
Form Guide: Liverpool WWWWW Cardiff City LLLLL
Google Result Probability: Liverpool 89% Draw 8% Huddersfield 3%
Odds: Liverpool 1/5, Draw 11/2, Cardiff City 14/1
Prediction: Liverpool 4, Huddersfield 0
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