Third place Liverpool FC head to 18th place Huddersfield Town on Saturday, and it’s a match that might end up being much more competitive than most people would have anticipated. That’s because the Reds suffered a rash of injuries to major star players over this past international break, and some of them are in doubt for this clash.
Let’s take a look at who Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp may start in this now much more interesting league fixture, one that’s getting a lot more coverage than you would expect from a match featuring two sides at the opposite ends of the table.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction
Attackers: Xherdan Shaqiri, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, Fabinho
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold
Goalkeeper: Alisson
In the end, we only selected one of the three players currently designated a doubt for this match in our first team prediction. Tomorrow, we should know a lot more about injury and fitness updates when Klopp gives his weekly news conference.
Kickoff: Saturday Oct 20, St. John’s Stadium, 5:30 PM local
Odds via 888 Sport: Liverpool FC 27/100, Huddersfield 10/1, Draw 22/5
Injury Report for both sides: go to this link
Match Preview: go to this link
Prediction: Liverpool FC 3, Huddersfield 2
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