The Premier League weekend kicks off with table toppers Liverpool traveling to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a match against a Wolves side scraping and fighting for a place in the top six and thus a Europa League berth next season. Tis the season for quick turnarounds, less time to heal up from injury and potential squad rotations as festive period fixture congestion is now here.
Both sides come into this match on runs of fine form as of late so one should expect a pretty exciting contest in the midlands. Let’s take a look at who Reds boss Jurgen Klopp might include in his first team Friday night. A shortage of available and fit defenders means that the German will need to be creative with back line arrangement.
The Bank Liverpool FC Starting XI Prediction vs AFC Bournemouth (4-3-3)
Forwards: Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah
Midfielders: Naby Keita, Fabinho, Georginio Wijnaldum
Back line: Andrew Robertson, Virgil van Dijk, Dejan Lovren, James Milner
Goalkeeper: Alisson
Liverpool vs Wolverhampton FYIs
Jurgen Klopp Press Conference Match Preview Video:
Kick-off: 8pm (BST), 3pm (EST), Friday December 21st, Molineux, Wolverhampton
Odds via Bet Fair: Liverpool 53/100, Draw 3/1, Wolverhampton 11/2
Google Result Probability: Liverpool win- 62%, Draw 23%, Wolverhampton win- 15%
Injury Report: go to this link
Prediction: Liverpool 3, Wolverhampton 2
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