If it’s an international break period, then it is never too early to make a league fixture Starting XI Prediction. Liverpool are set to get back at it this weekend, with a visit to Wolves, having made a rather stellar start to the season.
The Reds are one of just six Premier League teams not to have lost any of their first four fixtures, along with the likes of Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, West Ham United, Brentford and Arsenal.
Wolves vs Liverpool FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sat. Sept. 16, 12:30pm, Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, UK
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PL Position, Form: Liverpool 3rd, 10 pts, WWWD Wolves 15th, 3 pts, LWLL
Google Result Probability: Liverpool 68% Draw 18% Wolves 14%
The Reds will look to stay undefeated when they visit Wolves on Saturday. It is possible that the Merseyside club could be without the services of three-fourths of their starting back line.
Virgil van Dijk is supended while Trent Alexander-Arnold and Ibrahima Konate are both strong doubts.
So what could, or more explicitly what should manager Jurgen Klopp do if the worst case scenario unfolds?
Maybe the German will go with Joel Matip and Jarell Quansah in the spine of the defense, and shift central defender Joe Gomez out to the right back position. Gomez and Matip are both solid, experienced veterans; so this isn’t the worst case scenario.
Here’s our full lineup prediction, given this scenario.
Liverpool Starting XI Prediction at Wolves
(4-3-3): Alisson Becker; Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Jarell Quansah, Andy Robertson; Wataru Endo, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai; Mohamed Salah, Luis Diaz, Darwin Nuñez
We’ll be back soon with a full Liverpool Team News vs Wolves article ahead of match day.
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