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Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Brentford
Liverpool have named their team for the final day of the Premier League season, with Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson both starting their final game for the club. Arne Slot makes three changes for the 4pm kick-off against Brentford at Anfield, with Alisson returning in goal after a spell out through injury. The Brazilian has missed the previous 10 matches before being brought back into the side. The emotional focus will inevitably fall on Salah and Robertson. Both have been central to Liverpool’s modern era, and both start as the Reds look to finish the season by securing Champions League football. Liverpool team: Alisson; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Ngumoha; Gakpo Subs: Mamardashvili, Gomez, Kerkez, Frimpong, Endo, Nyoni, Wirtz, Chiesa...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Aston Villa
Liverpool have named their side for tonight’s Premier League meeting with Aston Villa at Villa Park, with Arne Slot again trusting Rio Ngumoha from the start as the Reds look to take a major step towards Champions League qualification. Rio Ngumoha keeps his place in the starting line-up, while Mohamed Salah returns to the matchday squad but only starts on the bench after missing the last two games. There is no Alexander Isak in the squad, while Alisson and Jeremie Frimpong are also absent. Liverpool team: Mamardashvili; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Szoboszlai, Jones, Ngumoha; Gakpo Subs: Woodman, Ndiaye, Robertson, McConnell, Nyoni, Wirtz, Salah, Chiesa, Wright Aston Villa vs Liverpool in the Premier League kicks off at Villa Park at 20:00 BST on Friday 15th ...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Man United
Liverpool have named their team for this afternoon’s Premier League meeting with Manchester United at Old Trafford, with Arne Slot forced into another attacking reshuffle. Alexander Isak is not in the squad, reportedly after suffering a groin issue in training, while Alisson Becker remains absent. That means Freddie Woodman continues in goal for one of the biggest fixtures of Liverpool’s league season. There are two changes from the side that faced Crystal Palace, with Ryan Gravenberch back in midfield and Jeremie Frimpong starting in attack. Cody Gakpo is expected to lead the line, with Florian Wirtz and Dominik Szoboszlai supporting him through the middle and between the lines. Liverpool team: Woodman; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Frimpong, Szoboszlai, W...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Crystal Palace
Liverpool team: Woodman; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak Subs: Pecsi, Gomez, Kerkez, Frimpong, Nyoni, Gravenberch, Chiesa, Ngumoha, Wright Liverpool vs Crystal Palace in the Premier League kicks off at Anfield at 1500 BST on Saturday 25th of April 2026.
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Everton
Liverpool have confirmed their starting line-up for this afternoon’s Merseyside derby against Everton, with Arne Slot making four changes from the side that lost to Paris Saint-Germain in midweek. Mohamed Salah, Cody Gakpo, Curtis Jones and Andy Robertson all return at Hill Dickinson Stadium. Liverpool team: Mamardashvili; Jones, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Szoboszlai; Salah, Wirtz, Gakpo; Isak Subs: Woodman, Pecsi, Kerkez, Frimpong, Nyoni, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Ngumoha Everton vs Liverpool in the Premier League kicks off at the Hill Dickinson Stadium at 1400 BST on Sunday 19th April 2026.
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs PSG
Liverpool have named a bold side for tonight’s Champions League quarter-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield, with Arne Slot handing Alexander Isak his first start of 2026 and again leaving Mohamed Salah on the bench. The headline decision is clear. Slot has gone for mobility, direct running and fresh energy in the front line, with Isak joining Hugo Ekitike in what looks set to be an aggressive attacking setup. It is a selection that suggests Liverpool are trying to force the tie early rather than manage it cautiously.  With Alisson still unavailable, Giorgi Mamardashvili keeps his place in goal. Curtis Jones was fit enough to train on the eve of the game, but only makes the bench, while Milos Kerkez, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch all return to the starting s...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Fulham
Liverpool team: Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Jones; Salah, Wirtz, Ngumoha; Gakpo Subs: Woodman, Gomez, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Gravenberch, Chiesa, Ekitike, Isak Liverpool vs Fulham in the Premier League kicks off at Anfield at 17:30 BST on Sunday 11th April 2026
PSG vs Liverpool match preview: A test of nerve and identity in Paris
Liverpool head to Paris on Wednesday night knowing they do not need to win the tie in one evening, but they do need to leave the Parc des Princes with something to take back to Anfield. The FA Cup is gone and the Premier League picture has become far more complicated. That leaves the Champions League as the clearest remaining route to a season-defining achievement. The challenge, though, is severe. Paris Saint-Germain are the reigning European champions and they remain one of the strongest, most polished sides left in the competition. Why this feels different There is recent history between these clubs, and it still matters. Liverpool were knocked out by PSG on penalties in last season’s Champions League round of 16, so there is unfinished business in that sense, even if the context has s...
How Liverpool’s machine is tearing out the heart of Klopp’s team
Editor’s note: In this follow-up to his recent opinion piece on Mohamed Salah’s departure, Theo Dorus expands the argument to Liverpool’s wider post-Klopp direction. Liverpool’s data department should be the envy of football. It is staffed by physicists, mathematicians and astronomers, because the skills needed to build statistical models and predict outcomes from complex data are much the same whether tracking subatomic particles or football players. Dr Ian Graham, a Cambridge physicist, led the department from 2018 to 2022 and helped identify players who would define an era. When Graham left, Dr Will Spearman, a physics PhD from Harvard, took over as director of research. In April 2025, with Liverpool still chasing trophies, Michael Edwards and FSG pulled off what the Liverpool Echo call...
A heavy defeat and a hard truth as Liverpool are outclassed by City
Liverpool went to the Etihad on Saturday with hope of reaching Wembley. They left with a 4-0 defeat, their FA Cup run over, and more uncomfortable truths laid bare. The scoreline was emphatic. The manner of it was worse. For a little over half an hour, Liverpool were in the game. Then it unravelled in a brutal spell either side of half-time, and there was no route back. This was not a freak result. It felt like a pattern repeating itself against a side that has now beaten Liverpool three times this season. Liverpool had travelled to the Etihad with real belief after a strong build-up to the tie, as our FA Cup quarter-final preview made clear. How the game was won and lost For 37 minutes, there was not much between the teams. Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike looked lively, and Mohamed Salah f...
Confirmed: Liverpool team vs Man City
Liverpool team: Mamardashvili; Gomez, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Ekitike Subs: Woodman, Robertson, Frimpong, Mac Allister, Nyoni, Morrison, Gakpo, Ngumoha, Chiesa Manchester City vs Liverpool in the FA Cup quarter-final kicks off at the Emirates Stadium at 12:45 BST on Saturday 4 April 2026.
City at home, Liverpool with nothing to lose
Liverpool go to the Etihad on Saturday afternoon as underdogs, and there is no point pretending otherwise. Manchester City are at home, they have already beaten Liverpool twice in the league this season, and they remain one of the toughest knockout opponents in Europe. On paper, it is a difficult draw. In practice, though, it may also be the kind of occasion that gives Liverpool a chance to play with more freedom than they have had for weeks. That is what makes this quarter-final so interesting. Why this tie feels different There is pressure, of course. There always is at Liverpool. But this is not a tie in which Slot’s side are expected to control the game, and that matters. At times this season, Liverpool have looked most dangerous when the outside noise has grown louder and the margin f...