Liverpool host Chelsea at Anfield on Wednesday evening, looking to make it five wins in a row across all competitions.
Andoni Iraola’s side have suffered just one defeat all season, a 3-0 loss to Manchester City, and have since beaten nine-man Brentford, thrashed LASK Linz 6-3, come from two goals down to beat Villarreal 4-3 and seen off Brighton 2-0 for their first clean sheet in five matches. Liverpool sit fifth in the Premier League with 12 points from seven matches, and that solitary defeat came after Gravenberch was sent off for two bookable offences with the score goalless, suggesting City’s win may not have been representative of the balance of the tie.
Liverpool team news
Conor Bradley, Hugo Ekitike, Jeremie Frimpong, Giovanni Leoni and Dominik Szoboszlai remain unavailable through injury. Florian Wirtz is a doubt after going off against Brighton with an apparent foot problem, though he has since played down fears of a serious issue, and Victor Munoz is a major doubt with a knee injury. No further fitness concerns have been reported elsewhere in Iraola’s squad ahead of Wednesday’s tie.
Iraola is expected to make widespread changes with Arsenal to follow at the weekend, with Alisson Becker, Virgil van Dijk, Ryan Gravenberch, Bradley Barcola and Alexander Isak all candidates to be rested. Cody Gakpo and Rio Ngumoha, who set up two goals against Villarreal, are expected to play significant roles in attack, with James McConnell and Lewis Koumas also in line to start. Liverpool reached this stage of the competition with a 3-1 win over Tottenham in the third round.
Liverpool predicted lineup
Liverpool possible starting XI (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Araujo, Jacquet, Gomez, Kerkez; Nyoni, Mac Allister; Ngumoha, McConnell, Gakpo; Koumas
When will the match kick off?
The match kicks off at 20:00 BST on Wednesday, 28 October 2026.
How to watch Liverpool vs Chelsea?
The match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports and ITV1 in the UK.
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