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Liverpool will once again look for a UEFA Champions League tonic when PSV arrive at Anfield on Wednesday for the fifth round of league phase games.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementArne Slot's side have enjoyed restorative wins over Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid in their past two games in the competition, results that have eased the pain of a Premier League title defence that appears to have gone entirely off the rails.
Saturday's 3-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Merseyside was Liverpool's sixth in 12 games in England's top flight this season.
They only lost four in the entirety of a triumphant 2024/25 and huge questions remain over misfiring big-money signings Florian Wirtz and Alexander Isak - the two most expensive players in British football history.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLiverpool lineup today vs. PSV: Confirmed starting XI
Formation 4-3-3
Alisson (GK)
Szoboszlai, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez
Jones, Gravenberch, Mac Allister
Salah, Ekitike, Gakpo
Liverpool team news
Florian Wirtz is sidelined once more after a muscular injury ruled him out against Forest.
Wirtz's return would have been a boost, especially considering Dominik Szoboszlai is being forced to play at right-back again with Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley still absent.
Milos Kerkez keeps his place at left-back ahead of Andy Robertson, while Slot has plumped for Hugo Ekitike ahead of Alexander Isak at centre-forward.
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AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementLiverpool injury list
Below is the latest injury picture for Liverpool, including estimated return dates for those who are sidelined.
Conor Bradley
Injury: Muscle
Expected return date: December 13
Slot said Bradley had sustained a muscle injury during the international break in November and would not be involved for "the upcoming 22 days".
The home game with Brighton & Hove Albion on December 13 looks like a possible return date.
Florian Wirtz
Injury: Muscle
Expected return date: November 30
Like Bradley, Wirtz suffered a muscle injury prior to Liverpool's game with Nottingham Forest, but Slot said he did not expect the Germany international to be out for as long. He could target the this weekend's match with West Ham for his return.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementJereme Frimpong
Injury: Hamstring
Expected return date: November 26
Frimpong suffered the second hamstring injury of his fledgling Liverpool career in Frankfurt and faces another month on the sidelines as club medics look to get to the bottom of a nagging issue for the former Bayer Leverkusen star.
Slot does not expect him to be available to face Forest, but Wednesday's Champions League game against PSV is a possibility.
Giovanni Leoni
Injury: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear
Expected return date: August 2026
Summer signing Leoni suffered a nightmare debut as he horrifically tore an ACL against Southampton. The Italian defender underwent immediate surgery and his campaign has already been cruelly ended.
Liverpool vs. Nottingham Forest match details
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2025
Kickoff time: 8 p.m. local / 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT / 7 a.m. AEDT (Nov. 27)
Location: Anfield (Liverpool, UK)
Competition: Champions League (league phase, matchweek 5)
Referee: Alejandro Hernandez
VAR: Guillermo Cuadra Fernandez
