Team newsConfirmed Liverpool line-up v Chelsea
By James Carroll at Anfield
Caoimhin Kelleher starts in goal in place of the injured Alisson Becker, while Andy Robertson is restored in defence.
Elsewhere, Dominik Szoboszlai comes back into the XI, with Alexis Mac Allister named on the bench.
Liverpool: Kelleher, Van Dijk, Konate, Szoboszlai, Salah, Jones, Gakpo, Jota, Robertson, Gravenberch, Alexander-Arnold.
Subs: Jaros, Gomez, Endo, Diaz, Nunez, Mac Allister, Tsimikas, Quansah, Morton.
By James Carroll at Anfield
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