Sheffield United face their first Premier League outing since sacking manager Paul Heckingbottom and replacing him with Chris Wilder who returns to Bramall Lane to face Liverpool tonight.
The Blades continued their poor season by shipping five goals against Burnley results in Heckingbottom’s dismissal and they’ll be hoping to earn a bounce from bringing in a new manager.
Liverpool, meanwhile, clinched a seven-goal thriller against Fulham on Sunday with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring an 88th minute goal to win the match 4-3. Jurgen Klopp will be hoping his team acan close out a more convincing win against the Blades, who are bottom of the table, as Liverpool attempt to keep up the pace with league leaders Arsenal.
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Wilder starts his second spell in charge of Sheffield United without striker Oli McBurnie, who is suspended after his red card against Burnley. In one of five changes, Osula replaces McBurnie up front; Bogle, Vinicius, McAtee and Brooks all come in too. George Baldock succumbed to a hamstring injury on Saturday, while Chris Basham, John Egan and ex-Liverpool forward Rhian Brewster are among those still sidelined.
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SUBS: Adrian, Ryan Gravenberch, Jarell Quansah, Marcelo, Harvey Elliott, Darwin Nunez, Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones, Kostas Tsimikas.
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LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Caoimhin Kelleher; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez; Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai; Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah.
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SUBS: Adam Davies, Max Lowe, Luke Thomas, Yasser Larouci, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane, Benie Traore, John Fleck, Femi Seriki.
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SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Wes Foderingham; Jack Robinson, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Auston Trusty; Jayden Bogle, Vinicius, Gustavo Hamer, James McAtee, Andre Brooks; William Osula, Cameron Archer.
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Being thumped 5-0 by Burnley heralded both the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom and Chris Wilder's Sheffield United comeback, and the latter's Bramall Lane return comes with his boyhood club rooted to the foot of the Premier League table. The Blades have a four-point deficit to 17th-placed Luton Town, having won just once and failed to keep a single clean sheet in the league this season. Following five successive top-flight defeats to Liverpool, the Yorkshire side today seek a first win over the Reds since 2003.
Sheffield United vs Liverpool
Liverpool extended their perfect home record with a remarkable 4-3 victory over Fulham last weekend, when Trent Alexander-Arnold's 87th-minute strike secured the Reds' 11th win from 11 games at Anfield. As a result, Jurgen Klopp's men sit second in the Premier League standings, five points below leaders Arsenal. However, only one of Liverpool's last six away games has ended in success – a 2-1 EFL Cup win away to Bournemouth – and each of their 10 road trips this season has seen them concede at least one goal.
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Sheffield United XI: Foderingham; Bogle, Robinson, Ahmedhodzic. Trusty; Brooks, Souza, Hamer; McAtee, Archer, Osula
Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
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