Liverpool XI vs Fulham: Confirmed lineup, team news, injury latest for Premier League game today..

Liverpool’s expected team setup versus Fulham: The club has decided on Jota and Chiesa, while a player with a £140k weekly salary will be absent.

The decision regarding Jota and Chiesa has been finalized as a £140,000-per-week player withdraws from the lineup: Liverpool’s anticipated starting eleven against Fulham.

Liverpool is set to resume Premier League play on Saturday as they welcome Fulham to Anfield.

The Reds, who missed their match against Everton last week due to Storm Darragh, enter this fixture following a 1-0 victory over Girona in the Champions League.

Currently, Liverpool holds a four-point lead at the top of the Premier League standings and has a game in hand over all teams except their Merseyside rivals.

Arne Slot’s team will face a Fulham side looking to secure consecutive positive results against title contenders after their recent 1-1 draw with Arsenal.

TBR Football examines the potential starting XI that Liverpool’s manager might select for the match against Marco Silva’s team.

Liverpool team news ahead of the Fulham match.

Diogo Jota and Federico Chiesa have both returned to training after extended injury lay-offs and could be included in the squad for the game against Fulham.

However, Alexis Mac Allister will be unavailable due to suspension, having received his fifth yellow card of the season during the draw against Newcastle United.

Mac Allister was expected to serve his suspension in the postponed Everton match, so it will now carry over to the Fulham encounter.

Defensive players Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley, and Kostas Tsimikas remain sidelined.

Darwin Nunez is likely to be omitted from Liverpool’s starting lineup.

Despite Jota and Chiesa nearing a return, Slot is expected to exercise caution and not start either player.

There are no new injury or suspension concerns, so Slot will likely retain the majority of the lineup that faced Girona.

Alisson is anticipated to continue in goal after his recent return, and the defensive setup is expected to remain the same.

This would see Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez partnering in central defense, with Andrew Robertson and Trent Alexander-Arnold occupying the full-back positions.

Similarly, the midfield is likely to stay intact, with Mac Allister’s absence due to suspension.

The midfield trio is expected to consist of Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch, and Curtis Jones.

A notable anticipated adjustment for Liverpool is in the attacking lineup, where Darwin Nunez is likely to be replaced by Cody Gakpo.

The forward, earning £140,000 a week, had a challenging performance against Girona and was substituted, making it plausible for Slot to opt for Diaz, who has recently been utilized in a central role.

Liverpool’s predicted starting XI against Fulham: Allison; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, van Dijk, Robertson; Szoboszlai, Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Diaz, Gakpo.