Liverpool lineup vs. West Ham: Predicted XI for Premier League clash

Liverpool will be without five players for Saturday’s Premier League clash with West Ham United at Anfield.

Head coach Arne Slot has confirmed that Florian Wirtz remains sidelined with a back problem he picked up in the warm prior to Liverpool’s 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest last weekend.

Alexander Isak (leg), Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni (both knee) and Wataru Endo (ankle) are also in the treatment room, but Jeremie Frimpong is available for selection after missing the last five games in all competitions with a hamstring injury.

Should Frimpong be read to start at right-back, he will presumably join Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and either Milos Kerkez or Andrew Robertson in the back four, protecting goalkeeper Alisson Becker.

Frimpong's expected recall is also set to see Dominik Szoboszlai move into an advanced midfield position in front of Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, who scored a 97th-minute winner against Forest last time out. 

Mohamed Salah is without a goal in his last nine PL games, but he is expected to continue on the right side of attack, as Hugo Ekitike leads the line. Meanwhile, Slot may consider handing 17-year-old starlet Rio Ngumoha a rare start at the expense of the out-of-sorts Cody Gakpo following his positive impact off the bench against Forest.

Liverpool possible starting lineup: Alisson; Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez; Mac Allister, Gravenberch; Salah, Szoboszlai, Gakpo; Ekitike

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