The hosts make a number of changes through injury with no Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota or Mohamed Salah in their starting XI.

Liverpool: Kelleher, Gomez, Endo, van Dijk, Diaz, Mac Allister, Gakpo, Elliott, Gravenberch, Quansah, Bradley.

Subs: Adrian, Konate, Tsimikas, Robertson, Clark, Gordon, McConnell, Danns, Nyoni.

Town: Kaminski; Ogbene, Doughty, Mengi, Osho, Bell; Lokonga, Barkley; Chong, Morris, Woodrow.

Subs: Krul, Potts, Berry, Kaboré, Burke, Mpanzu, Clark, Townsend, Nelson.

Referee: Andy Madley