{"id":636932,"date":"2024-03-07T03:45:51","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T08:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=636932"},"modified":"2024-03-07T01:33:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T06:33:21","slug":"liverpool-predicted-lineup-vs-sparta-prague","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/03\/07\/liverpool-predicted-lineup-vs-sparta-prague\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Sparta Prague: \u2018Superstar\u2019 Returns to Squad From Injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side travel to the Czech Republic as they face Sparta Prague in the Europa League round of 16. The first leg takes place on March 7 from the epet Arena. This is our Liverpool predicted lineup.<\/p>\n<h2>Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Sparta Prague in European Knockout Round<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mo Salah is included in our 23-man squad for the Europa League trip to Sparta Prague \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Liverpool FC (@LFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LFC\/status\/1765405744189338093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 6, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>How Liverpool Have Lined-up Recently<\/h3>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-52\">\n<p>Caoimhin Kelleher starts with Alisson Becker injured.<\/p>\n<p>Conor Bradley is the first-choice right-back with Andy Robertson as the left-back. Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate form the centre-back partnership, though Jurgen Klopp has not been afraid to use Jarell Quansah in less significant games.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/27\/liverpool-xabi-alonso-jurgen-klopp-replacement\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool Hold \u2018Positive Contacts\u2019 With \u2018Talented Young Coach\u2019 Who Could Replace Jurgen Klopp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In recent matches, Joe Gomez has filled in as a defensive midfielder. Alexis Mac Allister remains a constant in midfield alongside youngsters like Bobby Clark.<\/p>\n<p>Cody Gakpo has played as centre-forward, with Harvey Elliott on the right wing and Luis Diaz on the left.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>The Domino Effect Ruining Football<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"THE DOMINO EFFECT RUINING FOOTBALL\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fNQxiqia1Vo?start=19&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool&#8217;s Recent Form and Tactics Ahead of Sparta Prague Match<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool scraped past Nottingham Forest with a 1-0 victory courtesy of super-sub Darwin Nunez.<\/p>\n<p>In the 99th minute, the Uruguayan flicked a header past Matz Sels. However, Mike Dean has since called the refereeing decision by Paul Tierney a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/sport\/football\/news\/mike-dean-nottingham-forest-liverpool-32264648\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;monumental error&#8221;,<\/a> after he stopped play for a head injury and gave possession to the Reds rather than Forest who were attacking.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/24\/harvey-elliott-improvement-100th-liverpool-appearance\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Harvey Elliott Must Continue Improvement To Establish Himself At Anfield<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Despite Liverpool dominating the game with 71% possession and 1.96 expected goals before the winner, scoring their latest-ever Premier League winner will not fill fans with confidence.<\/p>\n<p>Nuno Espirito Santo&#8217;s side missed two big two chances, including a great one-on-one opportunity saved by Kelleher&#8217;s left foot.<\/p>\n<p>This game highlights Liverpool&#8217;s two biggest themes this season: missed chances and late goals. In a close title race, wins like these are incredibly important but not sustainable.<\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Injuries to Consider<\/h3>\n<p>Mohamed Salah has travelled with the team and is set to be named in the squad for the first time since he aggravated his injury against Brentford. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabianbusiness.com\/industries\/banking-finance\/liverpool-superstar-mo-salah-named-visa-ambassador-for-uae-egypt-kuwait-kenya-nigeria-and-south-africa\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;superstar&#8221;<\/a> will likely start on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>Curtis Jones is out until around the international break, with Alisson Becker and Trent Alexander-Arnold set to return at some point after it. Diogo Jota is out for a few months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/02\/25\/van-djik-liverpool-chelsea-carabao-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carabao Cup Final \u2013 Liverpool 1-0 Chelsea: Virgil Van Dijk\u2019s Late Extra-Time Winner Secures Trophy<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ryan Gravenberch is still out with an injury sustained in the EFL Cup final. Thiago Alcantara, Stefan Bajcetic, and Joel Matip are all out for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<h3>Liverpool Predicted Lineup:<\/h3>\n<p>GK: Caoimhin Kelleher<\/p>\n<p>LB: Kostas Tsimikas<\/p>\n<p>CB: Virgil van Dijk<\/p>\n<p>CB: Jarell Quansah<\/p>\n<p>RB: Joe Gomez<\/p>\n<p>CM: Bobby Clark<\/p>\n<p>DM: Wataru Endo<\/p>\n<p>CM: Alexis Mac Allister<\/p>\n<p>LW: Cody Gakpo<\/p>\n<p>ST: Darwin Nunez<\/p>\n<p>RW: Harvey Elliott<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side travel to the Czech Republic as they face Sparta Prague in the Europa League round of 16. The first leg takes place on March 7 from the epet Arena. This is our Liverpool predicted lineup. Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Sparta Prague in European Knockout Round Mo Salah is included in our 23-man [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4784,"featured_media":633482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,8431,1831],"tags":[126,9626,1152],"class_list":["post-636932","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liverpool","category-europa-league","category-starting-line-up","tag-jurgen-klopp","tag-liverpool-predicted-lineup","tag-mohamed-salah"],"modified_by":"Delight Wellington","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636932","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4784"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}