{"id":662793,"date":"2026-01-01T10:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T15:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=662793"},"modified":"2026-01-01T11:20:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:20:04","slug":"liverpool-vs-leeds-confirmed-lineups-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2026\/01\/01\/liverpool-vs-leeds-confirmed-lineups-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool vs Leeds Confirmed Lineups for December 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

These are the Liverpool vs Leeds United confirmed lineups for their Premier League clash on New Year’s Day. The first clash of 2026 sees a resurgent Daniel Farke take his team to the champions, who are also in a good vein of form compared to their recent slide down the table. The back five will meet Arne Slot’s new adjustments as both sides look to start the new year with a win.<\/p>\n

Read More:\u00a0<\/strong>Liverpool Predicted Lineup vs Leeds United<\/a><\/p>\n

Liverpool vs Leeds Confirmed Lineups for Premier League Clash<\/h2>\n

Liverpool Team News<\/h3>\n

Alisson starts in goal with a back line of Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Conor Bradley, and Andy Robertson. Curtis Jones, Dominik Szoboszlai, Florian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, and Hugo Ekitike round out the eleven.<\/p>\n

Notable Changes<\/h3>\n

Robertson comes in for Milos Kerkez at full back with Alexis Mac Allister and Federico Chiesa coming out for Szoboszlai and Frimpong. The system is a 4-2-3-1 as used recently.<\/p>\n

Leeds Team News<\/h3>\n

Lucas Perri starts in goal with Gabriel Gudmundsson, Jaka Bijol, and Paskal Struijk, James Justin, Sebastiaan Bornauw, Ilia Gruev, Ethan Ampadu, Anton Stach, Lukas Nmecha, and Brendan Aaronsen.<\/p>\n

Notable Changes<\/h3>\n

There’s a few changes from the most recent clash with both Noah Okafor and Dominic Calvert-Lewin out of the front two. A few new names come in like Bornauw and Gruev with the tactics set to be tweaked.<\/p>\n

Liverpool Premier League Squad<\/h3>\n
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  • Alisson Becker<\/li>\n
  • Giorgi Mamardashvili<\/li>\n
  • Freddie Woodman<\/li>\n
  • Arman Pecsi<\/li>\n
  • Kornel Misciur<\/li>\n
  • Joe Gomez<\/li>\n
  • Virgil van Dijk<\/li>\n
  • Ibrahima Konate<\/li>\n
  • Milos Kerkez<\/li>\n
  • Conor Bradley<\/li>\n
  • Giovanni Leoni<\/li>\n
  • Andy Robertson<\/li>\n
  • Jeremie Frimpong<\/li>\n
  • Rhys Williams<\/li>\n
  • Calvin Ramsay<\/li>\n
  • Carter Pinnington<\/li>\n
  • Amara Nallo<\/li>\n
  • Wellity Lucky<\/li>\n
  • Wataru Endo<\/li>\n
  • Florian Wirtz<\/li>\n
  • Dominik Szoboszlai<\/li>\n
  • Alexis Mac Allister<\/li>\n
  • Curtis Jones<\/li>\n
  • Ryan Gravenberch<\/li>\n
  • Trey Nyoni<\/li>\n
  • Stefan Bajcetic<\/li>\n
  • Kieran Morrison<\/li>\n
  • Tommy Pilling<\/li>\n
  • Michael Laffy<\/li>\n
  • Alexander Isak<\/li>\n
  • Mohamed Salah<\/li>\n
  • Federico Chiesa<\/li>\n
  • Cody Gakpo<\/li>\n
  • Hugo Ekitike<\/li>\n
  • Kaide Gordon<\/li>\n
  • Trent Kone-Doherty<\/li>\n
  • Kayrol Figueroa<\/li>\n
  • Rio Ngumoha<\/li>\n
  • Jayden Danns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Leeds Premier League Squad<\/h3>\n
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    • Lucas Perri<\/li>\n
    • Illan Meslier<\/li>\n
    • Alex Cairns<\/li>\n
    • Karl Darlow<\/li>\n
    • Jayden Bogle<\/li>\n
    • Gabriel Gudmundsson<\/li>\n
    • Ethan Ampadu<\/li>\n
    • Pascal Struijk<\/li>\n
    • Joe Rodon<\/li>\n
    • Jaka Bijol<\/li>\n
    • Sebastiaan Bornauw<\/li>\n
    • James Justin<\/li>\n
    • Sam Byram<\/li>\n
    • Daniel James<\/li>\n
    • Sean Longstaff<\/li>\n
    • Brenden Aaronson<\/li>\n
    • Anton Stach<\/li>\n
    • Ao Tanaka<\/li>\n
    • Sam Chambers<\/li>\n
    • Ilia Gruev<\/li>\n
    • Dominic Calvert-Lewin<\/li>\n
    • Joel Piroe<\/li>\n
    • Lukas Nmecha<\/li>\n
    • Noah Okafor<\/li>\n
    • Jack Harrison<\/li>\n
    • Wilfried Gnonto<\/li>\n
    • Harry Gray<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Stay tuned for the Liverpool vs Leeds confirmed lineups.<\/p>\n

      Featured Image Credit<\/strong><\/p>\n

      IMAGO\/News Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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