Liverpool vs Luton LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Luis Diaz inspires Reds’ comeback win
Jurgen Klopp’s side will look to open up their lead at the top of the Premier League table once more
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Liverpool host Luton Town on Wednesday night, with Jurgen Klopp’s side having seen Manchester City close to within a point of them one night previous. The Reds will remain focused on their own progress though, having won their last two following a poor defeat at Arsenal.
Luton themselves are back in the Premier League relegation zone without having kicked a ball since the weekend, after Everton’s Monday night draw forced the Hatters down one place on goal difference. A win or draw for the visitors to Anfield tonight, however, will see them jump back out again. These two sides drew 1-1 at Kenilworth Road earlier this season.
Follow all the latest updates in our live blog below and get the latest Liverpool vs Luton odds and tips here.
Liverpool vs Luton - LIVE
Luton lineup also confirmed: Kaminski, Ogbene, Mengi, Osho, Bell, Doughty, Lokonga, Barkley, Chong, Woodrow, Morris
Liverpool vs Luton - LIVE
Confirmed Liverpool lineup: Kelleher, Bradley, Quansah, Van Dijk, Gomez, Endo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Elliott, Gakpo, Diaz
Liverpool vs Luton - LIVE
Just a few minutes until team news - both sets of fans are waiting on who will be in action up front.
Mohamed Salah has had fatigue soreness after returning last time out and Darwin Nunez went off at half time, while Elijah Adebayo has already been ruled out by Luton.
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Factoring in that and the upcoming few fixtures, we’ve picked out five players for GW26 to consider signing - but remember that the current gameweek doesn’t end until after Wednesday night’s fixtures are played out!
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Why isn’t Liverpool v Luton on TV?
Liverpool will look to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table as the Reds host Luton tonight.
Jurgen Klopp’s side surged to an impressive 4-1 win at Brentford on Saturday as Darwin Nunez, Alexis Mac Allister, the returning Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo were on target.
Injuries were a concern, however, with Curtis Jones, Diogo Jota and Nunez all going off to give Klopp a headache ahead of Sunday’s Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.
Manchester City battled to a 1-0 win over Brentford on Tuesday evening in their game in hand as Erling Haaland scored a 71st-minute winner to close the gap to the Reds at the top of the table to just a single point. Klopp’s men are also two points clear of Arsenal.
Liverpool’s match won’t be shown on TV in the UK, however, and here’s everything you need to know.
Why isn’t Liverpool v Luton on TV?
Everything you need to know about the Premier League match at Anfield
I want to knock City and Liverpool off their perch, declares Manchester United’s Jim Ratcliffe
Sir Jim Ratcliffe accepts Manchester United have a lot to learn from their “noisy neighbours” Manchester City and Liverpool but is determined to “knock both of them off their perch” within three years as he set out his vision to rebuild the Red Devils.
Ratcliffe, 71, is now co-owner of the club he has supported since the age of six after completing the purchase of a 27.7 per cent stake which delegates control of football operations to his company Ineos.
I want to knock Manchester City and Liverpool off their perch, declares Jim Ratcliffe
Ratcliffe, 71, is now co-owner of the club he has supported since the age of six after completing the purchase of a 27.7 per cent stake
Jurgen Klopp details Liverpool’s problem in pursuit of Kylian Mbappe
Jurgen Klopp said he would be surprised if all the major clubs in Europe tried to sign Kylian Mbappe this summer – because most of them cannot afford to.
The France captain has told Paris Saint-Germain that he intends to leave at the end of the season, when his contract expires.
Mbappe, the scorer of a hat-trick in the 2022 World Cup final and a club record 243 goals for PSG, may be available on a free transfer, though PSG could trigger a one-year extension so any deal could involve a transfer fee.
Mikel Arteta has said Arsenal have to be “in that conversation” to sign players of Mbappe’s calibre, though the forward is expected to join Real Madrid.
But while Klopp is leaving Liverpool and is not playing a part in their recruitment plans, adding that he had “no clue” if it is certain the forward will sign for Real, the German believes Mbappe is too expensive for some of the biggest clubs.
Jurgen Klopp details Liverpool’s problem in pursuit of Kylian Mbappe
The Frenchman has told his club, Paris Saint-Germain, that he intends to leave this summer when his contract expires
‘Absolutely exceptional’: Jurgen Klopp backs Xabi Alonso as top choice in next generation of managers
Jurgen Klopp had branded himself one of the managerial dinosaurs when he identified who he believes is the outstanding coach of the next generation. It is a choice many a Liverpool fan may hope their board will echo. Because while Klopp was not anointing Xabi Alonso his successor at Anfield, a glowing tribute was an endorsement of the work the Spaniard is doing with Bayer Leverkusen.
Klopp would, he said, have been effusive in his praise a couple of months back. If one fundamental change since then is the German’s announcement that he will leave Liverpool, another came on Saturday. Leverkusen’s 3-0 win over Bayern Munich put them five points clear at the Bundesliga summit, making Alonso on course to become the first manager to make any club other than the Bavarian superpower the champions of Germany since Klopp himself. Time will tell if the Spaniard replaces Klopp in another respect.
Jurgen Klopp backs Xabi Alonso as top choice in next generation of managers
The 42-year-old Bayer Leverkusen coach is being tipped to replace Klopp at Liverpool and could emulate the German by winning the Bundesliga with a team other than Bayern Munich
Liverpool vs Luton - LIVE
At the start of this season, Liverpool’s back-up stopper still had more years to his name than senior appearances for the club. While that’s not too much of an issue for youngsters making their way in the game, Caoimhin Kelleher isn’t really a youth candidate any longer: even in goalkeeper terms, 25 years old is pushing towards mid-career territory and with Alisson Becker ahead of him at Anfield, regular minutes have always been hard to come by.
But this season has been slightly different. A start at Brentford on short notice, after the Brazilian suffered an apparent hamstring injury on the eve of the game, brought Kelleher up to 14 appearances for the campaign, 35 for the club overall.
It’s easily his best season in terms of game time, but also for consistency of performances, with Jurgen Klopp describing his showing in the 4-1 win at the Gtech Community Stadium as “exceptional”.
He’ll be in goal again tonight - read Karl Matchett’s analysis of Kelleher’s situation at Anfield.
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Liverpool vs Luton - LIVE
Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Diogo Jota will be out for months, joining a trio of Liverpool players on the sidelines to miss vital games against Luton and Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final this week.
The Reds have been contending with a number of injuries in recent weeks, though Mohamed Salah starred in the 4-1 victory over Brentford to complete his return from a hamstring problem sustained on Africa Cup of Nations duty with Egypt.
But Jota and Curtis Jones will join Alisson in missing both games in what promises to be a crucial week for the Premier League leaders.
Klopp had already promised to pick Caoimhin Kelleher in goal anyway – but Liverpool will be without at least seven players at Wembley on Sunday.
Jurgen Klopp rules Liverpool trio out of Luton and Chelsea games with injury update
Trent Alexander-Arnold, Thiago Alcantara and Dominik Szoboszlai have all spent time on the sidelines, while Mohamed Salah returned in the victory at Brentford last weekend
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