Liverpool vs Shrewsbury prediction: How will FA Cup third round fixture play out today?
Everything you need to know ahead of the FA Cup third round fixture
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Your support makes all the difference.Shrewsbury Town will look to pull off a famous FA Cup shock when they visit a depleted Liverpool side in the third round of the competition this afternoon.
A severe Covid-19 outbreak in the Liverpool squad this week, which forced the postponement of the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final against Arsenal, has left the Premier League side without several first-team players ahead of today’s match.
Manager Jurgen Klopp and assistant manager Pep Lijnders are also set to miss out, with Peter Krawietz expected to take charge of a team that is likely to include several reinforcements from the club’s under-23s and under-18s.
Shrewsbury, who are 14th in League One and defeated Carlisle United in the last round, forced Liverpool to a fourth-round replay following a 2-2 draw at the New Meadow in January 2020.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match today.
When is Liverpool vs Shrewsbury?
The match will kick off at 2pm GMT on Sunday 9 January.
How can I watch it?
The match is not available to watch live in the UK as it was not selected for broadcast coverage. Highlights will be available to watch on BBC One from 10:30pm, or on the FA Cup’s YouTube channel. Here is a list of matches on TV this weekend.
Confirmed line-ups
Liverpool: Kelleher; Bradley, Konate, Van Djik, Robertson; Fabinho, Morton, Dixon-Bonner; Gordon, Jones, Woltman
Shrewsbury: Marosi; Bennett, Pennington, Ebanks-Landell, Nurse, Ogbeta; Vela, Davis, Leahy; Bowman, Udoh
Odds
Liverpool: 1/4
Draw: 6/1
Shrewsbury: 8/1
Prediction
Even with a depleted squad, Liverpool have to be favourites to progress at Anfield. Liverpool 2-1 Shrewsbury
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