Freddie Woodman makes full Premier League debut for Liverpool
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Liverpool’s third-choice goalkeeper will start between the sticks at Anfield this afternoon against Crystal Palace. Image Credits: Imago ImagesLiverpool face Crystal Palace at Anfield at 3pm on Saturday afternoon.Arne Slot faced some decisions in the lead-up to this game, especially in the goalkeeping department.Alisson has been sidelined for a while now but was re-integrated back into training this week.Giorgi Mamardashvili, who had been filling the spot left by Alisson, suffered a nasty “open wound” injury to his knee in last week’s Merseyside Derby.
The Georgian is set to be out for two to four weeks.As a result, Freddie Woodman came on to make his first competitive appearance for Liverpool.Now, Freddie Woodman makes his full team debut as he is named in Arne Slot’s starting eleven for Crystal Palace’s visit to Merseyside.The starting eleven is as follows:Woodman, Jones, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Szoboszlai, Wirtz, Mac Allister, Salah, Gakpo, Isak.Subs: Pecsi, Gomez, Kerkez, Chiesa, Frimpong, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Ngumoha, Wright.18-year-old Wil Wright makes his first Premier League matchday squad for Liverpool since signing from Salford City last summer.The striker has impressed for Rob Page’s U21 side this season and was spotted in first-team training yesterday ahead of today’s game, hinting at a possible inclusion.His inclusion has now been confirmed as he will start the game on the bench today.Arne Slot reflected on the events of last week in his programme notes, saying:“This was demonstrated once again on Sunday when we had to turn to our third-choice goalkeeper following an injury to Giorgi Mamardashvili.”“Thankfully, Freddie Woodman came on and performed with incredible composure in such testing circumstances, and he played an important role in terms of helping us to get over the line.”“This is why I have to give the players so much credit. Freddie is the latest example but there have been many more and on top of this we have several players who have appeared week in, week out giving everything they have at times when I have not had as many options as any of us would like.”The 29-year-old signed from Preston North End last summer will be eager to take this opportunity with both hands this afternoon.