Twelve players could miss Liverpool vs Brentford as major injury update imminent
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SportFootballLiverpool FCArne Slot is waiting for an update on the fitness of his Liverpool players ahead of the Premier League clash against BrentfordLiverpool are back in action for one final time this season on Sunday afternoon with the Premier League visit of Brentford. And the Reds are still waiting to discover exactly who they can call upon for the game where victory could see them finish as high as fourth.Alexander Isak and Jeremie Frimpong became Liverpool's latest absentees when they sat out Friday's dreadful 4-2 loss at Aston Villa with minor muscle problems which Arne Slot is hopeful could see overcome in time for the weekend.An ongoing question for the Reds is whether Alisson Becker is able to return having missed the last 10 games with a hamstring problem.
Giorgi Mamardashvili is on standby to again deputise although Brazil head coach Carlo Ancelotti has intimated Alisson should be available.READ MORE: Alisson fitness situation clarified after Carlo Ancelotti comments on Liverpool goalkeeperREAD MORE: Mohamed Salah 'annoys' former Liverpool player as Arne Slot job claim madeMohamed Salah and Florian Wirtz both returned on the bench at Villa having had brief spells on the sidelines. Liverpool boss Slot is expected to reveal more when he addresses the media later this week ahead of Sunday's game.Hugo Ekitike faces a long period of rehabilitation after undergoing surgery last month on the Achilles tendon rupture suffered against Paris Saint-Germain.Conor Bradley is out for the season after a knee operation in January, while teenage centre-back Giovanni Leoni is also missing until the summer following ACL surgery in September.Wataru Endo, meanwhile, is continuing to recover from an ankle operation he underwent in February but has been named in the Japan squad for next month's World Cup.Youngsters Stefan Bajcetic and Jayden Danns haven't featured in the Premier League this season and are unlikely to do so.For Brentford, former Liverpool man Fabio Carvalho and Antoni Milambo are out until next season with knee injuries while Rico Henry isn't expected to have recovered from a thigh issue.Get Liverpool's new 2026/27 home kitThis article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it.
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