Stoke City v Liverpool – CONFIRMED TEAMS

Liverpool boss Jürgen Klopp has made 3 changes to the side that lost 2-0 at West Ham for this evening’s League Cup semi-final first leg tie against Stoke City at the Britannia Stadium.

Kolo Toure, Joe Allen and Adam Lallana replace Mamadou Sakho, Jordon Ibe and Christian Benteke. Sakho is ruled out due to a knee injury while Benteke is dropped following his poor performance against the Hammers.

Roberto Firmino will lead the line supported by Philippe Coutinho and Adam Lallana.

Simon Mignolet makes his first start in the competition this season as he’s preferred to Adam Bogdan

LIVERPOOL: Mignolet, Clyne, Toure, Lovren, Moreno, Can, Lucas, Allen, Coutinho, Lallana, Firmino.

SUBS: Bogdan, Milner, Benteke, Brannagan, Ibe, Smith, Randall.

STOKE CITY: Butland, Johnson, Shawcross, Wollschied, Pieters, Whelan, Cameron, Shaqiri, Affelay, Arnautovic, Bojan.

SUBS: Haugaard, Joselu, Wilson, V.Ginkel, Adam, Walters, Crouch.

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