Huddersfield v Liverpool: Premier League – live!

20 October 2018 03:40
Premier League updates from the 5.30pm BST kick-off Chelsea 2-2 Man Utd: late leveller sparks touchline chaosAnd feel free to email your thoughts to Scott here 4.40pm BST Huddersfield make one change to the team sent out for the 1-1 draw at Burnley a fortnight ago. Rajiv van La Parra makes way so Florent Hadergjonaj can bolster the defence.Liverpool make three changes to the side named against Manchester City before the break. Like his half-brother van La Parra, Georginio Wijnaldum drops to the bench, along with Roberto Firmino. Sadio Mane is injured. Taking their places: Adam Lallana, Daniel Sturridge and Xherdan Shaqiri. 4.32pm BST Huddersfield Town: Lossl, Jorgensen, Schindler, Lowe, Hadergjonaj, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Durm, Pritchard, Depoitre.Subs: Bacuna, Diakhaby, Hamer, van La Parra, Mbenza, Mounie, Stankovic.Liverpool: Alisson, Gomez, Lovren, van Dijk, Robertson, Lallana, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Sturridge, Shaqiri.Subs: Fabinho, Wijnaldum, Firmino, Mignolet, Origi, Matip, Alexander-Arnold. 4.04pm BST You could argue that the international break came at the wrong time for Huddersfield Town. A fortnight ago, David Wagner’s troops drew at Burnley, and on the balance of play they should have registered their first win of the season. It was a “brave and confident” display, according to Wagner. Slim pickings, admittedly, but when you’re struggling at the wrong end of the table, you grab any positives going with both hands. However a chance to build some precious momentum was scuppered by the quirks of the calendar.The break probably came at the right time for Liverpool. After opening the season with seven straight wins, they’ve not won in four, a run that’s seen them knocked out of the League Cup and pitched into a real dogfight in the Champions League. Given that winless streak comprised of games against Chelsea (twice), Napoli and Manchester City, and they’re still in the mix at the top of the Premier League, this hardly constitutes a full-blown crisis. But they’ve not been at their freewheeling best, so the opportunity to stop and take stock will have been welcomed by Jurgen Klopp. Continue readingreadfullarticle

Source: TheGuardian