Liverpool arrive at Anfield on Sunday with several key players unavailable for their Premier League clash against Brighton, forcing head coach Andoni Iraola to adjust his selection. The Reds are fifth in the table on 12 points, while third-placed Brighton arrive on 16 points after a 5–0 win over Crystal Palace in their previous league match.
Dominik Szoboszlai is out with a hamstring injury after being forced off in the first half of Liverpool’s 2–1 win at Brentford. He has returned to individual training but is not yet ready to rejoin the group.
Jeremie Frimpong is also unavailable after sustaining a muscle injury shortly after coming on as a half-time substitute at Brentford. Iraola said the Dutch defender would be out for some time, with reports indicating he is unlikely to return before the November international break.
Three long-term absentees remain sidelined: Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni and Hugo Ekitike. Bradley is recovering from the significant knee injury he suffered at Arsenal in January, Leoni has not played since September 2025 because of an ACL injury, and Ekitike is rehabilitating an Achilles rupture sustained late last season.
Victor Muñoz is also unavailable after a knock picked up at Brentford ruled him out of Tuesday’s Champions League win over Villarreal. That gives Liverpool six confirmed absentees: Szoboszlai, Frimpong, Bradley, Leoni, Ekitike and Muñoz.
The article’s claims that Cody Gakpo and Alexander Isak are injured and expected to miss the match are incorrect. Both were available and named in Liverpool’s starting XI, with Gakpo starting on the left and Isak leading the attack.
The article’s references to Solly March, Stefanos Tzimas and Adam Webster as Liverpool players are also incorrect. March and Tzimas are Brighton players, while Webster is a Brighton defender; all three were listed among Brighton’s unavailable players, not Liverpool’s.
Bradley Barcola has been declared fit after training individually as a precaution, giving Liverpool a timely attacking option alongside Gakpo, Florian Wirtz and Isak. Ryan Gravenberch is also available again after serving a one-match ban.
