Luis Díaz in a Liverpool match in the English Premier League.
Photo: EFE – PETER POWELL
Liverpool have the chance to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League table when they host Luton Town on Wednesday. The Reds have a two-point lead over Arsenal after their most recent win at Brentford and play midweek ahead of their Carabao Cup clash against Chelsea at the weekend.
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Luton were as determined as ever in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester United and came close to winning the second leg in November, only for Luis Diaz to equalize in the 95th minute.
Liverpool’s injury list has been expanded over the last week. They suffered a double injury during the first half of the win at Brentford when Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota were taken off, while Darwin Núñez came off at half-time.
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Official confirmation on the severity of their problems is expected before Wednesday, but Jurgen Klopp is already without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joel Matip, Dominik Szoboszlai, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic. Alisson missed the win at the Gtech Community Stadium, with Caoimhin Kelleher set to replace him if the Brazilian does not recover from his muscle problem in time.
Meanwhile, Luton had to battle Manches United without top scorer Elijah Adebayo after he limped off in the warm-up.
The 26-year-old could be absent again at Anfield, joining Tom Lockyer, Marvelous Nakamba and Mads Andersen on the sidelines through injury. Newcomer Daiki Hashioka is still acclimating and likely won’t participate.
Time and where to watch Liverpool vs. Luton
Date: Wednesday, February 21
Time: 2:30 pm (Colombian time)
Channel: Star+ Platform
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