Liverpool XI vs Chelsea: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup and injury latest for Premier League

Reds hit by Alisson and Hugo Ekitike injuries ahead of Stamford Bridge trip as Giorgi Mamardashvili prepares for top-flight debut

Back in the side: Mohamed Salah was only a substitute for Liverpool against Galatasaray in the Champions League

Liverpool will be without the injured Alisson Becker when they travel to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.

The Reds suffered a huge blow when their first-choice goalkeeper’s injured his hamstring and was forced off in the second half of Tuesday’s shock 1-0 defeat by Galatasaray in the Champions League.

While a time frame for Alisson’s return is not yet known, Arne Slot does expect to be without the Brazilian for the Chelsea game and potentially the visit of Manchester United after the international break.

“It depends on how fast the recovery goes, so it’s clear that he is not going to play for Brazil,” Slot told reporters.

“I will be surprised if he [Alisson] will be there for the first game after the international break. From there on things can go a bit faster or a bit slower. It’s difficult to say the amount of days and weeks.

“For the upcoming games he will not be apart of us or the Brazil team.”

With Alisson – who has struggled with hamstring issues in the past – definitely sidelined, summer signing Giorgi Mamardashvili will make his Premier League debut for Liverpool at Stamford Bridge, having deputised for the final 35 minutes off the bench against Galatasaray and also started in the Carabao Cup win over Southampton.

Alexander Isak would likely have been in line to start up front against Chelsea anyway, with the British record signing and Mohamed Salah having both been named on the bench in midweek before coming on in the second half, along with Alexis Mac Allister and Conor Bradley.

Federico Chiesa will need to be assessed after missing the Galatasaray game with what Slot described as a “little niggle”, while Giovanni Leoni has now undergone surgery on a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee suffered on debut against Southampton.

Slot expects the Italian defender to be on the sidelines for around a year as he recovers from such a devastating setback so early in his Anfield career.

Predicted Liverpool XI (4-2-3-1): Mamardashvili; Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Kerkez; Gravenberch, Mac Allister; Salah, Szoboszlai, Wirtz; Isak

Injured: Alisson, Leoni

Doubts: Ekitike, Chiesa

Time and date: 5.30pm BST on Saturday October 4, 2025

Venue: Stamford Bridge, London