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Premier League team news and lineups
Liverpool are targeting a fifth straight win in all competitions when Leeds visit Anfield in the Premier League on Thursday.
The sides shared a classic at Elland Road on December 6, when Leeds scored a 96th-minute equaliser in a 3-3 draw.
The Whites are unbeaten in five games but winless away in six, although they have drawn their last two on the road at Sunderland and Brentford.
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Liverpool starting lineup vs Leeds United
Defender Joe Gomez is out for Liverpool but full-back Conor Bradley starts, having joined forward Cody Gakpo – initially in reserve again here – in returning from injuries from the bench in the 2-1 home win over Wolves on Saturday.
Dominik Szoboszlai returns to the starting line-up after serving a one-match suspension, while there are also recalls for Conor Bradley and Andy Robertson.
Dominik Szoboszlai is back from suspension and Andy Robertson is restored but fellow midfielder Wataru Endo is injured and striker Alexander Isak has a broken leg.
Federico Chiesa, Milos Kerkez and Alexis Mac Allister move to the bench. Defender Giovanni Leoni has a long-term knee injury and forward Mohamed Salah is at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations with Egypt.
Centre-back Ibrahima Konate must avoid a booking or incur a one-match league suspension.
Liverpool starting XI: Alisson, Bradley, Konate, Van Dijk, Robertson, Gravenberch, Jones, Szoboszlai, Frimpong, Wirtz, Ekitike
Liverpool substitutes: Mamardashvili, Kerkez, Mac Allister, Chiesa, Gakpo, Ramsay, Nyoni, Ngumoha, Lucky
Leeds starting lineup vs Liverpool
Centre-back Joe Rodon (ankle), winger Daniel James (hamstring) and midfielder Sean Longstaff (leg) are injured for Leeds, who have in-form striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin on the bench.
Centre-back Sebastiaan Bornauw makes his full league debut, with James Justin, Ilia Greuv and Lukas Nmecha also coming in.
Jayden Bogle and Noah Okafor drop out of the starting line-up from the 1-1 draw at Sunderland on Sunday.
Leeds starting XI: Perri, Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Struijk, Bijol, Bornauw, Justin, Aaronson, Stach, Gruev, Nmecha
Leeds substitutes: Darlow, Bogle, Byram, Tanaka, Harrison, Gnonto, Okafor, Piroe, Calvert-Lewin
How to watch Liverpool vs Leeds: Live online stream, TV channel
Kick-off on Thursday is at 17:30 GMT (12:30 ET / 09:30 PT). Live TV coverage in the UK is on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Ultra.
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Liverpool vs Leeds United stats
- The result at Elland Road was the highest-scoring draw ever between the teams
- Liverpool have 19 goals in their last five Premier League matches against Leeds (W3 D1 L1)
- Their three-match winning Premier League run comes after losing six and drawing two of their previous 10
- Having failed to score or assist a goal in any of his first 15 Premier League appearances, Florian Wirtz has now scored (1) or assisted (1) in his last two, last registering a direct goal involvement in more consecutive league games across November and December last year (a run of six with Bayer Leverkusen)
- Cody Gakpo has scored in Liverpool’s first Premier League game of each of the last two calendar years, netting against Newcastle and Manchester United
- The last Reds player to score in their first league game three years in a row was Ian Rush in 1985, 1986 and 1987.
- Leeds won 2-1 in their last away league game against Liverpool, in October 2022. They’ve never won consecutive visits to the Reds in their league history
- They are attempting to end Liverpool’s run of five wins from their last six Premier League games on New Year’s Day (D1) last losing such a match at home to Chelsea back in 2005
- Only one of Leeds’ last six league games on this date has ended victoriously (D3 L2), beating Birmingham 3-0 in 2024
- This is their first New Year’s Day game in the Premier League since 2003, a 2-0 home win against Birmingham
- One of their last 16 away top-flight matches against the reigning champions has produced a win (D5 L10), beating Arsenal 3-2 at Highbury in May 2003 thanks to a late Mark Viduka winner
- None of Leeds’ last 10 league games in January have ended in defeat (W6 D4) since a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in 2023. The only side in the top four tiers on a longer current unbeaten run in January is Arsenal (11 games)
Premier League fixtures and results today
Elsewhere on New Year’s Day, Crystal Palace are seeking a first win in six matches in all competitions when Fulham, who have won their last three league games, visit Selhurst Park.
Under-pressure manager Thomas Frank then takes Tottenham to his former side, Brentford, and second-placed Manchester City will close the gap on leaders Arsenal to a point if the Cityzens become the first top-flight side to win at Sunderland this season.
Matches start at 17:30 GMT / 12:30 ET / 09:30 PT unless stated otherwise.
Thursday, January 1
Palace vs Fulham
Liverpool vs Leeds United
Brentford vs Spurs (20:00)
Sunderland vs Man City (20:00)
