Liverpool injury, suspension list and return dates for Chelsea: Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai, Victor Munoz latest

In-form Liverpool volition invited Chelsea to Anfield connected Wednesday for a showdown successful the 4th circular of the EFL Cup.

Andoni Iraola's broadside ran retired 2-0 winners implicit Brighton & Hove Albion connected Sunday afternoon, courtesy of an ain extremity from Pascal Gross and a good decorativeness from Alexander Isak.

The 1 antagonistic from the Reds' triumph is that Florian Wirtz, who forced Gross's ain goal, was taken disconnected with an ankle issue.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Liverpool’s latest wounded and suspension quality up of their EFL Cup clash against Chelsea.

FLORIAN WIRTZ

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Ankle

Possible instrumentality date: November 1 (vs. Arsenal)

Florian Wirtz delivered an awesome show against Brighton, but went down holding his ankle astir the hr mark, and had to beryllium substituted moments later.

After the match, manager Iraola said, "Unfortunately, helium had to permission the transportation with a tiny twist of the ankle. It doesn't look precise large but we are playing each 3 days truthful we request to spot wherever helium is."

DOMINIK SZOBOSZLAI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: November 1 (vs. Arsenal)

Midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai sat retired the Reds' 3-0 decision to Manchester City with a hamstring issue, and aft returning to the XI against Brentford, had to beryllium substituted owed to the aforesaid problem.

Iraola has stressed successful the week since that the fig 8 does not person a superior hamstring wounded and that the contented was not aggravated, but helium was unavailable to look Brighton and could beryllium fixed a fewer much days to retrieve by skipping this cupful tie. 

VICTOR MUNOZ

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: October 28 (vs. Chelsea)

Victor Munoz picked up a sound to his genu against Brentford, and the symptom caused him to miss Liverpool's Champions League triumph implicit Villarreal and their Premier League triumph against Brighton connected Sunday.

The winger avoided a superior genu occupation and has not been ruled retired of this clash, but helium remains a large doubt.

JEREMIE FRIMPONG

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible instrumentality date: November 22 (vs. Manchester United)

Speedster Jeremie Frimpong was brought connected astatine fractional clip against Brentford but had to beryllium replaced conscionable 7 minutes aboriginal with a hamstring injury.

The right-back is acceptable to beryllium sidelined for astir a month, and Iraola stated connected October 19, "It’s going to beryllium difficult, I think, earlier the [November international] break. We volition effort but it's going to beryllium hard to person him."

HUGO EKITIKE

Status: Out

Type of injury: Achilles

Possible instrumentality date: December 26 (vs. Hull City)

Striker Hugo Ekitike has been retired of enactment since rupturing his Achilles against Paris Saint-Germain successful April, and is going done rehabilitation pursuing country connected the tear.

The Frenchman is improbable to instrumentality to the transportation for astatine slightest different mates of months, but has been included successful Liverpool's squad for the Champions League league-phase, and could instrumentality during the festive period.

GIOVANNI LEONI

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: January 2 (vs. Coventry City)

Nineteen-year-old centre-back Giovanni Leoni is different semipermanent absentee for Liverpool, having suffered an anterior cruciate ligament wounded connected his debut successful September 2025.

Speaking connected October 15, Iraola revealed that the defender has faced a setback, saying, "It’s taking much clip than we wanted. The program was to bid with the squad successful this past planetary interruption [but] astir apt it’s going to beryllium successful the adjacent [one]."

CONOR BRADLEY

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible instrumentality date: November 22 (vs. Manchester United)

Right-back Conor Bradley has been unavailable since picking up a large genu wounded against Arsenal successful January, though helium is readying a instrumentality this autumn.

The academy postgraduate has yet to articulation squad training, but is making advancement successful his rehabilitation and started doing shot enactment earlier this month.

LIVERPOOL SUSPENSION LIST

Liverpool person nary players suspended for this match.