Liverpool vs Leeds United - prediction, team news, lineups

Two for 2 nether Andoni Iraola, Liverpool tin implicit a cleanable pre-season circuit of the USA erstwhile they reunite with Leeds United successful Chicago connected Sunday.

The Reds caput to Soldier Field connected the backmost of a hard-fought 1-0 triumph implicit Wrexham, portion Daniel Farke's men overcame top-flight rivals Sunderland by the aforesaid scoreline.

Match preview

Iraola shot was successful afloat travel during Liverpool's opening summertime trial vs. Sunderland - a six-goal classical that ended 4-2 successful favour of the Reds - making their New York slog with Wrexham incredibly tame by comparison.

A deflected onslaught from teenage phenom Rio Ngumoha settled the contention successful Liverpool's favour, but the Reds' extremity led a charmed beingness passim overmuch of the contest, arsenic Wrexham generated 5 large chances to the victors' one.

Nevertheless, a gritty one-goal occurrence represented different measurement guardant successful the eyes of Iraola, who witnessed a "more collective" show than helium did against Sunderland archetypal up and hailed his troops for adapting to the constrictive New York pitch.

The 2024-25 Premier League champions present contention their last 'away' affable of the summer, arsenic Sunday's contention with Leeds precedes 3 consecutive Anfield showdowns against Monaco and Como times two; 1 down closed doors and the different with fans present.

While Iraola readies his charges successful Chicago, the Liverpool faithful are increasing ever restless amid a deficiency of transportation activity, though the Reds person been blessed with a caller Bradley Barcola boost.

From imaginable aboriginal Liverpool wingers to erstwhile Liverpool wingers, the Reds volition travel up against a acquainted look this play successful Harry Wilson, who registered his archetypal Leeds assistance wrong 30 minutes of his debut against Wrexham.

Daniel Farke's men nevertheless failed to amusement Liverpool the mode against the Welsh - falling to a 3-2 nonaccomplishment connected July 25 - but the Whites besides swapped a glut of goals for conscionable the one, astatine the close end, against Sunderland successful New Jersey.

Lukas Nmecha's victor was some bizarre and brilliant, arsenic with Black Cats goalkeeper Melker Ellborg successful nary man's land, the German's low, scuffed changeable trickled on the turf for a bully 30 yards earlier uncovering its mode successful via the post.

Now up and moving successful their preliminary programme, Leeds big RB Leipzig and Augsburg astatine Elland Road connected August 8 and 15 respectively pursuing their USA tour, either broadside of a clash with Manchester United successful Dublin connected August 12.

Tricky customers for a fewer Big Six teams past term, Leeds held Liverpool to a brace draws conscionable a fewer weeks isolated successful the 2025-26 Premier League campaign, pursuing up a 3-3 Elland Road thriller with a goalless crippled astatine Anfield connected New Year's Day.

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Team News

Absent from the triumph implicit Wrexham owed to the contented helium sustained against Sunderland, Joe Gomez volition beryllium retired for "some weeks" with his latest muscular problem, Iraola confirmed successful his pre-game property conference.

In brighter antiaircraft news, the Liverpool manager has affirmed that caller signing Jeremy Jacquet is "ready to go" for his debut aft recovering from a large enarthrosis injury, so Ifeanyi Ndukwe - who is ineligible to play for the Reds competitively this play owed to enactment licence issues - could marque way.

Alexander Isak, Florian Wirtz and Ryan Gravenberch are besides anticipated to gain their archetypal minutes of pre-season connected Sunday, but nary of the trio should beryllium drafted into the archetypal XI conscionable yet.

As for Leeds, Whites fans got a glimpse of caller signing Tarik Muharemovic successful enactment against Sunderland, portion Gabriel Gudmundsson was besides progressive aft returning from his post-World Cup break.

However, Noah Okafor and Brenden Aaronson stay connected holiday, portion Jakub Bijol (knee) and Dominic Calvert-Lewin were some unavailable owed to injury.

Calvert-Lewin suffered a insignificant setback earlier connected tour, and portion the ex-Everton antheral is present backmost successful training, Sunday's crippled volition apt travel excessively soon fixed the choky turnaround.

Liverpool imaginable starting lineup:

Mamardashvili; Frimpong, Jacquet, Chambers, Tsimikas; Jones, Szoboszlai; Morrison, Elliott, Ngumoha; Wright

Leeds United imaginable starting lineup:

Cairns; Rodon, Muharemovic, Bornauw; Bogle, Stach, Tanaka, Gudmundsson; Wilson, Gnonto; Nmecha

We say: Liverpool 1-1 Leeds United

Liverpool inactive person respective big-hitters to instrumentality and are getting acclimatised to Iraola's demands, which vastly disagree to those of Arne Slot.

As Leeds' XI should beryllium much akin to what volition beryllium seen astatine the commencement of the season, the Whites tin contradict the Reds a 100% grounds connected tour.

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