Liverpool team news: O'Riley back in training

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Albion face the Reds at Anfield on Saturday.

Charlie Hanson

2024-10-31T11:00+00:00

Matt O'Riley is back in full first team training. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

Albion take on Liverpool for the second time in four days when we head to Anfield on Saturday in the Premier League, kick-off 3pm.

Team news

Ferdi Kadioglu was substituted at half-time against Liverpool on Wednesday night. 📷 by Paul Hazlewood.

Fabian Hurzeler provided an update on Lewis Dunk, Ferdi Kadioglu, Matt O'Riley and Joao Pedro in his press conference on Thursday.

"We have to see how Lewis [Dunk] is today [Thursday]," the head coach said. "We have to see also Matt O'Riley - he's back in training - and when he will be potentially ready to be in the squad.

"Also Joao Pedro will be back in training. Some players will be back on the pitch. We have to see now how Joao’s coming back after a long injury to see if he will be an option, but he's back in training."

I think with Ferdi Kadioglu it's not that bad [after being substituted on Wednesday]. Hopefully he will be an option for Saturday.

Fabian's thoughts

On making any adjustments from Wednesday night's game: "In general we want to keep the same style, but at some point you have to make adjustments and small adaptations when you play.

"Against Newcastle United, where you know it's an intense game, where they go man for man and you can't play the same game like you play at home against Wolverhampton, for example.

"So you always need to make small adjustments, but in general we try to focus on our style of play. We try to be dominant in possession and we will do this away and at home. You will see it on Saturday.

"When you play at home and you have this amount of fans behind you it pushes you and that's why you can't say that it will be the same game, it will be a different game with a different atmosphere at Anfield on Saturday."

Match facts

After winning each of their first six Premier League games against Brighton, Liverpool have now won just two of their last eight (D4 L2). They did, however, win this exact fixture 2-1 last season.
Brighton have taken five points from their last four away league games against Liverpool (W1 D2 L1), more than they managed in their first 11 visits to Anfield (W1 D1 L9).
Brighton have opened the scoring in each of their last four Premier League meetings with Liverpool but have only gone on to win one of these games (D2 L1).
Only Arsenal (41 minutes, 48 seconds) have been behind for less time in Premier League games this season than Liverpool (75m 28s). When behind, the Reds have faced just two shots and conceded an xG of just 0.3 per 90 – both league low figures when in said game state.
Brighton have scored 16 goals from an xG of 13.2 in the Premier League this season, netting roughly three goals more than expected. Only Leicester (13 goals, 9.1 xG) and Wolves (12 goals, 8.9 xG) have overperformed more.
Liverpool have won seven of their nine Premier League games under Arne Slot so far (D1 L1). Victory here would see him pick up the most victories by a Liverpool manager in their first 10 top-flight games in charge of the club.
Albion have had more different goalscorers than any other side in the Premier League this season (9, excluding own goals). Danny Welbeck has scored six of these, while his next goal will see him become the Seagulls’ joint-highest goalscorer in the competition (30, level with Pascal Gross).
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been involved in 15 goals in 14 Premier League appearances against Brighton, scoring nine and assisting six. Only against Manchester United (18) has he had a hand in more goals in the competition.
With six goals and five assists, Salah has been involved in 65% of Liverpool’s Premier League goals this season (11/17), the highest ratio of any player in the competition so far this term.
Welbeck is looking to score in four consecutive Premier League games for the first time in his career. His six goals overall is already his joint-best return in a single campaign for the Seagulls, only netting more for any side with Manchester United in 2011-12 (9) and 2013-14 (9).