Ben Davies available for Liverpools clash with Brighton

New Liverpool signing Ben Davies could cap a whirlwind 48 hours with inclusion in the squad to face Brighton at home.

It is, however, more likely the former Preston centre-back will be given time to settle in, while fellow new arrival Ozan Kabak, from Schalke, will not feature as the club are still awaiting international clearance.

Midfielder Fabinho will miss his third successive match with a muscle problem so Jordan Henderson and Nat Phillips are set to start in the centre of defence once again, while Sadio Mane remains out so Divock Origi could retain his place.

Brighton will assess Joel Veltman and Alexis Mac Allister ahead of the trip to Anfield.

Defender Veltman was feeling muscle tightness following the weekend win over Tottenham, while creative midfielder Mac Allister has a minor gluteal issue.

Forward Danny Welbeck, who has not featured since December 27 due to a knee problem, remains out but could be fit for the weekend trip to Burnley. Tariq Lamptey and Alireza Jahanbakhsh (both hamstring) also continue to be sidelined.

Liverpool provisional squad: Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Henderson, Phillips, Robertson, Thiago, Wijnaldum, Jones, Salah, Firmino, Origi, Kelleher, Adrian, N Williams, R Williams, Davies, Tsimikas, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Milner, Shaqiri.

Brighton provisional squad: Sanchez, Walton, Steele, White, Webster, Dunk, Burn, Veltman, March, Bissouma, Khadra, Propper, Lallana, Moder Mac Allister, Alzate, Gross, Trossard, Izquierdo, Maupay, Tau, Zeqiri, Connolly.

 

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