- Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola is optimistic that Florian Wirtz will be available to face Chelsea in the Carabao Cup despite an ankle problem.
- Dominik Szoboszlai and Victor Munoz remain major doubts for the match due to thigh and knee issues respectively.
- Liverpool will also be without the injured quartet of Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, Giovanni Leoni, and Jeremie Frimpong, leading to expected squad rotation.
- Chelsea will be missing Cole Palmer for the midweek tie following his red card against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.
- Iraola confirmed he will not instruct his players to provoke Chelsea despite their recent disciplinary issues, emphasizing that Liverpool's sole focus is winning.
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