Liverpool is on the verge of securing a spot in the Europa League knock-out stages with a chance to win a fourth consecutive game in Group E this Thursday night.
Having already achieved victory over LASK, Union St. Gilloise, and Toulouse, Liverpool now faces Toulouse in the return fixture. The French club, currently in second place in the group with four points, is facing challenges domestically, ranking 14th in Ligue 1 with only two wins in 11 games this season.
In their recent European encounter, Liverpool delivered a 5-1 thrashing against Toulouse at Anfield, with standout performances from Darwin Nunez and a bench-scoring Mohamed Salah. They’ve since secured two more victories domestically and managed to salvage a late draw at Luton in the Premier League over the weekend. This puts them in third place in the table.
Even though Jurgen Klopp may be tempted to rotate players, progressing early in the tournament would provide opportunities to rest key players and give a chance to fringe players on the team roster.
Find out all the latest match odds and tips here.
When is Toulouse vs Liverpool
Toulouse will host Liverpool in the Europa League on Thursday, 9 November, with the kick-off set for 5:45pm GMT.
Where can I watch it
As with all Uefa competition club fixtures, the game will be broadcast by TNT Sports in the UK. You can stream the game on the TNT Sports app for subscribers.
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What is the team news
Zakaria Aboukhal, Denis Genreau and Oliver Zanden are all out injured for the French side. There are unlikely to be too many changes from the team which lost to Le Havre at the weekend.
For Liverpool, Luis Diaz could come into the starting XI after his return to the matchday squad at Luton. There may also be changes in defense and midfield if available after a minor issue at the weekend, Curtis Jones will start in midfield. Thiago Alcantara, Andy Robertson, and Stefan Bajcetic are still missing.
Predicted lineups
TOU – Restes, Desler, Diarra, Nicolaisen, Suazo, Spierings, Sierro, Casseres, Donnum, Dallinga, Magri
LIV – Kelleher, Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Tsimikas, Endo, Elliott, Jones, Salah, Gakpo, Diaz
Odds
Toulouse 13/2
Draw 17/4
Liverpool 21/50Full odds here
Prediction
Liverpool to get the job done in routine fashion, needing just one more win to secure top spot in the group. Toulouse 1-3 Liverpool.
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