Injuries Force Liverpool and Chelsea to Shuffle Lineups for Carabao Cup Final

In a much-anticipated Carabao Cup final clash between Liverpool and Chelsea at Wembley, both teams faced lineup challenges due to significant absences. Notably, star players Mo Salah and Darwin Nunez were missing from Liverpool’s squad, along with Dominik Szoboszlai, while Thiago Silva was absent for Chelsea.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp had to make strategic changes, with key players like Alisson, Joe Gomez, and Jarell Quansah already sidelined. The Reds brought in Andy Robertson and Ibrahima Konate to replace the missing stars, while Harvey Elliott, Curtis Jones, and Diogo Jota were absentees as well.

The expected Liverpool starting lineup featured talents like Kelleher, Bradley, Van Dijk, Konate, Robertson, Endo, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Elliott, Gakpo, and Diaz in a dynamic formation for the final.

On the Chelsea side, the surprise absence of veteran defender Thiago Silva led to Mauricio Pochettino starting Axel Disasi and Levi Colwill at the back. The Blues maintained an unchanged lineup from their draw with Manchester City, sticking with Petrovic, Gusto, Disasi, Colwill, Chilwell, Caicedo, Enzo, Gallagher, Palmer, Jackson, and Sterling for the final battle.