| League position: | - | Home league form: | ---- | Overall league form: | -------- | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
| | Line-ups | Thomas KAMINSKI | 7½ | 1 | 7 | Hugo KETO | (c)Ashley YOUNG | 7½ | 2 | 6 | Tyrell ASHCROFT | NETO BORGES | 7½ | 3 | 7 | Lloyd KELLY | Jordan HENDERSON | 8 | 4 | 6½ | Joe WILLIAMS | Joost VAN AKEN | 7 | 5 | 6½ | Cédric KIPRÉ | Julian BÖRNER | 7½ | 6 | 6 | James CARRAGHER | Jack STOBBS | 6 | 7 | 6 | Graeme SHINNIE | Jesse LINGARD | 7½ | 8 | 6½ | George EARTHY | (p)Paul ONUACHU | 7 | 9 | 7 | ROBERTO FIRMINO Barbosa(c,p) | (f)Fisayo DELE-BASHIRU | 7 | 10 | 5½ | Jamal LOWE(f) | Danny WELBECK | 7½ | 11 | 6½ | Joël PIROE | | Manager | | Barry BANNAN | | 12 | | Kal NAISMITH | Pierce CHARLES | | 13 | | Joe BURSIK | Josh WINDASS | | 14 | | Curtis TILT | Joey PELUPESSY | | 15 | | Ethan GALBRAITH | Marvin JOHNSON | | 16 | | Joe GELHARDT |
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| | | League position: | - | Away league form: | ---- | Overall league form: | -------- | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
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