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Confirmed Liverpool lineup as Dominik Szoboszlai out wide

Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
Photo by Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
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Liverpool are back in action tonight as they head to the South Coast to take on Bournemouth in the Carabao Cup.

The Reds have been in blistering Premier League form of late but it’s all about the Carabao Cup tonight.

Jurgen Klopp takes his side to the Vitality Stadium and will be looking to pick up another victory.

Bournemouth go with Ionut Radu in goal, behind a back four of Adam Smith, Chris Mepham, Illya Zabarnyi and Milos Kerkez.

Alex Scott, Philip Billing and Ryan Christie all start in midfield for Andoni Iraola tonight.

Former Liverpool striker Dominic Solanke leads the line with support from Justin Kluivert and Antoine Semenyo.

Cameron Plain, Max Aarons, Marcos Senesi, Joe Rothwell, Hamed Traore, David Brooks, Dango Ouattara, Marcus Tavernier and Kieffer Moore make up the Bournemouth bench.

Caoimhin Kelleher comes into the side between the sticks, replacing Alisson as he often does in cup games.

Jarell Quansah is handed a chance to shine alongside Joel Matip as the Liverpool centre backs.

Joe Gomez starts at right back with Kostas Tsimikas starting on the left side of the Liverpool back line.

Wataru Endo features in holding midfield with Curtis Jones and Harvey Elliott given more freedom to go forward.

Dominik Szoboszlai surprisingly starts out wide tonight, joining Cody Gakpo and Mohamed Salah in the final third.

Darwin Nunez only makes the bench tonight, joining Adrian, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Alexis Mac Allister, Diogo Jota, Ryan Gravenberch, Calum Scanlon and Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Bournemouth starting XI: Radu; Smith, Mepham, Zabarnyi, Kerkez; Scott, Billing, Christie; Semenyo, Kluivert, Solanke.

Bournemouth substitutes: Plain, Aarons, Senesi, Rothwell, Traore, Brooks, Ouattara, Tavernier, Moore.

Liverpool starting XI: Kelleher; Gomez, Matip, Quansah, Tsimikas; Endo, Elliott, Jones; Szoboszlai, Gakpo, Salah.

Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Van Dijk, Konate, Nunez, Mac Allister, Jota, Gravenberch, Scanlon, Alexander-Arnold.