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Confirmed Liverpool v West Ham lineups tonight: Phillips starts, Benrahma on the bench

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Liverpool starting XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Gomez, Robertson; Henderson, Wijnaldum, Jones; Mane, Salah, Firmino.

Liverpool substitutes: Adrian, Milner, Minamino, Jota, Shaqiri, R. Williams, N. Williams.

West Ham United starting XI: Fabianski; Coufal, Balbuena, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Masuaku; Rice, Soucek; Fornals, Bowen, Haller.

West Ham United substitutes: Randolph, Diop, Fredericks, Yarmolenko, Snodgrass, Lanzini, Benrahma.

Liverpool are back in action this evening, hosting West Ham United at Anfield.

The Reds go with Alisson in goal, whilst Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson are the full backs as usual.

Nat Phillips is given the nod as the centre back alongside Joe Gomez tonight, with Virgil van Dijk, Joel Matip and Fabinho all out injured.

Curtis Jones is given a chance in midfield, joining Jordan Henderson and Georginio Wijnaldum in the heart of the Liverpool engine room.

Diogo Jota has to make do with a place on the bench as Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino start in a three-man attack.

Adrian, James Milner, Takumi Minamino, Xherdan Shaqiri, Rhys Williams and Neco Williams make up the rest of the Liverpool bench.

West Ham stick with their 5-4-1 setup, as Lukasz Fabianski starts in goal behind a back five of Vladimir Coufal, Fabian Balbuena, Angelo Ogbonna, Aaron Cresswell and Arthur Masuaku.

Declan Rice and Tomas Soucek continue in midfield, with Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen supporting Sebastien Haller in attack, with Michail Antonio out injured.

New signing Said Benrahma is on the bench, alongside Darren Randolph, Issa Diop, Ryan Fredericks, Andriy Yarmolenko, Robert Snodgrass and Manuel Lanzini.