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Preston v Liverpool LIVE updates: Morton and Blair make Reds debuts in cup clash

talksport.com, 27 October 2021, 19:04
Championship strugglers Preston North End host high-flying Liverpool in the Carabao Cup this evening.

Preston are 19th in the Championship this season and lost 2-0 to Blackpool last time out.

Meanwhile, Jurgen Klopp's Reds have been superb in recent weeks and humiliated Manchester United 5-0 last time out.

Can the Lilywhites pull off a stunning shock in the cup tonight or will Liverpool march on into the quarter-finals?

Carabao Cup fourth round tie to kick off tonight at 7:45pm

Preston: Rudd, Van den Berg, Cunningham, Lindsay, McCann, Rafferty, Hughes, Ledson, Maguire, Barkhuizen, Potts

Subs: Iversen, Bauer, Huntington, Storey, Earl, Whiteman, Johnson, Sinclair, Riis

Liverpool: Adrian, Williams, Matip, Gomez, Tsimikas, Morton, Jones, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Blair, Minamino, Origi

Subs: Hughes, Pitaluga, Konate, Firmino, Jota, Dixon-Bonner, Phillips, Beck, Bradley

Preston beat Cheltenham Town in the last round while Liverpool saw off Norwich

talkSPORT to bring you updates throughout the evening and you can listen below

Follow our live blog below for regular updates…

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