Capital one Cup Semifinal: Liverpool Team News and Liverpool Starting Lineup – Chelsea vs Liverpool

by givemegoal , Published on January 28, 2015

Team News and Starting Lineups of Chelsea and Liverpool ahead of the Capital one cup Semi finals second leg match.

Liverpool:

Brendan Rodgers is not rushing Sturrdige back into match action straight away as the striker has returned to training for two weeks now. The manager is sticking with his 3-4-3 formation with Lazar Markovic and Alberto Moreno playing in the wingbacks role. Emre Can will continue to play makeshift center back role as the team is without Kolo Toure, who is out on international duty with Ivory Coast. Slovakian Martin Skrtel and French defender Mamadou Sakho will complete the center back trio along with German youngster Can. Simon Mignolet will keep the gloves with Brad Jones out with injury. Philippe Coutinho and Steven Gerrard will play just behind the forward in a widish role while English youngster Raheem Sterling will lead the attacking line.Lucas and Jordan Henderson will play in the center of the midfield.

There are some notable names in the bench with center back Dejan Lovren and wingback Glen Johnson named. Adam Lallana makes the cut along with his former saints teammate Rickie Lambert. Mario Balotelli continues to be out of starting lineup.

Starting XI:

Simon Mignolet, Emre Can, Martin Skrtel, Mamdou Sakho, Lucas, Jordan Henderson, Alberto Moreno, Lazar Markovic, Steven Gerrard, Philippe Coutinho, Raheem Sterling.

Subs: Ward, Johnson, Lovren, Lambert, Lallana, Allen, Balotelli.

CHELSEA:

Starting XI:

Thibaut Courtois; Branislav Ivanovic, Kurt Zouma, John Terry (c), Filipe Luis; Nemanja Matic, Cesc Fabregas; Willian, Oscar, Eden Hazard; Diego Costa.

Subs: Petr Cech, Cesar Azpilicueta, Gary Cahill, Nathan Ake, Ramires, Loic Remy and Didier Drogba.

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