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Your support makes all the difference.Luis Diaz returned to the Liverpool squad and scored off the bench to secure a 1-1 draw at Luton Town on Sunday.
The Colombian had missed the past few matches after the shocking kidnapping of his parents, but opted to make his comeback - and duly netted deep into stoppage time to seal a point, after Tahith Chong’s late goal looked to have claimed a famous win for the Hatters.
A point apiece keeps Luton in the bottom three and lifts Liverpool to third, ahead of Arsenal.
During the match one fan was removed from the pitch for running on waving a Palestine flag, shortly after Luton had scored their opener.
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Luton Town vs Liverpool
The two teams make their way onto the pitch in front of a vociferous Kenilworth Road crowd.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
Jurgen Klopp rung the changes for the 2-1 win over Bournemouth in the EFL Cup in midweek, and his big stars return for this one as the likes of Alisson, Salah and Van Dijk come back into the team, while Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Alexander-Arnold and Konate also start. Nunez came off the bench to score a stunning winner against the Cherries, and he is rewarded with a start up top for the Reds. Diaz returns on the bench despite his father being kidnapped back in Colombia, an ongoing situation that had seen him miss Liverpool's last two fixtures.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
Rob Edwards makes just the one change from his team's last outing, a 3-1 defeat at Aston Villa, as Townsend comes in for Brown for his first Luton start having signed for the Hatters as a free agent in October. Doughty has been a key player for Edwards' men this season, coming into the weekend with the second most chances created from set plays (14) behind James Ward-Prowse (16), while only Kieran Trippier (31) had completed more crosses than the Luton man (23).
Luton Town vs Liverpool
SUBS: Ben Doak, Wataru Endo, Caoimhin Kelleher, Konstantinos Tsimikas, Cody Gakpo, Luis Diaz, Joel Matip, Jarell Quansah, Harvey Elliott.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez; Ryan Gravenberch, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai; Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez, Diogo Jota.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
SUBS: Jayden Luker, Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu, Zack Nelson, Ryan Giles, Tahith Chong, Tim Krul, Elijah Adebayo, Jordan Clark, Jacob Brown.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
LUTON TOWN (3-5-2): Thomas Kaminski; Gabriel Osho, Tom Lockyer, Teden Mengi; Issa Kabore, Ross Barkley, Marvelous Nakamba, Andros Townsend, Alfie Doughty; Carlton Morris, Chiedozie Ogbene.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
Liverpool have started the campaign superbly, winning seven of their 10 games and taking 23 points from a possible 30 to leave them fourth in the Premier League, four points off leaders Manchester City heading into this game. The Reds were trophyless last term for just the second time in five seasons, but their start to this one has fans optimistic of their chances of claiming silverware come the end of the campaign.
Luton Town vs Liverpool
The hosts' return to top-flight football after a 31-year exodus has gotten off to a tricky start, currently in the bottom three having won just one of their 10 games. Much was made of Kenilworth Road and its hostile atmosphere towards away teams, yet the Hatters are yet to win there this season. However, a victory here would take Luton out of the bottom three and up to 17th.
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