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Sheffield United vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Dominik Szoboszlai scores late goal

Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool: Van Dijk and Szoboszlai found the target for the Reds

Luke Baker
Wednesday 06 December 2023 16:40 EST
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Klopp on Liverpool's dramatic comeback 4-3 Fulham win

Sheffield United face their first Premier League outing since sacking manager Paul Heckingbottom and replacing him with Chris Wilder who returns to Bramall Lane to face Liverpool tonight.

The Blades continued their poor season by shipping five goals against Burnley results in Heckingbottom’s dismissal and they’ll be hoping to earn a bounce from bringing in a new manager.

Liverpool, meanwhile, clinched a seven-goal thriller against Fulham on Sunday with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring an 88th minute goal to win the match 4-3. Jurgen Klopp will be hoping his team acan close out a more convincing win against the Blades, who are bottom of the table, as Liverpool attempt to keep up the pace with league leaders Arsenal.

Follow the latest action from the Premier League below:

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

Wilder starts his second spell in charge of Sheffield United without striker Oli McBurnie, who is suspended after his red card against Burnley. In one of five changes, Osula replaces McBurnie up front; Bogle, Vinicius, McAtee and Brooks all come in too. George Baldock succumbed to a hamstring injury on Saturday, while Chris Basham, John Egan and ex-Liverpool forward Rhian Brewster are among those still sidelined.

6 December 2023 19:21

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

SUBS: Adrian, Ryan Gravenberch, Jarell Quansah, Marcelo, Harvey Elliott, Darwin Nunez, Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones, Kostas Tsimikas.

6 December 2023 19:17

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

LIVERPOOL (4-3-3): Caoimhin Kelleher; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez; Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai; Luis Diaz, Cody Gakpo, Mohamed Salah.

6 December 2023 19:16

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

SUBS: Adam Davies, Max Lowe, Luke Thomas, Yasser Larouci, Oliver Norwood, Anis Ben Slimane, Benie Traore, John Fleck, Femi Seriki.

6 December 2023 19:13

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

SHEFFIELD UNITED (3-5-2): Wes Foderingham; Jack Robinson, Anel Ahmedhodzic, Auston Trusty; Jayden Bogle, Vinicius, Gustavo Hamer, James McAtee, Andre Brooks; William Osula, Cameron Archer.

6 December 2023 19:09

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

Being thumped 5-0 by Burnley heralded both the sacking of Paul Heckingbottom and Chris Wilder's Sheffield United comeback, and the latter's Bramall Lane return comes with his boyhood club rooted to the foot of the Premier League table. The Blades have a four-point deficit to 17th-placed Luton Town, having won just once and failed to keep a single clean sheet in the league this season. Following five successive top-flight defeats to Liverpool, the Yorkshire side today seek a first win over the Reds since 2003.

6 December 2023 19:06

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

Liverpool extended their perfect home record with a remarkable 4-3 victory over Fulham last weekend, when Trent Alexander-Arnold's 87th-minute strike secured the Reds' 11th win from 11 games at Anfield. As a result, Jurgen Klopp's men sit second in the Premier League standings, five points below leaders Arsenal. However, only one of Liverpool's last six away games has ended in success - a 2-1 EFL Cup win away to Bournemouth - and each of their 10 road trips this season has seen them concede at least one goal.

6 December 2023 19:06

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Premier League clash between Sheffield United and Liverpool at Bramall Lane!

6 December 2023 19:01

Sheffield United vs Liverpool team news

Sheffield United XI: Foderingham; Bogle, Robinson, Ahmedhodzic. Trusty; Brooks, Souza, Hamer; McAtee, Archer, Osula

Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Van Dijk, Gomez; Endo, Mac Allister, Szoboszlai; Salah, Gakpo, Diaz

Mike Jones6 December 2023 18:38

Sheffield United vs Liverpool

Follow all the goals and latest action from the Premier League here with The Independent. Team news and line-ups coming up shortly…

6 December 2023 18:30

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