| League position: | - | Home league form: | ---- | Overall league form: | -------- | Formation: | 3-5-2 |
| | Line-ups | George LONG | 6½ | 1 | 6 | Maduka OKOYE | Steven SESSEGNON | 6 | 2 | 7½ | Alfie JONES | Mark McGUINNESS | 5½ | 3 | 7½ | Ben JOHNSON | Marc ROBERTS | 7 | 4 | 7 | Hamza CHOUDHURY | Ryan INNISS | 7 | 5 | 7½ | Jake O'BRIEN(c) | Sean CLARE | 6½ | 6 | 6½ | Flynn DOWNES | Ross McCRORIE | 7½ | 7 | 7½ | Dujon STERLING | (c)Tom SANG | 6 | 8 | 7 | Chidera EJUKE | (p)Rhys HEALEY | 5½ | 9 | 7 | Ricardo PEPI | Seán MAGUIRE | 6 | 10 | 7 | Ché ADAMS(p,f) | (f)Albie MORGAN | 5½ | 11 | 7 | James MILNER | Jamie Messenger | Manager | Per Magnusson | Scott CARSON | | 12 | | Anselmo GARCÍA McNULTY | Joe WOLLACOTT | | 13 | | Liam KELLY | Matt SMITH | | 14 | 6 | Dan NEIL | Charlie KIRK | | 15 | | Ibrahim OSMAN | Jayden STOCKLEY | | 16 | | Troy PARROTT |
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| | | League position: | - | Away league form: | ---- | Overall league form: | -------- | Formation: | 3-4-3 |
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