| | League position: | 3 | | Home league form: | LLWW | | Overall league form: | WLLLWWWL | | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
| | | Line-ups | | Alex CAIRNS | 5½ | 1 | 6 | Michael McGOVERN(c) | | (c)Wes BURNS | 7 | 2 | 6 | Tom SMITH | | Dexter LEMBIKISA | 7 | 3 | 6½ | Jeremy NGAKIA | | Sam FINLEY | 7½ | 4 | 7 | Florian FLICK | | Haydon ROBERTS | 7½ | 5 | 7 | Giorgio SCALVINI | | Osaze URHOGHIDE | 7 | 6 | 6 | Ricardo SANTOS | | Paul COUTTS | 6 | 7 | 7 | DOGUKAN Sinik | | Barrie McKAY | 7½ | 8 | 6½ | Callum ROBINSON | | (p)Milutin OSMAJIC | 7 | 9 | 6 | Alfie MAY(p) | | (f)Nazariy RUSYN | 6½ | 10 | 6½ | Kerim CALHANOGLU(f) | | Callum MORTON | 6½ | 11 | 6 | Nathan DELFOUNESO | | Manager | | | Elias SØRENSEN | | 12 | | Jens CASTROP | | Joel COLEMAN | | 13 | | Kieran LEE | | MARQUINHOS | | 14 | | Jordan WILLIAMS | | Josh EARL | | 15 | | Gethin JONES | | Josh MORRIS | | 16 | | Karamoko DEMBÉLÉ |
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| | | | League position: | 8 | | Away league form: | LLXL | | Overall league form: | WLLXWLWL | | Formation: | 4-3-3 |
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