14 players missing for Liverpool vs Chelsea as double injury boost confirmed
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesLiverpool FCLiverpool and Chelsea face significant injury concerns ahead of their Premier League clash at Anfield on Saturday, with Mohamed Salah among the players whose availability remains doubtful for the game08:54, 09 May 2026Updated 09:01, 09 May 2026Liverpool goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili could return against Chelsea after his injury against Everton(Image: Getty Images)Mohamed Salah could be among as many as 14 players sidelined for either Liverpool or Chelsea in their upcoming Premier League fixture.Ahead of Saturday's match, Arne Slot has received a double injury boost, with Alexander Isak and Giorgi Mamardashvili both expected to feature. The Premier League's UEFA ranking means the top five will compete in UEFA's premier club competition for the second consecutive season.READ MORE: Liverpool transfer news and rumors today LIVE: Bradley Barcola contact, Chelsea build-upREAD MORE: Arne Slot responds to Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk's comments on Liverpool standardsChelsea, meanwhile, finds itself down in ninth place, battling to secure European football next term.
It trails Brentford in seventh by three points.Both sides carry fairly lengthy injury lists heading into the encounter, reports the Liverpool Echo.Here is a look at the players who could be absent for both clubs.LiverpoolThere are doubts surrounding Mohamed Salah's availability, as he is yet to return to training. "Mo [has] also not trained with us yet but is also, like Ali, getting very, very, very close to training with us."Mohamed Salah is a major doubt for Liverpool vs Chelsea.(Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire.)Longer-term absentees Hugo Ekitike (achilles), Wataru Endo (foot), Giovanni Leoni (knee), Stefan Bejcetic, Jayden Danns and Conor Bradley (knee), will all be forced to miss the game through injury.ChelseaChelsea is also contending with a mounting injury list.
Both goalkeeper Robert Sanchez and winger Jesse Derry sustained head injuries during the Blues' defeat to Nottingham Forest, with concussion protocols ruling both players out of the fixture against Liverpool.Interim manager Calum McFarlane faces particular concerns out wide. "Pedro Neto and [Alejandro] Garnacho are both carrying knocks, and it's unlikely that they will be available," McFarlane said.Fellow winger Estevao has been sidelined for the rest of the season with a hamstring injury, while Jamie Gittens has been absent since January due to injury.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCLiverpool injury newsChelsea FCPremier LeagueMohamed SalahAlissonHugo EkitikeWataru EndoGiovanni LeoniStefan BajčetićJayden DannsConor Bradley