Liverpool make six changes for Villarreal Champions League tie at Anfield

Liverpool made six changes to their starting XI for the Champions League match against Villarreal at Anfield ahead of the 8pm BST kick-off on 20 October 2026.

Ryan Gravenberch returned after his Premier League suspension and Cody Gakpo was back from injury; Kostas Tsimikas, Trey Nyoni, Lewis Koumas and Rio Ngumoha also stepped into the side, while Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak, Bradley Barcola and Milos Kerkez were named on the bench and Dominik Szoboszlai and Víctor Muñoz were listed as injured.

Liverpool's starting XI was Alisson, Araujo, Jacquet, van Dijk, Tsimikas, Gravenberch, Nyoni, Mac Allister, Ngumoha, Koumas and Gakpo, with substitutes Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Kerkez, Wirtz, Isak, Barcola, Laffey, Chambers, McConnell and Danns.