Liverpool vs. Sunderland Lineups, Predictions & Confirmed Team News

Liverpool and Sunderland face off in a preseason friendly at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tennessee. The match marks the debut of Andoni Iraola as Liverpool's head coach following the departure of Arne Slot and will kick off at 6:00 PM EDT on July 25.

Liverpool's unavailable list includes Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Cody Gakpo, Alexis Mac Allister, and new signing Victor Muñoz, while Hugo Ekitike, Conor Bradley, and Giovanni Leoni are sidelined with injuries.

In addition, the departures of Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson mean Liverpool will also be without both players.

Meanwhile, Sunderland, under Régis Le Bris, are coming off a dominant 5-1 preseason victory over York City.

However, the Black Cats are also missing several key players who were involved in the World Cup, including Granit Xhaka, Chemsdine Talbi, Omar Alderete, and Thomas Meunier. Brian Brobbey, Nilson Angulo, and Habib Diarra have also been rested for this American tour fixture.

In the most recent head-to-head meetings, Liverpool remained unbeaten against Sunderland during last season's Premier League campaign, earning a 1-1 draw at Anfield before securing a 1-0 victory at the Stadium of Light.

Liverpool vs. Sunderland Confirmed Lineups

Liverpool confirmed starting lineup:

Sunderland confirmed starting lineup:

Liverpool vs. Sunderland Prediction

With both teams missing several key players, we still expect Liverpool to come away with the win, although we do not expect it to be a dominant performance.

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