Having missed the chance to spend Christmas Day atop the Premier League rankings, Liverpool seek to dethrone Arsenal when they take on Burnley at Turf Moor on Boxing Day.
The Reds played out an exhilarating 1-1 draw with the Gunners on Saturday evening, where a Gabriel Magalhaes header was cancelled out by Mohamed Salah's fierce near-post strike.
A point was enough for Liverpool to rise back into second place above Aston Villa, albeit only on goal difference, and victory at Turf Moor could send them top of the pile for a couple of days before Arsenal host West Ham United on Thursday.
Here, Sports Mole rounds up Liverpool's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their showdown with the Clarets, who sunk Fulham 2-0 in the capital last time out.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Collarbone
Possible return date: Unknown
By virtue of losing a touchline tussle to Arsenal's Bukayo Saka on Saturday, Kostas Tsimikas was sent tumbling into the Liverpool technical area, where he wiped out Jurgen Klopp. The Liverpool boss emerged unscathed, but he confirmed that Tsimikas had sustained a broken collarbone in the incident, which will rule him out for a lengthy period.
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Status: Minor doubt
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: December 26 (vs. Burnley)
Following Tsimikas's withdrawal, Luis Diaz came off in the second half against the Gunners due to a blow to the knee, but he played down his concern after the game and should be fine to take on the Toffees.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Scottish starlet Ben Doak picked up a serious knee problem while playing for the Reds' Under-21s earlier this month, and the winger is also sidelined for the foreseeable future.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: January 1 (vs. Newcastle United)
Alexis Mac Allister is slowly on the mend from the painful knee wound he picked up against Sheffield United on December 6, but he is not expected to be back in first-team action until the New Year.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Knee
Possible return date: Unknown
Joel Matip will also be back in 2024, albeit not until much later in the year, as the Cameroonian centre-back ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament during Liverpool's 4-3 win over Fulham on December 3.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Muscular
Possible return date: January 1 (vs. Newcastle United)
There was hope that Diogo Jota may have been able to return from his muscular problem in time for the trip to Turf Moor, but the Portuguese attacker is not quite ready to make his comeback, which is now expected to happen at some point in the New Year.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Shoulder
Possible return date: January 21 (vs. Bournemouth)
Tsimikas's problem leaves Liverpool with no senior left-backs as Andrew Robertson also recovers from shoulder surgery, which will rule the Scotland international out until some point in the New Year.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Hip
Possible return date: January 21 (vs. Bournemouth)
Thiago Alcantara has been in the care of the doctors since suffering a severe hip injury in April, and the Spaniard is not expected back in competitive action for at least another few weeks, having seen his return delayed by a couple of setbacks.
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Status: Out
Type of injury: Calf
Possible return date: Unknown
Stefan Bajcetic fully recovered from an adductor injury before re-entering the medical bay with a calf problem, and Liverpool have not put a timeframe on the midfielder's recovery period.
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