Eight Liverpool players to miss Champions League clash against LASK clash as Andoni Iraola turns to academy

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-13 · by Tashan Deniran-Alleyne

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Liverpool's manager Andoni Iraola faces a lineup challenge for their Champions League match against LASK Linz due to injuries, with key players like Isak, Gakpo, and others missing. The team flew to Austria on Tuesday without these injured players, leaving Iraola to rely on academy players Josh Sonni-Lambie and Wellity Lucky along with some senior stars for the game.

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Liverpool will face LASK Linz in a Champions League match on October 13, 2026, with significant player absences due to injuries and fatigue. Andoni Iraola, the manager, called up several academy players including Josh Sonni-Lambie, Wellity Lucky, Lewis Koumas, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha, James McConnell, and Luke Chambers. Key absentees are Adam Isak (thigh injury), Mohamed Gakpo (ankle issue), and others like Diogo Jota ("Dom"), who was pulled from training due to tightness. The squad departed from Liverpool's John Lennon Airport on Tuesday, but Isak, Gakpo, and Dominik Szoboszlai were notably absent. Captain Virgil van Dijk, Alisson Becker, Joe Gomez, and Florian Wirtz are among those traveling to Austria for the match. Iraola will discuss player availability in a pre-match press conference.

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Josh Sonni-Lambie and Wellity Lucky are the academy players called up by Iraola, joining youngsters Lewis Koumas, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha, James McConnell and Luke Chambers in the squad.

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🔮 Iraola will provide an update in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

2026-10-13 · Evening Standard

Eight Liverpool players to miss Champions League clash against LASK clash as Andoni Iraola turns to academy · assertive framing

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Isak sustained a thigh injury while on international duty with Sweden last month and Gakpo returned earlier than expected with an ankle issue. asserted

Gakpo → sustain → issue

“Dom came from the national team with tightness, an overload,” Iraola said after the loss to Man City. asserted

Iraola → come → City

“We put him as a floater in the training and tried to protect him but he was feeling something very small. asserted

he → put → something

“It's true that now we play four games in 10 days, so it's going to be difficult because we fly to Austria in two days. asserted

we → play → days

I think it's going to be difficult to recover any of the players.” asserted

it → think → players

Since that update, Liverpool released footage of Iraola’s squad taking off from John Lennon Airport on Tuesday afternoon en route to Austria for a Champions League away day. asserted

Liverpool → release → day

Crucially neither Isak, Szoboszlai or Gakpo were spotted boarding the plane and their absences were confirmed shortly after with Liverpool naming a 23-man squad for the trip to Linz. asserted

Liverpool → spot → Linz

Iraola will provide an update in the pre-match press conference on Tuesday afternoon. asserted

Iraola → provide → afternoon

As expected, captain Virgil van Dijk has flown out to Austria as he prepares to bring up 200 appearances for Liverpool wearing the armband. asserted

he → expect → armband

He is joined by senior stars such as Alisson Becker, Joe Gomez, Florian Wirtz, Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Bradley Barcola. asserted

He → join → Becker

Josh Sonni-Lambie and Wellity Lucky are the academy players called up by Iraola, joining youngsters Lewis Koumas, Trey Nyoni, Rio Ngumoha, James McConnell and Luke Chambers in the squad. asserted

Lambie → call → squad

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