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Liverpool - FC Gomel Preview: Reds looking to secure their passage through to the next round of the Europa League

Brendan Rodgers is out for a victory in his first match at Anfield to build on a debut win in charge of the club in the opening leg against their Belarusian opponents last week

By Shane Farrington

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LIVERPOOL

Reina
Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Enrique
Downing, Henderson, Spearing, Cole
Gerrard
Carroll

FC GOMEL



Bushma
Matveychik, Kirilchik, Kaveshki, Kilmovich
 Vornonkov, Kozeka
Lipatkin, Levitski, Platonov
Alumona

Brendan Rodgers is unlikely to make too many changes from the side that played in the first leg. Daniel Agger is again likely to miss out with speculation linking him with a move to Manchester City intensifying over recent days.

Summer signing Fabio Borini is likely to make way up front with Andy Carroll pushing for a start. Luis Suarez has returned to the club following Olympic duty for Uruguay and despite making himself available for the match, is likely to be on the bench.

Likewise, Gomel manager Oleg Kubarev could name a similar side to the first leg. Nikolay Lipatkin could come into the team after impressing in a brief 15 minute cameo in their first leg defeat.

Aleksandr Alumona is again poised to lead the line for the visitors with support expected to come from Dmitri Platonov and Igor Voronkov.

  DID YOU KNOW?
  • Liverpool have won the Uefa Cup (before it was turned into the Europa League) three times in their history: in  1973, 1976 and 2001.
  • The Reds' eighth place league finish last season was their worst in 18 years.
  • Liverpool new boy Fabio Borini (pictured right), played under Brendan Rodgers for Swansea in the 2010/11 season and scored 10 goals in 26 appearances in his only season at Roma the following year.
  • FC Gomel dominated the first leg and had 18 shots with six of those hitting the target, while Liverpool had seven shots and two on target.

  • The Belarusian side have had five previous names in their history: Lokomotiv Gomel, Spartak Gomel, Gomselmash Gomel, Mashinostroitel Gomel and Gomselmash Gomel.

  • The visitors beat Vikingur from the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying stages in the Europa League 10-0 on aggregate and Macedonian outfit Renova 2-1 in the next stage to set-up their clashes against Liverpool.

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  • Liverpool 3-0 FC Gomel
    25.92 %
  • Liverpool 2-0 FC Gomel
    24.01 %
  • Liverpool 2-1 FC Gomel
    8.17 %
Head to Head
Europa League ‎(EL)‎ 9 Aug 2012 Liverpool 3 - FC Gomel 0
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Europa League ‎(EL)‎ 2 Aug 2012 FC Gomel 0 - Liverpool 1
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Available Squads
25José Reina PaezGoalkeeper
5Daniel AggerDefender
2Glen JohnsonDefender
3José EnriqueDefender
37Martin SkrtelDefender
33Jonjo ShelveyMidfielder
21Lucas LeivaMidfielder
19Stewart DowningMidfielder
8Steven GerrardMidfielder
29Fabio BoriniStriker
7Luis SuárezStriker
1Bradley JonesGoalkeeper
23Jamie CarragherDefender
34Martin KellyDefender
16Charlie AdamMidfielder
14Jordan HendersonMidfielder
20Jay SpearingMidfielder
8Andy CarrollStriker
-Vladimir BushmaGoalkeeper
-Dmitri KlimovichDefender
-Ihar KuzmianokDefender
-Siarhei MatveichykDefender
-Dmitri PlatonovMidfielder
-Igor VoronkovMidfielder
17Nikolai KashevskyDefender
-Sergey KozekaMidfielder
-Tomasz NowakMidfielder
-Aleksandr AlumonaStriker
-Ilya AleksievichStriker
-Andrey SakovichGoalkeeper
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Players to Watch
Stewart Downing
Stewart Downing
Position: Midfielder
Squad Number: 19
Games Goals YC RC
12 2 0 0
The 28-year-old struggled to shine in his debut season at Anfield following his big-money move from Aston Villa. He netted the only goal in the first leg between the two sides and he will be hoping to carry this form in to the new season.


Aleksandr Alumona
Aleksandr Alumona
Position: Striker
Squad Number: 0
Games Goals YC RC
2 0 1 0
The Russian forward was arguably the stand-out player in the first leg. His movement caused Liverpool’s backline problems and if his finishing had been better then his side could have well be heading in to the second leg ahead. With chances likely to be harder to come by, the 28-year-old will need to be more clinical in front of goal if FC Gomel are to go through.
Prediction
The Reds go in to the game leading 1-0 but the visitors showed in the first leg they are capable of causing Rodgers’ side problems. However after spending another week with his new squad to implement his ideas, the Merseyside outfit should have too much for their hosts to handle.
Editor's Prediction
Liverpool 3
Gomel 1
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