Liverpool has 3 players missing for Chelsea fixture with more doubts for Arne Slot

Federico Chiesa, Harvey Elliott and Alisson will all miss Liverpool's home game against Chelsea, while there are doubts over the availability of Alexis Mac Allister, Wataru Endo and Kostas Tsimikas.

Goalkeeper Alisson is expected to be sidelined until after the November international break after sustaining a hamstring problem during the win over Crystal Palace a fortnight ago. Alisson was replaced during the second half at Selhurst Park and Caoimhin Kelleher is expected to deputise for the Brazilian goalkeeper for the next seven games at least.

Kelleher was absent from the Liverpool squad against Palace due to illness but featured in both of Ireland's games during the break and will line up against Chelsea barring any late surprises.

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Harvey Elliott, meanwhile, is still on the comeback trail after suffering a fractured foot in September. Elliott has been pictured back in the gym in recent days but is yet to return to the pitch. Chiesa, meanwhile, missed Liverpool's two games prior to the international break, against Bologna and Palace, and did not take part in team training on Friday.

Mac Allister, Endo and Tsimikas have not been ruled out but are doubts after they were each also absent from team training on Friday. Endo and Tsimikas have been nursing illnesses in recent days, while the club is seemingly managing Mac Allister with caution after he was forced off at half-time against Palace with an adductor problem.

Despite his withdrawal at Selhurst Park, Mac Allister travelled to South America to link up with his Argentina teammates for World Cup qualifiers against Venezuela and Bolivia, and played for over an hour against the latter after sitting the former fixture out.

In his Friday morning press conference, before the squad trained together for the first time since the international break, Slot remarked: "Now we've got quite some issues from players coming back from the national teams, and we can only judge that perfectly today because today is the first time that they are all in and the first time that they are all training together again. So, let's see after the session where everybody is.

"Macca missed one game [for Argentina], he played the second one. Kostas missed out in the first game against England so I can name them all but we've got a few issues going on and let's wait and see where we are after today. [Wataru] Endo as well [he] was also sick."