The hosts are currently occupying top spot in the four-team table, having taken nine points from four games, two clear of second-placed Toulouse and six away from the visitors, who are languishing at the bottom.
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Liverpool have a chance to seal their place in the knockout stage of the Europa League when they play host to LASK Linz in a Group E fixture on Thursday. The hosts are currently occupying top spot in the four-team table, having taken nine points from four games, two clear of second-placed Toulouse and six away from the visitors, who are languishing at the bottom. The Reds are heading into the match on the back of a hard-fought 1-1 Premier League-draw away to Manchester City at the weekend, while the Black-Whites edged past Tirol in the Austrian Bundesliga last time out.
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— Liverpool FC (@LFC) November 30, 2023
Having recorded successive wins over LASK, Royale Union SG and Toulouse, with an aggregate scoreline of 10-2, Liverpool suffered their first Europa League defeat of the season away to Toulouse on November 9. Jurgen Klopp’s men travelled to Stadium de Toulouse hoping to wrap up first place in Group E, but the 2019 Champions League winners lost the match despite finding the back of the net twice thanks to Cristian Casseres’ 74th-minute own goal and Diogo Jota’s 89th-minute effort. But Liverpool quickly bounced back with a dominant 3-0 English top flight victory over Brentford before the international break. Meanwhile, Klopp’s men came from behind to earn a point away to Manchester City on Saturday thanks to Trent Alexander-Arnold’s 80th-minute equaliser.
LASK, on the other hand, have recorded one win and three defeats from their four Group E games so far. The Austrian outfit secured their lone win against Union SG earlier this month thanks to three unanswered goals through Sascha Horvath, Maksym Talovyerov and Robert Zulj. The result helped Thomas Sageder’s side to keep their knockout dreams alive. One point separates LASK from Union SG in third, which would offer a Europa Conference League spot. Meanwhile, the Black-whites are currently occupying third spot in the Austrian top flight standings, with 28 points to their name from 15 games, and recorded their eighth league-win against Tirol last time out courtesy of Zulj’s lone goal early in the first-half.
Liverpool probable starting lineup: Kelleher, Alexander-Arnold, Konate, Quansah, Gomez, Elliott, Endo, Gravenberch, Doak, Gakpo, Diaz
LASK Linz probable starting lineup: Lawal, Andrade, Talovyerov, Ziereis, Stojkovic, Horvath, Ljubic, Bello, Ljubicic, Zulj, Usor
Liverpool
| Opponents | Score |
| Manchester City | 1-1 (D) |
| Brentford | 3-0 (W) |
| Toulouse | 3-2 (L) |
| Luton | 1-1 (D) |
| Bournemouth | 1-2 (W) |
LASK Linz
| Opponents | Score |
| Tirol | 1-0 (W) |
| BW Linz | 2-0 (L) |
| Royale Union SG | 3-0 (W) |
| Sturm Graz | 3-1 (W) |
| Kapfenberg | 0-1 (W) |
| Last match-result | Score |
| Liverpool beat LASK | 1-3 |
The UEFA Europa League fixture between Liverpool and LASK Linz will take place at Anfield on Thursday at 1:30 am IST.
| Liverpool vs LASK | Key Details |
| Date | November 30 |
| Venue | Anfield |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Austria | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 1:30 am (Friday) |
The live telecast of the Europa League matches in India will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, football fans in India can also live stream the game through Sony LIV and Jio TV. Meanwhile those on Austria can watch the match on Servus TV, Sky Sport Austria 1, Servus Sport Austria 2, RTL + and servistv.com.
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