What’s new from the team?

New goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky is available for selection after joining us from Slavia Prague at the weekend.

However, midfielders James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr will miss Wednesday’s game due to suspension after picking up two yellow cards each in the competition so far.

Rodrigo Bentancur is available again after serving a one-match ban for a cluster of yellow cards against Newcastle United at the weekend, while young attacking midfielder Mikey Moore could be included in the matchday squad after missing several weeks through illness .

Ange Postecoglou confirmed in his pre-match press conference on Tuesday that Radu Dragusin has recovered from the illness that forced him to sit out at half-time against Newcastle, while Archie Gray and Dejan Kulusevski are improving after their own illness problems. Fraser Forster (also ill) returned to training on Tuesday, the head coach confirmed.

Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Destiny Udogie, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison remain out.

As for Liverpool, Dominik Szoboszlai is a doubt due to illness, while Joe Gomez is out with a hamstring injury.

Who is the referee?

Stuart Attwell will take charge of the game on Wednesday evening.

Lee Betts and Constantine Hatzidakis will serve as assistant referees, with Tim Robinson as fourth official.

VAR will be in use, with Paul Tierney and his assistant Timothy Wood taking on these duties.

Wednesday’s game includes the First use of VAR announcements in the stadium in English football. As part of the process, the referees announce the final decision over the stadium’s public address system after a visit to the VAR monitor on the sidelines or after noting substantive issues such as accidental handball by a goal scorer or offside rulings. Only the final decision will be announced in the stadium.