Liverpool face losing key player as Alexis Mac Allister’s suspension clarified

Ryan Gravenberch will need to navigate a disciplinary tightrope in Liverpool’s upcoming Premier League matches if he wishes to avoid a one-match suspension. The 22-year-old Dutch midfielder has featured in all 14 league matches for the Reds this season, but with four yellow cards already, he risks losing his ever-present status.

Under Premier League rules, players who accumulate five yellow cards before the 20th game of the season automatically face a one-game suspension. For Gravenberch, this means that if he is booked in any of Liverpool’s next four league matches—against Fulham, Tottenham Hotspur, Leicester, or West Ham—he will have to sit out the following game.

However, after the season’s halfway point, the suspension threshold increases to ten yellow cards across the first 32 matches, meaning Gravenberch could pick up a fifth booking in the games against Manchester United or later without facing a ban.

Meanwhile, Alexis Mac Allister will serve a one-match suspension against Fulham on Saturday after collecting his fifth yellow card of the season against Newcastle United. The Argentine was originally set to miss Liverpool’s trip to Goodison Park last weekend, but his suspension was postponed following the cancellation of the match due to Storm Darragh’s impact on Merseyside.

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“I’ve been in that situation before” – Alan Shearer shares bold prediction for Mohamed Salah at Liverpool

Mohamed Salah has scored in seven consecutive Premier League matches and will aim to extend that streak when Liverpool faces Everton on Saturday.

Alan Shearer has endorsed Salah’s chances of breaking Jamie Vardy’s Premier League scoring streak record. The Egyptian winger has found the net in seven straight league games and needs to score in five more to surpass Vardy, who set the record in 2015 by breaking Ruud van Nistelrooy’s previous streak.

Vardy, now 37, scored in 11 consecutive matches during Leicester City’s title-winning 2015/16 season, surpassing van Nistelrooy’s 10-match run. His goals came against Bournemouth, Aston Villa, Stoke, Arsenal, Norwich, Southampton, Crystal Palace, West Brom, Watford, Newcastle, and Manchester United.

Salah, now on a seven-match streak, is closing in on Vardy’s record. He began his run with a goal against Chelsea and has followed it up with goals against Arsenal, Brighton, Aston Villa, Southampton, Manchester City, and Newcastle.

Shearer, the Premier League’s all-time top scorer, believes Salah can break Vardy’s record. Liverpool’s upcoming fixtures include matches against Everton, Fulham, Tottenham, Leicester, and West Ham.

Shearer told Betfair: “As a player, when you’re on a run like Salah is, you feel pretty unstoppable. I’ve been in that position myself, and you just can’t wait for the next game to come around.

“You don’t go out there hoping you’re going to score, you go out knowing that you’re going to score. Standing in that tunnel before a game when you’re in red-hot form, it’s a great feeling, believe me.”

“It wouldn’t surprise me to see him break Jamie Vardy’s Premier League scoring streak record, especially with the form he’s in, the player he is, and the chances that Liverpool create. With the Christmas and New Year period full of matches, it’s a great time for him.”

“Can he break the record? I wouldn’t put it past him, he’s that good of a footballer.”