Liverpool are back in action this afternoon with the visit of Ipswich Town to Anfield. And the Reds will be hoping to extend their lead at the top of the table on a busy day in the Premier League, with Arsenal and Nottingham Forest both playing at the same time.

Arne Slot has options at his disposal for the match, which is sandwiched between two key Champions League games. Lille were dispatched on Tuesday 2-1 at Anfield and now Liverpool need just a point at PSV Eindhoven this coming Tuesday to secure top spot.

The Reds, however, failed to come through the match against Lille unscathed, with a new injury confirmed this week. Indeed, Curtis Jones is now set to spend a spell on the sidelines after picking up a knock in the first half of the match.

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The midfielder was hurt just before half-time and while he was able to continue after treatment for the remainder of the first half, he failed to reappear for the second half.

Slot confirmed on Friday that Jones was not available for the Ipswich match and that he was now a doubt for PSV or the trip to Bournemouth next weekend.

"He went off during half time which is mostly not a good sign and it wasn't because he won't be available for the game tomorrow," Slot said.

"The rest we have to see how long it will take. I am not expecting months, of course. Well not 'of course' but I am not predicting months, but let's see if he can play against PSV or Bournemouth."

Jones joined Joe Gomez and Diogo Jota on the sidelines, with the pair both out for "weeks rather than months", but certainly unavailable in the immediate future.

Gomez has been absent since injuring his hamstring during the first half of the 5-0 Premier League win at West Ham United on December 29.

Jota, meanwhile, has missed the last games after complaining of having suffered a muscle injury during his goalscoring cameo from the bench during the 1-1 draw at Nottingham Forest last midweek. The Portuguese has already missed a significant chunk of the campaign after an impact injury to his upper body at home to Chelsea back in late October.