Palmer will aim to return Saturday against Brentford after missing the latest cup action, with coach Liam Rosenior saying "Cole, yes. This game came too early for him. Hopefully, he'll be available to train on Friday and hopefully he'll be ready for us to play on Saturday. But he had a little minor strain in his thigh. If you play a player too early in January with a minor strain, it can turn to six weeks.", reports.

James (hip) "had a big knock on his hip. It was too sore for him today, so hopefully he'll be back for Saturday.", manager Liam Rosenior mentioned in press conference after Wednesday's loss to Arsenal, according to .

Trossard (undisclosed) took two shots (zero on goal) and sent in one inaccurate cross during 67 minutes in Wednesday's EFL Cup semi-final clash against Chelsea.

Saliba (undisclosed) made four tackles (one won), two clearances and one block during Wednesday's EFL Cup win over Chelsea.

Mbuemo (international duty) has returned to Manchester and was active in , leaving him as an option moving forward.

James is not an option for Wednesday's EFL Cup meeting with Arsenal because of a knock to the hip, reports.

Delap suffered an illness which prevented him from playing in the midweek EFL Cup derby against Arsenal, reports.

Gittens was left out of Wednesday's EFL Cup clash with Arsenal due to illness, reports.

Muniz (hamstring) was viewed taking the field for training Wednesday, according to his .

King (knee) was pictured taking the field for training Wednesday, according to his .

Gallagher has completed a transfer to Tottenham from Atletico Madrid, according to his new .

Mbuemo (international duty) has returned to Manchester and was active in , leaving him as an option moving forward.

Diallo (international duty) is back with his club and an option for upcoming contests after .

Bradley has and will begin rehab in the coming days and weeks.

Murphy (hamstring) needs to be assessed to know the full extent of the new setback he suffered in Tuesday's 2-0 defeat against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup, coach Eddie Howe said in a press conference, . "We don't think Jacob's injury is serious. But of course, we're waiting to see the full extent. He's had a hamstring problem for a couple of weeks. He's had two scans that have come back clear, so we're not quite sure what's going on with him."

Palmer will not be risked if he is not fully fit to play at this stage of the season, the media. "I had a really good in-depth conversation with Cole [on Monday], I've had a good in-depth conversation with the medical team, and we're at a stage of the season where we've got another eight games in four weeks, so it'd be crazy for me to risk any player in this phase of the season. To risk a player's health in January is a crazy thing to do if you have the ambition that you want to be strong at the end of the season."

Elanga (knee) created one scoring chance over 21 minutes as a substitute in Tuesday's EFL Cup loss to Manchester City.

Ait-Nouri played the final minutes and delivered an assist as a substitute in Tuesday's EFL Cup win over Newcastle.

Murphy (hamstring) after 45 minutes of Tuesday's game versus Manchester City.

Gonzalez missed Tuesday's EFL Cup matchup against Newcastle due to an issue that manager Pep Guardiola has described as an "incredible knock", reports.

Livremento (hamstring) is set to miss the next eight weeks of action due to a hamstring injury, according to

Saliba is doubtful for Wednesday's match against Chelsea, according to .

Trossard is doubtful for Wednesday's Carabao Cup match against Chelsea, according to manager

Branthwaite returned to l Tuesday in his recovery from a long-term hamstring injury.

Mosquera (ankle) is still a few weeks from recovering from his injury, according to "(Max) is very similar to Mosquera. Very similar injuries, very similar time frames. Both evolving really well, but they're not training yet, so they're still a few weeks away."

Dowman (ankle) is still a few weeks away, according to manager "(Max) is very similar to Mosquera. Very similar injuries, very similar time frames. Both evolving really well, but they're not training yet, so they're still a few weeks away."

Calafiori is set to miss a few more weeks as he recovers from a muscle injury, according to manager "It's a muscle injury. He's progressing, but we don't know. I think it will matter for a few weeks probably, but we don't know exactly when."

Bentancur underwent a hamstring surgery on Tuesday and will start his rehabilitation with the medical staff, .

Ngumoha was forced off in Monday's FA Cup victory against Barnsley due to cramps as he is still building his fitness for senior soccer, in a press conference. "I assume and think and expect it's cramp, so it tells you - it tells Rio - that I expect that a Premier League game is more intense than this one. It's very nice for him to again make 70 minutes, but that it's still very hard work to be ready for 90 in the Premier League. But that's completely normal for a 17-year-old, make no mistake about that. It's already great for him and for Liverpool and for everybody following us that a 17-year-old makes so many minutes in a Liverpool shirt. So, let's hope he can continue and we can bring him further and further towards 90 minutes at Premier League level."

Ekitike (hamstring) scored one goal and assisted once in 35 minutes as a substitute in Monday's FA Cup win over Barnsley.