Having just returned after five games out, Conor Bradley will now be absent from Liverpool’s next Premier League game at home to Brighton on December 13.
Bradley was restored to the side for Saturday’s trip to Leeds having spent the past month out with a muscle injury.
Replacing Joe Gomez, the right-back went into the game knowing he would earn a one-match suspension if he picked up a yellow card.
Why Conor Bradley is suspended for Liverpool vs. Brighton
Booked just before half-time for a lunging foul on Ethan Ampadu, Bradley has now been cautioned five times in the Premier League, ruling him out against Brighton.
He is the first Liverpool player to pick up five yellows in the league, with Dominik Szoboszlai also on four heading into the trip to Leeds.
With Bradley now unavailable for the visit of Brighton it will mean another change at right-back for Arne Slot.
Jeremie Frimpong is nearing a return from a hamstring injury but it remains to be seen if he will be ready for that 3pm kickoff.
Gomez is the most likely replacement but Slot could also consider midfielders Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones if required.
Bradley’s booking at Elland Road rules him out of Liverpool’s next league game, but he will still be available for the away clash with Inter Milan on Tuesday night.
How Bradley is also a suspension risk in Champions League
However, the 22-year-old is facing the same situation in the Champions League: one more booking and he will be suspended for one match.
That comes with a total of three bookings earning a suspension in Europe, with Bradley the only Liverpool player on two ahead of Liverpool’s trip to the San Siro.
Two of Slot’s players have, however, already missed games due to bans this season: Hugo Ekitike for his two yellows against Southampton in the Carabao Cup and youngster Amara Nallo for his straight red in the next round against Crystal Palace.
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