Liverpool midfielder Alexis Mac Allister will be unavailable for the club’s next two fixtures in both the Premier League and Champions League due to suspension.
The 2022 World Cup winner will miss Saturday’s Merseyside derby against Everton at Goodison Park, which could be the last-ever league meeting at the historic stadium unless the clubs face off in an FA Cup tie later in the season. Mac Allister will also sit out Liverpool’s European trip to Girona three days later.
Mac Allister has received two separate one-match bans—one for domestic competition and one for European matches.
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The suspension in the Premier League comes after Mac Allister received his fifth yellow card of the season during Wednesday’s 3-3 draw against Newcastle United, following earlier bookings in October and November. Accumulating five yellow cards in the Premier League leads to an automatic one-match ban.
Additionally, Mac Allister was handed a similar ban by UEFA after picking up his third yellow card in the Champions League, during the match against Real Madrid last week. Earlier bookings against AC Milan and RB Leipzig triggered the European suspension as well.
Since joining Liverpool, Mac Allister has been an essential player, starting 12 of the 14 Premier League matches and all five Champions League games. He has played more minutes than all but Virgil van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, and regular midfield partner Ryan Gravenberch.
Mac Allister will be available for selection again when Liverpool host Fulham in the Premier League on December 14.