But he will be thrown into Tuesday night’s home Capital One Cup third-round showdown with Swansea as Tigers boss Steve Bruce looks to freshen up his tired troops. It is also not as if he has been recovering from an injury or anything like that.
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GARRY Monk will place faith in his fringe stars to book Swansea City’s place in round four of the Capital One Cup at Hull City.
Livermore will be one of several changes to the 18 who were involved in Saturday’s 1-1 draw at home to Queens Park Rangers as Bruce prepares to rotate his squad.
Sweden goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt, France Under-21 defender Franck Tabanou and Portugal striker Eder could be three to come in.
However, an FA statement said the death of Jake Junior had a “devastating effect” on Livermore, his partner and their families and that the player’s “cognitive functions and judgement were severely impaired” on the occasion he took cocaine. Whether I put Jake in on Tuesday, I’ll make up my mind in the next 24 hours.
Bruce is looking to make as many as seven changes as he sends his side into their fourth game in 10 days. The onus will be on City pressing their guests when out of possession and Meyler is expected to be one of those tasked with shutting down the diminutive playmaker Leon Britton. Let’s not forget how well Jake played in his first season with us.
A LITTLE piece of history is on offer for Hull City tomorrow night. Swansea City is now #7 in the EPL Table.
Although wholesale changes are forecast after a busy run in the Championship, the deputies will be recalled with points to prove.
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Failing an in-competition drugs test for a Class A drug carries a maximum punishment of a two-year suspension, but Livermore was given a reprieve, an independent commission determining his grief was an overwhelming mitigating factor in the case.
