Liverpool v Stoke City: match preview

Liverpool v Stoke City: match preview
 
Steven Gerrard may be on the bench on the 16th anniversary of his Liverpool debut with Brendan Rodgers admitting prior to the Champions League draw with Ludogorets that three games in a week should not be expected of him. Whoever starts will be under pressure to deliver a first win in November for Liverpool and to respond to the manager’s demand for greater resilience. Stoke, smarting from last weekend’s home defeat by Burnley, have beaten Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur on their travels this season. Andy Hunter

Kick-off Saturday 3pm
Venue Anfield
Last season Liverpool 1 Stoke 0
Referee C Pawson
 
This season G9, Y28, R3, 3.78 cards per game

Odds H 8-11 A 9-2 D 3-1
Liverpool v Stoke City Liverpool v Stoke City: probable starters in bold, contenders in light
Liverpool

Subs from Jones, Gerrard, Touré, Moreno, Can, Coutinho, Markovic, Borini, José Enrique

Doubtful None

Injured Sakho (thigh, 13 Dec), Suso (groin, 13 Dec), Sturridge (thigh, Jan), Flanagan (knee, Jan), Balotelli (groin, unknown)

Suspended None

Form WWDLLL

Discipline Y25 R0

Leading scorers Gerrard, Sterling 3
Stoke City

Subs from Sorensen, Muniesa, Ireland, Adam, Sidwell, Assaidi, Krkic, Shea, Cameron, Wilkinson

Doubtful Bardsley (virus), Begovic (virus), Cameron (virus), Pieters (calf), Wilson (hamstring)

Injured Huth (calf, 13 Dec), Moses (thigh, Jan), Teixeira (foot, Jan)

Suspended None

Ineligible Assaidi (terms of loan)

Form LWLDWL

Discipline Y26 R0

Leading scorers Diouf, Walters 3




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