Liverpool : Reina, Aurelio, Skrtel, Carragher, Arbeloa, Mascherano, Alonso, Riera, Gerrard, Kuyt, Torres.
Blackburn : Robinson, Ooijer, Samba, Nelsen, Givet, Andrews, Mokoena, Warnock, Dunn, Diouf, McCarthy.
INJURIES
Hyypia, Degen (Both Liverpool), Santa Cruz, Roberts, Emerton, Grella, Reid, Pedersen (All Blackburn).
SUSPENSIONS
None
LAST 5 RESULTS (from most recent)
Liverpool : LWWWW
Home 1-3 Chelsea (Champions League)
Away 1-0 Fulham
Home 5-0 Aston Villa
Away 4-1 Man Utd
Home 4-0 Real Madrid (Champions League)
Home 2-0 Sunderland
Home 5-0 Aston Villa
Away 4-1 Man Utd
Home 4-0 Real Madrid (Champions League)
Home 2-0 Sunderland
Blackburn : WDLWD
Home 2-1 Tottenham
Home 1-1 West Ham
Away 0-4 Arsenal
Away 2-1 Fulham
Home 0-0 Everton
Premiership matches unless stated
STATISTICS
- In the previous 2 Premiership meetings of Liverpool and Blackburn have ended as 3-1 victories to the Reds.
- Blackburn have scored exactly 1 goal in 4 of their last 5 clashes with Liverpool.
- Out of 14 Premiership matches at Anfield, Blackburn have won only 1 going back to September 1993.
- All 4 goals in this fixture last season came in the final half hour of the match.
- Liverpool have gone 26 home games without defeat, the longest current run in the top-flight.
- Liverpool have scored the most 90th-minute goals this season : 8
- Liverpool have been hit the woodwork 24 times this season, currently leading in the Premiership.
- Both teams have been awarded a joint-high 5 penalties this season.
- Liverpool are the only side not to have 0 player sent off this season - Liverpool is the most disciplined team!
- Rovers have lost only 3 of their last 14 Premier League games.
- Liverpool have won 8 and drawn 3 of their 11 north-west derby games this season, scoring 25 goals in the process.
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