Liverpool to come out with their now familiar starting XI, except Wijnaldum is again in for Lallana. Sturridge ruled out due to a tight calf. Sunderland, unsurprisingly, seem to have a very defensive starting group behind Defoe.
This is a kind of early bellweather game for 'Pool. They need to find that attacking spark with one of the Big Four off the pitch, and they need to take care of business against a relegation-zone club. A win today along with a strong performance from Wijnaldum should give the side good momentum going into a string of games against the bottom half of the table.