Venue: Anfield Date: Sunday, 7 November Kick-off: 1600 GMT
Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio Merseyside 95.8 FM, 1485 MW and DAB; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
Chelsea's Florent Malouda has recovered from an ankle strain, but Michael Essien is doubtful with a toe problem.
Ramires is on standby, with Frank Lampard not yet ready to return following a hernia operation.
Liverpool
Doubtful: Babel (rib), Kuyt (ankle)
Injured: Agger (calf), Aurelio (groin), Cole (hamstring)
Chelsea
Doubtful: Bosingwa (illness), Essien (toe)
Injured: Benayoun (Achilles), Lampard (hernia)
• Liverpool and Chelsea have met 26 times in various competitions since October 2004.
Chelsea have won 12 of those games, and Liverpool seven.
• Chelsea won a league game at Anfield for the first time in four attempts in May; the 2-0 success left them on the verge of the title.
• There have been 24 goals in the last seven league and cup games between them.
• Manager Roy Hodgson has not won any of his last six league matches against Chelsea (D1, L5).
• Liverpool have not led at half-time in any league match this season, and have only scored two first-half goals.
• They have not managed a league goal that wasn't either scored or assisted by Steven Gerrard or Fernando Torres since the opening day of the season.
• Fernando Torres has scored four goals in as many matches against Chelsea at Anfield.
Chelsea
• Chelsea earned their first come-from-behind victory of 2010 at Blackburn last weekend.
• They have taken 10 points out of 12 and won six of their last seven matches in all competitions.
• The champions have the best goalscoring and defensive records in the division.
• Nicolas Anelka scored five goals in 22 league and cup games on loan at Liverpool in the 2001-02 season.