Points-starved Reds look to reverse their fortune against Martin O’Neill’s men
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 will take on Sunderland in a Premier League match at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
The match will carry paramount importance for the Merseyside club, as they are yet to record their first win in the league this season.
Earlier, the men in red suffered disappointing defeats against West Bromwich Albion and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429, pushing them down to as low as eighteenth in the current league standings.
Meanwhile, the Black Cats, who have managed 2 points out of their first 2 outings, will look to make the most of their home advantage and pile further misery on an already out-of-sorts Liverpool team.
Sunderland
After seeing his side play out a hard fought 2-2 draw at the Liberty Stadium in their last game, it is expected that O’Neill won’t seek too many changes in his starting line-up.
Wes Brown and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Phil-Bardsley-c29900, who missed out the previous match due to knee and ankle injuries respectively, will once again miss out on the action, having failed to recover on time.
In their absence, the manager could partner http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Craig-Gardner-c9475, Jack Colback and John O’Shea in the rearguard.
After making a fairytale debut against Swansea City, in which he netted two goals, Steven Fletcher is likely to retain his place in the team, and may feature alongside another newcomer, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Louis-Saha-c22459 in the frontline.
Other than that, there are no major changes expected.
Expected Starting Eleven:
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/James-McClean-c17703, Louis Saha, Stephane Sessegnon.
Results of last five league games:
D D L L D
Liverpool
Brendan Rodgers may not be facing any major injury problems going into the match on Saturday. However, the Ulsterman has got scores of others things to attend do.
The defeat against Arsenal at home in the preceding game only made the things more complex for the manager, who has failed to come up with a solution to the Reds manifest problems upfront.
Despite the duo’s poor conversion rate, Rodgers is likely to start with Luis Suarez and Fabio Borini in the attacking front.
Raheem Sterling, one of Liverpool’s silver linings so far this term, is certain to get a nod for another start.
The midfield duties will be taken up by http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196, while Jose Enrique could lose out his place to Stewart Downing for the left-back position, as the Spaniard is reported to be experiencing some fitness problems.
Expected Starting Eleven:
Steven Gerrard (Captain), http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-Borini-c13163, Luis Suarez.
Results of last five league games:
L D L L W
Expected Result:
Sunderland 1 : 2 Liverpool
Despite the fact that the Reds have struggled to secure results off late, they will go into the game hungry for points and are expected to claim a much needed win.
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