LIVERPOOL v Blackpool: Steven Gerrard to return but left-back spot a concern for Roy Hodgson

01 October 2010 12:27
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard is set to return to the starting line-up for the Barclays Premier League visit of Blackpool on Sunday.[LNB]The midfielder was rested for yesterday's Europa League goalless draw in Utrecht and manager Roy Hodgson will hope he can inject some much-needed creativity against the Seasiders.[LNB] Playmaker: Liverpool badly missed the rested Gerrard in the Europa League[LNB]There is a problem at left-back as Paul Konchesky (hamstring) and Fabio Aurelio (Achilles) are still injured while usual stand-in Daniel Agger has a groin problem which saw him miss the trip to Holland.[LNB]Martin Kelly, a centre-half who has been occasionally been deployed at right-back, filled in against Utrecht but did not look particularly comfortable.[LNB]Provisional squad: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Kelly, Meireles, Gerrard, Poulsen, Cole, Kuyt, Torres, Jones, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Pacheco, Ngog, Lucas, Rodriguez, Jovanovic.[LNB]CLICK HERE FOR THE WEEKEND TEAM NEWS IN THE BARCLAYS PREMIER LEAGUE  

Source: Daily_Mail