Source: SKY_Sports
Liverpool v Sunderland live!
Former Liverpool striker Djibril Cisse takes a place on the Sunderland bench, while Kenwyne Jones starts after a knee problem, while Steed Malbranque (calf) is also fit.
French striker David Ngog makes his first home league start for Liverpool in an attacking partnership with Dirk Kuyt, while midfielder Javier
Mascherano takes up a position at right-back - a role the Argentine occupied in the closing stages of Saturday's 2-0 defeat at Middlesbrough.
Referee: Mark Halsey
Sunderland team: Fulop, Ben-Haim, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Malbranque, Whitehead, Reid, Leadbitter, Richardson, Jones. Subs: Gordon, Bardsley, Edwards, Cisse, Murphy, Davenport, Healy.
Liverpool team: Reina, Mascherano, Skrtel, Carragher, Insua, Benayoun, Gerrard, Alonso, Riera, Kuyt, Ngog. Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Hyypia, Aurelio, Babel, Lucas, El Zhar.
The team news is in!
Welcome to our live commentary of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Sunderland at Anfield.
