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TEAM NEWS
Liverpool will hope to have striker Fernando Torres and captain Steven Gerrard back after both were rested for the Europa League trip to Trabzonspor.
Midfielder Joe Cole serves the second game of a three-match ban.
West Brom will be without defender Marek Cech for at least three weeks with a fractured metatarsal.
Midfielder Jerome Thomas, defender Joe Mattock and striker Ishmael Miller will all miss the trip to Anfield through injury.
Liverpool
Suspended: Cole (two matches)
Doubtful: Agger (concussion), Gerrard (back), Rodriguez (virus)
West Brom
Injured: Cech (foot), Mattock & Thomas (both ankle), Miller (thigh)
MATCH PREVIEW
Roberto di Matteo wasn't even born the last time West Bromwich Albion won at Anfield, but the Midlands club may never get a better chance to end that sequence.
Baggies fans have to go all the way back to 1967 for their last success at Liverpool, a run of 23 games. But they head to Merseyside to face a team in transition. The Reds are still looking for their first Premier League win under Roy Hodgson and have not won in the league since beating Burnley 4-0 in April.
It is clear where Liverpool's biggest problem lies. They have managed only nine shots on target in the league so far this season, with five of those coming from David N'Gog. Fernando Torres is struggling for fitness and form and has not found the net in 462 minutes for club and country, a run of 10 games. And with chief creators Joe Cole suspended and Steven Gerrard battling to overcome a back injury, it is a problem with no obvious solution.
West Brom got their Premier League campaign up and running with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sunderland. Their attention now turns to improving their record on the road - they have not won a top-flight game away from the Hawthorns in 17 attempts.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• The Baggies have never scored in eight Premier League meetings with the Reds.
• Liverpool have conceded just one goal in their last 10 matches at home to West Brom.
Liverpool
• If Liverpool win, it will be their 2000th victory in league football.
• They are currently on a run of four Premier League games without a win, their longest sequence since January 2008.
• In the unlikely event he is selected, Javier Mascherano will make his 100th Premier League appearance.
• The Reds have kept 17 clean sheets in their last 20 matches at home to newly-promoted teams in the Premier League.
West Brom
• They have won just three of their last 18 Premier League matches.
• The Baggies haven't won a Premier League game away from home in 17 attempts, winning only one in the last 28.
• They have managed only four shots on target this season, the joint-lowest in the league.
• This is West Brom's fifth season in the Premier League. They have never finished higher than 17th.
I'm going for - Liverpool 3 - 0 West Brom
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Venue: Anfield Date: Sunday, 29 August Kick-off: 1500 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, full match commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside 1485 AM and DAB & highlights on Match of the Day 2
Venue: Anfield Date: Sunday, 29 August Kick-off: 1500 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, full match commentary on BBC Radio Merseyside 1485 AM and DAB & highlights on Match of the Day 2
TEAM NEWS
Liverpool will hope to have striker Fernando Torres and captain Steven Gerrard back after both were rested for the Europa League trip to Trabzonspor.
Midfielder Joe Cole serves the second game of a three-match ban.
West Brom will be without defender Marek Cech for at least three weeks with a fractured metatarsal.
Midfielder Jerome Thomas, defender Joe Mattock and striker Ishmael Miller will all miss the trip to Anfield through injury.
Liverpool
Suspended: Cole (two matches)
Doubtful: Agger (concussion), Gerrard (back), Rodriguez (virus)
West Brom
Injured: Cech (foot), Mattock & Thomas (both ankle), Miller (thigh)
MATCH PREVIEW
Roberto di Matteo wasn't even born the last time West Bromwich Albion won at Anfield, but the Midlands club may never get a better chance to end that sequence.
Baggies fans have to go all the way back to 1967 for their last success at Liverpool, a run of 23 games. But they head to Merseyside to face a team in transition. The Reds are still looking for their first Premier League win under Roy Hodgson and have not won in the league since beating Burnley 4-0 in April.
It is clear where Liverpool's biggest problem lies. They have managed only nine shots on target in the league so far this season, with five of those coming from David N'Gog. Fernando Torres is struggling for fitness and form and has not found the net in 462 minutes for club and country, a run of 10 games. And with chief creators Joe Cole suspended and Steven Gerrard battling to overcome a back injury, it is a problem with no obvious solution.
West Brom got their Premier League campaign up and running with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Sunderland. Their attention now turns to improving their record on the road - they have not won a top-flight game away from the Hawthorns in 17 attempts.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
• The Baggies have never scored in eight Premier League meetings with the Reds.
• Liverpool have conceded just one goal in their last 10 matches at home to West Brom.
Liverpool
• If Liverpool win, it will be their 2000th victory in league football.
• They are currently on a run of four Premier League games without a win, their longest sequence since January 2008.
• In the unlikely event he is selected, Javier Mascherano will make his 100th Premier League appearance.
• The Reds have kept 17 clean sheets in their last 20 matches at home to newly-promoted teams in the Premier League.
West Brom
• They have won just three of their last 18 Premier League matches.
• The Baggies haven't won a Premier League game away from home in 17 attempts, winning only one in the last 28.
• They have managed only four shots on target this season, the joint-lowest in the league.
• This is West Brom's fifth season in the Premier League. They have never finished higher than 17th.
I'm going for - Liverpool 3 - 0 West Brom
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