Sixth placed Liverpool host relegation-battling Birmingham City in their Premier League encounter at Anfield.

TEAM NEWS: Late checks will be made on the fitness of Jamie Carragher and Andy Carroll. Carragher, captaining the side in the absence of Steven Gerrard, was knocked unconscious in a clash of heads with young full-back John Flanagan during Sunday's draw at Arsenal. Carroll jarred a knee against the Gunners and was taken off as a precaution, but left-back Fabio Aurelio is unlikely to feature this weekend after sustaining a thigh problem at the Emirates Stadium.