
Alberto Aquilani starts in the middle for the Reds tonight instead of Lucas while Ryan Babel retains his place in the side against Portsmouth.
The Reds side in full is:
Reina, Insua, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Mascherano, Aquilani, Gerrard, Babel, Rodriguez, Torres.
Subs: Cavalieri, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Benayoun, Kuyt, Lucas, Kelly.