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Stoke City v Liverpool: match preview

Stoke City v Liverpool
Stoke City v Liverpool: probable starters in bold, contenders in light.

Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool will secure a place in next season’s Europa League group stage if they beat Stoke in what will be Steven Gerrard’s 710th and final appearance for the club. Stoke are guaranteed a top-half finish for the second season in a row and have already surpassed their highest Premier League points tally, but Mark Hughes will not want to end the season with a defeat. Harry Edwards

Kick-off Sunday 3pm

Venue Britannia Stadium

Last season Stoke City 3 Liverpool 5

Referee A Taylor

This season G29, Y109, R5, 3.93 cards per game

Odds H 13-5 A 6-5 D 13-5

Stoke City

Subs from Butland, Sorensen, Wilson, Bardsley, Muniesa, Ireland, Palacios, Odemwingie, Adam, Sidwell, Teixeira, Crouch, Ward, Shenton

Doubtful Ireland (back), Moses (hamstring)

Injured Krkic (knee, Sep)

Suspended None

Form DWDLWD

Discipline Y79 R1

Leading scorer Diouf 9

Liverpool

Subs from Jones, Ward, Johnson, Lambert, Balotelli, Touré, Markovic, Manquillo, Borini, Sinclair, Brannagan, Lucas, Allen

Doubtful Balotelli (foot)

Injured José Enrique (knee), Sakho (hamstring, both Aug), Flanagan (knee), Sturridge (hip, both Oct)

Suspended None

Form WDLWDL

Discipline Y65 R3

Leading scorer Gerrard 8

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