While Jürgen Klopp started the season with far grander ambitions than scrapping for fourth place come May, the Liverpool manager will sense that a tortuous campaign can maybe end on a happy note after Thursday’s victory at Old Trafford reignited their top-four challenge. Given third- and fourth-placed Leicester and Chelsea meet on Tuesday, Klopp knows that three wins will probably be enough for his side to leapfrog one of them come the final Sunday and secure Champions League football. Given his side’s form this season that cannot be considered a foregone conclusion, yet there were signs in the 4-2 win over United of the departing champions being a potent attacking force again. West Brom, relegated by last Sunday’s defeat at Arsenal, have nothing but pride to play for but Sam Allardyce rarely turns down the opportunity to bloody the nose of one of the bigger clubs. Paul Chronnell
Sunday 4.30pm Sky Sports Premier League
Venue The Hawthorns
Last season n/a
Referee Mike Dean
This season G22 Y79 R8 3.95 cards/game
Odds H 12-1 A 1-3 D 11-2
WEST BROM
Subs from Lonergan, Button, Grosicki, Harper, Edwards, Kipré, Livermore, Grant, Peltier, Gibbs, Diangana, Phillips
Doubtful
Injured Ivanovic (hamstring, unknown), Snodgrass (back, unknown)
Suspended None
Discipline Y48 R4
Form WWLDDL
Leading scorer Pereira 10
LIVERPOOL
Subs from Adrián, N Williams, Davies, Tsimikas, Milner, Wijnaldum, Keïta, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Jota.
Doubtful
Injured Kabak (muscle, 19 May) Henderson (groin, 19 May), Origi (knock, unknown), Matip (ankle, Aug), Van Dijk (knee, Aug), Gomez (knee, unknown), Kelleher (abdominal, unknown),
Suspended None
Discipline Y38 R0
Form WWDDWW
Leading scorer Salah 21
