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Courtesy of BBC Sport:
Sunderland pair Victor Anichebe and Lamine Kone are major doubts after suffering hamstring and hip injuries respectively against Burnley.
Jason Denayer is also doubtful with a hamstring injury, while Billy Jones is serving a one-match suspension.
Liverpool could be without captain Jordan Henderson against his former club after he suffered a heel problem during the win over Manchester City.
However, manager Jurgen Klopp has no other fresh injury concerns.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
- Sunderland have won only three of their 31 Premier League matches against Liverpool (D10, L18) – all three of those victories came at home, most recently in March 2012.
- Liverpool have won on their last three visits to the Stadium of Light.
Sunderland
- Sunderland have lost four of their last five league matches.
- However, they have won three of their last four league games at the Stadium of Light, with their only defeat coming against league leaders Chelsea.
- They could keep consecutive home clean sheets in the league for the first time since May 2014.
- Fabio Borini scored two goals in 25 league appearances for Liverpool between 2012-2015.
Liverpool
- Liverpool have their highest ever points tally after 19 games of a Premier League season (43), surpassing their tally of 42 points after 19 games in 2008-09.
- They could keep three consecutive Premier League away clean sheets for the first time since a run of six in a row from December 2014 to March 2015 under Brendan Rodgers.
- Adam Lallana has provided seven assists in 17 league appearances this season – his most ever in a single Premier League campaign.
- Daniel Sturridge has scored in each of his last three league appearances against Sunderland, although the most recent of those was on 26 March 2014.
