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Liverpool lurched from calamity to respectability against Trabzonspor and will look to apply a similar gloss to their Premier League start against an Albion defence beaten six times when they last left the Hawthorns. Victory would be Liverpool’s 2,000th in 4,223 league games and all their big guns are expected back having missed the trip to Turkey and Friday’s five-hour flight home. Albion last won at Anfield when Jeff Astle secured a 1-0 victory in 1967 and they have not scored on this ground since 1985, when Garth Crooks grabbed the consolation in a 4-1 defeat for a side managed by Nobby Stiles. Andy Hunter

Venue Anfield, Sunday 3pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season n/a

Referee L Probert

This season’s matches 1 Y2, R0, 2.00 cards per game

Odds Liverpool 1-4 West Bromwich Albion 15-1 Draw 5-1

Liverpool

Subs from Jones, Rodríguez, Pacheco, Aurélio, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Lucas, Wilson, Spearing, Shelvey, Kelly

Doubtful Agger (concussion), Gerrard (back), Rodríguez (virus), Wilson (virus)

Injured None

Suspended Cole (second of three)

Form guide LD

Disciplinary record Y2 R1

Leading scorer Ngog 1

West Bromwich

Subs from Myhill, Barnes, Shorey, Bednar, Zuiverloon, Cox, Méïté, Wood, Moore, S Reid, Fortuné, Tchoyi

Doubtful Thomas (ankle)

Injured Mattock (ankle, 18 Sep), Miller (thigh, 18 Sep), Cech (foot, 25 Sep)

Suspended None

Form guide WL

Disciplinary record Y3 R0

Leading scorer Odemwingie 1

Match pointers

• Liverpool have won their last 12 meetings with Albion in all competitions

• Albion have failed to score in their eight Premier League meetings with Liverpool

• 29% of the goals Liverpool conceded last season came in the 15 minutes before half-time, the highest proportion in the division

• Albion have had four shots on target so far this season – the joint lowest total in the top flight

• Liverpool have kept 17 clean sheets in their last 20 matches at home to newly promoted teams

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