Liverpool have a chance of closing the point gap between themselves and league leaders Chelsea when to just three points when they face stru...
Liverpool have a chance of closing the point gap between themselves and league leaders Chelsea when to just three points when they face struggling Sunderland Monday afternoon.
Liverpool are currently six points behind Chelsea and a win on the road today at the stadium of light will push them closer winning the league for the first time in the Premier league era having come close on several occasions.
Chelsea are not in action until Thursday when they face north London rivals Tottenham who are currently fourth on the table and fancy a champions league place.
Liverpool will hope that Chelsea slips against their north London foes as the second half of the season commence.
Manchester United,City,and League Champions Leicester are all in action today.
Sunderland's Victor Anichebe and Lamine Kone are most likely to miss the encounter after suffering hamstring and hip injuries respectively against Burnley while Billy Jones is serving a one-match suspension.
Klopp has no fresh injury worries except for Red captain Jordan Henderson who might be a doubt against his former club after he suffered a heel problem during the team's impressive win over Manchester City.
Jurgen Klopp's men will be hoping to continue their dominance over the Black Cats and are highly spirited coming on the back of a fantastic win over Pep Gardiola's City at Anfield on Saturday.
The Reds had the better of the Black Cats in the first leg with an emphatic 2-0 win at anfield.
Source: GhanaWeb