 With Liverpool going into this clash unbeaten and Derby still looking for their first win, can the Rams pull off the shock of the season with a win at Anfield? On the evidence of the past couple of weeks, there doesn’t seem much of a chance.
Liverpool’s demolition of Toulouse to reach the group stages of the Champions League showed, if nothing else, the strength and depth of their squad.
Steven Gerrard will be missing for the Reds as he overcomes his fractured toe while defender Jamie Carragher is also out. However, Andriy Voronin is available again after recovering from a thigh problem. And with a certain victory for the Reds, Benitez is likely to rotate his squad.
Rams manager Davies hopes to have American midfielder Benny Feilhaber available for the trip to Anfield despite a slight ankle injury.
Derby are hoping defenders Claude Davis (rib) and Tyrone Mears (thigh) return to fitness as they look to banish the embarrassment of defeat against Blackpool in the Carling Cup. David Jones misses out with a groin problem, while Giles Barnes is absent, Lee Holmes and Michael Johnson are doubts and Dean Leacock (toe) faces a fitness test.
| |
Liverpool |
Draw |
Derby |
| League |
64 |
28 |
32 |
| FA Cup |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| League Cup |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
68 |
29 |
34 |
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