Salif Diao is expected to remain at right-back in the absence of Steve Finnan, Igor Biscan will partner Sami Hyypia at centre-back and Chris Kirkland will remain in goal after two consecutive clean sheets.
Birmingham will be hoping that Christophe Dugarry passes a late fitness test after twisting his knee three weeks ago, but may be without first choice keeper Maik Taylor who has been suffering with flu.
Liverpool (from): Kirkland, Diao, Biscan, Hyypia, Traore, Diouf, Hamann, Murphy, Gerrard, Le Tallec, Kewell, Owen, Heskey, Sinama-Pongolle, Dudek, Riise, Smicer, Otsemobor.
Birmingham (from): Taylor, Johnson, Cunningham, Upson, Clapham, Clemence, Savage, Cisse, Dunn, Lazaridis, Dugarry, Forssell, Hughes, Bennett, Morrison, John, Tebily, Purse.
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