Pongolle back

Last updated : 09 March 2004 By Adam Bryant
The Reds go to Birmingham City and the French striker is hoping for a successful return from an ankle injury in the hope of making the squad for Thursday's UEFA Cup tie with Marseille.

"Flo will definitely be playing as will Riise and Anthony le Tallec," confirmed Gerard Houllier. "They won't be playing for the full 90 minutes because they have not played for a while.

"I will also be thinking about the UEFA match. I honestly won't know if Flo could be considered for the Marseille game until after tonight's match."

Confirmed team: Patrice Luzi, David Raven, Djimi Traore, Carl Medjani, Zak Whitbread, Michael Foley-Sheridan, Robbie Foy, Andy Wright, Florent Sinama-Pongolle, Anthony Le Tallec, John Arne Riise
Subs: Stephen Vaughan, Paul Harrison, Adam Flynn, Steven Gillespie, Ryan Wilkie