New signing Daniel Agger makes his first start for the team as he comes in for Jamie Carragher who drops down to the bench where he joins Robbie Fowler. In other changes from the Cup win at Portsmouth, Steve Finnan replaces the injured Jan Kronkamp, Didi Hamman and Harry Kewell come into midfield for Xavi Alonso and Stephen Warnock and Peter Crouch comes into attack for Djibril Cissé
Team in full
Reina
Finnan
Hyypia
Agger
Riise
Garcia
Hamann
Gerrard
Kewell
Crouch
Morientes
Subs:
Carson
Warnock
Alonso
Carragher
Fowler