Stoke City proved once again that they are not able to preserve a lead and that their defence needs restructuring when they threw away their lead to lose at bottom of the table Crystal Palace over the weekend.
They took the lead via Xherdan Shakiri in that game but were powerless to stop Mamadou Sakho from helping the Eagles to their second win.
That loss means they now have two draws and a win from their last four games.
They have not been too impressive at home this season either as they have two wins, two losses and two draws in Six games at the bet365 Stadium and they welcome a Liverpool side who are the third highest scorers in the division this season.
Liverpool were unlucky not to win their last game against Chelsea as a Willian wonder goal inside the last five minutes meant they shared the Spoils with the Blues.
That was their second consecutive draw from a winning position and Jurgen Klopp will ask his players to defend better particularly when they are in front.
The Reds have not kept a clean sheet away from home in the Premier League this season, despite visiting West Ham, Newcastle and Watford.
They have conceded the highest amount of goals by an away team this season (16) although they have also netted 12 times in their travels.
They have the league’s top scorer in Mohammed Salah and the Egyptian will be looking to score again here.
Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions
Stoke City
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
D
Stoke City
2-2
Leicester City
4 Nov, 2017
English Premier League
W
Watford
0-1
Stoke City
28 Oct, 2017
English Premier League
L
Stoke City
1-2
AFC Bournemouth
21 Oct, 2017
English Premier League
L
Manchester City
7-2
Stoke City
14 Oct, 2017
English Premier League
W
Stoke City
2-1
Southampton
30 Sep, 2017
English Premier League
Liverpool
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
W
Liverpool
3-0
Southampton
18 Nov, 2017
English Premier League
W
West Ham United
1-4
Liverpool
4 Nov, 2017
English Premier League
W
Liverpool
3-0
NK Maribor
1 Nov, 2017
UEFA Champions League
W
Liverpool
3-0
Huddersfield Town
28 Oct, 2017
English Premier League
L
Tottenham Hotspur
4-1
Liverpool
22 Oct, 2017
English Premier League
H2H
LAST FIVE GAMES
DATE
COMPETITION
Stoke City
1-2
Liverpool
8 Apr, 2017
English Premier League
Liverpool
4-1
Stoke City
27 Dec, 2016
English Premier League
Liverpool
4-1
Stoke City
10 Apr, 2016
English Premier League
Liverpool
0-1
Stoke City
26 Jan, 2016
English Carabao Cup
Stoke City
0-1
Liverpool
5 Jan, 2016
English Carabao Cup
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