This match sees two teams finally feeling a little freedom after being under pressure from fans and media alike for months.
Liverpool made progress in the Europa League in midweek and will hope that this form continues through into the weekend. Rafa Benitez seems a different character to that of a month or two ago. After solidifying his team and making them incredibly hard to beat in the last few weeks, the midweek match saw Liverpool score more than two goals for the first time in months. Now that the terrible run of form is behind them we can expect to start seeing a slightly more expansive style of play with more verve and attack. Injuries are few for a change, and the pressure should not be too great with bottom half of the table team Blackburn Rovers the visiting side.
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