The Official Liverpool Not606 Match Thread for: please log in to view this image Hello and welcome to the official match thread of Liverpool vs Sunderland! Kick-off at Anfield is 15:00, 6th December 2014. Form Liverpool go into the game with two wins on the trot after defeating Leicester 1-3 away midweek and winning 1-0 previously at home to Stoke City. Liverpool, currently lying in 8th position, have key fixtures ahead in Europe and against Manchester United away and Arsenal at home, so will be looking to improve on their recent performances. Of the 7 Premier League games played at Anfield this season, Liverpool have won 3, lost 2 and drawn 2, scoring just 7 and conceding 6. Sunderland go into this fixture lying in 14th without a win in 5 games, although in this period they have picked up a very credible point against Chelsea and faced Manchester City at home. Of Sunderland's 6 away games this season, Sunderland have won 1, lost 2 and drawn 3, scoring 5 and conceding 13. Previous Fixtures - Liverpool have won their last three meetings with Sunderland and have lost just one of the last nine. - Sunderland have not won at Anfield since October 1983, a run of 15 games (D7, L8). Team News Phillip Coutinho has trained this week and is confirmed fit, whilst Jose Enrique could feature after recovering from a knee injury. Daniel Sturridge is still out for Liverpool, whist Mario Balotelli has been declared useless. Sunderland's Adam Johnson and Wes Brown are likely to return after being rested midweek with minor knocks. Your match referee is Neil Swarbrick. Come on you Reds! please log in to view this image
Been a regular Prem ref for a while now. Supports United apparently, from Somerset. Graham Poll says he lost control in a game between Villa and Spurs a month back. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2818035/GRAHAM-POLL-Hapless-Neil-Swarbrick-did-not-respect-players-Villa-Park-never-control.html please log in to view this image
Yeah they're not good results you cannot argue. Two of the losses were back in 2012 when we were pants though. Damn.