Tonight’s FA Cup action sees Blackburn Rovers take on Liverpool in a Sixth Round replay, with a place in the semi-final against Aston Villa later this month firmly on the line.
The Championship side have beaten the Mersey outfit just once in their last six attempts, spanning all the way back to January 2011, but they’ll take huge confidence from their scoreless draw at Anfiled back in March. They’re also fresh from a 3-0 win over Leeds United on Saturday.
Liverpool, on the other hand, will be keen to bounce back after seeing their Champions League hopes crushed by a 4-1 defeat to divisional rivals Arsenal at the weekend. With not much else to play for in the league, this competition is now a leading priority for the Anfield outfit.
They will be without some noteworthy names tonight, however, including the suspended Emre Can and injured duo Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel.
So with Rovers also boasting the home advantage this evening, who enters the fixture as the favourites? Perhaps the starting Xis, officially confirmed on Twitter moments ago, can shed some light on the debate:
ROVERS: Eastwood, Henley, Baptiste, Kilgallon (c), Olsson, Conway, Williamson, Evans, Marshall, Cairney, Rhodes.
— Blackburn Rovers (@OneRovers) April 8, 2015
Subs: Steele, Spurr, Songo'o, Nyambe, Lenihan, Mahoney, Gestede.
— Blackburn Rovers (@OneRovers) April 8, 2015
Confirmed #LFC team v @OneRovers: Mignolet, Johnson, Lovren, Sakho, Lucas, Allen, Henderson, Moreno, Sterling, Coutinho, Sturridge
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 8, 2015
Confirmed #LFC subs v @OneRovers: Jones, Toure, Lambert, Manquillo, Borini, Brannagan, Markovic
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) April 8, 2015