[Teams] Liverpool vs Sunderland: Confirmed Line-ups

Liverpool welcome Sunderland to Anfield on Wednesday night looking to kick 2013 off with a win.

The Reds currently sit in 10th place in the Premier League table but will move up to 8th with a win tonight and have been boosted with the return of manager Brendan Rodgers to the dug-out for the game after he was forced to miss Saturday’s win over QPR through illness.

Jose Enrique misses out so Wisdom comes in at right back with Glen Johnson moving to the left. Lucas Leiva also returns in place of Joe Allen in midfield. New signing Daniel Sturridge will not feature as he has to wait 24 hours before making his debut due to FA regulations.

Here are the confirmed line-ups for the game:

Liverpool Team

Reina, Wisdom, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas, Downing, Sterling, Suarez.

Subs: Jones, Sahin, Carragher, Suso, Allen, Shelvey, Robinson

Sunderland Team

Mignolet, Rose, Gardner, Kilgallon, Cuellar, Johnson, McClean, Larsson, Colback, Fletcher, Sessegnon.

Subs: Westwood, Bardsley, Campbell, Wickham, McFadden, Vaughan, Bramble