Roy Hodgson has made a late change to the Liverpool team that were set to face Manchester City tonight, with Christian Poulsen, Fabio Aurelio and Javier Mascherano all taken out of the team this morning.
Javier Mascherano and Christian Poulsen behind Dirk Kuyt, Steven Gerrard and Milan Jovanovic and Fernando Torres as the lone striker.
However, Daniel Agger has been given the nod by the Liverpool medical staff and has been included into the starting eleven in place of Fabio Aurelio.
Christian Poulsen has also been replaced by Lucas Leiva, and Javier Mascherano has been dropped with David Ngog in his place.
Liverpool will line up as a 4-4-2 against the Blues, with Pepe Reina in goal.
Glen Johnson, Jamie Carragher, Martin Skrtel and Daniel Agger for the back four.
Dirk Kuyt starts on the wing with Steven Gerrard and Lucas Leiva in the centre, next to Milan Jovanovic on the left.
David Ngog and Fernando Torres both start up front for the Reds.
Brad Jones, Ryan Babel, Fabio Aurelio, Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Maxi Rodriguez, Christian Poulsen and Daniel Pacheco are on the bench.
Javier Mascherano hasn’t made the starting eleven or the bench.
Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Kuyt, Gerrard, Lucas, Jovanovic, Ngog, Torres.
Subs: Jones, Babel, Aurelio, Kyrgiakos, Maxi, Poulsen, Pacheco.
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