Squad sheets: Stoke City v Liverpool

Ten years ago this month, Liverpool came to the Britannia Stadium and scored eight and it says something for Stoke's revival since that three of the past four encounters between these sides have been drawn. Roy Hodgson should be able to draw on reinforcements with Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Joe Cole likely to return from injury or illness. Raúl Meireles, who was withdrawn after a bout of sickness during Wednesday's 1-1 draw at Wigan, will also be assessed. Having prevented a run of five successive defeats in midweek, Stoke manager Tony Pulis will have Ryan Shawcross back from a one-match suspension. Tim Rich Venue Britannia Stadium, Saturday 5.30pm Tickets £35-45 (0871 663 2008) Last season Stoke 1 Liverpool 1 Referee M Halsey This season's matches 6 Y 15, R 0, 2.50 cards per game Odds Stoke 3-1 Liverpool 11-10 Draw 5-2 Stoke Subs from Begovic, Higginbotham, Whelan, Gudjohnsen, Wilson, Pugh, Diao, Walters, Tuncay, Tonge, Wilkinson Doubtful Fuller (match fitness) Injured Sidibe (achilles, Jan) Suspended None Form guide WLLLLW Disciplinary record Y24 R1 Leading scorer Jones 3 Liverpool Subs from Jones, Jovanovic, Meireles, Aurélio, Kelly, Pacheco, Babel, Wilson, Spearing, Cole, Shelvey, Hansen Doubtful Babel (ribs), Cole (hamstring), Meireles (illness) Injured Johnson (groin, 20 Nov), Agger (calf, Dec) Suspended None Form guide DWWWLL Disciplinary record Y17 R1 Leading scorer Torres 5 Match pointers • Stoke have not beaten Liverpool in any competition since a 2-0 win in the old First Division at the Victoria Ground in April 1984 • Fernando Torres is the only player to score a first-half goal for Liverpool away from home in the Premier League since 19 September 2009 • 85% of the goals Stoke have scored have come in the second half, the highest proportion in the division • Liverpool have never finished lower than eighth in the top flight since their promotion in 1961-62 • Stoke have not scored a goal from a throw-in any of their last 22 league matches