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THE INSIDER: Peter Crouch's Liverpool reunion, Tottenham still tracking Luis Fabiano, Kenwyne Jones closes on £9m Stoke switch
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily instalment of The Insider every weekday through the transfer window here at MailOnline.
THE INSIDER: Peter Crouch's Liverpool reunion, Tottenham still tracking Luis Fabiano, Kenwyne Jones closes on £9m Stoke switch
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily instalment of The Insider every weekday through the transfer window here at MailOnline.
THE INSIDER: Peter Crouch's Liverpool reunion, Tottenham still tracking Luis Fabiano, Kenwyne Jones closes on £9m Stoke switch
Simon Jones is Sportsmail's man on the inside of all the major transfer moves this summer. Don't miss your daily instalment of The Insider every weekday through the transfer window here at MailOnline.
Squad sheets: Stoke City v Liverpool
The irony of returning to the Britannia Stadium one year on from his attack on Sir Alex Ferguson was not lost on Rafael Benítez yesterday, as he produced another "list of facts" ahead of this fixture, but the contrast in pressure between the two visits tells a miserable tale about Liverpool. Last year they came here as league leaders and saw their title challenge falter irrevocably. And that was against a Stoke team involved in a relegation struggle. They now return weakened by injury and hoping to stay in touch with the top four. Andy HunterVenue Britannia Stadium Tickets £35-£45 (0871 6
Stoke v Liverpool
Match preview for Liverpool's trip to Stoke City.
Stoke - Liverpool
Stoke - LiverpoolVitalfootball: Liverpool: 15/01/2010 17:01:00Defeat in the FA Cup against Reading at Anfield wasn't meant to happen, but it did. The injuries that were picked up were also not meant to happen, but they did! This now leaves us below strength
Liverpool: Predictions League vs Stoke
Liverpool: Predictions League vs StokeVitalfootball: Liverpool: 15/01/2010 16:58:00Vital Liverpool runs a Predictions League Thread in the forum ahead of all Premier League matches.
Liverpool: Match Discussion Thread vs Stoke
Liverpool: Match Discussion Thread vs StokeVitalfootball: Liverpool: 15/01/2010 16:50:00Vital Liverpool has been running a Match Discussions Thread in the forum ahead of all matches for some time now.
STOKE v Liverpool: Tuncay giving Tony Pulis cause for concern
Stoke striker Tuncay is again doubtful ahead of his side's Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium. Sanli has yet to fully recover from a hamstring injury sustained in Stoke's 3-2 home win over Fulham 10 days ago.
Stoke v LIVERPOOL: Fernando Torres, Steven Gerrard and Yossi Benayoun on the sidelines
Liverpool will be without their most influential trio of players in striker Fernando Torres, captain Steven Gerrard and midfielder Yossi Benayoun at Stoke.
Stoke boss Pulis expects Rafa to start Liverpool backlash at the Britannia
Liverpool's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Reading on Wednesday night has placed Benitez firmly in the firing line of his critics, who are demanding he be sacked.
Ryan Babel's Liverpool future in doubt after he is left out of Stoke match
• Babel one of few healthy forwards available for Liverpool• Dutchman says he was given 'no explanation' for decisionRyan Babel's future at Liverpool looks to be in doubt after the Netherlands forward was left out of the squad for Saturday's match at Stoke, despite the fact Liverpool will be without the injured Fernando Torres and have just sold one of the few other forwards in their first-team squad, Andriy Voronin, to Dynamo Moscow.Writing on his Twitter account, Babel said he "got some disappointing news" and that "The Boss left me out the squad. No explanation."Babel says he ha
Tuncay concern for Stoke
Stoke striker Tuncay Sanli is again doubtful ahead of his side's Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium.
Stoke boss Tony Pulis expects Rafa Benitez to start Liverpool backlash at the Britannia
Liverpool's shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Reading on Wednesday night has placed Benitez firmly in the firing line of his critics, who are demanding he be sacked.
Reeling Reds seeking lift at Stoke
Rafael Benitez admits it will take "a lot of effort" to raise Liverpool's spirits ahead of the trip to uncompromising Stoke.
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