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 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/15/stoke-city-liverpool-squad-sheets 2010-01-15 20:22:50 Liverpool FC Match preview for Liverpool's trip to Stoke City. http://www.liverpool-mad.co.uk/news/tmnw/stoke_v_liverpool_483308/index.shtml 2010-01-15 17:56:38 Liverpool FC 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 http://www.liverpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/matchprere.asp?a=184724 2010-01-15 17:01:00 Liverpool FC 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. http://www.liverpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=184723 2010-01-15 16:58:00 Liverpool FC 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. http://www.liverpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=184716 2010-01-15 16:50:00 Liverpool FC 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. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1243557/STOKE-v-Liverpool-Tuncay-giving-Tony-Pulis-cause-concern.html?ITO=1490 2010-01-15 16:34:49 Liverpool FC News Liverpool will be without their most influential trio of players in striker Fernando Torres, captain Steven Gerrard and midfielder Yossi Benayoun at Stoke. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1243550/Stoke-v-LIVERPOOL-Fernando-Torres-Steven-Gerrard-Yossi-Benayoun-sidelines.html?ITO=1490 2010-01-15 16:14:51 Liverpool FC News 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. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1243496/Stoke-boss-Tony-Pulis-expects-Rafa-Benitez-start-Liverpool-backlash-Britannia.html?ITO=1490 2010-01-15 15:49:08 Liverpool FC News • 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 http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/jan/15/ryan-babel-liverpool-stoke-twitter 2010-01-15 15:34:26 Liverpool FC Stoke striker Tuncay Sanli is again doubtful ahead of his side's Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool at the Britannia Stadium. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15012010/63/tuncay-concern-stoke.html 2010-01-15 15:32:00 Liverpool FC 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. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1243496/Stoke-boss-Tony-Pulis-expects-Rafa-Benitez-start-Liverpool-backlash-Britannia.html?ITO=1490 2010-01-15 14:43:18 Liverpool FC News Rafael Benitez admits it will take "a lot of effort" to raise Liverpool's spirits ahead of the trip to uncompromising Stoke. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15012010/63/reeling-reds-seeking-lift-stoke.html 2010-01-15 09:28:00 Liverpool FC VIDEO Preview: Stoke City - LiverpoolVitalfootball: Liverpool: 14/01/2010 23:02:00VIDEO Preview: Stoke City v Liverpool. http://www.liverpool.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=184596 2010-01-14 23:02:00 Liverpool FC Rafael Benitez is now under as much pressure as Graeme Souness, Roy Evans and Gerard Houllier combined. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/6990090/Alan-Hansen-If-Liverpool-lose-at-Stoke-on-Saturday-something-may-have-to-give.html 2010-01-14 19:24:52 Liverpool FC News Read a full match preview of the Premier League game between Stoke City v Liverpool at Britannia Stadium on Saturday Jan 16, 2009, kick-off 12.45 GMT. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/liverpool/6990080/Stoke-City-v-Liverpool-match-preview.html 2010-01-14 17:59:38 Liverpool FC News