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Watch No. 5 Kansas v Nebraska Omaha Live & Preview

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KANSAS — – No. 5 Kansas will meet Nebraska Omaha in one of its two final non-conference fixtures before starting league play. The Jayhawks and Mavericks matchup will take place at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, on Friday at 7 p.m. EST. Live coverage is on ESPN2 and Streaming on WatchESPN.com.

Nebraska Omaha (2-4) vs. No. 5 Kansas (5-1)

STORYLINE PREVIEW: Kansas comes into this game on a five-game winning streak and beat Creighton 73-72 at home in a close encounter on Tuesday night. presents a tough challenge for Nebraska Omaha. The Jayhawks (5-1) have played three ranked teams so far and have a 2-1 record, their only defeat coming against No. 1 Gonzaga in their season opener on Thanksgiving Day.

Nebraska Omaha, meanwhile, has played a ranked team once this season and lost that game to then-No. 9 Creighton. The Mavericks (2-4) were able to break a three-game losing streak with a close 65-63 win over SIU Edwardsville on Saturday.

Jalen Wilson is averaging 16.3 points and nine rebounds and shooting 50.0% from the field for Kansas across six games, while Christian Braun is putting out 13 points and 6.5 rebounds and connecting on 48.4% of his three-pointers so far this season. Ochai Agbaji scored 13.5 points per game, while David McCormack is contributing 10.0 points and 4.8 rebounds per contest this season.

Looking ahead for Nebraska Omaha, the team is being led by Matt Pile, who has averaged 10.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 1.0 block per game, while Marlon Ruffin is scoring 13.4 points and making 95.5% of his free throws. Ayo Akinwole is scoring nine points per game.

Coming into this game, Kansas has won its last three home games and is scoring an average of 75.7 points and giving away 62.3. The Jayhawks are ranked second in the Big 12 with an average of 73.5 possessions per game and are tied-46th in the country for rebounds per game with 42.0.

How To Watch & Listen No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan State!

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The forth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes will be back on the field Saturday when they return to Big Ten East play against Michigan State. Kickoff is slated for noon at Spartan Stadium with ABC broadcasting.

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No. 4 Ohio State at Michigan State • Sat., Dec. 5 • When: 12:00 p.m. • Where: Spartan Stadium • TV: ABC • Radio: 97.1 The Fan • Liv Stream on WatchESPN.com.

The Buckeyes did not play their scheduled game at Illinois last week due to an increase in positive COVID-19 tests within the program. The decision was made with the health, safety, and well-being of the student-athletes is the main concern.

Ohio State and Michigan State will be playing for the 49th time in series history on Saturday. The Buckeyes hold a 33-15 all-time advantage and have won each of the last four meetings, including a 34-10 win last year at Ohio Stadium.

The Buckeyes have won seven straight in the series in games played in East Lansing. Their last loss at Spartan Stadium was a 23-7 setback in 1999. Ohio State has won 13 of the last 16 games between the team teams since MSU won back to back games in 1998 and 1999.

Ohio State continues to possess one of the nation’s most potent offenses. The Buckeyes had 607 total yards vs. Indiana and were equally balanced on the ground (307 yards on 50 carries) and through the air (300 yards and two touchdowns).

Ohio State’s offensive line was named this week to the Joe Moore Award Midseason Honor Roll. The unit is comprised of Thayer Munford, Harry Miller, Josh Myers, Wyatt Davis, and Nicholas Petit-Frere. Ohio State leads the Big Ten Conference and ranks 16th nationally with 233.2 rushing yards per game.

Michigan State is coming off perhaps its most noteworthy win of the 2020 season, a 29-20 upset of then-No. 8 Northwestern last Saturday in East Lansing.

Quarterback Rocky Lomdardi threw eight touchdown passes in five games while completing 54.1 percent of his passes for 1,057 yards.

Listen To Arsenal v Southampton EFL Cup

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LONDON, Sporting Alert – How to listen Arsenal v Southampton EFL Cup quarterfinal clash from Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.

For those UK fans unable to make the trip to the Emirates for the match, you are well covered as the game is available to listen to live streaming on Arsenal.com. Game time is 2:45 ET (7:45 UK time).

Besides the live audio commentary stream, fans can also follow live coverage via text commentary, including fans’ comments from Twitter and insight from the Arsenal.com team.

TEAM NEWS

Manager Arsene Wengers has decided to blend youth with experience in his starting lineup as he makes 10 changes from the side that started in the weekend’s win over Bournemouth.

Striker Lucas Perez returns to make his first appearance since the EFL Cup clash with Reading over a month ago, while 18-year-old midfielder Jeff Reine-Adelaide also starts for Arsenal.

Emiliano Martinez is the selected goalkeeper for today’s cup clash, with Gabriel, Rob Holding, Kieran Gibbs and Carl Jenkinson the defenders.

Reine-Adelaide is joined in the midfield by Francis Coquelin and Mohamed Elneny, while Aaron Ramsey and Alex Iwobi also start in advanced roles for the Gunners.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Granit Xhaka and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are among those on the bench.

Meanwhile, Southampton also made several adjustments to their starting team with only goalkeeper Fraser Forster and defender Virgil van Dijk keeping their places.

Ryan Bertrand, Jordy Clasie, Steven Davis, Sofiane Boufal, Shane Long and Sam McQueen are among those in the Saints XI for this cup battle.

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Arsenal have progressed from just one of their last five League Cup quarter-finals, last doing so in 2010/11 with a 2-0 win over Wigan.

WENGER SAID IT’S AN OPPORTUNITY:

“Everybody here is conscious that this is an opportunity for us to pass another round and reach the EFL Cup semi-final.

“We have the luck of playing at home and we want to take advantage of that this evening. Of course it’s going to be very difficult, but our task is to win our next game – we will perform.”

Arsenal v Southampton

Arsenal Team: Martinez, Jenkinson, Holding, Gabriel, Gibbs, Coquelin, Elneny, Reine-Adelaide, Ramsey, Iwobi, Perez. Subs: Macey, Bola, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Xhaka, Bielik, Maitland-Niles, Mavididi.

Southampton Team: Forster, Yoshida, Clasie, Long, Davis, Martina, Van Dijk, Reed, Boufal, Bertrand, McQueen. Subs: Lewis, Cedric, Stephens, Ward-Prowse, Hojbjerg, Sims, Rodriguez.

Chelsea v Tottenham Starting Teams; Live Streaming, TV Channels

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Tottenham must beat Chelsea today to stay in the English Premier League title race and here are the starting line-ups for both teams for the game.

Spurs, who will the title if they fail to be the defending champions, have made one change from the last outing with Heung-Min Son coming into the starting XI for Dele Alli, who is suspended for the rest of the season.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino revealed that he decided to go with Son in midfield ahead of the rest of the available options because he has speed.

“He is a very fast player and he has been training very well in the last few weeks,” Pochettino told Sky Sports.

“We have different option. Why not Son?”

Pochettino has acknowledged that this is a game his team must win.

“It’s a game we must win, this is true, we want to be alive in the title race. There is no other option,” he said.

“We need to play our game. We know it’s very important.”

Meanwhile, star playmaker Eden Hazard is only on the bench today for Chelsea, with manager Guus Hiddink making two changes to his setup.

Captain and leading defender John Terry returns in place of Baba and he will play alongside Gary Cahill, who is also fit again.

Terry, who is well set to leave the club at the end of the season, missed 10 of the last 12 games because of injuries.

Meanwhile, Branislav Ivanovic is back to his full-back duties, while holding player John Obi Mikel has moved back into midfield.

Heading into this game Spurs know that they must do something they have not done in almost 30 years, which is t0 beat Chelsea at home.

Tottenham has not won at Stamford Bridge since 1990, BBC Sports is reporting, but Pochettino is confident those stats will change in his team’s favour at the end of the night.

So many people have been pulling for Leicester City to win the title this season, with even former England international, Spurs and Foxes forward Gary Lineker ready to celebrate.

He tweeted: “Never thought I’d not want Spurs to beat Chelsea. Feel like I’m being unfaithful in a way, but this will never, ever happen again.

Chelsea XI: Begovic; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Mikel, Matic; Willian, Fabregas, Pedro, Diego Costa. Subs: Baba, Oscar, Hazard, Traore, Kenedy, Amelia, Loftus-Cheek.

Tottenham XI: Lloris (c), Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Dembele; Lamela, Eriksen, Son, Kane. Subs: Mason, Vorm, N’Jie, Chadli, Wimmer, Carroll, Davies.

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EPL Live Scores and Updates In Week 15: Dec. 5

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert — Follow the EPL fixtures live. We will keep you updated on all the latest scores as they go in around the league.

Our highlighted games this week will involve Manchester United v West Ham United, Leicester City against Swansea City and Arsenal against Sunderland.

Any of these three teams can go top of the English Premier League with respective wins.

And we take a look at the team news, for Arsenal, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gets his first start since October and he will be hoping to fill the gap left by Alexis Sanchez, who is out injured.

Sunderland are without striker Jermaine Defoe.

Arsenal XI: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal: Flamini, Ramsey; Campbell, Ozil, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Giroud.

Sunderland XI: Pantilimon: Yedlin, Coates, O’Shea, Kaboul, Van Aanholt; Toivonen, M’Vila; Watmore, Fletcher, Borini

Meanwhile, for Leicester City who can go top of the EPL standings with a win, leading striker Jamie Vardy will look to extend his goalscorer record for successive games after breaking the mark in the 1-1 draw against Manchester United last weekend. This week, Leonardo Ulloa comes into the starting team for Shinji Okazaki.

Leicester XI: Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Albrighton, Ulloa, Vardy

Swansea XI: Fabianski, Naughton, Bartley, Williams (C), Taylor, Britton, Ki, Sigurdsson, Ayew, Routledge, Gomis.

Manchester United are without captain and leading striker Wayne Rooney so Marouane Fellaini gets the start and he could be the difference today for the Red Devils, who were booed off the field the last time they played at home.

Manchester City XI: De Gea, Darmian, McNair, Smalling, Blind, Schneiderlin, Schweinsteiger, Mata, Fellaini, Lingard, Martial

West Ham XI: Adrian, Tomkins, Reid, Ogbonna, Cresswell, Song, Noble (c), Kouyate, Moses, Zarate, Carroll

College Basketball Top 25 fixtures, TV Streaming: Dec 1

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LAWRENCE, KS, Sporting Alert – College basketball top 25 fixtures and live TV streaming on Tuesday, December 1.

Topping the list on Tuesday night in the AP Top 25 matchup between No. 2 Maryland and No. 9 North Carolina in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge at Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill.

While the focus of the attention from the neutral will be on both teams, Tar Heels and college basketball pundits will be interested in the return of guard Marcus Paige, who will be making his season debut.

The Senior has been on the sidelines for the opening six games of the season because of a broken right hand, but head coach Roy Williams says he will play against the undefeated Terrapins.

“He’ll play,” Williams told ESPN earlier this week. “Unless something weird happens in practice.

“He practiced Friday and Saturday.”

Paige, who averaged 14.1 points and 4.5 assists per game last year, is set to link up with Justin Jackson, Kennedy Meeks and Brice Johnson who have been carrying the bulk of the weight in their leader’s absence.

The Tar Heels (5-1) have won their last two games.

Meanwhile, Melo Trimble will lead a very talented and grown Maryland side into Tuesday night’s game, as they go in search of win number seven to start the season.

The second-ranked Terrapins, despite being the higher ranked side, are a 6-point underdogs against North Carolina, according to Oddshark.

Live coverage will be at 9:30 PM ET on ESPN.

No. 4 Kansas will take on Loyola (MD) at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, live on ESPN3, looking for its fourth successive victory this season.

Cheick Diallo is eligible to play in tonight’s game after finally being cleared by the NCAA, and the Jayhawks (4-1) head coach Bill Self said the freshman forward will make his college basketball debut off the bench.

Diallo could play in excess of 15 minutes, reports ESPN.

College Basketball Fixtures
Tuesday, December 1
Times (ET)

7:30 PM No. 10 Virginia vs. Ohio State ESPN
8:00 PM Loyola (MD) vs. No. 4 Kansas ESPN3
8:00 PM Utah State vs. Missouri State ESPN3
9:00 PM No. 21 Miami (FL) vs. Nebraska ESPNU
9:00 PM EST No. 11 Purdue vs. Pittsburgh ESPN2
9:30 PM No. 2 Maryland vs. #9 North Carolina ESPN

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8:00 PM North Dakota State v No. 5 Iowa State – No channels have been listed.

Champions League Live Stream, TV Channels, Time: Oct. 21

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MANCHESTER, Sporting Alert – Premier League sides Manchester United and Manchester City will both be in action in the Champions League on Wednesday.

EPL leaders Manchester City will be hoping to carry over their domestic form into Europe when they take on Sevilla in Group D action at Etihad Stadium.

The Citizens are sitting third in the group behind Juventus and Sevilla, but a win on Wednesday would see them moving into one of the qualifying spots.

Early team reports suggested that captain and leading defender Vincent Kompany is fit for the clash after overcoming a calf injury.

Fellow defender and left-back Aleksandar Kolarov is also available after he recovered from a hamstring problem.

Sergio Augero, David Silva and Fabian Delph are among those still out, while midfield player Samir Nasri is unlikely to feature as he has a slight hamstring injury.

Manchester City have wobbled somewhat at home in the Champions League, and manager Manuel Pellegrini hopes to fix this bad run.

“I don’t know the exact statistics but we must improve [our home form in the UEFA Champions League]. We are just thinking about this game, not the past,” he said at his press conference.

“I hope we are just thinking about the game tomorrow. All the other things are statistics or history that will not help us to win or lose.”

Manchester United, in the meantime, head to Arena Khimki to take on CSKA Moscow in Group B.

The Red Devils dropped its opener in the Champions League to PSV before bouncing back with a victory at home against Wolfsburg.

Louis van Gaal’s men are currently sitting second in the group and will be hoping to keep tabs on those around them.

In other Champions League games on Wednesday, Real Madrid travel to Paris to take on Paris St Germain, Juventus entertain Borussia Monchengladbach, Wolfsburg meet PSV, while Atletico Madrid play hosts to Astana.

Complete Champions League Fixtures
Wednesday, October 21.
Times 1:45 (CT)

Group A
Malmo FF v Shakhtar Donetsk
Paris Saint-Germain v Real Madrid

Group B
CSKA v Manchester United
Wolfsburg v PSV

Group C
Atletico Madrid v Astana
Galatasaray – : – Benfica

Group D
Juventus v Borussia Monchengladbach
Manchester City v Sevilla

Chile 2-0 Brazil; Vargas, Sanchez SCORE

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SANTIAGO, Sporting Alert – Alexis Sanchez and Arturo Vidal both passed fitness tests and started for Chile in tonight’s South America World Cup qualifier against Brazil in Santiago. Tonight’s game is the opening World Cup qualifying match for both teams.

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GOAL UPDATE: Chile took a 1-0 lead in the contest when Eduardo Vargas neatly guided home a free-kick cross in the 72nd minute. Arsenal forward Alexis Sanchez netted the second for the home side in the 90th minute to secure all three points and send Brazil away empty handed. Chile win this one 2-0. Tonight’s win sees Chile joining Colombia and Venezuela as teams to have taken three points from their opening qualifying fixtures.

UPDATE: Both Chile and Brazil have made early substitutions. Brazil replaced defender David Luiz with his fellow PSG team-mate Marquinhos in what looks like an injury, while Chile have made a tactical switch – replacing Francisco Silva with Mark González.

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Sanchez and Vidal were doubtful for the game after picking up respective injuries on club duties, but it seems like their problems were minor and they are good to go.

Sanchez, who was dominant for Arsenal against Manchester United on Sunday will join Eduardo Vargas in the Chile attack, with Bayern Munich midfielder Vidal taking up his place in the middle of the park.

Mauricio Isla, Gary Medel, Marcelo Diaz, Jean Beausejour and Claudio Bravo all start as well for the home side.

Meanwhile, Brazil are without captain and leading forward Neymar, who is suspended for two games after his red card in the last Copa America outing.

This means Hulk will lead the attack with Chelsea duo Willian Oscar and Bayern Munich winger Douglas Costa supporting the big man on the front line.

Elias and Luiz Gustavo will pair off in the centre of the pitch.

The experienced Kaka is on the bench, along with Fernandinho, Marquinhos and Lucas Moura.

Brazil are expected to play a 4-2-3-1 formation, while Chile will lineup as 3-4-1-2.

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Chile, the 2015 Copa America champions, are undefeated in their last eight games in all competitions and have won five in a row.

Only one draw has been in that period – a 3-3 tie with Mexico in the group stages at the Copa America tournament.

Interestingly, though, Chile’s last defeat came at the hands of Brazil during a friendly international battle at Emirates Stadium in London, in March.

Brazil have won its last two games (friendlies), including a commanding 4-1 hammering of USA in a warm-up clash.

However, Dunga’s men have dropped two of the last three competitive outings.

CHILE TEAM: Bravo, Jara, Valdivia, Diaz, Isla, Medel, Silva, Vidal, Beausejour, Vargas, Alexis Sánchez

BRAZIL TEAM: Jefferson, João Miranda, Dani Alves, David Luiz, Marcelo, Willian, Luiz Gustavo, Elias, Oscar, Douglas Costa, Hulk

United States vs Brazil Live Scores and Lineups

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Foxborough, Massachusetts, Sporting Alert – USA and five-time world champions Brazil will meet tonight in a friendly football international game.

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The United States make three changes to the side that beat Peru in the last friendly, with midfielder Michael Bradley coming back to captain the home side tonight at Gillette Stadium.

Jeff Cameron and Michael Orozco also start this came for the USA who is continuing its tune up preparations for the CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, as well as a Confederation Cup playoff date with arch-rivals Mexico in October.

For Brazil, Neymar is once again left on the bench, as head coach Dunga continues to use a side he hopes to play in the country’s upcoming World Cup qualifying games.

The Barcelona forward Neymar was not happy about being on the substitutes bench for the last game against Costa Rica and he didn’t hesitate to let Dunga know his feelings.

In fact, Neymar played just eight minutes in the 1-0 win over Costa Rica and he was not happy about traveling so far with the national squad to sit the bench.

Meanwhile, Douglas Costa, Hulk and Lucas Lima are all in the attack for Brazil, with Willian also starting as well.

Kaka, Lucas Moura, Marquinhos, Philippe Coutinho, Rafinha and Roberto Firmino are all on the bench and could play some part in tonight’s game.

USA Team: 1 B. Guzan 20 G. Cameron 15 M. Orozco 23 T. Ream 19 V. Alvarado 2 D. Yedlin 13 J. Jones 4 M. Bradley 11 A. Bedoya 17 J. Altidore 21 G. Zardes. Subs: 9 A. Jóhannsson, 7 A. Morales, 18 B. Wood, 14 D. Williams, 25 G. Garza, 24 J. Corona, 16 J. Spector, 10 M. Diskerud, 3 O. Gonzalez, 12 T. Howard, 8 J. Morris

Brazil Team: 12 Marcelo Grohe, 3 João Miranda, 4 David Luiz, 6 Marcelo, 2 Fabinho, 19 Willian, 17 Luiz Gustavo, 8 Elias, 7 Douglas Costa, 24 Lucas Lima, 21 Hulk. Subs: 23 Alisson, 15 Danilo, 16 Douglas Santos, 5 Fernandinho, 14 Gabriel Paulista, 1 Jefferson, 20 Kaka, 22 Lucas Moura, 13 Marquinhos, 10 Neymar, 11 Philippe Coutinho, 18 Rafinha, 9 Roberto Firmino.

Swansea Entertain Liverpool: EPL Live Scores and Team News

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SWANSEA (Sporting Alert) — Liverpool will look to keep the race for a top four finish interesting and Swansea City hunt a European place in the Monday night Premier League fixture.

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Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard looks ahead

The two sides will wrap up the latest round of games when they face-off at The Liberty Stadium.

Liverpool head into the contest five points behind fourth place Manchester United and the traveling boss Brendan Rodgers wants his side to continue its impressive form.

A win for the Reds will see them moving to 54 points, but Rodgers know that the travel to Swansea will not be easy.

Club captain Steven Gerrard is back in contention for the clash after missing the last seven games with a hamstring injury, but he must fight back for his place.

The veteran midfielder has been in and out of the lineup this season even when he is fit and Rodgers says the former England skipper is not an automatic pick for the game on Monday.

“I am respectful and this guy is one of the greatest players in the history of the Premier League and arguably the greatest player of this club,” the Reds boss said.

“But what I do know is that Stevie always puts the team first. I have huge respect for him whether he is playing or not playing and huge admiration for him as a player and person.

“But I am not one that makes emotional decisions on whether I like someone or not. For me it is about picking and finding the right balance in the team and what makes the team function to ultimately win.

“He still has big qualities that we will need between now and the end of the season.

“What you have seen over my time here is that I rely on the team. The team, of course, has to have good players in it, but ultimately it is about the team and what is going to benefit and how we can get results as a team.

“I will repeat again the most important thing is Steven is back fit and we have Lucas Leiva coming back too. The beauty of this season is that everyone has had an opportunity in the first three or four months and then we have found a way to win.

“It is something everyone has to respect. It is about the team and the spirit of the team and I will always pick the best team I feel to win a game.”

Liverpool also revealed that defenders Martin Skrtel (head) and Mamadou Sakho (hip) are also expected to be fit, but midfielder Joe Allen remains doubtful with a hip problem.

In the meantime, Swansea City, which sit ninth on 40 points can move up a notch with a win as the race for Europe places heats up.

Striker Bafetimbi Gomis is expected to be available for the Swans after collapsing during the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham 12 days ago.

The club revealed that Gomis suffers from a vasovagal condition which causes low blood pressure, and it caused the Frenchman to faint at White Hart Lane.

He returned to training this week and has been cleared by a specialist to play, but manager Garry Monk will be keeping a close eye on the forward.

“Bafe knows better than anyone what measures to take,” Monk said. “I understand there are questions people want answered but the issue is not as big for Bafe and the people at the club.

“He has lived with it his whole life, it happens occasionally and when it does so in a public place that scrutiny comes with it.

“But he has trained as normal this week and does the same as every player, and if you look at his life there are more days when he has been fine rather than when something has happened.”

Liverpool will be keeping a close eye on former player Jonjo Shelvey, who has scored three goals (one own goal) in as many games involving these sides and is pumped up for the home contest.

Swansea (squad): Fabianski, Naughton, Fernandez, Williams, Taylor, Cork, Ki, Shelvey, Routledge, Sigurdsson, Gomis, Tremmel, Rangel, Amat, Fulton, Carroll, Britton, Montero, Dyer, Emnes, Oliveira, Grimes, King.

Liverpool (squad): Mignolet, Toure, Skrtel, Can, Markovic, Henderson, Allen, Moreno, Sterling, Coutinho, Lallana, Ward, Lovren, Johnson, Sakho, Gerrard, Williams, Lambert, Balotelli, Borini, Sturridge.