LIVERPOOL v NORWICH: All the latest team news and stats ahead of the Anfield clash

PUBLISHED: 05:49 EST, 3 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:26 EST, 3 December 2013

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Anfield (Wednesday, 7.45pm)

Liverpool team news:

Playmaker Philippe Coutinho is set to return to the starting line-up against Norwich at Anfield after only being fit enough for a place on the bench for Sunday's defeat at Hull.

After conceding three goals for the second successive game manager Brendan Rodgers is likely to change his defence with Kolo Toure the man who will probably make way for Daniel Agger, who was dropped at the KC Stadium.

VIDEO Scroll down to see Chris Hughton on why Norwich will not underestimate Liverpool

Recall: Daniel Agger (left) could return to the Liverpool side after being dropped ahead of the Hull defeat

Forward Iago Aspas was an unused substitute at Hull after returning to the squad after injury but after disappointing performances from Victor Moses and Raheem Sterling he may get a chance with striker Daniel Sturridge out until next month.

Provisional squad: Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Flanagan, Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson, Suarez, Aspas, Coutinho, Jones, Sakho, Toure, Cissokho, Allen, Alberto, Moses, Sterling.

Norwich team news:

Norwich boss Chris Hughton has no fresh injury concerns for his side's Barclays Premier League trip to Liverpool on Wednesday.

The Canaries are looking to build on their weekend win at home to Crystal Palace but are set to be without midfielders Anthony Pilkington (hamstring) and Robert Snodgrass (knee), while club-record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel (toe) has targeted the Swansea game on December 15 for his return.

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Sidelined: Norwich's record signing Ricky van Wolfswinkel is set to be out for the next fortnight

Elliott Bennett (knee), goalkeeper Mark Bunn and midfielder Alexander Tettey (both ankle) are all still sidelined.

Provisional squad: Ruddy, Martin, R Bennett, Bassong, Olsson, Howson, Fer, Redmond, Hoolahan, Hooper, Elmander, Becchio, Nash, Johnson, Whittaker, Josh Murphy, Turner, Garrido.

Big match stats:

Liverpool have won seven and lost none (D1) of their last eight Premier League games against Norwich City.

Norwich have won just three of their 25 Premier League away games under Chris Hughton (W3 D7 L15).

Luis Suarez has scored seven goals in his last three league games against Norwich, with four of them coming from outside the box.
Of Suarez’s seven goals against Norwich City, just one has been scored at Anfield. The other six came in two games at Carrow Road (two hat-tricks).

Liverpool have won eight and lost just one of their last 12 Premier League home games (D3).

Brendan Rodgers’ side have shipped just three goals in the last eight league matches at Anfield.

Five star showing: Daniel Sturridge scored on his Anfield debut as Liverpool beat Norwich 5-0 in January

Norwich City have scored just eight goals in the last 14 away games and failed to score in eight of those 14 matches.

Norwich have only won back to back Premier League games once since December 2012.

Liverpool have only kept one clean sheet in their last 10 Premier League matches – this after keeping six in their previous seven games.

Liverpool have conceded three-plus goals in consecutive Premier League games for only the third time (also in Feb 1992 and Sept 1998). They last conceded three-plus goals in three successive top-flight games in December 1954.

Over the past six Premier League fixtures, only Norwich (14) and Fulham (15) have conceded more goals than Liverpool (11).

*Stats supplied by Opta