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Fratton Park
Saturday, 15 September
Kick-off: 1245 BST
Coverage on the BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day. Featured game on Score and Final Score.
Portsmouth centre-back Sol Campbell, who had groin and hamstring problems, and striker Benjani Mwaruwari (neck) are back.
Recent midfield signing Papa Bouba Diop is also in line to make his debut.
Liverpool expect to have centre-back Jamie Carragher available after a broken rib, while defender Steve Finnan is battling to overcome a knee injury.
Steven Gerrard’s broken toe will be assessed after his two outings for England but he should be available.
Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Muntari, Davis, Taylor, Kanu, Benjani, Lauren, Kranjcar, Mendes, Diop, Nugent, Pamarot, Traore, Hughes, Ashdown.
Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Hyypia, Riise, Pennant, Benayoun, Gerrard, Alonso, Mascherano, Sissoko, Babel, Kuyt, Crouch, Torres, Voronin, Finnan, Itandje.
“Liverpool have quality players in every position. They could field two teams that would comfortably survive in the Premier League.
“He (Benitez) has done well in the summer. They can rotate between Peter Crouch, Dirk Kuyt, Ryan Babel, Andrei Voronin and Fernando Torres – all terrific talents – up front.
“I haven’t got that type of quality, that strength in depth. I have to pick my best team.”
“Fernando should be pleased but we also have to tell him to keep working hard.
“It is not always going to be as easy as he thinks it is at the moment and we need to wait and see what happens in a month or two.
“He will find out there are some very difficult central defenders to play against but the fact he has scored already is important because goals give all strikers confidence.”
Liverpool go into a weekend round of Premier League matches at the top of the table for the first time in five years. It’s also a new experience for manager Rafael Benitez.
This is Portsmouth’s sixth fixture of the season and their fourth against one of the so called “Big Four”.
While Liverpool are looking to complete three Premier League victories in a row for the first time in 17 outings, Portsmouth are aiming to avoid three league defeats on the trot for the first time in 53, since March last year.
The Merseysiders are the only club to have scored first in all their Premier League games this season; Pompey are the only club to have conceded the opening goal in all of their games in this league this term.
Pompey beat a weakened Liverpool side 2-1 in April. It was only their second maximum in eight Premier League fixtures with the Reds.
12:45 Portsmouth – Liverpool
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