Gameweek 13 preview · Wed 2 Dec, 19:30 · Sky Sports / TNT Sports
Liverpool v Sunderland
Liverpool sit 5th on 15 points (form WLWWL); Sunderland are 20th on 5 (LLLDL). Kick-off is 19:30 UK time on Wed 2 Dec, live on Sky Sports or TNT Sports.
The numbers
Liverpool have scored 11 goals and conceded 9 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.2 expected goals, with 4 clean sheets. Sunderland have scored 7 goals and conceded 17 in 9 games, from chances worth 13.3 expected goals, with 2 clean sheets.
On the game's difficulty scale this is a 2 for LIV and a 4 for SUN (out of 5).
The FPL angle
Liverpool's leading FPL assets are Isak (53 pts, 21.9%, £9.2m), Jacquet (40 pts, 4.5%, £5.1m) and Virgil (39 pts, 15.0%, £6.4m). The market's pick this week is Isak, bought by 219,550 managers since the last deadline. Szoboszlai is on penalties.
Sunderland's leading FPL assets are E.Le Fée (35 pts, 2.7%, £5.7m), Xhaka (32 pts, 2.8%, £5.4m) and Brobbey (28 pts, 5.1%, £5.7m). The market's pick this week is Brobbey, bought by 5,658 managers since the last deadline. Diarra is on penalties.
Availability
- Frimpong (LIV) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Gravenberch (LIV) — Foot injury - 75% chance of playing
- Ekitiké (LIV) — Achilles injury - Unknown return date
- Jaros (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Bradley (LIV) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
- Mukiele (SUN) — Concussion - 75% chance of playing
- Ballard (SUN) — Hamstring injury - Unknown return date
- Alderete (SUN) — Suspended until 21 Nov
- Diarra (SUN) — Muscular injury - 75% chance of playing
- Mundle (SUN) — Knee injury - Unknown return date
Last season
Liverpool 1–1 Sunderland (GW14) and Sunderland 0–1 Liverpool (GW26).
Watching it
Midweek rounds are split between Sky Sports and TNT Sports. For other countries, the My Team fixtures tab lists every rights holder.