Tough choices for Benitez

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez faces difficult decisions for the tough Barclays Premiership game at Chelsea on Sunday as his side try to avoid a fourth successive away defeat.

Benitez left Harry Kewell on the bench until half-time in the Champions League defeat away to Olympiacos in midweek, initially opting for impressive youngster Stephen Warnock down the left.

The Spanish coach also decided on Milan Baros ahead of Djibril Cisse for the solo striking role in that match.

He is unlikely to change his away-day style by playing more than one striker at Chelsea, so the choice will again be from two front men who have shown inconsistent form and certainly struggle to form a front line partnership when they have been played together this term.

Youngster Chris Kirkland and Florent Sinama-Pongolle both played the full 90 minutes of a 4-1 reserve win over West Brom at Wrexham on Thursday, but neither are likely to be risked at Stamford Bridge.

Provisional squad: Dudek, Josemi, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Warnock, Kewell, Hamann, Alonso, Garcia, Finnan, Cisse, Baros, Pongolle, Kirkland, Diao, Traore, Biscan, Henchoz.