Fowler set for Liverpool return

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez will be able to rest key players for Sunday’s trip to Portsmouth with the FA Cup final only a week away.

Luis Garcia is suspended while Bolo Zenden is still recovering from knee surgery. Harry Kewell and Steve Finnan will return to the squad after being rested for last weekend’s win over Aston Villa with minor knocks.

Robbie Fowler could return to the starting line-up as Liverpool bid to set a club record of 11 successive victories.

Provisional squad: Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kromkamp, Traore, Warnock, Gerrard, Alonso, Sissoko, Hamann, Kewell, Crouch, Morientes, Fowler, Cisse, Agger, Dudek.