Rejoice, Liverpool fans! Daniel Sturridge is back. The England striker pops his bottom on the bench as West Ham arrive in Merseyside. We get cracking in 45 minutes.

HALF-CHANCE! Amalfitano's crosses for Collins, who heads back across goal towards Carroll. The former Liverpool man is able to steer the game's first effort on goal, but Mignolet is able to make the save with ease.

Song gives Lucas the slip midway through the Liverpool half, but Henderson is over to cover, making a strong challenge to clear.

Markovic is now down following a challenge with Carroll. The home crowd are booing the West Ham striker, but the Liverpool man is back up in a flash having looked on his last legs just moments before...

Just so you don't forget: Liverpool are unbeaten in 41 top flight home matches against West Ham United (W30-D11), since a 2-1 defeat on 14 September 1963.

Can's pass back to Mignolet is wayward, and Skrtel is required to come over and clear up his mess. The Turk looks rattled.

West Ham are going to be forced into a first-half change, it seems. James Collins looks to be struggling and will need to come off. A shame for the hosts, who are also missing James Tomkins through injury.

Wonderful play from Carroll, who doesn't give up on what seems like a lost cause. He closes down Skrtel, who dwells on his clearance, winning the ball, and then a corner.

It's still very frantic on Merseyside, with the two teams attacking in numbers and with pace, but they are both guilty of being sloppy in the final third and are both having to defend resolutely following a failed attack.

Coutinho and Sterling work the ball well down the left, using quick feet to dance past a number of challenges before the former bursts into the penalty area, shooting at goal from a tight angle. Adrian is more than equal to it.

Chances have been few and far between so far, but this has been a terrifically entertaining game so far. Liverpool continue to attack.

Downing did indeed make a mess of the clearance, but the bit of agression showed towards Markovic shows positivity from the former Red. He's lacked that in his game over the years, and will feel like he has a point to prove today.

The second corner is much better, and Adrian does well under pressure to punch clear.

Liverpool are awarded a corner and pack the penalty area, but it's played short and the training ground routine goes to pieces. More groans from the home supporters.

Lliverpool, having been put under serious pressure from the visiting side so far, are attempting to slow it down and control the pace of the game.