Fixtures and Team Update : Liverpool vs Arsenal

Arsenal midfielder Gilberto is out of the Barclays Premiership trip to Liverpool with a hip problem. Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is available again following his four-match domestic ban but fellow forward Jeremie Aliadiere (foot) will also miss the game at Anfield.

Defenders Gael Clichy (hamstring) and Emmanuel Eboue (ankle) have both recovered match fitness during the international break. Captain Thierry Henry (groin and stomach), Robin van Persie (broken foot) and Theo Walcott (shoulder) are all sidelined.

Peter Crouch could be involved for Liverpool after injury.

The England striker has been training this week following an operation to repair his broken nose, and boss Rafael Benitez must decide whether he can be risked ahead of next week's Champions League trip to PSV Eindhoven.

Full-back John Arne Riise will make his 200th league appearance for the club against the Gunners, and is only seven games short of 300 for the club in all competitions.

Teams

Liverpool (from): Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Agger, Hyypia, Riise, Aurelio, Arbeloa, Gerrard, Sissoko, Alonso, Pennant, Bellamy, Fowler, Kuyt, Crouch, Mascherano, Zenden, Dudek.

Arsenal (from): Lehmann, Eboue, Gallas, Toure, Clichy, Ljungberg, Denilson, Fabregas, Rosicky, Baptista, Adebayor, Almunia, Senderos, Hoyte, Diaby, Hleb, Connolly, Randall..

Team Update: Aston Villa vs Liverpool

Aston Villa

• Martin O'Neill will check on the fitness of midfielder Shaun Maloney before finalising his side
• Central defender Martin Laursen is again sidelined with a hamstring injury

Liverpool

• Peter Crouch now out until the beginning of next month as he recovers from an operation to repair his broken nose
• Long injury : Kewell, Garcia

Teams:

Aston Villa (from): Sorensen, Taylor, Bardsley, Hughes, Mellberg, Cahill, Ridgewell, Bouma, Samuel, Agbonlahor, Petrov, McCann, Barry, Berger, Davis, Osbourne, Carew, Young, Moore, Angel.

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Agger, Riise, Aurelio, Pennant, Sissoko, Gerrard, Alonso, Bellamy, Kuyt, Fowler, Dudek, Mascherano, Zenden, Gonzalez.