Bolton goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen has returned to training after a thigh injury but is not expected to start.

Forward David Ngog is poised to face his former club Liverpool for the first time since his summer transfer.

Jay Spearing remains an injury doubt for Liverpool with the hamstring problem that caused him to miss last week's goalless draw with Stoke.

Defender Daniel Agger could return in place of Jamie Carragher, while striker Luis Suarez is still suspended.

Bolton are enjoying their best league run of the season with seven points from their last five games, but the statistics still make gloomy reading for anyone believing they can avoid the drop.

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