Squad sheets: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Liverpool - The Guardian

After the fanfare that greeted Kenny Dalglish's return comes the sobering reality that he will have made the worst start by a Liverpool manager in 83 years if he fails to win at Molineux. The portents are not promising given Liverpool's dismal away form in the league – one win on the road this season – and Wolves' recent improvement, which includes the victory at Anfield that accelerated Roy Hodgson's departure. Steven Gerrard will be missing for Liverpool as he serves the final match of his three-game ban but Joe Cole is set to return. Stuart James

Venue Molineux, Saturday 12.45pm

Tickets £30-40 (0871 222 1877)

Last season Wolves 0 Liverpool 0

Referee Martin Atkinson

This season's matches 17 Y59, R8, 3.94 cards per game

Odds Wolves 12-5 Liverpool 11-8 Draw 2-1

Probabale starters in bold, contenders in light. Photograph: Graphic

Wolves

Subs from Hahnemann, Foley, Jones, Stearman, Mouyokolo, Mujangi Bia, Batth, Vokes, Edwards, Hammill, Davis

Doubtful Craddock (thigh)

Injured Mancienne (knee, 29 Jan), Ebanks-Blake (calf, 12 Feb), Guédioura (broken leg, 26 Feb), Kightly (knee, unknown)

Suspended Elokobi (last of three)

Form guide LWLWLW

Disciplinary record Y37 R2

Leading scorers Ebanks-Blake, Fletcher 4

Liverpool

Subs from Gulacsi, Poulsen, Kyrgiakos, Konchesky, Cole, Aurélio, Jovanovic, Pacheco, Babel, Wilson, Hansen

Doubtful Agger (illness), Jovanovic (illness)

Injured Carragher (shoulder, 27 Feb)

Suspended Gerrard (last of three)

Unavailable Jones (international duty)

Form guide DLLWLL

Disciplinary record Y36 R2

Leading scorer Torres 7

Match pointers

• There have been only six goals in five Premier League meetings between these sides

• A defeat for Liverpool would make it the first time since 1954 that they have lost six away league games in a row

• Wolves' sequence of alternating wins and losses continued for a ninth match last week – the run will continue if they winon Saturday

• Liverpool have not won at Molineux since March 1978 when manager Kenny Dalglish scored twice in 3-1 victory

• If Wolves win it will be their first double over Liverpool since the 1950-51 season