Swansea City - Liverpool live updates

There are two other players on the starting sheets tonight who relish this fixture. Jonjo Shelvey has netted in the last three league matches between Liverpool and Swansea as a Swans player, though the last of these was an own goal. And Adam Lallana has scored three goals in his last three Premier League games against Swansea.

Swansea will have to keep a close eye on nemesis Daniel Sturridge tonight. He has scored four goals in three Premier League appearances against them.

Brendan Rodgers: "It's difficult to progress at this level without major investment because ultimately it's about the quality of players you have. But Swansea is a club that's super-organised and has a good structure, and there's no doubt for me that they will continue to develop as they have done over the last decade. The next step will be to go on and play regular European football, and I firmly believe they will do that. The first three years in the Premier League are really about establishing yourself in the division. Swansea have done that — and they have become more than that already. They are an attractive proposition for any player or manager and I really think they will go on and get stronger."

MATCH STAT: Liverpool have kept five clean sheets in a row away from home (in league competition) for the first time since 1985.

Garry Monk: "I've not spoken to Brendan about the game coming up - he has got his own things going on at Liverpool with different targets. He has moved on from us obviously and is doing exceptionally well at Liverpool, turning them around and making them a real force. But what he did for our club is fantastic and it's the benchmark for us. Any manager who comes in - but especially for me, because I played under him and worked very closely with him - what he achieved is an inspiration and it's an inspiration for me to try to get this side to 47 points. He did a great job for our club and if we can do the same or try to improve on it then great, that's what you have to try to do as a manager."

Tonight’s match is a big one for Liverpool, who could close to within two points of big rivals Manchester United in fourth place before the weekend’s big Anfield showdown. A win for Swansea would take them above Stoke to eighth in the table.

So the big news is that Steven Gerrard returns to the Liverpool bench and there’s only one change for Swansea as Jordi Amat replaces Pajaro Fernandez. Bafetimbi Gomis also starts after collapsing during the 3-2 defeat at Tottenham on March 4.

TEAMS: Swansea City: Fabianski, Naughton, Amat, Williams, Taylor, Ki, Cork, Shelvey, Sigurdsson, Routledge, Gomis. SUBS: Tremmel, Rangel, Britton, Dyer, Emnes, Montero, Oliviera. /// Liverpool: Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Allen, Henderson, Lallana, Moreno, Coutinho, Sterling, Sturridge. SUBS: Jones, Johnson, Toure, Lovren, Gerrard, Lambert, Markovic.

Hello and welcome to our LIVE Premier League match coverage as Swansea City host Liverpool at the Liberty Stadium. Kick off 20.00 GMT, team news to follow shortly.