Sunderland - Liverpool live updates

David Moyes (Sunderland): "We have to get ready, pick ourselves up and we have to go again, sometimes football gives you results when you least expect it, so we’ve got to hope it’s one of those days. We’re going to have to play really well to get a result against Liverpool so we’re not kidding anybody on, but I always said we have a difficult Christmas period. If we play like we did against Burnley we’re not going to get any joy at all.”

Clyne and Sturridge starting for Liverpool.

And here's how Liverpool line up today.

Here’s how Sunderland line up today with David Moyes making three changes to his side.

Hello and welcome to our LIVE text and social media coverage as Sunderland entertain Liverpool at the Stadium of Light. Team news to follow shortly ahead of this 15.00 kick-off.