Venue: Bloomfield Road
Date: Wednesday, 12 January
Kick-off: 2000 GMT
Blackpool manager Ian Holloway will reshuffle his pack after making nine changes for the FA Cup defeat to Southampton.
Elliot Grandin is available after a hamstring injury but David Carney is on international duty at the Asian Cup.
Liverpool's Steven Gerrard is banned while Glen Johnson will be a doubt if his partner has not given birth.
Joe Cole has an ankle problem and Paul Konchesky has a dead leg - both will be given late fitness tests.
Blackpool:Injured/unavailable: Basham (leg), Carney (international duty), Clarke, Gilks & Martin (all knee), Harewood (hamstring)
Liverpool:
Suspended: Gerrard (three matches)
Doubtful: Cole (ankle), Johnson (personal reasons), Konchesky (dead leg)
Injured: Carragher (shoulder), Spearing (ankle)
Match officials:
Referee: Michael Oliver
Assistant referees: Mick McDonough & David Richardson
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor
When Kenny Dalglish was last in charge of Liverpool, Blackpool were in the old Fourth Division - now the two Premier League teams sit side by side on 25 points.
Dalglish will find many other changes since his last stint in charge of the Reds but their spirited 10-man display in the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United at Old Trafford will give Liverpool fans hope that he still retains his golden touch.
Having come away beaten but not bowed from the largest stadium in the Premier League, Dalglish now takes his side to the smallest, Bloomfield Road, in a re-arranged game after their Boxing Day clash was postponed by the weather.
It will be at places like this that Liverpool's season - and Dalglish's future - will be decided. Just one win away from home this season has left the Reds only four points clear of the relegation zone.
Blackpool, who were also knocked out of the FA Cup at the weekend, have the opposite problem - their home form is the worst in the Premier League.
Ian Holloway describes Dalglish as "an absolute hero of mine" but will be going all out for a famous double after the Seasiders' win at Anfield earlier this season, a result which contributed to the premature departure of Dalglish's predecessor Roy Hodgson.
Source: BBC Sport UK
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