The Norwich manager Paul Lambert has promised that his side will "give it a go" at Anfield on Saturday. The Canaries adopted a similar approach at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge earlier this season and although both games ended in defeat for the visitors, the performances were encouraging. Make no mistake, though, this will be tough for the visitors, who are still without their preferred centre-back pairing of Elliott Ward and Zak Whitbread. They will also be facing a virtually full-strength Liverpool with the suspended Lucas Leiva expected to be the only absentee. Rich Flower

Venue Anfield, Saturday 5.30pm

Tickets Sold out

Last season n/a

Referee Peter Walton

This season's matches 5 Y20, R1, 4.20 cards per game

Odds Liverpool 1-3 Norwich 11-1 Draw 9-2

Liverpool

Subs from Doni, Johnson, Aurélio, Coady, Rodríguez, Henderson, Coates, Spearing, Flanagan, Robinson, Skrtel, Bellamy

Doubtful None

Injured None

Suspended Lucas (one match)

Form guide DWWLLW

Disciplinary record Y16 R2

Leading scorer Suárez 4

Norwich

Subs from Rudd, De Laet, Jackson, Holt, Surman, C Martin, Drury, Wilbrahim, Ball, Crofts, Smith, Lappin, Francomb, Dawkin

Doubtful None

Injured Ayala (knee, 29 Oct), Whitbread (hamstring, 29 Oct), Vaughan (knee, Jan), Ward (knee, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide WLWWLL

Disciplinary record Y8 R2

Leading scorer Pilkington 3

Match pointers

• Norwich have not won at Liverpool since April 1994 (when Jeremy Goss scored the only goal of the game) although they have visited Anfield just twice since then

• Since 2003-04, Liverpool have lost only one of their 24 home games against newly promoted sides (2-1 to Blackpool in 2010-11)

• Norwich are one of two top flight teams (along with Blackburn) who are yet to keep a clean sheet this season

• Liverpool have allowed opposition teams 27 shots on target against them so far this season, fewer than any other side