All eyes, and no doubt Liverpool's in-house television cameras, will be on Luis Suárez to see what the Premier League's latest pantomime villain gets up to at the end of a week that brought an improper conduct charge for giving the finger to Fulham fans plus another call for greater protection from Kenny Dalglish. But there are other concerns for the Liverpool manager. The league's other promoted sides, Norwich and Swansea, are among those to have held Liverpool to a draw at home and, with midfield options dwindling by the week, QPR will hope to capitalise. Andy Hunter

Venue Anfield

Tickets Sold out

Last season n/a

Referee L Mason

This season's matches 9 Y29, R0, 3.22 cards per game

Odds Liverpool 3-10 QPR 17-2 Draw 4-1

Liverpool

Subs from Doni, Rodríguez, Downing, Kelly, Carragher, Aurélio, Coates, Wilson, Shelvey, Flanagan

Doubtful None

Injured Lucas (knee, Aug), Gerrard (ankle, unknown)

Suspended Spearing (first match of three)

Form guide LDWDWD

Disciplinary record Y22 R3

Leading scorer Suárez 4

QPR

Subs from Buzsaky, Smith, Derry, Taarabt, Puncheon, Ephraim, Perone, Connolly Doubtful Taarabt (thigh)

Injured Campbell (foot, 21 Dec), Kenny (thigh, Jan), Dyer (foot, Jan), Hulse (knee, unknown), Connolly (knock, unknown), Murphy (calf, unknown)

Suspended None

Form guide DLWLLW

Disciplinary record Y18 R2

Leading scorer Helguson 6

Match pointers

• Liverpool are unbeaten in their last seven matches at Anfield, but have drawn the last four in a row

• QPR have won only one of their eight Premier League meetings with the hosts, and that came in February 1996

• Liverpool have forced more corners (114) and hit the woodwork more times (9) than any other top-flight team

• Neil Warnock has used 24 different players this season, more than any other manager

• Only Wigan (8%) have a lower conversion rate than Liverpool this season (9%)