Liverpool will be wary of dropping points against a capable West Brom side when the two side meet in their English Premier League game.

The Reds are in danger of fading away in the contest for a top-four place, which ensures Champions League qualification. Liverpool are currently a massive 12 points behind Spurs, who are in fourth. The game in hand is the one against West Brom at Anfield, and nothing short of three points will do if they are to stay in contention.

West Brom manager Steve Clarke, who worked at Anfield as the assistant of Kenny Dalglish, believes Liverpool are playing as well as any team in the Premier League.

"I'm not surprised now that some of the younger players are starting to flourish, or some of the more experienced ones that Kenny signed," Clarke told reporters. "It can take a period of time for people to settle into a club the size of Liverpool.

"For Stewart Downing to be in the team and Jordan Henderson, as well as Jose Enrique, and doing really well, is good. Luis Suarez has really settled into the club now and, if you look at it at this stage, Liverpool are probably playing the best football in the Premier League.

"I don't think there's anybody in football now who thinks you just turn up at a club and create a good team just because they're a great, historical club. You have to work at it. Every club in the league has to work hard to try to put a good team on the pitch and you have to work as hard as you can with your players.

"(Liverpool manager) Brendan (Rodgers) went in there with a different philosophy to Kenny but Liverpool have always tried to play good football. Brendan has slightly different ideas that maybe took a little bit of time to get across. But you can see now that the team is starting to gel and maybe starting to play the way Brendan wants them to play.

"They had a difficult start but they have picked up and are doing really well and it's going to be a tough night for us. But hopefully West Brom can get the same result as they did last year at Anfield (a 1-0 win)."

Rodgers is expected to name new signing Philippe Coutinho in the squad, while a late decision will be taken on the availability of Daniel Sturridge.

West Brom welcome back Youssouf Mulumbu, but Clarke needs to make the tricky decision on whether to include Peter Odemwingie, after the forward's farcical actions on transfer deadline day. Defender Goran Popov serves the first of his three-match suspension.

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Expected lineups: Liverpool: Reina; Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Enrique; Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson; Downing, Sturridge, Suarez.

West Brom: Foster; Reid, Olsson, McAuley, Ridgewell; Yacob, Mulumbu; Brunt, Morrison, Fortune; Long.

Prediction: 2-0 to Liverpool