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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain gets his foot on the ball (AFP/Getty Images)

Liverpool travel to basement boys Swansea tonight in search of all three points as they look to draw level with Chelsea on 50 points.

Jurgen Klopp’s men are unbeaten in 18 games, an impressive record that stretches back to their 4-1 humbling at Tottenham.

The same can’t be said for Swansea whose last defeat came at the turn of the year in a 2-0 loss by Tottenham. New manager Carlos Carvalhal has helped lift spirits at the Liberty – but will it be enough to fell visitors Liverpool?

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[22 January 2018 17:13 · Samuel Lovett]

[Live blog starts at 7.00pm]

[22 January 2018 18:57 · Liam Corless]

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Swansea vs Liverpool from the Liberty Stadium. We'll have the team news for you in a few minutes' time so don't go anywhere!

[22 January 2018 19:01 · Liam Corless]

Swansea vs Liverpool team news

[22 January 2018 19:07 · Liam Corless]

Mo Salah poses for a selfie with a fan ahead of kick-off 

[22 January 2018 19:11 · Liam Corless]

Pre-match quotes from Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum

"We have to give even more than we did last week. It's going to be a tough game. They [Swansea] are fighting for their life. Every game for them is a chance to get more confidence to get out of the relegation zone.

"I think it's going to be more difficult than last week. We have to be concentrated."

Quotes from Sky Sports

[22 January 2018 19:16 · Liam Corless]

Jurgen Klopp explains his team selection

“I didn’t think too much about a single player – I thought about the team’s performance.

“It’s very important that we all show the perfect attitude tonight. Life can be quite a challenge; our last game was against the top of the table and now it’s against the bottom of the table.

“We had a really good training week and the pitch here looks quite OK. A lot of things are different tonight. It’s all about the right attitude and I expect the right attitude from Virgil of course as well.

“If we show it then we are difficult to play, and if we are difficult to play then we can win the game.”

Quotes from Liverpool's official website

Liverpool starting XI: Karius; Gomez, Matip, Van Dijk, Robertson; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Can, Wijnaldum; Mane, Salah, Firmino

Jurgen Klopp is pictured arriving at the Liberty Stadium 

[22 January 2018 19:23 · Liam Corless]

Swansea's players arrive prior to kick-off 

[22 January 2018 19:27 · Liam Corless]

Swansea vs Liverpool - last five meetings

• Liverpool 5-0 Swansea, December 2017 (Premier League)
• Liverpool 2-3 Swansea, January 2017 (Premier League)
• Swansea 1-2 Liverpool, October 2016 (Premier League)
• Swansea 3-1 Liverpool, May 2016 (Premier League)
• Liverpool 1-0 Swansea, November 2015 (Premier League)

[22 January 2018 19:32 · Liam Corless]

[22 January 2018 19:40 · Liam Corless]

Liverpool have the chance to move five points clear of fifth-placed Spurs with a win tonight, while a victory by a margin of three goals or more will see them move up to third, ahead of Chelsea on goal difference.

Swansea, on the other hand, go into the game six points adrift of safety and are in desperate need of a positive result. However, even an unlikely win won't be enough to lift them from the foot of the table, where they currently lie with just 17 points from 23 games.