Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Liverpool and Swansea City. The first-division clash scheduled for 3 p.m. ET will be held at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.

What They're Saying

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers (via Inside Futbol): For us, the objectives are still very much the same. We want to finish in a top-four position. Step by step, we know it's a long road, but the points can whittle away very quickly."

Swansea City manager Garry Monk (via BBC): "I have spoken to him [Jonjo Shelvey] a number of times. We can't afford silly bookings, and it cost him being on the pitch against [Aston] Villa because any slight mistimed tackle could have been a red card."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Shelvey has five cautions in 15 league appearances. Playing against his former team, the 22-year-old will look to improve on his average of 1.5 tackles per match.

Liverpool's Projected Lineup (3-4-2-1): Mignolet; Sakho, Skrtel, Can; Markovic, Leiva, Gerrard, Henderson; Coutinho, Lallana; Sterling

Swansea City's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabianski; Taylor, Williams, Fernandez, Richards; Yueng, Shelvey; Routledge, Sigurdsson, Dyer; Bony

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Chelsea19144141142746
2Manchester City19134241172443
3Manchester United19106333191436
4Southampton19103632151733
5Arsenal1996434231133
6West Ham United199463023731
7Tottenham Hotspur199462424031
8Swansea City188462319428
9Newcastle United197572228-626
10Liverpool187472224-225
11Stoke City197482123-225
12Everton195682931-221
13Aston Villa195681122-1121
14Sunderland1931151627-1120
15Queens Park Rangers1953112134-1318
16West Bromwich Albion1945101828-1017
17Hull City193791826-816
18Crystal Palace193792030-1016
19Burnley193791429-1516
20Leicester City1934121731-1413