Squad sheets: Liverpool v Wigan Athletic

Five straight wins is a sign of a team in the groove. Liverpool achieved the sequence three times when finishing second in 2009 and will do it again under Kenny Dalglish should they overcome Wigan, a club who have never won at Anfield. Both sides will have players coming back from slight injuries that prevented them from appearing internationally in midweek – Steven Gerrard and Martin Skrtel for Liverpool and James McCarthy for Wigan. Gary Caldwell is likely to revive memories of Paul Gascoigne at Lazio by playing in a mask to protect a fractured cheekbone. Tim Rich Venue Anfield, Saturday 3pm Tickets Sold out Last season Liverpool 2 Wigan 1 Referee Kevin Friend This season's matches 11 Y 26, R 2, 2.55 cards per game Odds Liverpool 7-18 Wigan 9-1 Draw 4-1 Liverpool Subs from Gulacsi, Jones, Skrtel, Ngog, Aurélio, Kyrgiakos, Poulsen, Cole, Jovanovic, Pacheco, Wilson, Hansen Doubtful Cole (knee), Gerrard (groin), Kelly (ankle), Skrtel (thigh) Injured Spearing (foot, 6 Mar), Carroll (thigh, 20 Mar), Shelvey (knee, May) Suspended None Form guide WWWWDL Disciplinary record Y41 R2 Leading scorers Gerrard, Kuyt, Meireles 4 Wigan Subs from Kirkland, Pollitt, Boyce, Stam, S Caldwell, Thomas, Cleverley, Di Santo, Gómez, McArthur, Golobart, McManaman, Mustoe, López Doubtful G Caldwell (cheek), McCarthy (ankle) Injured None Suspended None Form guide WDLLDD Disciplinary record Y47 R4 Leading scorer Rodallega 7 Match pointers • Liverpool have picked up more points than any other Premier League team since Kenny Dalglish's appointment • Wigan have won just one of their 13 matches against teams in the top half of the table • Liverpool have kept four consecutive clean sheets in the league – the last time they managed five was in Septmeber 2007 with the fifth being a win over Wigan • Wigan won their last match but have not managed two in a row since March 2009 • Raul Meireles has scored four times in his last five league games after failing to find the net in his first 17