Sunderland's injury crisis has deepened with David Moyes facing a test against Liverpool without Lamine Kone and Victor Anichebe.
Jordan Pickford has joined long-term absentees Jan Kirchhoff, Duncan Watmore, Paddy McNair and Lee Cattermole as Moyes' resources become ever more stretched.
The makeshift Back Cats were hammered 4-1 at Burnley on New Year's Eve and have little respite before Jurgen Klopp's fearsome Reds visit the Stadium of Light on Monday.
"I don't know exactly what the injuries to Lamine and Victor are," Moyes said.
"Lamine got a blow and Victor's looked like a hamstring so that would rule him out if that's the case.