ADAM Henley starts at left back for Blackburn Rovers at Anfield this afternoon as they look for a shock Premier League victory.

The young defender starts in an inexperienced back four, with Michel Salgado, Scott Dann, Gael Givet, Ryan Nelsen and Martin Olsson still out.

Jason Roberts is surprisingly not included on the substitutes bench, which includes the likes of Josh Morris, Jake Kean and Nick Blackman.

Mauro Formica starts behind Yakubu, while Morten Gamst Pedersen starts on the left of midfield.

Steven Gerrard is on the substitutes bench for Liverpool.

ROVERS: Bunn, Samba, Dunn, Formica, Pedersen, Nzonzi, Hoilett, Yakubu, Hanley, Lowe, Henley

SUBS: Rochina, Petrovic, Vukcevic, Blackman, Goodwillie, Morris, Kean LIVERPOOL: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Agger, Suarez, Carroll, Maxi, Henderson, Downing, Adam, Skrtel

SUBS: Gerrard, Kuyt, Carragher, Doni, Shelvey, Kelly, Bellamy