Liverpool will be without defender Sami Hyypia for the home Premier League game with Middlesbrough after the veteran picked up a hamstring injury playing for Finland in midweek.
But boss Rafael Benitez will have Dutch winger Ryan Babel back in the squad now he has returned from the Olympics.
Both Argentina captain Javier Mascherano and Brazilian midfielder Lucas will also return to Merseyside next week.
Lucas was part of the Brazil side which won the bronze medal in Beijing after defeating Belgium on Friday while Mascherano figures in the Olympic final against Nigeria on Saturday.
Justin Hoyte could make his debut for Middlesbrough after he was signed too late to join the squad for last week's game against Tottenham.
Manager Gareth Southgate will check on the fitness of Egyptian duo Mido and Mohamed Shawky, but of whom were on international duty against Sudan on Wednesday.
Midfielder Julio Arca is sidelined for another three weeks with an ankle injury.
Teams:
Liverpool (from): Will Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Dossena, Benayoun, Gerrard, Alonso, Plessis, Kuyt, Aurelio, Keane, El Zhar, Torres, Cavalieri, Ngog, Skrtel, Babel.
Middlesbrough (from): Jones, Turnbull, Wheater, Hoyte, Huth, Pogatetz, Williams, Taylor, Grounds, Aliadiere, Emnes, O'Neil, Shawky, Digard, Downing, Johnson, Tuncay, Alves, Mido.
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