As we predicted earlier today, Robbie Fowler has been handed the captain's armband for tonight's Carling Cup tie between Liverpool and Reading at Anfield.
Rafa Benitez has has picked a very strong team by the usual standards for this competition. Peltier and Paletta are two players getting a rare chance to join up with the first team players who make up the rest of the side tonight.
Liverpool: 25 Reina, 37 Peltier, 29 Paletta, 5 Agger, 28 Warnock, 16 Pennant, 22 Sissoko, 32 Zenden, 6 Riise, 9 Fowler, 15 Crouch
Subs: 40 Martin, 18 Kuyt, 23 Carragher, 35 Guthrie, 45 Smith
Reading: 21 Stack, 23 De la Cruz, 22 Bikey, 16 Ingimarsson, 14 Halls, 7 Little, 6 Gunnarsson, 11 Oster, 10 Hunt, 8 Lita, 24 Long
Subs: 1 Hahnemann, 18 Sodje, 20 Hayes, 26 Osano, 36 Joseph-Dubois
Referee: P Walton