Sunderland, the former club of Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson, are also under-performing, having lost five of their last 10 games – as many as they have won over the season's 20 games so far.
Rodgers, who was not in charge against QPR on doctors' orders, is unlikely to return to the dugout on Wednesday. Instead, Colin Pascoe and first-team coach Mike Marsh are likely to deputise again in place of the Northern Irishman.
KICK-OFF: Wednesday, 7:45pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS...
Sunderland 1 (Fletcher) Liverpool 1 (Suárez), Premier League, September 2012
Sunderland 1 (Bendtner) Liverpool 0, Premier League, March 2012
Liverpool 1 (Suárez) Sunderland 1 (Larsson), Premier League, August 2011
STATS...
Luis Suárez has 15 goals in all competitions this season, and 13 in the league. No player in the division has scored as many goals away from home as the Uruguayan.
Suárez has also scored in three of his last four games against Sunderland, but blasted a penalty over the bar at Anfield on the opening day of the 2011/12 season.
In the 18 times he has come against Liverpool in the league, as manager of Leicester, Aston Villa and Sunderland, Martin O'Neill has won six.
ODDS...
Liverpool to win: 1.51
Sunderland to win: 7.8
Draw: 4.4
CLASSIC MATCH...
In October 2009, Rafael Benítez's Liverpool were beaten 1-0 at the Stadium of Light in rather unfortunate circumstances.
Taking advantage of both Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres being absent from the Reds' line-up, an early shot from Sunderland striker from Darren Bent – via the deflection of a Liverpool-branded beach ball – was enough to seal the win.
Referee Mike Jones allowed the bizarre goal to stand, and the teenager responsible for throwing the item onto the pitch from the away end later commented: "It's bad enough when Liverpool lose, like in a normal way, but this was just one big disaster."
TV: Highlights on BBC1 at 11:05pm
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