"I would back Liverpool, as well as Stoke are playing I would back Liverpool over two legs, especially with the second leg at home.
"But Stoke are a different side now. They used to be so good at stopping you and still are but now they have another end to the side which is vastly improved."
"I actually really fancy Stoke and seeing the way they played against Everton a few weeks ago even when they were 3-2 down with 18 minutes left, they still have a bit about them. They have a bit of quality. The front three, I think they will cause Liverpool a lot of problems."
Despite Saturday's defeat at West Brom, Stoke go into tonight in positive mood having recorded recent wins away at Everton and at home to Manchester United.
Manager Mark Hughes said: "We are very strong at the moment at home and playing exceptionally well there.
"We are giving good teams like Liverpool real problems. Teams have to be at their best to withstand us at home.
"It is a game of significance for us, and these are the games we want to be involved in. Hopefully it is the first of many."
5 live sport from 19:00 GMT
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
BBC Radio 5 Live
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Plenty to sink the teeth into on BBC Radio 5 live Sport tonight before live commentary from the Britannia, where the Sir Stanley Matthews statue looks graceful.
At around 19:10 GMT, Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola are the focus.
At 19:35 GMT, Stoke City chairman Peter Coates is on the programme to give his thoughts on tonight's fixture. Then it's on to full commentary with John Murray and ex-Sunderland and Everton midfielder Kevin Kilbane.
Listen by using 'live coverage' at the top of this page.
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Time to deliver...
Stoke v Liverpool (20:05 GMT)
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Tonight we see a Stoke team well along the path of transition under Mark Hughes host a Liverpool side tip-toeing their way through the early steps of change under Jurgen Klopp.
A bad couple of weeks of form by Klopp's team will fill Stoke with belief but with a second leg at Anfield to come, they know they have to get tonight right.
Send us your tweets to #bbcfootball, follow every blow live here or listen on BBC Radio 5 live. Thanks for joining us.
Whose time is it?
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
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Liverpool: Capable on their day, rubbish of late.
Stoke: Once rugged now artistic, they've forgotten what a trophy feels like.
Everton: Some 20 years of silverware allergy. Talented.
Manchester City: Depth. Packed with quality. They know how to win.
So who gets it?
Welcome - allow yourself to dream...
What was it Gabrielle sang in 1993? "Dreams can come true". Paul Merson and Arsenal soaked up her words that year.
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Go on, if your team is still in it, give me the chorus...
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong.
Welcome
There it is...
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Will you be there on 28 February?
Go on, allow yourself to dream...
Welcome
The new year. A Christmas belly. Sore legs for footballers. A sore wallet for many.
But then, a carrot of hope, bristling with energy and excitement is dangled...
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Wembley. Its crisp grass. Its global significance. It's so close, just two games, we can get there. This is our year.
Feel that hope running through your veins. The big day out that awaits, the pictures you'll be able to take, the memories you'll generate.
Tonight we reach for that carrot folks. It won't end well for everyone. Some of your hopes will be blended into oblivion.
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Luke Reddy
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Pep Guardiola has told us he wants to come to England. We knew that would happen.
Zinedine Zidane is in charge at Real Madrid. It was always going to happen one day.
But what do you think 2016 will deliver which no one (bar you of course) is expecting? What will be the freak moment/ story?
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Liverpool to progress, just...
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
Mark Lawrenson
Ex-Liverpool defender on the Football Focus Forum
"I would back Liverpool, as well as Stoke are playing I would back Liverpool over two legs, especially with the second leg at home.
"But Stoke are a different side now. They used to be so good at stopping you and still are but now they have another end to the side which is vastly improved."
Watch Mark Lawrenson and Kevin Kilbane on the Football Focus Forum by clicking here.
'Potters for me'
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
Kevin Kilbane
Former Everton winger on the Football Focus Forum
"I actually really fancy Stoke and seeing the way they played against Everton a few weeks ago even when they were 3-2 down with 18 minutes left, they still have a bit about them. They have a bit of quality. The front three, I think they will cause Liverpool a lot of problems."
Watch Mark Lawrenson and Kevin Kilbane on the Football Focus Forum by clicking here.
Hughes banks on home comfort
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
Despite Saturday's defeat at West Brom, Stoke go into tonight in positive mood having recorded recent wins away at Everton and at home to Manchester United.
Manager Mark Hughes said: "We are very strong at the moment at home and playing exceptionally well there.
"We are giving good teams like Liverpool real problems. Teams have to be at their best to withstand us at home.
"It is a game of significance for us, and these are the games we want to be involved in. Hopefully it is the first of many."
5 live sport from 19:00 GMT
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
BBC Radio 5 Live
Plenty to sink the teeth into on BBC Radio 5 live Sport tonight before live commentary from the Britannia, where the Sir Stanley Matthews statue looks graceful.
At around 19:10 GMT, Zinedine Zidane, Real Madrid and Pep Guardiola are the focus.
At 19:35 GMT, Stoke City chairman Peter Coates is on the programme to give his thoughts on tonight's fixture. Then it's on to full commentary with John Murray and ex-Sunderland and Everton midfielder Kevin Kilbane.
Listen by using 'live coverage' at the top of this page.
Get Involved
Tweet us on #bbcfootball
Time to deliver...
Stoke v Liverpool (20:05 GMT)
Tonight we see a Stoke team well along the path of transition under Mark Hughes host a Liverpool side tip-toeing their way through the early steps of change under Jurgen Klopp.
A bad couple of weeks of form by Klopp's team will fill Stoke with belief but with a second leg at Anfield to come, they know they have to get tonight right.
Send us your tweets to #bbcfootball, follow every blow live here or listen on BBC Radio 5 live. Thanks for joining us.
Whose time is it?
Stoke v Liverpool (20:00 GMT)
Liverpool: Capable on their day, rubbish of late.
Stoke: Once rugged now artistic, they've forgotten what a trophy feels like.
Everton: Some 20 years of silverware allergy. Talented.
Manchester City: Depth. Packed with quality. They know how to win.
So who gets it?
Welcome - allow yourself to dream...
What was it Gabrielle sang in 1993? "Dreams can come true". Paul Merson and Arsenal soaked up her words that year.
Go on, if your team is still in it, give me the chorus...
Dreams can come true
Look at me babe I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong.
Welcome
There it is...
Will you be there on 28 February?
Go on, allow yourself to dream...
Welcome
The new year. A Christmas belly. Sore legs for footballers. A sore wallet for many.
But then, a carrot of hope, bristling with energy and excitement is dangled...
Wembley. Its crisp grass. Its global significance. It's so close, just two games, we can get there. This is our year.
Feel that hope running through your veins. The big day out that awaits, the pictures you'll be able to take, the memories you'll generate.
Tonight we reach for that carrot folks. It won't end well for everyone. Some of your hopes will be blended into oblivion.