Steve Bower
Match of the Day commentator at John Smith's Stadium

The very good friends reunited theme will have to wait until after the match for David Wagner and Jurgen Klopp. Talk of teammates, best men and godfathers offers the fixture a colourful backdrop but the harsh reality is that both managers desperately need the points.

I watched Liverpool go out of the FA Cup on Saturday, following on from their defeat at Swansea, in a lacklustre manner - with defending that is still leaving many, Klopp included, scratching their heads.

They have to maintain their Champions League push with a more solid performance in West Yorkshire.

Huddersfield's romantic start to their first ever Premier League season seems a distant memory. They will kick-off just two points above the relegation zone and six games without a win; it's a huge week that ends with a trip to Old Trafford.

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Jonathan Pearce
BBC Match of the Day commentator at London Stadium

It's surely the most compelling top-flight relegation battle ever. Eleven clubs are in trouble. It's impossible to predict who'll go down.

If it's decided by points plucked from rat-race rivals, then Palace have ground to make up. Only West Brom have gained fewer from feverish fights. Five of the Eagles' last eight six-pointers will come away. Games like this will decide their fate.

It's the first of three successive six pointers for West Ham. Bad timing as they have 10 crucial players missing. Arthur Masuaku's disgusting behaviour and appropriate ban hasn't helped. Hammers purists will find it hard to forgive.

Palace have had longer to prepare. They're favourites here.

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Mark Taylor: Liverpool front three are pretty formidable, but the other eight are very ordinary indeed. Let's see how right I am.

Harry: The only people a midfield of Xhaka, Elneny and Ramsey would strike fear into is Arsenal supporters.

Johnny Magrinho: Wow. Van Dijk on the bench? Incredible decision. Gomez is awful at right back and yet starts ahead of Trent. Also incredible. Can (arguably our worst player over the last two games) starts along with Henderson who’s surely lacking match fitness. Can see Huddersfield winning tonight!

Alistair Mann
MOTD commentator at Liberty Stadium

As a consequence of the Carlos Carvalhal factor, this game has become a very difficult one to predict.

Since his appointment, Swansea have lost just one of his seven games at the helm, with both confidence and self-belief now significantly improved. Seven points from his four league games in charge has ensured the division's basement club are within a victory of escaping the bottom three.

Arsenal's inconsistencies are well documented - they're yet to win an away game in 2018 - with defeats at Nottingham Forest and at Bournemouth demonstrating their vulnerability.

The hosts will therefore fancy their chances of securing another win to further build on the platform their Portuguese boss has impressively laid.

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Only 15 minutes before the first two of our three Premier League matches get going, so let's see what our Match of the Day commentators think will happen.

How Arsenal could do with Jack Wilshere in the middle of the park tonight.

But illness keeps him out, and he has tweeted his support for the team.

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Mark Lawrenson
BBC football expert

The Arsenal team could look quite different by the weekend if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Jonny Evans both arrive, but I would still expect them to win this game - even without all their potential signings in place.

The Gunners had the weekend off, while Swansea picked quite a strong team for their draw with Notts County in the FA Cup.

Arsenal's away form has not been great but they will be fresh for this one and Henrikh Mkhitaryan should give them a lift on his debut too.

Lawro's prediction: 0-2

Other predictions: West Ham 1-1 Crystal Palace, Huddersfield 1-1 Liverpool.

Read Lawro's full predictions, including Wednesday's matches here.

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Leon Osman
Former Everton midfielder on BBC Radio 5 live

I think he has the quality to fit in at Man City. The way he played guiding Leicester to the title and this season he has stepped it up again.

But we are talking Alexis Sanchez and Riyad Mahrez and saying it was too much for Sanchez but the starting price for Mahrez is £50m, so the timing seems strange.

Juliette Ferrington
BBC Radio 5 live at the John Smith's Stadium

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There is not a spare seat to be had in the press box tonight. It’s sellout as well.

Cosy, but that’s welcome on a cold West Yorkshire night. Fair to say once you’re in, you’re in. We ain’t moving!

Leon Osman and Alan Green behind the mics tonight.

It is not all about the Premier League tonight.

We have Celtic taking on Hearts in the Scottish Premiership, as well as action in the Scottish Cup and you can follow those ties here.

It is also a busy night in the EFL, with seven games in the Championship, one in League One and five matches in League Two. The EFL live page is here.

Bobby Ogie: Mahrez needs to get the best out of his career now that he's got the opportunity.

Neil: Instead of Giroud can't Dortmund take Danny Welbeck of our hands. Good little runner but obviously there would be no warranty.

Shah Muhaimin: Can’t help but feel Liverpool have been weakened while our rivals have strengthened. If we lose tonight we need to surely sign someone. I like Klopp but sometimes he just doesn’t see the obvious options.

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Yet more Manchester City transfer news...

England Under-21 midfielder Jack Harrison has signed for Manchester City from sister club New York City FC and joined Middlesbrough on loan.

The 21-year-old has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with the Premier League side but will spend the rest of the season with Championship side Boro.

He left Manchester United's academy at 14 to study in the United States.

"I can't wait to get started over here,"Harrison said., external"I'm looking forward to testing myself in England."

He added: "Middlesbrough are a good club, with Premier League experience, and they're in the mix for a return via the play-offs this season."

Juliette Ferrington
BBC Radio 5 live at the John Smith's Stadium

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You know it’s a big one when the brass band comes out! Proper Yorkshire for the visit of Liverpool.

The last time I saw them in action was for the visit of Manchester United when the trumpets and horns serenaded Huddersfield to a magnificent and memorable home win.

BBC Radio 5 live

We have live commentary on BBC Radio 5 live from the Huddersfield v Liverpool match tonight with Alan Green and Leon Osman at the John Smith's Stadium.

There will also be updates from Swansea v Arsenal from Chris Wyse with Ali Bruce-Ball at West Ham v Crystal Palace.

Huddersfield make four changes from the team that lost at Stoke last time out in the Premier League with Chris Lowe keeping his place in the starting line-up after making his comeback in the FA Cup at the weekend.

Elsewhere on-loan defender Terence Kongolo is back in the team after a minor knock as Danish midfielder Philip Billing makes his first league start since 14 October. Laurent Depoitre is up top with Rajiv van La Parra dropping to the bench alongside former Red Tom Ince.

Huddersfield: Lossl, Hadergjonaj, Kongolo, Schindler, Jorgensen, Lowe, Mooy, Hogg, Billing, Mounie, Depoitre. Subs: Smith, Coleman, van La Parra, Pritchard, Ince, Quaner, Hefele.

Virgil van Dijk is on the bench for Liverpool with Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip at the heart of the visitors’ defence.

Jordan Henderson makes his Premier League return after four weeks out with a hamstring problem. Georgino Wijnaldum makes way for the skipper with James Milner replacing Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain in the starting XI from the loss to Swansea.

Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino all start in attack.

Liverpool: Karius, Gomez, Matip, Lovren, Robertson, Can, Henderson, Milner, Salah, Firmino, Mane. Subs: van Dijk, Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Mignolet, Ings, Solanke, Alexander-Arnold.

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Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace boss Roy Hodgson has been explaining why Yohan Cabaye is only on the bench.

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This is how things look at the top of the Premier League.

A four-goal victory from Liverpool at Huddersfield will take Jurgen Klopp's side above Chelsea into third, while Arsenal will move level on points with Tottenham with a win at Swansea...

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...whoever wins out of West Ham and Crystal Palace will move into the top half...

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...while Swansea will move out of the bottom three with a win over the Gunners.

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Alan Green
BBC Radio 5 live

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This is a hugely important game for both teams.

Huddersfield’s form hardly needs spelling out and Liverpool? Thrilling and outstanding against Manchester City, abysmal against Swansea, hardly much better than West Bromwich Albion although Albion thoroughly deserved that FA Cup win.

A few weeks ago Huddersfield looked relatively safe, no longer. Liverpool? You would have thought second place wasn’t beyond them... now you ask can they hold on to fourth?

Phil McNulty
BBC Sport chief football writer

Middlesbrough are in talks with Everton over a potential loan move for Bosnian international midfield man Mo Besic before Wednesday transfer deadline. Dialogue is continuing between the clubs and Boro boss Tony Pulis is keen to add the 25-year-old to his squad.

Besic, whose Everton career has been troubled by injury since he was signed by then manager Roberto Martinez in a £4m deal from Hungarian side Ferencvaros in July 2014, has figured in only nine games this season and has not played since the turn of the year.

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