By Mihail Vladimirov.

Both managers made two changes to their starting XI – one each enforced by injuries (Coloccini, Enrique) and one each due to tactical reasons (Ben Arfa, Johnson).

However, while Rodgers kept the same 3-4-1-2 formation and the same players’ positioning and overall strategy from the last away game against Sunderland, Pardew made a series of tactical tweaks compared to the last home game against Hull.

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