Rodgers’ side trail leaders Chelsea by four points and are in contention for a first league championship since 1990. PHOTO: AFP
The Reds have not had a home game since February 23 but have won all three matches since, winning 3-0 at Southampton, beating Manchester United by the same scoreline at Old Trafford and securing a 6-3 victory at Cardiff at the weekend.
Rodgers’ side, unbeaten in the league since the turn of the year with 29 points from a possible 33, trail leaders Chelsea by four points and are in contention for a first league championship since 1990.
Five of their remaining eight matches are at home and a win over Sunderland in their game in hand on Chelsea would close the gap to just one point.
After the visit of Sunderland, they entertain Tottenham at the weekend before travelling to West Ham and hosting Manchester City.
Following a trip to Norwich they have a home game against Chelsea and then head to Crystal Palace before finishing the season against Newcastle at Anfield.
Rodgers is optimistic that home advantage will count and he said: “We’re really looking forward to playing at Anfield now on Wednesday night. It’s a big game for us.
“Hopefully the supporters can really get behind the team well before kick-off, get the atmosphere revved up for the game and we’ll look to continue on this great run.
“As you can see, we believe we can perform well and get results. Cardiff was the fourth away game on the spin that we’ve won.
“We ended up with six goals against Cardiff - arguably we could have had one or two more. But it was a wonderful demonstration of our resilience and strong mentality. It was another demonstration of our offensive power.
“It may or may not be this year but there’s no doubt we’re on the right road to winning a title here.
“We are far from being perfect. We are nowhere near the finished article but we are learning and improving.
“At the top it’s very tight. There are eight games to go but we are only looking at Sunderland.”
In another Premier League fixture, West Ham will face Hull on Wednesday.
Published in The Express Tribune, March 26th, 2014.
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