Cardiff vs. Liverpool: Odds, Preview, Live Stream, TV Info

Cardiff City host Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday and will hope to cause an upset in the title hunt as they eye even a slim chance to make up ground in their own race against relegation.

Jurgen Klopp's side lead the standings by two points but have played one game more than second-place Manchester City, who face Tottenham Hotspur at the Etihad Stadium in Saturday's early kick-off.

The Reds travel to Cardiff one day after the Citizens have a chance to reclaim the Premier League summit, though the Bluebirds have their tails up after beating Brighton & Hove Albion 2-0 on Tuesday. 

Neil Warnock's men are two points short of safety but have played one match more than those directly above them, making any kind of shock result against Liverpool a bonus.

The odds are slim, however, as Cardiff enter their penultimate home game of the season as 16-1 underdogs and their guests travel to the Welsh capital as dominant 1-5 favourites.

Date: Sunday, April 21

Time: 4 p.m. BST/11 a.m. ET

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales

Live Stream: Sky Go (UK), NBC Sports Live Extra (U.S.)

TV Info: Sky Sports (UK), NBCSN (U.S.)

Odds

Cardiff City: 16-1

Draw: 6-1

Liverpool: 1-5

Via Oddschecker.com

Preview

Although the spectre of City threatens to derail their Premier League title bid, Liverpool continue to do all they can to earn a major double and recently secured a 17th successive result without defeat.

Wednesday's 4-1 drubbing of UEFA Champions League quarter-final foes Porto rounded off a routine 6-1 result across both legs, and it proved the Reds aren't intimidated on the road.

The Estadio do Dragao is likely a more difficult place to win at than Cardiff City Stadium, although Klopp said in his pre-match press conference that he was taking nothing for granted:

Cardiff counterpart Warnock has taken a less hopeful approach to his preparations and was honest about the hosts' chances when speaking to BBC Sport's Dafydd Pritchard:

"I'd hate to concede five like we have done. I don't like my teams losing concentration like that. But when you look at the quality some of these teams have, they could've scored more on the day.

"We've just got to try and give a good account of ourselves for the fans that are going because it's a sell-out—and it probably could've sold out twice more.

"It's going to be a great day. I don't want it to be a lovely occasion but we still get battered."

The Anfield hosts rallied to a 4-1 win when they hosted Cardiff in October, but the team positioned 18th in the table may put up more of a fight now the threat of relegation is real.

Neil Jones of Goal previewed Sunday's fixture and said Dejan Lovren, Joe Gomez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain would be fit to return at Cardiff, although only the former looked likely to start:

A team fighting for top-flight survival in the Premier League can be a scary prospect for any team, though a Liverpool side riding high on a wave of eight consecutive victories should have the power to withstand.

The forward trio of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino each boosted their confidence with goals against Porto, as did talisman Virgil van Dijk, via BT Sport (UK only):

Cardiff may have turned a corner following their win against 17th-place Brighton in midweek, having won two of their past five games and with survival still a possibility.

An injury list including Sol Bamba and Callum Paterson could also come to haunt Cardiff, who may find themselves struggling to keep the floodgates shut when Liverpool travel to Wales.