Liverpool will be hoping cup competitions can once again provide them with a pick-me-up as a youthful side look to overcome West Ham United at the second attempt in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Tuesday night.
The two teams met 10 days ago in the initial meeting at Anfield, and despite an inexperienced home side facing an almost full-strength West Ham side, they had everything but a goal as a number of youngsters impressed.
But their decision-making in the final third, and their underwhelming finishing, dragged the fixture out to a replay as they travel down to the capital to play at Upton Park for the final time before the East London club move to the Olympic Stadium.
With Jürgen Klopp - who could make an earlier-than-anticipated return to the touchline despite having his appendix removed over the weekend - expected once again to trust the Reds' kids to do the job, they will be hoping to prove themselves after another disappointing 90 minutes for the first-team.
Having led comfortably into the final stages, Liverpool let slip a two-goal lead at home to lowly Sunderland as they fall further away from the top-four spots, leaving only the cups for Klopp to have any real success in his first season in charge on Merseyside.
With a berth in the Capital One Cup final later this month already confirmed, the German will be looking towards the Europa League - which resumes next week - and the FA Cup to salvage some pride as a successful league campaign looms further and further on the horizon.
A televised tie away at Blackburn Rovers awaits the winners, with a trip to Wembley Stadium in the semi-finals just one game away after that, and Klopp and co. would surely fancy themselves to get into the last eight at the expense of against the Championship outfit.
But they won't be thinking that far ahead just yet, as they will know all about the threats the Hammers pose to their chances of a first FA Cup triumph since beating them in the final back in 2006, having yet to taste victory over the Londoners this season.
Their last trip to the Boleyn Ground, in the first game of the calendar year, saw them quite literally fall short as Slaven Bilić's men used their power in the air to dominate, headers from Michail Antonio and Andy Carroll giving them victory.
With the Reds yet to even ripple the back of the net against West Ham this term, Klopp will be looking for a massive improvement from his makeshift side - who will no doubt be keen to make their marks with the first-team's failings there for all to see.
Team news:
Daniel Sturridge could make his long-awaited return from a hamstring injury that has kept him out since December 8, with the Reds expected to return to a second-string team similar to that which he played in the original game.
That means on-loan defender Steven Caulker, Joao Carlos Teixeira and Christian Benteke are all in line for starts, whilst Kevin Stewart, Pedro Chirivella, Brad Smith and Sheyi Ojo are in the squad that has travelled to the capital.
Cameron Brannagan, who was one of the Reds' stand-outs in the Anfield clash, will miss out with illness, but Dejan Lovren and Joe Allen are unlikely to be involved after going off injured in the 2-2 draw with Sunderland.
Philippe Coutinho and Divock Origi will also be in the travelling squad and could both play some part having returned to training recently, whilst Jon Flanagan could also feature at right-back.
Jordan Rossiter and Martin Skrtel (both hamstring) are out, as are long-term absentees Danny Ings and Joe Gomez (both anterior cruciate ligament).
West Ham are without James Tomkins, whose calf injury paves the way for Joey O'Brien to replace him in defence, after the Irishman replaced him in the first game between the two sides last month.
January signing Emmanuel Emenike is ineligible having not been on the club's books after the first running, but Andy Carroll was back in the Hammers' squad on the weekend and could feature against his former club.
Diafra Sakho (thigh), Manuel Lanzini (muscle) and Carl Jenkinson (anterior cruciate ligament) are all out, whilst Sam Byram remains cuptied.
Head-to-head:
At Upton Park: West Ham - 22 wins, Draws - 15, Liverpool - 22 wins.
At Anfield: Liverpool - 39 wins, Draws - 16, West Ham - 4 wins.
Overall: Liverpool - 70 wins, Draws - 35, West Ham - 27 wins.
Last meeting: Liverpool 0-0 West Ham United, FA Cup fourth round, 30 January 2016.
Recent form:
Liverpool
Form in Premier League: DLWLD
Form in all competitions: WL(6-5p)DLD
West Ham United
Form in Premier League: WLDWL
Form in all competitions: LDDWL
Match facts:
In seven FA Cup meetings, Liverpool are yet to lose to West Ham - drawing three and winning four, with the two most recent the 0-0 draw before this replay and the 2006 final of the competition, which they won on penalties after a 3-3 draw after extra-time.
Liverpool have however lost three of their last five meetings with West Ham, including a 3-0 Anfield defeat and a 2-0 loss at Upton Park in the league this season.
The Reds are yet to score in three games, a total of 270 minutes, against the Hammers this season. The Londoners have never kept four successive clean sheets in one season against their visitors.
Of their last 10 FA Cup home games, West Ham have lost just one - winning five and drawing four - with that single loss coming in January 2010 against Arsenal.
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last five FA Cup games away from home (W4, D1).
A 2-1 win against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park in the tournament last year ended a run of three straight defeats away at Premier League opponents.