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Liverpool striker Lambert hopes for Cup start tonight

Liverpool striker Rickie Lambert hopes for a start in tonight's Capital One Cup tie with Swansea City.

He has only started two games since joining from Southampton in the summer.

Lambert, 32, said: "I think it is a chance to impress if I am playing and I hope I am.

"That is exactly what it is. It's a chance to shine and do well and try to get on the score sheet."

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