match thread liverpool v west ham

kingshankly

liverpool v west ham
anfield ko 20:00
live on setanta

what a massive game especially after chavski loosing at home
a win will put us three points clear and give us great confidence
would be nice to get a few goals as they have not been plentiful lately

my starting eleven

reina
arbeloa agger carra dossena:(
kuyt gerrard alonso riera
keane
babbel

have not included mach he looks like he needs a rest
come on red men

mike65

A win, any win will do.

Thats not a bad line up but I doubt Babel will start anywhere.

Mike

Chong

Why wouldnt Torres start?

Also dont take this the wrong way, but hoping for the Ham to get a result from a United POV.

OPENROAD

Would love West Ham to get some sort of result from an Arsenal point of view.

Nunu

Cruijff wrote: »

Why wouldnt Torres start?

Out with Hamstring strain

mike65

Some people need to keep up.

Mike

kingshankly

Cruijff wrote: »

Why wouldnt Torres start?

Also dont take this the wrong way, but hoping for the Ham to get a result from a United POV.

out for three weeks unfortunatly

Chong

mike65 wrote: »

Some people need to keep up.

Mike

Pool aint my team, so I dont really keep abreast of their affairs.

kingshankly

mike65 wrote: »

A win, any win will do.

Thats not a bad line up but I doubt Babel will start anywhere.

Mike

as you know mike rafa always throws one in you never expect would love to see babel given a start see what hes made of

mormank

will ye let me know asap if ye know if babel is starting tonight?? its a real pain to go somewhere to watch the matches here in australia but if babel is starting i think ill make the effort...(kick off is 7am here :eek:)

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Which Setanta is it on?

I'll be home in time for the second half.

Al, can you keep me updated?

Unearthly

Des wrote: »

Which Setanta is it on?

I'll be home in time for the second half.

Al, can you keep me updated?

Setanta Sports 1

Dave!

Gwan you Hammers, do us all a favour

I BELIEVE IN ZOLA!

YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN!!!

dfx-

The game is enormous for LiverpooL. It is a new and perhaps greatest test of the players' determination and mentality in years and years.

They know they have the chance to be outright and clear league leaders in December and few if any Liverpool player has experienced that. They have the quality to beat West Ham regardless of the line up, especially under Zola...but whether they will remains to be seen.

It's a game where you might look back and say that was the season right there.

Karmafaerie

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Riena

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Arbeloa

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Carragher

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Agger

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Dossena

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Gerrard

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Alonso

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Kuyt

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Benayoun

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Babel

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Keane

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Either that or swap Benni for Lucas, with Lucas alongside Alonso. and Gerrard in the whole.

Rera looks like he needs a rest, as does Masch.


Very important game.
With the Arsenal game being the only really difficult game over the next few weeks, a win here could leave us in a brilliant position.

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Easy three points for the pool, imo.

Killme00

Cruijff wrote: »

Pool aint my team, so I dont really keep abreast of their affairs.

LOL, you said abreast

Fully expect Liverpool to win 2-0

lee_arama

Dave! wrote: »

Gwan you Hammers, do us all a favour

I BELIEVE IN ZOLA!

YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN, YES WE CAN!!!

Hammer fan signing in here: I'm loving the 14/1 odds on 1-0 West Ham. I do believe it was 0-1 in the corresponding fixture last year (though maybe it was the reverse fixture?) with Mark Noble slotting home a penalty.

Liverpool are so hit and miss recently, with a lot of ugly ugly performances at home and in Europe. West Ham, while off form, LOVE the big games, and have registered wins over Arsenal and Manchester United in seasons when they otherwise have failed to feature as a competitive outfit.

I'm likely to dutch a few correct scores tonight but there's only value to be had in:

West Ham win 9/1
WH to win 1-0 14/1, and
For the hell of it, 2-0, 66/1...

Karmafaerie

lee_arama wrote: »

Hammer fan signing in here: I'm loving the 14/1 odds on 1-0 West Ham. I do believe it was 0-1 in the corresponding fixture last year (though maybe it was the reverse fixture?) with Mark Noble slotting home a penalty.

Close.

Liverpool won 4-0!;)

(You're right about the opposit fixture obviously.)

Here's the fixture stats for you.

Head to head: (League only)

At Anfield: Liverpool 35 wins, West Ham 3 wins, 13 draws.

Last season Liverpool won 4-0 at Anfield with Fernando Torres scoring his third hat-trick of the season and his second in the league.

In the last 41 league meetings home and away the Reds have lost just five.

Liverpool have kept 11 clean sheets in the last 14 League meetings on this ground.

Liverpool are unbeaten in the last 36 home league games against West Ham at Anfield. In that time they have won 27 and drawn 9, conceding just 15 goals.

The Reds are looking to equal their best ever run of home victories over the Hammers in the league. That record stands at eight set between 1967-1973 with the last meeting in that sequence coming on this date.

The last time Liverpool failed to beat West Ham at Anfield was in February 1999 when Robbie Fowler and Michael Owen scored in a 2-2 draw.

West Ham have won just one of the last eight league meetings between the clubs.

kida

Either will be 3-0 to pool or 0-0

whatawaster

I'd expect:

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Reina

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Arbeloa

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Carragher

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Agger

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Dossena

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Gerrard

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Alonso

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Kuyt

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Riera

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Babel

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Keane

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whatawaster

get at least a point tonight and we've one hand on the title. 23 straight wins will then guarantee it.

lee_arama

Karmafaerie wrote: »

Close.

Liverpool won 4-0!;)

(You're right about the opposit fixture obviously.)

Now I remember. That was the infamous 3 x 4-0 drubbings in a row... Painful. I must have blacked out the memory of it all.

Oh West Ham, the peaks and troughs you've put me through...

The jubilation of seeing James Collins put us 1-0 up against Chelsea only to lose 1-4 to the cheatyfaces.

Winning the Inter Toto Cup against Metz but failing to put away sundry low level teams in the Cups...

The list continues.

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lee_arama wrote: »

cheatyfaces

lol

Xavi6

0-0 please. In the interest of Fantasy Football.

lee_arama

It's true. Look at any number of Chelseas goals this season and last. Offside the most of them.

Including Judas Cole's goal last year against us...

~Rebel~

whatawaster wrote: »

I'd expect:

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Reina

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Arbeloa

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Carragher

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Agger

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Dossena

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Gerrard

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Alonso

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Kuyt

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Riera

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Babel

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Keane

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This i really want to see. I think its the most fluid team we can put out considering injuries. Masch is awesome for the defensive side of things, but leaving him out in favour of playing more football is what id like to see tonight when the stakes are so high. If we have the lead, maybe bring him on for Babel or keane around the 60min mark

jaykay74

I'd be surprised if its anything but a routine 1-0 (late winner) for Liverpool

Penno or Gerard blockbuster.

mike65

I think it'll help Liverpool that the Hammers are willing to play football, so space should be there to be exployted. Would be a good reason to play Babel.

Mike

citytillidie

I dont care how the team plays as long as at the end of the evening Liverpool are sitting on 36points

whatawaster

~Rebel~ wrote: »

This i really want to see. I think its the most fluid team we can put out considering injuries. Masch is awesome for the defensive side of things, but leaving him out in favour of playing more football is what id like to see tonight when the stakes are so high. If we have the lead, maybe bring him on for Babel or keane around the 60min mark

I think Masch also needs a kick up the arse after Wednesday night. he was bad.

Podge2k7

Liverpool to win 2-0!Babel and Kuyt

~Rebel~

whatawaster wrote: »

I think Masch also needs a kick up the arse after Wednesday night. he was bad.

very true. he needs to find his range of passing and, for the 90mins of a game, stick to it. By all means practise every minute of the day outside of this, but theres no reason to go taking on difficult passes when he's just not able for it, particulalry when he's losing posession deep in our half. He has so many plus's, just needs to manage his weakness's.

kingshankly

west ham on the back of two clean sheets so it might be tough to break them down and i would be wary of the pace of belamy on the break but all in all its a must win for liverpool have to set a good tempo from the off and hope the crowd drum up abit of atmosphere hopefully the "free michael shields" show of support by the players prior to kick off might get the place rocking and an early goal would be a big help il go for 2-0

tok9

Reina
Arb Carra Agger Dossena
Gerrard Alonso
Kuyt Keane Reira
Babel
I really hope this is the team but benayoun will probably start and babel will be on the bench..
The crowd better get behind the team this time too. They were shocking at the fulham game.
This is also a great chance for dossena to show his ability for a few weeks since aureilio is injured.. i really hope he can adjust to the premiership and improve his defence!

Come on the pool.. 3-0

weemcd

5er on stevie g anytime goalscorer

RasTa

Obv want a West Ham win but can't see it as they have being awful this season. They where lucky to win at Sunderland last week so no chance of getting anything in Anfield at an 8pm kick off.

I do hope they score though for fantasy footy reasons.

monkey9

OPENROAD wrote: »

Would love West Ham to get some sort of result from an Arsenal point of view.

Would love Liverpool to get a win from a Liverpool point of view.


C'mon SuperDirk! Don't let me down. A scrappy one nil will do

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monkey9 wrote: »

Would love Liverpool to get a win from a Liverpool point of view.

What a strange sentence.

sweetie

OPENROAD wrote: »

Would love West Ham to get some sort of result from an Arsenal point of view.

Des, think he was responding to this -^

bUILDERtHEbOB

Please don't lose, pleeeeeeease.

Ronan|Raven

0-0

Dave!

bUILDERtHEbOB wrote: »

Please don't lose, pleeeeeeease.

West Ham fan?

zuchum

streaming anywhere?

Tusky

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Reina

Arbeloa---Carra--Agger--Dossena

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Gerrard--Alonso
Kuyt

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Riera

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Babel--Keane

Big performances from Dossena, Babel & Keane hopefully.

Frisbee

A 1-0 West Ham win would work me wonders for FF



With Robert Green scoring...

MonkeyTennis

http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=24937&part=sports

DeadSkin

Lookin' for a stream, justin.tv is always worth a shot

http://www.justin.tv/directory/sports

zing

Liverpool line up as:

Reina, Arbeloa, Dossena, Carragher, Hyypia, Alonso, Gerrard, Benayoun, Riera, Keane, Kuyt.
Subs: Cavalieri, Insua, Agger, Babel, Mascherano, Lucas, Ngog.

5starpool

The Reds XI in full is: Reina, Arbeloa, Dossena, Carragher, Hyypia, Alonso, Gerrard, Benayoun, Riera, Keane, Kuyt. Subs: Cavalieri, Insua, Agger, Babel, Mascherano, Lucas, Ngog.

Edit: Too slow

mike65

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Reina
Arbeloa-Carra-Hyypia-Dossena
Yossi-Gerrard-Alonso-Riera

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Keane---Kuyt

Subs: Cavalieri, Insua, Agger, Babel, Mascherano, Lucas, Ngog.

by the looks of it

Mike