Liverpool vs Wigan 17th Nov 3:00pm (Setanta 1)

Luckycharms_74

Brendan Rodgers has a selection headache ahead of Liverpool's game at home to Wigan on Saturday with Pepe Reina pushing for a recall in goal in place of Brad Jones after recovering from a hamstring problem.

Jonjo Shelvey (knee) and Martin Skrtel (virus) should return after missing last weekend's trip to Stamford Bridge, while Daniel Agger is confident of overcoming a groin strain to play, after pulling out of the Denmark squad in midweek.

Fabio Borini (foot) and Martin Kelly (knee) both remain absent for the Reds, and the game will come too soon for Lucas Leiva (thigh) after he returned to training earlier this week.

Wigan hope to welcome back on loan Arsenal winger Ryo Miyaichi ahead of their trip to Anfield following a groin injury, but James McArthur (thigh) remains doubtful.

Ali Al-Habsi is fit, despite concerns over a shoulder injury he picked up against West Brom, after playing for Oman during the week, as Roberto Martinez is expected to name an unchaged side for the third Premier League game in a row.

Antolin Alcaraz (groin) and Albert Crusat (knee) both remain long-term absentees for the Latics.

Confirmed Teams :

Possible (3-4-2-1) for LFC



Wigan: Al Habsi, Ramis, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, Beausejour, Watson, McCarthy, Maloney, Di Santo, Kone

Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Gomez, McManaman, Boselli, Stam, Miyaichi

djPSB

Supposed LFC Lineup:

Reina, Wisdom, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Allen, Gerrard, Suso, Assaidi, Sterling, Suarez.

5starpool

It'd be nice to see a comfortable home win. It's been so long that I almost forget what it's like now

Turtyturd

Crests are a bit big.

Reckon Martinez will be fired up for this one, and can see them nicking a narrow win.

3-0 to the Roberto Martinez experience.

Fowler87

djPSB wrote: »

Supposed LFC Lineup:

Reina, Wisdom, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Allen, Gerrard, Suso, Assaidi, Sterling, Suarez.

I'd be surprised if Enrique doesn't start. Would be great to see Suso in the middle though.

mike65

Liverpool are 6 games unbeaten in the league and Luckycharms74 is the reason we haven't won!

Luckycharms_74

mike65 wrote: »

Liverpool are 6 games unbeaten in the league and Luckycharms74 is the reason we haven't won!

It could also be the reason we havent lost

Kerrigooney

Turtyturd wrote: »

Crests are a bit big.

Reckon Martinez will be fired up for this one, and can see them nicking a narrow win.

3-0 to the Roberto Martinez experience.

3-0 is hardly a narrow win is it?

Luckycharms_74

Turtyturd wrote: »

Crests are a bit big.

Big is beautiful

Augmerson

My heart says 2-0 to the Pool but my head says 2-1 to Wigan.

Luckycharms_74

Confirmed #LFC line-up: Reina; Wisdom, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson; Allen, Gerrard, Suso, Enrique; Sterling, Suarez #WAFC
LFC subs: Jones, Sahin, Cole, Henderson, Coates, Carragher, Shelvey.

No Assaidi (thats just weird)

djPSB

Assaidi failed a fitness test.

opr

djPSB wrote: »

Assaidi failed a fitness test.

A lad on rawk who hasn't got a team wrong in the years I've seen him posting which I posted here last night on this forum said he wouldn't be in the team. He may be injured but he certainly didn't have a late fitness test. Those teams posted on twitter this morning were rubbish.

Opr

markie29

Cole on the bench ...i know Downing has not done much since he has been at Liverpool but surely he is a better option than Cole ffs

mike65

This it you think?

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Reina;

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Wisdom-Skrtel--Agger,
Johnson

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Enrique;

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Allen, Gerrard,
Suso

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Suarez

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Sterling

LFC subs: Jones, Sahin, Cole, Henderson, Coates, Carragher, Shelvey.

djPSB

opr wrote: »

A lad on rawk who hasn't got a team wrong in the years I've seen him posting which I posted here last night on this forum said he wouldn't be in the team. He may be injured but he certainly didn't have a late fitness test. Those teams posted on twitter this morning were rubbish.

Opr

Liam Tomkins ‏@liam_tomkins
Assaidi has a slight injury, hence Enrique's inclusion.

klose

4 midfielders and 2 centre halfs on the bench. Joke of a bench from rodgers.

mike65

Wigan: Al Habsi, Ramis, Caldwell, Figueroa, Boyce, Beausejour, Watson, McCarthy, Maloney, Di Santo, Kone

Subs: Pollitt, Jones, Gomez, McManaman, Boselli, Stam, Miyaichi

opr

djPSB wrote: »

Liam Tomkins ‏@liam_tomkins
Assaidi has a slight injury, hence Enrique's inclusion.

I don't know who Liam Tomkins is and really don't care. Assaidi was never due to start today. If Enrique was not suppose to start why is the guy who's never wrong naming him in the line up yesterday.

Opr

mike65

I love it how you (or anyone) can make such firm declarations, how do you know, and don't say "some bloke off the internet told me"

opr

mike65 wrote: »

I love it how you (or anyone) can make such firm declarations, how do you know, and don't say "some bloke off the internet told me"

I think before every league match this season the night before I've cross posted the team from the same poster who has been right every time. So again today he turns out to be right but instead I should believe some random twithead that Assaidi was in fact suppose to be starting? It's not too hard to follow the breadcrumbs Mike.

Opr

djPSB

opr wrote: »

I don't know who Liam Tomkins is and really don't care. Assaidi was never due to start today. If Enrique was not suppose to start why is the guy who's never wrong naming him in the line up yesterday.

Opr

I don't know who the guy on RAWK is. Liam Tomkins is a writer for Kopsource.

Anyway who cares.

opr

Anyway on to the game. I'm hoping if we go 4-4-2 it will be Suso off Suarez with Sterling on the wing. Hopefully given Brendan's comments during the week this will be the case. I hate this phrase but we're entering 'Must win game' territory.

Opr

murpho999

opr wrote: »

I think before every league match this season the night before I've cross posted the team from the same poster who has been right every time. So again today he turns out to be right but instead I should believe some random twithead that Assaidi was in fact suppose to be starting? It's not too hard to follow the breadcrumbs Mike.

Opr

I don't understand the need for people to guess the line-ups and I do believe that most of it is guesswork rather than ITK stuff.

Just wait for the official confirmations. It's not as if you can do anything if you disagree!

opr

murpho999 wrote: »

I don't understand the need for people to guess the line-ups and I do believe that most of it is guesswork rather than ITK stuff.

Just wait for the official confirmations. It's not as if you can do anything if you disagree!

This has nothing to do with the line-ups and more to do with Assaidi

Opr

michael999999

Im going 3-1 to Liverpool

Sterling,Suarez and Johnson

G.K.

No, nobody has a link.

Super-Rush

Goal, Suarez.

ThunbergsAreGo

Other half is due home any minute now to go car shopping, hoping shes late....

Looking forward to this, and hopefully three points

Grayditch

"Always the same" picked up by the microphone when cutting to the ads, on Sky, there.. I wonder what that was a reference to, ha.

Anyone

Joe Cole on the bench....is there anyway we could charge him the price of a ticket at least?

Francie Barrett

whippedcream wrote: »

4 midfielders and 2 centre halfs on the bench. Joke of a bench from rodgers.

Which of our proven Premier League strikers would you have liked to have seen on the bench?

retalivity

im actually a bit nervous about reina...

Mr Alan

Have to win today. No excuses.

jaykay74

Super-Rush wrote: »

Goal, Suarez.

hate that fckn joke myself.

ThunbergsAreGo

4-2-3-1 good news

Also its good to see Pepe back, our goal doesnt look the same without him

MyBrokenKnees

opr wrote: »

I think before every league match this season the night before I've cross posted the team from the same poster who has been right every time. So again today he turns out to be right but instead I should believe some random twithead that Assaidi was in fact suppose to be starting? It's not too hard to follow the breadcrumbs Mike.

Opr

Well he is lucky Jen Chang has left Liverpool or he might get something through is letterbox

Super-Rush

jaykay74 wrote: »

hate that fckn joke myself.

Aww didums.


Whats going on on LFCTV?

Live commentary but the camera only focuses on the crowd.

smileyj1987

Anyone wrote: »

Joe Cole on the bench....is there anyway we could charge him the price of a ticket at least?

He should also be paying for his kit too !

Washington Irving

Not on Sopcast at all?

5starpool

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Which of our proven Premier League strikers would you have liked to have seen on the bench?

Were Suso, Sterling or Wisdom premier league proven 3 months ago? Why not have Ngoo or Morgan there if needed instead of one of the midfielders? How toothless would we be if Suarez went off injured? What about if Sterling went off as well? Not likely but certainly possible.

mike65

No need to do that Luis!

Dcully

Super-Rush wrote: »

Aww didums.


Whats going on on LFCTV?

Live commentary but the camera only focuses on the crowd.

Its always been like that,they dont have rights to show games live.

Meanwhile i cant load eircom sports hub to watch setanta , is there anything eircom can do right?

livinginkorea

Unlucky there.

Washington Irving

Dcully wrote: »

Its always been like that,they dont have rights to show games live.

Meanwhile i cant load eircom sports hub to watch setanta , is there anything eircom can do right?

I only use it as a last resort and it's not working for me either

mike65

Suarez is too selfish.

ThunbergsAreGo

Wigan are impressive so far.

Keeping the ball very well

missingtime

mike65 wrote: »

Suarez is too selfish.

I think Suarez suffers from a case of the Gerrard's in that he doesn't have confidence in players around him

Turtyturd

Are the streams sh*t for anyone else?...on the only one I can get working players look like something from International Soccer on the C64.

mike65

Suarez does seem to be better away and Suso is currently being bypassed, all down the left side.

livinginkorea

Turtyturd wrote: »

Are the streams sh*t for anyone else?...on the only one I can get working players look like something from International Soccer on the C64.

I have one that has no commentary.