Liverpool v Norwich City - 3 pm

mike65

The only blizzard we want today is of (red) goals!

Finally Daniel Sturridge will make his Anfield debut, he will almost certainly be leading the line with Suarez either to the left/right/in behind/floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee. The other main tactical point will be, as ever the middle.

Liverpool are without Enrique, Kelly and Flanagan (who was hardly going to feature anyway) while Norwich City are missing Whittaker, Morison and Ruddy.

Form wise Liverpool are 3 wins 3 losses while Norwich are 1 win and 1 draw from the last 6 PL games with just that fluky 3-4 game against Swansea as their sole away win this season.

livinginkorea

The pool to win! Suarez and Sturridge on the score sheet.

Do we have the lineup?

yesno1234

mike65 wrote: »

The only blizzard we want today is of (red) goals!

Finally Daniel Sturridge will make his Anfield debut, he will almost certainly be leading the line with Suarez either to the left/right/in behind/floating like a butterfly, stinging like a bee. The other main tactical point will be, as ever the middle.

Liverpool are without Enrique, Kelly and Flanagan (who was hardly going to feature anyway) while Norwich City are missing Whittaker, Morison and Ruddy.

Form wise Liverpool are 3 wins 3 losses while Norwich are 1 win and 1 draw from the last 6 PL games with just that fluky 3-4 game against Swansea as their sole away win this season.

Don't think it's so nailed on that Sturridge will be starting tbh. Probably still isn't 100% imo.

YouTookMyName

Confirmed #LFC team v #NCFC: Jones, Wisdom, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson, Suarez, Downing, Sturridge.

Carra?

mike65

Confirmed (my formation guess)

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Jones,
Wisdom, Carragher, Agger, Johnson,

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Lucas, Gerrard,

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Henderson,
-Downing

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Sturridge----Suarez

Gulacsi, Allen, Borini, Sterling, Shelvey, Robinson, Skrtel.

Reina with thigh strain.


Norwich

Bunn; R. Martin, R. Bennett, Turner, Garrido; E. Bennett, Johnson, Tettey, Snodgrass, Howson; Holt (c)

opr

No Reina/Skrtel? Carra instead of Coates

Opr

G.K.

Coates not on bench either.

Xavi6

No Reina, Skrtel or Jallen? What's The Rod'gers up to?

livinginkorea

Suarez and Sturridge to start, interested to see if they can partner well up front like against Utd.

Golden boy Allen dropped too. No harm.

redzerdrog

delighted that allen and sterling are not starting, disappointed that coates isnt playing though.

How do people think we will line up? 4-4-2 or suarez/sturidge on the wing

G.K.

Bunn; R. Martin, R. Bennett, Turner, Garrido; E. Bennett, Johnson, Tettey, Snodgrass, Howson; Holt

That is a direct Norwich team. Howson and Bennett in for Pilks and Hoolahan from Norwich's established front 6.

Xavi6

Thigh injury for Reina apparently.

Melion

Thats a strange starting 11

klose

I will eat a brick if carra scores

Gbear

opr wrote: »

No Reina/Skrtel? Carra instead of Coates

Opr

Hopefully he's on his way to WBA or somewhere to get some games.

opr

If Norwich were at full strength I'd be taking some of the 10's available on them to beat us today but without Pilkington/Hoolahan they look light in attack.

Opr

djPSB

Good to see Rodgers is picking the team on form.

But the starting line up really highlights the glaring deficiencies in the squad.

Blatter

opr wrote: »

If Norwich were at full strength I'd be taking some of the 10's available on them to beat us today but without Pilkington/Hoolahan they look light in attack.

Opr

Why are those two on the bench? Not fully fit I presume?

opr

djPSB wrote: »

Good to see Rodgers is picking the team on form.

But the starting line up really highlights the glaring deficiencies in the squad.

Lucas has been in truly awful form?

Opr

Melion

opr wrote: »

Lucas has been in truly awful form?

Opr

Who would you play instead? Allen? Shelvey?

opr

Blatter wrote: »

Why are those two on the bench? Not fully fit I presume?

No idea. Could be fitness or maybe Hughton feels they have more winable games to concentrate on than away at Anfield like Southampton against Chelsea in midweek but given the season we're having that's hard to fathom.

Opr

Francie Barrett

I can only imagine that Coates leaving is imminent.

livinginkorea

Melion wrote: »

Who would you play instead? Allen? Shelvey?

Lucas over both of them. Allen needs a rest and Shelvey needs to be hungry again. He has been pretty bad.

Having said that Allen will probably come on at some stage of the game.

Mr.Crinklewood

4-1 to Liverpool.

opr

Melion wrote: »

Who would you play instead? Allen? Shelvey?

I'd play Lucas through it tbh in an attempt to hopefully get him up to speed but he isn't being picked on form. I'd also change to a 2-1 and forget about this 1-2 stuff until it looks like the Lucas we had before the injury is back. He has looked a good yard off the pace in recent games.

Opr

G.K.

opr wrote: »

If Norwich were at full strength I'd be taking some of the 10's available on them to beat us today but without Pilkington/Hoolahan they look light in attack.

Opr

Blatter wrote: »

Why are those two on the bench? Not fully fit I presume?

opr wrote: »

No idea. Could be fitness or maybe Hughton feels they have more winable games to concentrate on than away at Anfield like Southampton against Chelsea in midweek but given the season we're having that's hard to fathom.

Opr

Looks intentional from Hughton to me. Liverpool have had trouble with directness this season and he's made his team much more so with those changes, especially Howson.

djPSB

livinginkorea wrote: »

Lucas over both of them. Allen needs a rest and Shelvey needs to be hungry again. He has been pretty bad.

Having said that Allen will probably come on at some stage of the game.

This 'needs a rest' craic is getting a bit over the top now.

Francie Barrett

YouTookMyName wrote: »

Confirmed #LFC team v #NCFC: Jones, Wisdom, Johnson, Carragher, Agger, Lucas, Gerrard, Henderson, Suarez, Downing, Sturridge.

Carra?

That team makes perfect sense to me. Carragher has been better than Coates this season. GlenJo and Wisdom pick themselves at full back. Henderson has been in decent form and provides great balance in the midfield when teaming up with Lucas. Downing has been better than Sterling if we're to be honest in recent weeks and Sturridge has 2 goals in 2 games and has to start.

Good team, imho. 3-1 to us.

Melion

opr wrote: »

I'd play Lucas through it tbh in an attempt to hopefully get him up to speed but he isn't being picked on form. I'd also change to a 2-1 and forget about this 1-2 stuff until it looks like the Lucas we had before the injury is back. He has looked a good yard off the pace in recent games.

Opr

I think its going to be a 2-1 with Lucas and Henderson sitting behind Gerrard. There is no point in resting/dropping Lucas as you said, he needs games to get back to the level he was at before his injuries.

kevohmsford

Solid looking team for Liverpool. 3 points are vital here really.

Mr Alan

Is this on the box?

klose

Mr Alan wrote: »

Is this on the box?

Setanta ireland unfortunately

djPSB

Mr Alan wrote: »

Is this on the box?

Setanta Ireland.

Mr.Crinklewood

Mr Alan wrote: »

Is this on the box?

Setanta Ireland.

Oranage2

No allen, and people say the Rodgers doesn't have a plan B!


Easy enough for pool, ill go 4 nil, Danny 2, suarez 2

retalivity

jesus i forgot how awful Fox Soccer was

gafferino

Mr Alan wrote: »

Is this on the box?

Yep I'm watching the build up on setanta now.... Nice surprise I was warming up the old laptop.

Turtyturd

After last weeks unexpected loss an unexpected victory would be nice.

Rekop dog

Low scoring draw here imo.

Fowler87

Sturridge, Suarez and Wisdom :eek: to score in 3-0 win

Mr.Crinklewood

Is there a big blank area between the breadcrumb at top of the page and the match thread?

googled eyes

Come on lads ! Sturridge and Suarez to score. Would love a high scoring confidence boosting win

Washington Irving

Don't know why people are so surprised Allen is on the bench. He has only started three of the last five PL games

livinginkorea

Bring it on!

Melion

I swear if someone asks for a stream, ill lose the head

BOOKMARK THE PAGE YOU USED THE LAST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

kevohmsford

Its going to be tough enough when Norwich park the bus.

Tusky

Anyone got a good stream?

Melion wrote: »

I swear if someone asks for a stream, ill lose the head

BOOKMARK THE PAGE YOU USED THE LAST TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Theres bajillions of streams though and most of them are ****e.

Melion

kevohmsford wrote: »

Its going to be tough enough when Norwich park the bus.

Sturridge will help against teams like that, him up front will let Luis drop a bit deeper to unlock those defences.

livinginkorea

Good to see the early pressure, make it count lads!

livinginkorea

Tusky wrote: »

Anyone got a good stream?



Theres bajillions of streams though and most of them are ****e.

Blah blah like watching sport on blah blah TV while blah blah eating lemon

Melion

Tusky wrote: »

Anyone got a good stream?



Theres bajillions of streams though and most of them are ****e.

I have a great one, and its on the same website i ALWAYS use and its ALWAYS great. Helps having a seat in the first fúcking row though.