Sunderland 16 : 00 Liverpool (that's 4 pm)

mike65 · 29-09-2013 11:13am #1

Sunderland caretaker boss Kenny Kevin Ball will be hoping his charges swing into action and bag the first win at Roker Park the Stadium of Light since April. Primary goal snaffler Stephen Fletcher is out for a month or so as is Wes Brown and Philip Bardsley, on loan Liverpool non goal scorer Fabio Borini is not able to play against his club of course.

Liverpool are probably missing Allen as well as Johnson, Coutinho and Cissokho.
Luis Suarez looks likely to start, but will it be in tandem with Sturridge who is out on his feet? All shall be revealed at 3.00pm

A win of any sort will bump LFC up to 3rd a two goal or better win up to 2nd (I think), which would be excellent after 6 games. Sunderland on 1 point just need to get something/anything out of this.

jenno86 · 29-09-2013 11:22am

16-0? Jesus you're optimistic!

5starpool · 29-09-2013 11:24am

jenno86 wrote: »

16-0? Jesus you're optimistic!

That's the first thing that struck me about the thread title too!

Liverpool should be beating Sunderland, but you can't trust them to do anything that they should do. This game could genuinely go any way.

Turtyturd · 29-09-2013 11:30am

Good news is Fellaini's out....cup tied apparently.

29-09-2013 11:31am

Liverpool to continue their poor form.

mosstin · 29-09-2013 11:37am

Turtyturd wrote: »

Good news is Fellaini's out....cup tied apparently.

What have I missed here?

Agueroooo · 29-09-2013 11:40am

*checks OP...phew Luckycharms nowhere to be seen.

Well in that case. ...

Sunderland 1 Liverpool 4

jaykay74 · 29-09-2013 11:42am

Turtyturd wrote: »

Good news is Fellaini's out....cup tied apparently.

you still on a dialup connection?

Paully D · 29-09-2013 12:02pm

We have a good record against Liverpool at home in recent times (won 2, drew 1, lost 1 from 4) and I think we'll come firing out of the blocks and keep it close for a while but ultimately Liverpool's class will show through and they'll win it.

I'd love to see us get something out of the game for Kevin Ball though. You'd be hard pressed to find many people who care about the club more than he does.

1-3 Liverpool.

NukaCola · 29-09-2013 12:04pm

Should be a routine win for LFC. That means nothing though. 1-1

klose · 29-09-2013 12:10pm

When other results go our way we always mess it up, score draw probably so.

Allyall · 29-09-2013 12:13pm

5starpool wrote: »

Liverpool should be beating Sunderland, but you can't trust them to do anything that they should do. This game could genuinely go any way.

NukaCola wrote: »

Should be a routine win for LFC. That means nothing though. 1-1

Scary, but true.

I'd be afraid to call it either way. I'm hoping last week was an unexpected 'glitch', and Southampton were better than expected. Unlike previous seasons, where any team could go to Anfield and win.
For now, the words 'Comfortable win' associated with the positive for Liverpool, are suspended my vocabulary.

Red Crow · 29-09-2013 12:19pm

jaykay74 wrote: »

you still on a dialup connection?

You'd have to imagine the problem is far more deep-rooted than that.

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 12:24pm

Mignolet

Toure

Skrtel

Sakho

Enrique

Lucas---- Gerrard----

Henderson

Suarez

Sturridge

Moses

Is the rumoured Liverpool starting XI

Would be surprised at that as I would be expecting one of Kelly or Wisdom at RB.

Unless we get

Mignolet

Skrtel

Toure

Sakho

Henderson

Enrique

Lucas

Gerrard

Suarez

Sturridge

Moses

29-09-2013 12:26pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Mignolet
Toure
Skrtel
Sakho
Enrique
Lucas---- Gerrard----
Henderson
Suarez
Sturridge
Moses

Is the rumoured Liverpool starting XI

Would be surprised at that as I would be expecting one of Kelly or Wisdom at RB.

No RB will hurt us again

5starpool · 29-09-2013 12:26pm

Could easily be a 352 type formation as well.

EuropeanSon · 29-09-2013 12:27pm

Sunderland are looking very long at 5/1... They can't be that poor, surely? They looked decent against Arsenal, and Liverpool haven't looked like much lately.

SherlockWatson · 29-09-2013 12:29pm

Turtyturd wrote: »

Good news is Fellaini's out....cup tied apparently.

Someone has United on the brain! :pac:

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 12:29pm

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Sunderland are looking very long at 5/1... They can't be that poor, surely? They looked decent against Arsenal, and Liverpool haven't looked like much lately.

Would have to imagine that they would be up for today's game. Players may feel they need to prove that it was the old manager at fault for results.

Paully D · 29-09-2013 12:31pm

Pitch is looking fantastic. We'll have the best stadium in the Championship next year without a doubt :pac:

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 12:32pm

Henderson's 100th game for Liverpool, if he starts, will be against his old club.

EuropeanSon · 29-09-2013 12:33pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Would have to imagine that they would be up for today's game. Players may feel they need to prove that it was the old manager at fault for results.

Yeah, was thinking there's often a bit of a bounce when a manager gets sacked. I'll stick a bit on it anyway. They're definitely winning this more than once out of six.

Allyall · 29-09-2013 12:35pm

EuropeanSon wrote: »

Yeah, was thinking there's often a bit of a bounce when a manager gets sacked. I'll stick a bit on it anyway. They're definitely winning this more than once out of six.

Especially when it's a manager that was so controlling, and disliked as a manager.

Agueroooo · 29-09-2013 12:35pm

Lol good to see Kuyt back....

According to the Irish Times, Dirk Kuyt starts for Liverpool today... http://t.co/HZntkwVZMR"

Paully D · 29-09-2013 12:38pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Henderson's 100th game for Liverpool, if he starts, will be against his old club.

100 games already :eek: Jesus, where is the time going? Only 23 too, if he stays injury free he's going to rack up a serious amount of Premier League appearances before his career is over.

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 12:38pm

The big question has to be which away strip we wear today.

Do we go with white, black and red, or do we unleash the black and purple fury on them?

Knex* · 29-09-2013 12:42pm

Kess73 wrote: »

The big question has to be which away strip we wear today.

Do we go with white, black and red, or do we unleash the black and purple fury on them?

I'm a fan of the black and purple, much more so than the space invaders white jersey, so I'm hoping we go with that. These things are important.

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 12:44pm

Knex. wrote: »

I'm a fan of the black and purple, much more so than the space invaders white jersey, so I'm hoping we go with that. These things are important.

Quite like the purple and black top myself. Our very own take on the Hart Foundations' pink and black attack.

Francie Barrett · 29-09-2013 12:48pm

I think there will be quite a few goals in this today. 3-0 to us. Toure or Sakho to get a header from a set piece, Suarez to produce a moment of magic and Sturridge to poach another.

RayCon · 29-09-2013 12:53pm

Im going with a score draw ... 1-1

delw · 29-09-2013 12:55pm

I'd take a scrappy 1 nil pool win at this moment to get back on track

mrsoundie · 29-09-2013 12:57pm

I just want a win and no beach balls, please.

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 12:59pm

mrsoundie wrote: »

I just want a win and no beach balls, please.

The way Mignolet has started the season, you would fancy him to stop the beach ball as well as the football.

citytillidie · 29-09-2013 12:59pm

Will have to be black and purple

lycan238 · 29-09-2013 1:02pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Quite like the purple and black top myself. Our very own take on the Hart Foundations' pink and black attack.

Seen it all now a wrestling reference on the soccer forum.

mrsoundie wrote: »

I just want a win and no beach balls, please.

Kess73 wrote: »

The way Mignolet has started the season, you would fancy him to stop the beach ball as well as the football.

nice reply kess73. Personnally I fancy a LFC win with both teams scoring 2-1 or hopefully 3-1 get us up to second.

Allyall · 29-09-2013 1:03pm

Kess73 wrote: »

The way Mignolet has started the season, you would fancy him to stop the beach ball as well as the football.

He's great

Was chuffed when i heard Liverpool bought him, a bit confused about Reina.

The only price i am happy Liverpool thought was 'too high' was Begovic (Who is also great), because we got Mignolet.

I'd guess City will Pounce on Begovic in the next window

EDIT - Hasn't there been something 'controversial' happen at this fixture the past three seasons? (Starting with the Beachball)

Princess Consuela Bananahammock · 29-09-2013 1:13pm

Allyall wrote: »

He's great

Was chuffed when i heard Liverpool bought him, a bit confused about Reina.

The only price i am happy Liverpool thought was 'too high' was Begovic (Who is also great), because we got Mignolet.

I'd guess City will Pounce on Begovic in the next window

EDIT - Hasn't there been something 'controversial' happen at this fixture the past three seasons? (Starting with the Beachball)

There was the dodgy free kick the season after. Kuyt and torres nipped in when it was passed back for the keeper to take, and scored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p08ugDV7G8

Knex* · 29-09-2013 1:18pm

lycan238 wrote: »

Seen it all now a wrestling reference on the soccer forum.

You're not in the Liverpool forum much so

Turtyturd · 29-09-2013 1:20pm

'The Rodgers' says...

Allyall · 29-09-2013 1:21pm

lycan238 wrote: »

Seen it all now a wrestling reference on the soccer forum.

Until the above post, i thought it was reference to Hearts FC..

lycan238 · 29-09-2013 1:21pm

Knex. wrote: »

You're not in the Liverpool forum much so

only joined a few months ago. going to be visiting the soccer forum quite a bit over the next while if the wrestling references continue

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 3:02pm

Kess73 wrote: »

Mignolet
Toure
Skrtel
Sakho
Enrique
Lucas---- Gerrard----
Henderson
Suarez
Sturridge
Moses

Is the rumoured Liverpool starting XI

Would be surprised at that as I would be expecting one of Kelly or Wisdom at RB.

Unless we get

Mignolet
Skrtel
Toure
Sakho
Henderson
Enrique
Lucas
Gerrard
Suarez
Sturridge
Moses

Rumoured team is now the confirmed starting team.

Confirmed #LFC team v Sunderland: Mignolet, Toure, Sakho, Skrtel, Enrique, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard, Moses, Suarez, Sturridge

29-09-2013 3:03pm

Suarez

Agueroooo · 29-09-2013 3:04pm

I want to see more from Moses. I want him to have more about him and get stuck in.

passremarkable · 29-09-2013 3:09pm

happy enough with the team.
hoping for a win 0-2 hopefully

Turtyturd · 29-09-2013 3:11pm

Goal from Golo today....and in before someone says we would be better off if Borini was allowed to play.

Nuri Sahin · 29-09-2013 3:12pm

From 442.

kfallon · 29-09-2013 3:17pm

Liverpool fans beware the ghost of Michael Proctor

I'll take a scrappy 1-0

Kess73 · 29-09-2013 3:23pm

Subs

Confirmed #LFC subs: Jones, Agger, Aspas, Ilori, Sterling, Ibe, Wisdom

Not one CM option on the bench.

Turtyturd · 29-09-2013 3:24pm

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

From 442.

Needs more Kuyt.

mike65 · 29-09-2013 3:26pm

Nuri Sahin wrote: »

From 442.

Looks very dodgy, still they didn't pick Kuyt at least! :pac:

Sunderland 16 : 00 Liverpool (that's 4 pm)

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