Arsenal v Liverpool FA Cup. KO @16:00 BT Sports 1.

Super-Rush

Arsenal take on Liverpool in the FA Cup today hoping that the can regain some pride following their demolition at Anfield 8 days ago.

With one eye on the midweek Champions League tie against Bayern Munich, Arsene Wenger may decide to field a much changed side from the one that lost 5-1 to the Reds last Saturday.

Brendan Rodgers will have no such worries as his side only have the league and cup to worry about this season and will most likely play his strongest XI.

The Gunners still have Diaby, Ramsey, Kallstrom and Walcott on the long term injury list and some sources have Vermalen and Cazorla as doubts for tomorrow.

Liverpool can welcome back centre back Daniel Agger, who will most likely replace Kolo Toure, and there have been rumours of Joe Allen coming in for Jordan Henderson who has an injured wrist.

Sakho, Enrique, Lucas and Johnson are all still out.

Prediction, Liverpool to win 3-2 and Sturridge to score for the 8th successive game.

WoollyRedHat

1-0 to Arsenal in a shut out game.


Podolski with the winner.

magentis

7 or 8-1 as it should have been in the first game.

jamaamaj

Arsenal 1 Liverpool 5

Gunners fans be afraid be very afraid sure then you's have a nice handy game midweek to zee Germans.

dfx-

Another one for 1-0 Arsenal, Oxlade-Chamberlain halfway through the first half...in a dour game

Draw or win for Arsenal. Then a poor result in mid-week. That way there'll be a good result out of this run, everything will be fine, Arsenal will win the second-leg against Bayern in a meaningless match and that will somehow be a sign of improvement.

I'd be going for Arsenal +4 tomorrow.

Arsenal will want revenge here.

I can certainly see goals and reckon 2-1 or 1-2.

augustus gloop

Deleted User wrote: »

Draw or win for Arsenal. Then a poor result in mid-week. That way there'll be a good result out of this run, everything will be fine, Arsenal will win the second-leg against Bayern in a meaningless match and that will somehow be a sign of improvement.

I'd be going for Arsenal +4 tomorrow.

:rolleyes:Ah sure maybe they will win by 10

2-0 Liverpool Sturridge to break the record after a Stevie G free kick special

K-9

Suarez to end his drought. 1-1.

Vinz Mesrine

Suarez to score is my only prediction because this could be a 1-1, 4-4, 0-4 or 4-0.

NukaCola

Arsenal to win by 1

G1032

Podolski with both for Arsenal in a 2-0 win

CL7

Suarez to get a hat-trick after a barren spell by his standards. It will be close for sure, 6-1 to Liverpool.

stampydmonkey

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Suarez to score is my only prediction because this could be a 1-1, 4-4, 0-4 or 4-0.

Yeah I'll go with that. Very hard to predict. he'll be flat out to bang 1 or 3 in.

OwaynOTT

Nil all with the replay being nil all as well and going to penalties where 31 penalties each are missed. The deadlock only being broken by Bentner.
It's only the FA cup and neither side really wants to win.

ronjo

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Nil all with the replay being nil all as well and going to penalties where 31 penalties each are missed. The deadlock only being broken by Bentner.
It's only the FA cup and neither side really wants to win.

Both sides want to win it.

GTR63

What price is Kolo Toure for first goalscorer?
Seriously hoping for a Lfc win & for it not to go to a replay.

ronjo

GTR63 wrote: »

What price is Kolo Toure for first goalscorer?
Seriously hoping for a Lfc win & for it not to go to a replay.

Is a draw a problem for Liverpool?

Get Arsenal back to Anfield and will still have one game less than chelsea, two less than Arsenal and four less than City as of now.

daingeanrob

yeah lfc to win 2-1, suarez to end drought..

ShamoBuc

Hard not to see a couple of goals. Going for 2-1 to Liverpool. Podolski and Sturridge/Agger.

robz150

3-3 - late Gerrard penalty after Sterling is taken down :pac:

mike65

For Arsenal the fear is real, Liverpool laugh in the face of danger.

Alfred Borden

The Postman plays!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2560545/Wenger-let-Sanogo-lead-line-Liverpool-clash-despite-young-Frenchman-searching-Arsenal-goal.html

ronjo

mike65 wrote: »

For Arsenal the fear is real, Liverpool laugh in the face of danger.

Ya wha?

Irishmale0399

As a Liverpool fan i must say i am not so comfortable today. Think Arsenal will be fired up for this one with a point to prove......

Question is can Big Bren get the lads fired up and in the right frame of mind and can he ensure that they wont take the easy way and say we beat them already.....sure will do it again!!!

Can see the Reds going out of the cup today i am affraid.....

ronjo

Raf32 wrote: »

The Postman plays!
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2560545/Wenger-let-Sanogo-lead-line-Liverpool-clash-despite-young-Frenchman-searching-Arsenal-goal.html

I would be very surprised. Surely Bendtner will start

BNMC

mike65 wrote: »

For Arsenal the fear is real, Liverpool laugh in the face of danger.

WTF?

LOL

Yawns

LFC fan, can see the gunners taking the win here by a goal myself. Hoping for a Liverpool win but think Arsenal will have a huge point to prove. Agree with post above that it could be anything from a 0 - 0 to a 5 - 1 drubbing by either side tbh. Just hoping for a good game.

Oranage2

Both teams will want this bad as it's both teams best chance at silverware even though the treble is still very much on for the gunners.

Liverpool will play their strongest team while arsenal have one eye on the champions league tie, though I suspect Wenger will put out his strongest eleven.

Personally I'd like to see a fast arsenal mid so we don't get blitzed again.

Play:

………Fab
Jenk…mert…kos…gibbs
………flamini
Ox …Jack …rosicky…pod
…………bendy

Tough to call, pool look very bad away but we can't forget about last week.

Can only see a Liverpool win unfortunately.

mike65

Oranage2 wrote: »

Both teams will want this bad as it's both teams best chance at silverware even though the treble is still very much on for the gunners.

Liverpool will play their strongest team while arsenal have one eye on the champions league tie, though I suspect Wenger will put out his strongest eleven.

Personally I'd like to see a fast arsenal mid so we don't get blitzed again.

Play:

………Fab
Jenk…mert…kos…gibbs
………flamini
Ox …Jack …rosicky…pod
…………bendy

Tough to call, pool look very bad away but we can't forget about last week.

Can only see a Liverpool win unfortunately.

Stop eating strong cheese before bed, *shakes head*

Agueroooo

2-2 with a last minute equaliser for either team.

Game taken back to Anfield for Le Slaughter le deux.

Royal Legend

Oranage2 wrote: »

Both teams will want this bad as it's both teams best chance at silverware even though the treble is still very much on for the gunners.

Liverpool will play their strongest team while arsenal have one eye on the champions league tie, though I suspect Wenger will put out his strongest eleven.

Personally I'd like to see a fast arsenal mid so we don't get blitzed again.

Play:

………Fab
Jenk…mert…kos…gibbs
………flamini
Ox …Jack …rosicky…pod
…………bendy

Tough to call, pool look very bad away but we can't forget about last week.

Can only see a Liverpool win unfortunately.

In running for Gunners fan of the season


Latest nicknames for PL Managers

Jose = The Special One

Pellagrini = The Tactical One

Moyes = The Chosen One

Wenger =



Five one

citytillidie

Agueroooo wrote: »

2-2 with a last minute equaliser for either team.

Game taken back to Anfield for Le Slaughter le deux.

Le slaughter partie deux

Or full French

de l'abattage partie deux sorry blame living in Montreal

Turtyturd

Oranage2 wrote: »

Both teams will want this bad as it's both teams best chance at silverware even though the treble is still very much on for the gunners.

Liverpool will play their strongest team while arsenal have one eye on the champions league tie, though I suspect Wenger will put out his strongest eleven.

Personally I'd like to see a fast arsenal mid so we don't get blitzed again.

Play:

………Fab
Jenk…mert…kos…gibbs
………flamini
Ox …Jack …rosicky…pod
…………bendy

Tough to call, pool look very bad away but we can't forget about last week.

Can only see a Liverpool win unfortunately.

Three 4th place trophies?

Said it before but this is probably both teams only realistic chance of a trophy. Would like a win but 3 points last week was much more important. As long as it's not a reversal of that embarrassment I won't be too upset...but if it is we can just say Liverpool didn't turn up.

Giroud out is a blow for us.

Agueroooo

citytillidie wrote: »

Le slaughter partie deux

Or full French

de l'abattage partie deux sorry blame living in Montreal

Thanks pal.

French was never my strong point and when typing it I knew it would be picked up on

(P.s) if the game is to be replayed at Anfield I vote you to do the match thread with that title.

monkey9

Don't think what happened at Anfield last week will have that much relevance to today's fixture apart from Liverpool arriving with confidence. Different day, different game.

Just hope Rodgers plays a strong team. There's no reason not too and it's a competition I want us to win. It'd be good for Rodgers to win his first trophy at the club as soon as possible.

Kirby

monkey9 wrote: »

Don't think what happened at Anfield last week will have that much relevance to today's fixture apart from Liverpool arriving with confidence. Different day, different game.

Just hope Rodgers plays a strong team. There's no reason not too and it's a competition I want us to win. It'd be good for Rodgers to win his first trophy at the club as soon as possible.

He has said he would. Now, whether that's just a confidence boosting exercise for the fringe players he puts out.....or he was speaking truthfully....we shall see.

I can see the Arsenal guys being well up for this regardless of who they put out. They have perpetually choked against the big teams. It's uncanny. And they are probably sick of people talking about it.

Agueroooo

Twitter rumour Ozil is rested

GTR63

Hope to see both Ibe & Teixeira today. No Moses though, him & Cissokho down the left would give me nightmares.

mav79

Agueroooo wrote: »

Twitter rumour Ozil is rested

That would be a blow for Liverpool. Podolski at least tracks back.

monkey9

Kirby wrote: »

He has said he would. Now, whether that's just a confidence boosting exercise for the fringe players he puts out.....or he was speaking truthfully....we shall see.

I can see the Arsenal guys being well up for this regardless of who they put out. They have perpetually choked against the big teams. It's uncanny. And they are probably sick of people talking about it.

I imagine there may be a couple of changes like Brad Jones in goal for example. I just want him treating this like a league match. I know some won't agree, but we don't have another match for a whole week.

MR NINE

Is this only on bt?

barone

2-2 ft score my prediction

michael999999

Agueroooo wrote: »

Twitter rumour Ozil is rested

You would have thought he was well rested from the last time they played!

5starpool

Liverpool usually struggle away to Arsenal. Hopefully a continuation of last week, but I seriously doubt it will be anything like that again (unless Arsenal run riot :eek:)

ronjo

Turtyturd wrote: »

Three 4th place trophies?

You really are like a broken record with your fourth place trophy jibe.

Give it a rest for gods sake. Its both childish and tiresome and probably for Liverpool fans too.

citytillidie

MR NINE wrote: »

Is this only on bt?

Here yes but Owen has been replaced by Andy Gray for the game

wandatowell

mav79 wrote: »

That would be a blow for Liverpool. Podolski at least tracks back.

Your knowledge of the Arsenal team is very impressive

PropJoe10

citytillidie wrote: »

Here yes but Owen has been replaced by Andy Gray for the game

Thank God to that. Listening to Owen's commentary makes me want to punch him in the face even more than I did before.

lpool2k05

Fantastic that Andy Gray is commentating....best in the business...Im going for 2-1 to the pool....last minute belter from Stevie!!

murpho999

citytillidie wrote: »

Here yes but Owen has been replaced by Andy Gray for the game

Does Owen even manage to be injured for commentary?