Chelsea v Liverpool, 16/9 8pm, Sky Sports 1

paulie21

Team News:

David Luiz will make his first start for Chelsea since rejoining the club in a £34m switch from Paris Saint-Germain. He replaces captain John Terry, who suffered an ankle ligament injury against Swansea last weekend.Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is expected to return against Chelsea after missing Saturday's 4-1 win over Leicester because of a bruised eye.There could be a recall for Philippe Coutinho, who was rested for that game after a long flight from Brazil. Emre Can has been ruled out due to a lack of match fitness after returning to training this week

OwaynOTT

Friday night games

cj maxx

3-1 to pool . Should be a cracker

MonkeyTennis

*puts Countinho in Fantasy Football Team *

Harry Palmr

Shocking OP, American ****e.

1-2 to Liverpool

Wrongway1985

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Friday night games

Sadly disagree there was always Friday night games they just weren't Premier league who are constantly diluting the sport for £££

GavRedKing

2-1 Chelsea, Luiz to give away a penalty and score the winner.

MonkeyTennis

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Sadly disagree there was always Friday night games they just weren't Premier league who are constantly diluting the sport for £££

get some breakfast into you .. you will feel better.

Panthro

Costa with a 93min winner.
But he should have been sent off because Lovren took him down with a sliding tackle, and it was Costa's fault because he shouldn't have been so close to the ball in the first place.

GavRedKing

Panthro wrote: »

Costa with a 93min winner.
But he should have been sent off because Lovren took him down with a sliding tackle, and it was Costa's fault because he shouldn't have been so close to the ball in the first place.

#Costa Crimes

the whole year inn

Liverpool 2-1

NukaCola

Chelsea fans get so precious over Costa its quite funny........he's no angel lads, the way some go on you'd swear he never done wrong though......however he's one hell of a player, hitting form too and will definitely get on the score sheet......

Think Chelsea will hit their stride in this one and will win by one.

2-1 Chelsea.

Kimbot

Mane to run riot and Firmino to get a brace

SuperTortoise

3-1 Chelsea

5starpool

Like most Liverpool games, I have no idea how tis one will turn out as they are a real Jekyll and Hyde team. Could be magnificent in a 1-3 win, or could be awful in an abject 3-0 defeat.

I'll firmly paint my colours to the fence I'm sitting on and go for 2-2.

Red Kev

4-2 to Liverpool. Will be one of the top 5 games of the season.

Panthro

Red Kev wrote: »

4-2 to Liverpool. Will be one of the top 5 games of the season.

Think there's been 4 goals conceeded in Chelsea's first four games. Even without Terry at the back, I'd be very surprised if Chelsea let in 4.

I'm just hoping no Liverpool fan posts the cringey Henderson/Costa staring videoeen..... worse than handbags that rubbish was.

5starpool

Panthro wrote: »

Think there's been 4 goals conceeded in Chelsea's first four games. Even without Terry at the back, I'd be very surprised if Chelsea let in 4.

I don't think it'll happen either, but the reason you give it not relevant. Ye have played poor teams so far. Liverpool have scored more than any other team since Klopp has come in, and created more chances than any other team this season. Arsenal conceded 2 in their other 3 games, but 4 against Liverpool. Leicester had conceded 3 in their first 3 games, but conceded 4 against Liverpool.

None o fthat means that Liverpool will score 4 of course, but saying that Chelsea have only conceded 4 in 4 games is not a valid reason why they won't concede 4 this time either.

Panthro

5starpool wrote: »

I don't think it'll happen either, but the reason you give it not relevant. Ye have played poor teams so far. Liverpool have scored more than any other team since Klopp has come in, and created more chances than any other team this season. Arsenal conceded 2 in their other 3 games, but 4 against Liverpool. Leicester had conceded 3 in their first 3 games, but conceded 4 against Liverpool.

None o fthat means that Liverpool will score 4 of course, but saying that Chelsea have only conceded 4 in 4 games is not a valid reason why they won't concede 4 this time either.

I'm saying at the back chelsea have tightened things up.
But more importantly, and I can't stress this enough..
KANTE!

greendom

5starpool wrote: »

I don't think it'll happen either, but the reason you give it not relevant. Ye have played poor teams so far. Liverpool have scored more than any other team since Klopp has come in, and created more chances than any other team this season. Arsenal conceded 2 in their other 3 games, but 4 against Liverpool. Leicester had conceded 3 in their first 3 games, but conceded 4 against Liverpool.

None o fthat means that Liverpool will score 4 of course, but saying that Chelsea have only conceded 4 in 4 games is not a valid reason why they won't concede 4 this time either.

Even without Terry,I imagine Chelsea's centre back pairing will be a lot more experienced than Arsenal's was when you put 4 past them.

OwaynOTT

Wrongway1985 wrote: »

Sadly disagree there was always Friday night games they just weren't Premier league who are constantly diluting the sport for £££

I was being sarcastic anyway. I'm always sarcastic, it's great.

5starpool

greendom wrote: »

Even without Terry,I imagine Chelsea's centre back pairing will be a lot more experienced than Arsenal's was when you put 4 past them.

I'm not saying it's going to happen (and I don't think it will), just that past indicator is not a guarantee of future performance, etc. Also, Luis and his mad dashing runs will be back for Chelsea tonight. I think there will be goals in the game anyhow, although I've probably jinxed it into a boring 0-0.

GavRedKing

5starpool wrote: »

I'm not saying it's going to happen (and I don't think it will), just that past indicator is not a guarantee of future performance, etc. Also, Luis and his mad dashing runs will be back for Chelsea tonight. I think there will be goals in the game anyhow, although I've probably jinxed it into a boring 0-0.

Luiz will be a different player, he often went off carrying the ball as he had Mikel and or Ramires in front of him, neither actively looked for the ball, with Kante or Cesc, we've CMs that are comfortable on the ball and show for it, negating the need for any Cb to start carrying it towards the half way line.

Now, he'll probably still do something hair brained at some stage but you expect that.

callaway92

Augeo wrote: »

I'm just hoping no Liverpool fan posts the cringey Henderson/Costa staring videoeen..... worse than handbags that rubbish was.

Get outta that. . . Epic moment

OwaynOTT

callaway92 wrote: »

Get outta that. . . Epic moment

Reckon that was just a sly dig at a sap that posted the gif yesterday.

Wrongway1985

OwaynOTT wrote: »

I was being sarcastic anyway. I'm always sarcastic, it's great.

okay

Wrongway1985

MonkeyTennis wrote: »

get some breakfast into you .. you will feel better.

As a Fundalk man I thought you'd agree at least

brevity

Chelsea 2 - Liverpool 3

Liverpool take an early 2 nil lead through Firminio and Mane but pressure from Chelsea and some "inventive" play from Hazard and Costa brings it back to two all.

Right at the death, the much maligned, Moreno fires a Rise-esque shot into the top corner to give three points to Liverpool.

Yawns

brevity wrote: »

Chelsea 3 - Liverpool 2

Liverpool take an early 2 nil lead through Firminio and Mane but pressure from Chelsea and some "inventive" play from Hazard and Costa brings it back to two all.

Right at the death, the much maligned, Moreno fires a Rise-esque shot into the top corner to give three points to Chelsea.

FYP

Francie Barrett

We won our last game, so chances are we lose this one.

Milkers

Convincing 0-0 win for Chelsea.

marklazarcovic

superb performance ending ultimately in the usual loss after a good performance by lfc

OwaynOTT

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Reckon that was just a sly dig at a sap that posted the gif yesterday.

I reckon you are wrong. In fact, I know you are wrong old boy.

RasTa

I can see Hazard having some fun.

Barr

Costa 3 Pool 0

GavRedKing

I'm expecting a Utd v Pool sub-thread to break out at some point tonight.

eagle eye

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Shocking OP, American ****e.

1-2 to Liverpool

One of the best tv shows ever but yeah it's not a great one for this thread.

ERG89

GavRedKing wrote: »

I'm expecting a Utd v Pool sub-thread to break out at some point tonight.

No way! that never happens after one of them loses a game and the other one plays shortly after

RasTa

A draw is the desired outcome, high scoring one.

Panthro

Costa will frighten the Pool

https://youtu.be/BEy_dxFYq84

Agent Coulson

Can't believe noone has called for this gif to be posted yet.

Can won't start I expect given what klopp said in yesterday's press con.

Might be no bad move to leave coutinho on the bench, Firmino, Sturridge, lallana & mane all merit inclusion in the starting 11 and a #10 fest isn't what's needed away to Chelsea IMO.

OwaynOTT

Agent Coulson wrote: »

Can't believe noone has called for this gif to be posted yet.

Fairly sure some sap posted that all ready

Osmosis Jones

Augeo wrote: »

I reckon you are wrong. In fact, I know you are wrong old boy.

Speaking of handbags.

Agent Coulson

OwaynOTT wrote: »

Fairly sure some sap posted that all ready

D'oh I should have read the thread from the start :pac:

GreNoLi

Chelsea need another center back, even Kante has his work cut out to protect a 35 year old Terry and a mediocre Cahill.

Is Conte going to use a 352 to accommodate Luiz, can't really see that working out.

Score draw.

hullaballoo

GreNoLi wrote: »

Chelsea need another center back, even Kante has his work cut out to protect a 35 year old Terry and a mediocre Cahill.

Is Conte going to use a 352 to accommodate Luiz, can't really see that working out.

Score draw.

Terry is out injured. Conte isn't going to move to a 3-5-2 out of the blue tonight, it's been 4-2-3-1 every game so far and I expect the same tonight. It might actually make sense playing 2 CDMs against Liverpool, who have strength in midfield. (We played with 2 even when it made no sense against the likes of Bournemouth.)

It will be:

Courtois
Ivanovic-Cahill-Luiz-Azp
Kante-Matic
Willian-Oscar-Hazard
Costa

I have no clue what the score is going to be, it's both my favourite and least favourite thing about playing Liverpool. Absolutely anything can happen. The only predictable thing about this match is Costa getting sent off (or the ref bottling sending him off.)

Osmosis Jones

Osmosis Jones wrote: »

Speaking of handbags.

..... directing that at corwilly would be more appropriate.

5starpool

Firmino has a minor niggle and will start on the bench apparently. That solves whether Coutinho will start or not anyhow I guess.

5starpool

In Kammy's walk round the dressing room, Firmino's kit wasn't laid out at all it seemed. He might not even be on the bench going by that. We'll find out soon anyhow.