Arsenal v Liverpool - Sunday: 1600 BST

Jesus Wept · 17-04-2011 12:41AM #1

Arsenal v Liverpool

Barclays Premier League
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Sunday, 17 April Kick-off: 1600 BST
Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live, BBC London 94.9 and BBC Radio Merseyside; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles

Team News:
Arsenal keeper Wojciech Szczesny is back in full training after recovering from a dislocated finger and could return in goal against Liverpool.
The Gunners could be further boosted by the return of defenders Johan Djourou (shoulder) and Bacary Sagna (knee).
Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish reported no new injury concerns following Monday's defeat of Manchester City.
Young defender John Flanagan won praise for an assured debut against City and is expected to continue at right back.

Arsenal:
Doubtful: Almunia, Sagna & Song (all knee), Denilson (toe), Djourou (shoulder), Szczesny (finger)
Injured: Bartley (knee), Fabianski (shoulder), Mannone (thigh), Vermaelen (Achilles)

Liverpool:
Injured: Agger (knee), Gerrard (groin), Johnson & Kelly (both hamstring)

LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Arsenal (W3-1 v Blackpool, a): Lehmann, Eboue, Squillaci, Koscielny, Clichy, Diaby, Fabregas (Ramsey 88), Wilshere, Nasri (Gibbs 86), van Persie, Arshavin (Walcott 61). Subs Not Used: Almunia, Rosicky, Chamakh, Bendtner.
Liverpool (W3-0 v Man City): Reina, Flanagan, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Kuyt, Lucas, Spearing, Meireles, Suarez, Carroll (Ngog 90). Subs Not Used: Gulacsi, Cole, Maxi, Wilson, Shelvey, Robinson.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/9455498.stm

Yakult · 17-04-2011 12:47AM

Will be a right test for Flanagan if he starts. He didnt get put under serious pressure against City so Im still uncertain about him, definitely our weak spot.

amacachi · 17-04-2011 12:49AM

As much as it pains me to say it I just can't see Arsenal winning tomorrow

budgemook · 17-04-2011 12:53AM

Very hard to call.

Liverpool seem only to play well against the better teams at the moment but their away form has been shocking all season. Can't see them beating Arsenal I'm afraid but fingers crossed.

Yellowledbetter · 17-04-2011 12:57AM

Th Pool hands down @ 4/1!!!!

cantgetright · 17-04-2011 01:00AM

Paul Merson thinks us Pool supporters face defeat what ever the outcome...

Hannibal · 17-04-2011 01:00AM

Yakult wrote: »

Will be a right test for Flanagan if he starts. He didnt get put under serious pressure against City so Im still uncertain about him, definitely our weak spot.

Kyrgiakos should be recovered from illness so I'd imagine Carragher switching to RB with Kyrgiakos Skrtel Aurelio making up the defence.

d22ontour · 17-04-2011 01:04AM

A second rate team versus champions elect...

Should be interesting.

cantgetright · 17-04-2011 01:08AM

d22ontour wrote: »

A second rate team versus champions elect...

Should be interesting.

Arsenal deserves more credit than that

budgemook · 17-04-2011 01:09AM

d22ontour wrote: »

A second rate team versus champions elect...

Should be interesting.

Arsenal are hardly second rate. Nice sig.

Fromvert · 17-04-2011 01:15AM

Our away record doesn't give me much confidence going in to this game tomorrow.

Yakult · 17-04-2011 01:15AM

Dotsey wrote: »

Kyrgiakos should be recovered from illness so I'd imagine Carragher switching to RB with Kyrgiakos Skrtel Aurelio making up the defence.

I'd rather Flanagan :pac:

I cant pick a winner tbh. Would be happy with a draw but Liverpool tend to always play well against top teams so I wouldnt be surprised of a win.

budgemook · 17-04-2011 01:24AM

4/1 is just too good to turn down really.

J. Marston · 17-04-2011 01:27AM

Carroll & Suarez are absolute muck. Koscielny & Squillaci will have them in their pocket for the whole game.
No chance Liverpool will get anything from this game.
No hope.

(Hopefully that works

)

jive · 17-04-2011 02:11AM

Arsenal 2-1. Will have too much pace for Liverpool's back line. Suarez and Carroll could do damage as well if they get going. Hopefully Almunia doesn't play for Arsenal it's beyond a joke at this stage. After he returned and made that howler the last day I'm convinced he's gambling!

Jayob10 · 17-04-2011 02:15AM

wishing dearly Liverpool win this whilst wishing I could thump the Sh*te out of Amir Khan

revz · 17-04-2011 02:16AM

As an Arsenal fan I could see this being very tough.
We haven't been playing all that well lately, and liverpool brushed aside city in their last match...Carroll & Suarez could be tricky for our defence to deal with....Think I'm gonna go with a 1-1 draw

pains me to say it but I think something like that will be the outcome.

Unless something like this was to happen again:

:cool:

eternal · 17-04-2011 02:32AM

Boy do I remember that !! jees
I hope Liverpool win of course but I always liked Arsenal .I love Arshavin ,hes like Russia answer to Messi ,isnt he though ? Hes like a bullet. The fact that Liverpool have new and shining hope with their savage duo has given all Pool supporters a kind of ' cant wait for next season ' feeling.But we should be thinking about the here and now and it would be fantastic for them to win .Its so true ,that they play the top teams better ,they were hopeless in the Euopa games ,most of them.And did ye see the state of the stadiums/pitches in these places .It was terrible.Really bad ,no wonder fourth place is like gold dust .
It is going to be a cracker though .

Jesus Wept · 17-04-2011 02:44AM

Liverpool-Manchester-City-Andy-Carroll-Premier-League+cropped

chelseavera · 17-04-2011 02:46AM

One of the rare occasions I'll be cheering on Liverpool. Expect them to get a result there as well! Arsenals centre-halves wont cope with Carroll.

witnessrenegade · 17-04-2011 03:51AM

It's hard to call, hoping to a Liverpool win:D

Frisbee · 17-04-2011 08:13AM

Our complete inability to deal with Carroll is going to cost us big time today.

stumpypeeps · 17-04-2011 08:20AM

Frisbee wrote: »

Our complete inability to deal with Carroll is going to cost us big time today.

Liverpool have a dreadful record at the Emirates. Flanagan will most likely be targeted also. I can see some goals for both sides but Arsenal having a lot of possession and will make it count.

Mister men · 17-04-2011 08:45AM

Hard to call this one. We alway's seem to step up againest fellow big clubs so i'm going to be optimistic and say 2-3 to Liverpool. I have 20 euro on Kuyt to be first scorer at 18-1.:)

Peyton Manning · 17-04-2011 08:48AM

It's a horrible feeling knowing the only thing that could salvage your weekend is a Liverpool win. Ugh.

adox · 17-04-2011 08:56AM

Tom_Brady wrote: »

It's a horrible feeling knowing the only thing that could salvage your weekend is a Liverpool win. Ugh.

Even a draw would get the frown off my face.

I'm hoping Suarez will take advantage of Arsenals insistence on playing high line.

Pepe LeFrits · 17-04-2011 09:21AM

Hoping for the same line-up that beat Barca and Chelsea (so no Squllaci, Diaby, Eboue, Almunia or Lehmann... sorry Jens!).

Arsenal's form is gammy but with the key players coming back, I feel a win here could inspire the side to produce a run of victories. If the boys do manage to win I'd say it'll be one of the toughest wins of the season.

mike65 · 17-04-2011 09:25AM

Nnnnneeeeeeeeeeeeooooowwwwwwwwwwwwww!

The-Rigger wrote: »

"I'm a plane mum I'm a plane!"

Couldn't call this so 4/1 for a Livepool win look very generous, won't be taking it though.

L'prof · 17-04-2011 10:00AM

Not enough Scousers in Liverpool's team for them to roll over for us. I'd expect them to get their usual draw against us at least. We have put in good performances at times in the bigger games this season, so here's hoping for another one!

Leiva · 17-04-2011 10:12AM

This is going to be a high scoring ding dong of a game , with Pepe been the difference .

3-2 Liverpool win .

peabutler · 17-04-2011 10:14AM

We ain't a bad team with Djourou and Szczesny at the back so i'd be hopeful that Nasri and Walcott can do damage especially if Flanagan is playing, it's in the Emirates so hopefully Arsenal get the job done.

L'prof · 17-04-2011 10:16AM

mixednuts wrote: »

This is going to be a high scoring ding dong of a game , with Pepe been the difference .

3-2 Liverpool win .

If Djourou and Szczęsny start and are fully fit, I'd be confident that we won't concede too many. Wouldn't be surprised to see Reina having a good game though either, most good keepers seem to against us!

mike65 · 17-04-2011 10:16AM

He didn't last time! So he ows us one

L'prof · 17-04-2011 10:23AM

mike65 wrote: »

He didn't last time! So he ows us one

3 saves and 1 fumble, can't remember what the saves were like though.

lordgoat · 17-04-2011 10:41AM

As much as i'd like a liverpool win. Arsenal are ready for this game. As long as their goalie doesn't pull a Gomes they'll be fine. I expect the arsenal strikers/midfield/pace in general to be cause more hassle than the liverpool attack. If Song and Djouru are back it'll make it easier but even if not i think they'll out score them.

Some sick side of me is looking forward to a long hard run-in neck and neck with arsenal.

ShamoBuc · 17-04-2011 11:02AM

Pool are blowing hot and cold away from home. This really could go either way, if Carroll/Meireles/suarez perform they will give the arsenal defence nightmares.
At 15/4 on pp I will have to throw a few quid on that.

cson · 17-04-2011 11:04AM

Famous last words but I really hope the ref has a quiet game. We've been on the end of some shocking decisions against Liverpool over the years.

rossie1977 · 17-04-2011 11:18AM

cson wrote: »

Famous last words but I really hope the ref has a quiet game. We've been on the end of some shocking decisions against Liverpool over the years.

didn't one of your players basically catch the ball in the penalty area either last season or the season before in the last minute of the game and no penalty given..............

what were the shocking decisions?? the fowler penalty is the only one that springs to mind and he missed anyway, i seem to remember 2 or 3 liverpool players sent off away to arsenal around about 2001-02 and none were even bad tackles

SantryRed · 17-04-2011 11:20AM

Why on earth did Sky and ESPN schedule this game and the cup semi at 4 with no game at 2?

ynwa_17 · 17-04-2011 11:25AM

rossie1977 wrote: »

didn't one of your players basically catch the ball in the penalty area either last season or the season before in the last minute of the game and no penalty given..............

what were the shocking decisions?? the fowler penalty is the only one that springs to mind and he missed anyway, i seem to remember 2 or 3 liverpool players sent off away to arsenal around about 2001-02 and none were even bad tackles

The 2001 cup final springs to mind - But we won't mention that now :pac:

KaiserGunner · 17-04-2011 11:39AM

rossie1977 wrote: »

didn't one of your players basically catch the ball in the penalty area either last season or the season before in the last minute of the game and no penalty given..............

what were the shocking decisions?? the fowler penalty is the only one that springs to mind and he missed anyway, i seem to remember 2 or 3 liverpool players sent off away to arsenal around about 2001-02 and none were even bad tackles

Was Fabregas last season but as I remember it was outside the box anyway so a penalty wasnt given.

As for the other match you were talking about I think two liverpool players were sent off and so was Patrick Vieira for a nothing challenge on Hamann I think.

On todays game its simply a must win for Arsenal, anything less and its a record 19th title for Man Utd. Really nervous about today but I think we will do just enough with hopefully Woj and JD back in the lineup.

budgemook · 17-04-2011 11:49AM

What about Joe Cole being sent off at Anfield? Shocking decision! :cool:

th3 s1aught3r · 17-04-2011 12:08PM

If a few decent crosses go into the Arsenal penalty area I could see Carroll getting on the end and scoring one, not sure how good Arsenal are defending agaisnt that
On the flip side I could see Arsenal dominating the midfiled and passing us by

everdead.ie · 17-04-2011 12:09PM

budgemook wrote: »

What about Joe Cole being sent off at Anfield? Shocking decision! :cool:

Didn't Liverpool play better once he was off?

ShamoBuc · 17-04-2011 12:10PM

everdead.ie wrote: »

Didn't Liverpool play better once he was off?

doesn't chage the fact about the decision though.

cson · 17-04-2011 12:14PM

Ah jaysus, all I was saying is I hope the ref has a quiet one, no need to pour over every specific incident between the two clubs.

Turtyturd · 17-04-2011 12:28PM

Think this thread might be more interesting than the match...expect the usual United lads to come out attacking in an attempt to feel better about yesterday...hopefully the Liverpool lads keep their heads and don't pick up any bans.

I'll go for a repeat of the first fixture 1-1.

Joeyjoejoe43 · 17-04-2011 12:54PM

Frisbee wrote: »

Our complete inability to deal with Carroll is going to cost us big time today.

Optimistic as ever :rolleyes:

yahoo_moe · 17-04-2011 01:05PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

what were the shocking decisions??

I don't think it's really fair to pick out the 2001 Cup final either.

Liverpool's keeper had a stormer that day and we can't say he didn't deserve to lift the cup after that display:

djfitzerjnr · 17-04-2011 01:17PM

There's goals in this game anyways. I can see Liverpool scoring and if Soto is starting, as rumoured, we will be slower at the back and conceding.

SlickRic · 17-04-2011 01:18PM

Carroll v Djourou is key (if Djourou plays).

but i fancy a big game from Luis Suarez, to really announce himself officially to the league.

realistically, i predict 3-1 Arsenal.

optimistically, i'll go for 0-1 Liverpool.

Arsenal v Liverpool - Sunday: 1600 BST

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