Liverpool v Sunderland 7.45 not on telly it turns out

mike65 · 02-01-2013 4:04pm #1

Liverpool welcome Sunderland to Anfield for the first game of our year (and no Daniel Sturridge cannot play tonight!) with 4 wins from the last 6 and the last of the supposedly easier games before a fairly tricky run in starting at Manchester Utd in 10 days. Sunderlands form has lifted off the floor with 3 wins in the last 6 including City, there only consistent goal getter Stephen Fletcher will lead the line while its Suarez in the same role for Liverpool (and no Daniel Sturridge cannot play tonight!).

Liverpool and Sunderland tend to sit at opposite ends of the stats tables - with the visitors among the least likely to shoot on target or wide or win a corner while among the most likely to foul. Their games have the 2nd lowest goals scored average.

J. O'Shea, W. Brown, L. Cattermole are all out for the Black Cats while Danny Rose is back.

Liverpool are missing Borini, Kelly as per but also Enrique, so the question posed is - Johnson or Downing at left back?

Riena,
Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Downing,
Lucas, Allen, Henderson,
Gerrard, Sterling, Suarez.

is one starting 11 doing the rounds, another puts Widsom at RB.

(and no Daniel Sturridge cannot play tonight!)

copacetic · 02-01-2013 4:05pm

Not on telly Mike.

Melion · 02-01-2013 4:09pm

No Sturridge in the starting lineup?

Gbear · 02-01-2013 4:11pm

Melion wrote: »

No Sturridge in the starting lineup?

Rabblerabble....Clearly the manager doesn't trust him....rabble..Rodgers out...rabble...

:pac:

Paully D · 02-01-2013 4:26pm

Comfortable win for Liverpool.

2-0.

newballsplease · 02-01-2013 4:28pm

Sunderland to win 0-1

Turtyturd · 02-01-2013 4:31pm

3-0 Sunderland.

citytillidie · 02-01-2013 4:33pm

Quiet thread until / if Sunderland score

Leiva · 02-01-2013 4:34pm

1-1

Seamu$ · 02-01-2013 4:45pm

mike65 wrote: »

Liverpool are missing Borini, Kelly as per but also Enrique, so the question posed is - Johnson or Downing at left back?

Riena,
Johnson, Skrtel, Agger, Downing,
Lucas, Allen, Henderson,
Gerrard, Sterling, Suarez.

is one starting 11 doing the rounds, another puts Widsom at RB.

(and no Daniel Sturridge cannot play tonight!)

Rumoured team is:

Reina. Wisdom, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson. Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard. Sterling, Suarez, Downing.

So Glenjo at LB, no Allen...and no Shelvey!

02-01-2013 5:08pm

Henderson deserves his place in the team for sure, he has done well anytime he has got a chance this season.

klose · 02-01-2013 5:26pm

In recent games when hendo plays the midfield seems better so hopefully he plays again. No shelvey starting? Its already a good 2013 so..

dfx- · 02-01-2013 5:28pm

Seamu$ wrote: »

Rumoured team is:

Reina. Wisdom, Agger, Skrtel, Johnson. Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard. Sterling, Suarez, Downing.

So Glenjo at LB, no Allen...and no Shelvey!

Jaysis, Rodgers really must be unwell

ctrl-alt-delete · 02-01-2013 5:37pm

Spend all that money on Sturridge and he doesn't even get is game!

mikeym · 02-01-2013 5:42pm

Hoping for a Liverpool win surely the win against QPR will boost the players.

02-01-2013 5:42pm

I wouldn't mind seeing the middle and front 3 as shown in the OP.

Would have Johnson at LB and Wisdom at RB though.

Melion · 02-01-2013 5:42pm

ctrl-alt-delete wrote: »

Spend all that money on Sturridge and he doesn't even get is game!

Manager obviously doesnt have a clue

Bloc Party! · 02-01-2013 5:43pm

Melion wrote: »

Manager obviously doesnt have a clue

Rodgers Out

:pac:

Washington Irving · 02-01-2013 5:44pm

Liverpool have fallen into a win one, lose one pattern so Sunderland victory is inevitable.

I predict a 1-3 scoreline.

LostBoy101 · 02-01-2013 5:46pm

Not a Liverpool supporter, but what is the story with Sahin? he is a decent midfielder..

klose · 02-01-2013 6:03pm

LostBoy101 wrote: »

Not a Liverpool supporter, but what is the story with Sahin? he is a decent midfielder..

Hes had nose surgery a couple weeks back so missed a few weeks with that and looking at the clubs website piece on him today i think hes been basically given a sort of winter break as anywhere hes played before hes had one. Pretty strange.

applehunter · 02-01-2013 6:12pm

2-1

Liverpool

Will be a tough game. Sunderland have upped their performances recently.

retalivity · 02-01-2013 6:21pm

0-0.
Crossbar and/or post to make an appearance.

Francie Barrett · 02-01-2013 6:28pm

Reina
Wisdom Skrtel Agger Johnson

Henderson Gerrard
---- Downing Allen Sterling

Suarez

I'd expect a team like this.

jenno86 · 02-01-2013 6:48pm

#LFC team v Sunderland: Reina, Wisdom, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Gerrard, Henderson, Lucas, Downing, Sterling, Suarez.

jenno86 · 02-01-2013 6:48pm

#LFC subs v Sunderland: Jones, Sahin, Carragher, Suso, Allen, Shelvey, Robinson

mike65 · 02-01-2013 6:51pm

Yes Sahin! No Assaidi!

Rodgers in/out!

delw · 02-01-2013 6:52pm

Have a bad feeling about this one
2-1 to Sunderland

Pete M. · 02-01-2013 7:01pm

3-0

This is going to be our year :cool:

Hope Nuri gets a look in.

And I expect some Suarez magic yet again.

Can you bet on how many nutmegs he will complete?

Have to keep Fletcher quiet though.

Francie Barrett · 02-01-2013 7:05pm

3-1.

Sunderland have been struggling from what I have seen of them. Hopefully our game against QPR will give us confidence that we need to put away the inferior teams.

OwaynOTT · 02-01-2013 7:26pm

0-0 at half time but Liverpool with 27 shots and only 4 on target. Shelvey to come on a half time and score a perfect hat trick.

Suprized the Anfield Cat didn't get his first start ina while with Liverpool going like for like with Sunderland.