Burnley V Liverpool Match Thread 26/12/14 at 3PM

Charlie19

With the Turkey out of the way, its now back to business:)

Burnley host Liverpool at Turf Moor.

Burnley have themselves been impressive in recent weeks and remain in the relegation zone only on goal difference. After good performances against Spurs and Southampton in the last couple of weeks, they will be confident of a victory against Liverpool.

Sam Vokes could play his first game since March but Matt Taylor, Stephen Ward and Michael Duff will miss out.

Liverpool will be hoping to build on the late point they won at Anfield against Arsenal when they had 10 men.

The Reds are now 10th in the Premier League - nine points behind West Ham who sit in the fourth Champions League spot - if they are to qualify for next year's competition they must begin to put together a winning run now.

Possible Liverpool XI

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Jones
--Skrtel---Kolo---Sakho

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Gerrard--Lucas
Henderson

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Lazor
--Lalanna

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Couthinio

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Sterling

Boxing day upset... Liverpool to grab a draw

BMJD

Bringing back some bad memories of the 1914 FA Cup final, i watched it on my iPhone from the trenches.

Ill go with a 3 -1 win for Liverpool as their improvement continues to take hold.

Iused2likebusts

Tough place to go and having watched a fair bit of burnley lately they have been playing well. Narrow 2 1 win ill go for. I watched ings against Spurs last week and I think he will cause our back 3 trouble and is a player I think we could end up signing.

Iused2likebusts

BMJD wrote: »

Bringing back some bad memories of the 1914 FA Cup final, i watched it on my iPhone from the trenches.

Ill go with a 3 -1 win for Liverpool as their improvement continues to take hold.

Or djimi traores uncontrollable feet.

stampydmonkey

Gona go for a narrow nail bitting 2-1 scrapy victory with goals from sterling and....why not curse shako too

Turtyturd

Bad results against poor teams in recent weeks, don't see that changing here.

OwaynOTT

Win.

Riesen_Meal

I'd say Liverpool will fight for a 2-1, we never do things easily....

livinginkorea

I expect goals but also a lot of huffing and puffing from us as everyone tried to digest the big dinners yesterday.

Harry Palmr

I can see both sides fighting each other to stand still in the mud.

Kerrigooney

I expect us to lose but then again I expect us to lose every game these days

Agent Coulson

There will be goals.

jurahnimoh

Does anyone know where this game can be viewed today? I see its not on sky sports

Kerrigooney

jurahnimoh wrote: »

Does anyone know where this game can be viewed today? I see its not on sky sports

Online is your only option I think. The Man Utd V Newcastle game is on BT at 3.

Harry Palmr

Word dribbling out that Liverpool team is same as last time out, Sheyi Ojo makes the bench, be great if he got a cameo but unlikely.

Kerrigooney

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Word dribbling out that Liverpool team is same as last time out, Sheyi Ojo makes the bench, be great if he got a cameo but unlikely.

Yep.

Liverpool FC ‏@LFC 10s10 seconds ago Confirmed #LFC starting line-up v Burnley: Jones, Toure, Skrtel, Sakho, Henderson, Lucas, Gerrard, Markovic, Coutinho, Lallana, Sterling

Harry Palmr

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Liverpool subs: Mignolet, Lambert, Moreno, Manquillo, Can, Balotelli, Ojo

I nearly like the bench more than the starting 11

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

So, three central defenders and none on the bench?

Osmosis Jones

While there are players I'd like to see in (Can) that team's been doing well enough recently

MonkeyTennis

I wonder of Ojos girlfriend will be there... What?!!!

Techniques07

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

So, three central defenders and none on the bench?

Can on the bench is one is needed

5starpool

Techniques07 wrote: »

Can on the bench is one is needed

Lucas or Gerrard would drop back if needed I'd say either.

niallo27

Has he not made his point with Jones yet.

5live

Princess Consuela Bananahammock wrote: »

So, three central defenders and none on the bench?

They can revert to 2 CBs if needed also.

Kerrigooney

niallo27 wrote: »

Has he not made his point with Jones yet.

It's idiotic.

niallo27

niallo27 wrote: »

Has he not made his point with Jones yet.

I'm starting to think Mig could be gone in January. Jones is clearly limited but still is number 1.

With any luck both will be gone next Thursday

5starpool

rarnes1 wrote: »

I'm starting to think Mig could be gone in January. Jones is clearly limited but still is number 1.

With any luck both will be gone next Thursday

I'll be amazed if Mignolet plays again for Liverpool, barring injury for Jones or perhaps bizarrely in the FA Cup 3rd round.

The treatment of him and the statements on Balotelli recently are just baffling from Ridgers I have to say. It really does stink of making a point without regard to consequences.

Agent Coulson

rarnes1 wrote: »

I'm starting to think Mig could be gone in January. Jones is clearly limited but still is number 1.

With any luck both will be gone next Thursday

niallo27

5starpool wrote: »

I'll be amazed if Mignolet plays again for Liverpool, barring injury for Jones or perhaps bizarrely in the FA Cup 3rd round.

The treatment of him and the statements on Balotelli recently are just baffling from Ridgers I have to say. It really does stink of making a point without regard to consequences.

He is turning fans against him though. Players probably too. If he wanted to drop mig then fair enough do it but when the fella you replace him with is even more ****e get him out of there.

5starpool

5starpool wrote: »

I'll be amazed if Mignolet plays again for Liverpool, barring injury for Jones or perhaps bizarrely in the FA Cup 3rd round.

The treatment of him and the statements on Balotelli recently are just baffling from Ridgers I have to say. It really does stink of making a point without regard to consequences.

I agree with him about Ballotelli, he doesn't fit the system and never will. Id also agree with dropping Mig if we had a better keeper. However we don't.

To publicly say this stuff looks like politics with the owners. It's not the first time he's mentioned such re Ballotelli.

Tusky

If anyone finds a reliable way to watch this game, please let me know :cool:

Gits_bone

Expecting a comfortable victory today. Burnley wont be targeting this one. 0-4.

super_furry

Tusky wrote: »

If anyone finds a reliable way to watch this game, please let me know :cool:

Me too please

Gits_bone

VIP

Gits_bone

League

5starpool

rarnes1 wrote: »

I agree with him about Ballotelli, he doesn't fit the system and never will. Id also agree with dropping Mig if we had a better keeper. However we don't.

To publicly say this stuff looks like politics with the owners. It's not the first time he's mentioned such re Ballotelli.

I know you do, and while I'm not trying to claim Balotelli is a success or anything close, he is being very unfairly scapegoated by lots of people, including Rodgers I think.

Harry Palmr

Far too slow to catch up with Sterling

livinginkorea

Decent start so far

livinginkorea

Lucky there...Jones didn't even attempt to dive

Agent Coulson

Skrtel again.

Osmosis Jones

Mignolet warming up, waste of a sub, no Can today so.

Agent Coulson

Jones going off

livinginkorea

What the hell is this???

Harry Palmr

****ing hell! Mignolet off the bench,.

Jones off thank fook.


How Skrtel is still playing is beyond me, clueless

Harry Palmr

Liverpools keepers are a thoroughgoing disgrace.

Skrtel and Hendo are very weak on the right.

hadepsx

Its mig time biatchs

sabat

Rodgers has lost the plot completely

Outkast_IRE

Missed the start of the match, what is going on with Jones ? Why was he subbed off so early ? Why waste a substitution so early ? Jones himself looks far from impressed on the bench

5starpool

Mignolet to get sent off to complete the comedy act later. Bad timing for a keeper injury though.