Swansea City v Liverpool FC - 12.00 Midday

Harry Palmr

w00t! Bring it on :pac:

Daniel Sturridge is in the Liverpool squad for Sunday's Premier League clash with Swansea City – but Jurgen Klopp has left a host of key players behind.

The Reds striker is expected to feature at the Liberty Stadium after being overlooked for Thursday night's Europa League semi-final first leg away to Villarreal.

However, Roberto Firmino, Joe Allen, James Milner, Alberto Moreno and Kolo Toure have all been spared the trip to South Wales with one eye on next Thursday's second leg at Anfield.

The rest of those players who were involved at El Madrigal have travelled to Swansea, including Philippe Coutinho, who has recovered from the sickness bug which forced him off at half-time.

Klopp will field a much changed side with the likes of Martin Skrtel, Connor Randall, Brad Smith, Kevin Stewart, Danny Ward, Cameron Brannagan, Joao Carlos Teixeira, Pedro Chirivella and Sheyi Ojo all in contention.

Swansea have been on the beach for a few games and Liverpool clearly have bigger fish to fry, but Klopp made 7 changes for Stoke and won that plus 10 changes for Bournemouth and won that so no reason to feel this can't be a competitive meeting.

Trigger

Harry Palmr wrote: »

w00t! Bring it on :pac:



Swansea have been on the beach for a few games and Liverpool clearly have bigger fish to fry, but Klopp made 7 changes for Stoke and won that plus 10 changes for Bournemouth and won that so no reason to feel this can't be a competitive meeting.

This on the TV anywhere?

Harry Palmr

Nope, well yes but not in the UK/Ireland, have to watch by *other* means.

Confirmed #LFC team to face @SwansOfficial:

Ward, Clyne, Skrtel, Lovren, Smith,
Stewart, Chirivella,
Ojo, Coutinho, Ibe,
Sturridge

Confirmed #LFC substitutes against @SwansOfficial: Mignolet, Benteke, Lallana, Lucas, Brannagan, Teixeira.

Only six subs as Randall is ill.

enzo roco

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Nope, well yes but not in the UK/Ireland, have to watch by *other* means.

I read its on BT1???

happyoutscan

It's on BT 1 according to BT site.

Harry Palmr

Oh right, slightly surprised so is it on Setanta then? I don;t have pay tv so take no interest in this sort of thing.

cj maxx

After ibes performance on thursday i expect to see sturridge and ojo together at some time in the return leg. Last 30 perhaps depending on the scoreline.
Expect coutinio to only play60 mins today
This is a dead rubber training game though

livinginkorea

It's great for the likes of Chirivella, Stewart, Smith, and Ward to get some game time. Hopefully the whole team rises to the occasion.

retalivity

No flanagan anywherr to be seen??

martyos121

Match thread's about as exciting as the game.

Where is joe Allen

LuckyLloyd

Game doesn't matter a ****. No injuries please.

Pyjamarama

retalivity wrote: »

No flanagan anywherr to be seen??

Pretty sure that Klopp is just pretty sure he's not good enough. I'd love him to be but he's an exceptionally limited player and if commitment was enough then Jay Spearing would be running our midfield.

cj maxx

LuckyLloyd wrote: »

Game doesn't matter a ****. No injuries please.

I think thats all we want . No injuriess ! Please

Vicxas

Team all over the place at the minute.

billymitchell

Pyjamarama wrote: »

Pretty sure that Klopp is just pretty sure he's not good enough. I'd love him to be but he's an exceptionally limited player and if commitment was enough then Jay Spearing would be running our midfield.

Was it not said he is just getting his fitness back properly?

Kerrigooney

Giving the ball away for fun here.

Red Kev

I just read this elsewhere:

with an average age of 23 years and 218 days, this is the youngest matchday squad in Liverpool’s history.

Harry Palmr

Everyone has sleep in their eyes.

The senior players have to show the way alas one of them is Skrtel.

OwaynOTT

Klopp out

Cantona's Collars

That goal was coming.

Osmosis Jones

Oh, a corner.

Kerrigooney

Deserved that. Ugh.

Pyjamarama

Well deserved. They're all over us. Walking through our midfield.

Vicxas

Thats been coming

Harry Palmr

Well that was entirely predictable.

martyos121

Bit of a relief our Premier League season was finished well before this game, really indifferent about conceding that goal, hope we can turn it around though for the sake of the young lads, would give them a nice boost in confidence.

Osmosis Jones

Great save

citytillidie

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Oh right, slightly surprised so is it on Setanta then? I don;t have pay tv so take no interest in this sort of thing.

BT had to move it to Sunday because of Liverpool playing Thursday

Any non UK/ Ireland TV games on a Sunday have to kick off now at the same time as any of the to games

monkey9

citytillidie wrote: »

BT had to move it to Sunday because of Liverpool playing Thursday

Any non UK/ Ireland TV games on a Sunday have to kick off now at the same time as any of the to games

I didn't realise this. I was wondering why Liverpool would kick off on post Europa Cup Sundays at half one or four when we weren't on tv. What's the thinking behind that rule?

On the game, Ward is playing very well. He looks a very capable goalkeeper.

Osmosis Jones

It's ridiculous how much worse Lovren looks beside Skrtel.

Unearthly

Ohhhh what a goal

monkey9

What a sweet goal.

kingshankly

Getting absolutely battered could be 5/6 down

Harry Palmr

Utter ****.

Kerrigooney

Great goal. Could be in for a hammering here.

D'Agger

Getting battered here thus far, midfield not giving our defence an out and we're thumping it long, alternative is Coutihno dropping deep bit he's been turned over a few times now - again there for the 2nd

Harsh on Ward to have conceded two goals already, he's been solid

citytillidie

monkey9 wrote: »

I didn't realise this. I was wondering why Liverpool would kick off on post Europa Cup Sundays at half one or four when we weren't on tv. What's the thinking behind that rule?

On the game, Ward is playing very well. He looks a very capable goalkeeper.

who knows its the premier league

Vicxas

Gonna be a long day

OwaynOTT

Ojo looks a talent.

FernandoTorres

Chirivella is having a mare. Given it away so many times.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Looks like Klopp doesn't particulalry care for the Europa next season: CL or bust.

monkey9

I don't mind Klopp making changes and playing the young lads and this fixture is all a bit meh, but at the same time, a defeat is one thing but i don't want us getting a hiding.

D'Agger

FernandoTorres wrote: »

Chirivella is having a mare. Given it away so many times.

He's highly rated but I don't see it at this level based on the 2/3 times I've seen him

Osmosis Jones

That's a good tackle, gets the ball

kingshankly

FernandoTorres wrote: »

Chirivella is having a mare. Given it away so many times.

The chap looks so out of place did he win it the chance to play for Liverpool in a cornflakes competition

Nalz

monkey9 wrote: »

I don't mind Klopp making changes and playing the young lads and this fixture is all a bit meh, but at the same time, a defeat is one thing but i don't want us getting a hiding.

A change or two and a bollicking at HT might avoid a hiding I'd say.

Wouldn't be surprised if this ended 2-2 or 3-2

kingshankly

D'Agger wrote: »

He's highly rated but I don't see it at this level based on the 2/3 times I've seen him

Highly rated by who ? In the same way Pacheco was or Sousa was !!!

Blondie919

If we lose a player to a sending off will they miss the Europa semi? I can see someone getting sent off here.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Nalz wrote: »

A change or two and a bollicking at HT might avoid a hiding I'd say.

Wouldn't be surprised if this ended 2-2 or 3-2

This is true: if we've learnt one thing this season it's that a 2-goal lead means **** all in Liverpool games.

Osmosis Jones

Blondie919 wrote: »

If we lose a player to a sending off will they miss the Europa semi? I can see someone getting sent off here.

No