Arsenal- Liverpool Match Thread

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Reina

Arbeloa
Agger
Carragher
Insua

Alonso
Lucas

Riera
Kuyt
Gerrard

Keane

Subs: Cavalieri, Plessis, Babel, El Zhar, Hyypia, Ngog, Benayoun.

[livvy145]

Arsenal v Liverpool match thread

Reina, Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Riera, Kuyt, Lucas, Alonso, Gerrard, Keane.

Subs: Cavalieri, Plessis, Babel, El Zhar, Hyypia, Ngog, Benayoun.

[JPK]

Arsenal Vrs Liverpool match thread.

Sammy Lee stands in for the recuperating Rafa Benitez at the Emirates this afternoon, while Lucas, Emiliano Insua, Robbie Keane and Daniel Agger all return to the Liverpool team. Listen to full commentary on our Match Day Live show from 3.30pm GMT.

Benitez remains in Liverpool to continue his recovery from an operation to remove kidney stones. Also back on Merseyside is the flu-stricken Javier Mascherano and the injured Andrea Dossena.

The Reds XI in full is: Reina, Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher, Insua, Riera, Kuyt, Lucas, Alonso, Gerrard, Keane. Subs: Cavalieri, Plessis, Babel, El Zhar, Hyypia, Ngog, Benayoun.

[RoadEnd]

Arsenal v Liverpool Match Thread

Room for another?

[JPK]

Happy with that team. Delighted for Insua and great to see Agger and Keane in. Lucas and Keane need to give top class performances today.

Is Dossena going?

[JohnOK]

This is my favourite build up thread so far.

[livvy145]

Dossena is injured

Masch has flu.

[Shaggy]

He's injured.

[JPK]

4 match threads today

[livvy145]

I'm sure Ved will do his thing.

[JPK]

I'm confident. Hope Babel gets a good run today if he comes on.

[kingfunk]

Is sammy going to be calling the shots today? as regards to subs and so on??

[Leyton388]

Is sammy going to be calling the shots today? as regards to subs and so on??

Hope so

[Chrono]

Anyone got a decent stream?

[kingfunk]

Hope so

Thats what i was thinking, No disrespect to rafa, but the "fight" in sammy is just what we need today.