Stoke (A) Buildup

[Yozza]

V

Stoke v Liverpool
Britannia Stadium
Sunday 12 Jan 2014
16:10 Sky Sports 1

With Agger (likely to be?), Allen, Flanaghan, Sturridge & Sakho out I reckon this is how we'll line up - team picks itself really...

Mig

Johnson
Toure
Skrtel
Cissokho

Lucas
Henderson
Gerrard

Coutinho
Sterling
Suarez

We need a win to keep up with the pack especially as those around us should win their respective games....

Hull v Chelsea 12:45
Cardiff v West Ham 15:00
Everton v Norwich 15:00
Fulham v Sunderland 15:00
Southampton v West Brom 15:00
Tottenham v Crystal Palace 15:00
Man Utd v Swansea 17:30

Sunday

Newcastle v Man City 14:05

Monday

Aston Villa v Arsenal 20:00

[The_weatherman]

But you could use bold font better, 8/10.

[Rich]

We were abject in this fixture last season even though we took the lead early on.

[Shaggy]

When we're doing well I hate playing on Sunday or Monday, really piles on the pressure whether your rivals have won or lost. Either way the pressure is ramped up.

[Yozza]

But you could use bold font better, 8/10.

I'll take that on board

[Pablo]

It'd be a huge boost if Flanagan is passed fit for this one.


I'd never have believed a few months ago that I'd ever write that sentence

[Chazza]

They have only lost once at home in the league this season to Norwich

Drawn at home to City and beaten Chelsea.

They do draw quite a few though.

[Pablo]

They have only lost once at home in the league this season to Norwich

Drawn at home to City and beaten Chelsea.

They do draw quite a few though.

Interesting. A point probably wouldn't be a bad result in reality then. We've got to go all out for the win though otherwise we'll likely fall behind again. It's a tough slog this year!

[Chris]

When we're doing well I hate playing on Sunday or Monday, really piles on the pressure whether your rivals have won or lost. Either way the pressure is ramped up.

Yeah looks piss easy for the others aswell, Chelsea at Hull, Spurs at home to Palace, the ****e at home to Norwich etc

Would be nice to win here in the league for once, the ****ing cunts, surprised at our price with the bookies, should be evens at least.

[dww]

I'm not sure what we can do but I do fear for the Skrtel/Toure partnership.

[Bernardicus]

Could Sturridge make the bench for this?

[Pablo]

I'm not sure what we can do but I do fear for the Skrtel/Toure partnership.

It's not ideal, but if they had to play as a partnership in any game, I'd pick the Stoke game.

[Pablo]

Could Sturridge make the bench for this?

Given Colin Pascoe's timeframe I'd say he's an outside bet for a place on the bench.

[The_weatherman]

I'm not sure what we can do but I do fear for the Skrtel/Toure partnership.

Yeah, I think they are not a good fit, to say the least. My money is a defensive mixup and a Skrtel OG.

[JohnDoe]

Stoke have only lost one game at home this season. Hull had one loss at home when we faced him (to Palace). This is the type of game that is going to test our resolve.