Author Topic: PL: Liverpool 4 v Luton 1 Ogbene 12' VVD 55’ Gakpo 59’, Diaz 69', Elliot 89' (Read 18831 times)

jillcwhomever · « **on:** February 21, 2024, 06:34:27 pm »

Quote from: duvva 💅 on February 19, 2024, 06:00:52 pm

Referee: Andy Madley
Assistants: Eddie Smart, Nick Hopton
Fourth official: Tom Bramall
VAR: Simon Hooper
Assistant VAR: Darren Cann

I'm not really sure where to start with this one. We're top of the league and have our first chance of silverware coming up at the end of the week at Anfield South but all of a sudden we've seemingly been decimated by injuries (I know we've had our fair share this season, but all of a sudden it seems worse than ever). Both long and short term. I say that as like the rest of you I've no idea how severe the injuries to Jones & Jota will be and whether the rumours around Nunez & Salah are true. We won't know for sure until we hear from Jurgen tomorrow.

With all of that uncertainty flying around it's little difficult to preview the game as I'm not sure anyone of us could confidently predict Wednesday nights team right now. One thing I do think however is we'll go with the strongest line up available (whatever that is!) regardless of the impending League Cup final.

Luton are a better team than they were initially given credit for this season, or at least they are certainly a team willing to battle hard for their Premier League survival. We only scraped a last gasp 1-1 at Kenilworth Road back at the start of November. Although they have in general lost to the 'bigger' teams it has usually not been by much. They have lost their last 2 though, both were at home and surprisingly one of those defeats was 3-1 to the worst team in the league Sheff Utd. Their defeat to Man Utd on Sunday wasn't the worst though as they tried in vain to fight back to having gone 2-0 down early. They had more possession and chances to equalise but also gave up plenty of opportunities themselves.

I'm a little hesitant to state what we think we know in terms of availability such is the recent trend of players dropping out after having seemed fine and in training. But as things stand we should be able to field a team from the following

Kelleher, Bradley, Konate, Virgil, Robbo, Mac Allister, Endo, Gravenberch, Elliott, Diaz, Gakpo, Gomez, Tsimikas, Quansah, Clark, McConnell, Williams

It does feel about as weak as we've been overall so far this season, but the first 11 should still be capable of getting the 3 points. What would be a concern is any further injuries, but I'm not sure there's much we can do other than hope for the best. You can't keep players out just in case at this stage of the season.

Guess we'll just have to pray with Mo for his and several others recovery as soon as possible, so as not to derail what could be a monumental season.

A hard fought 2-1 to us. And NO.MORE.INJURIES. PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #1 on:** February 21, 2024, 06:35:27 pm »

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #2 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:31:04 pm »

No injuries coming out of the tunnel thankfully.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #3 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:31:49 pm »

0 underway, the reds attack the Annie road end in the first half

TepidT2O · « **Reply #4 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:33:21 pm »

1 Diaz wins a corner.

Recycled for another on the opposite side.

Luton get it clear

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:34:21 pm »

Good start from us

TepidT2O · « **Reply #6 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:34:47 pm »

3 a long ball by kelleher and Diaz is free. He gets it caught under his feet and the one on one is gone!

Pah!

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:35:38 pm »

Huge chance

TepidT2O · « **Reply #8 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:35:48 pm »

4 beautiful dink over the top by Elliot, Diaz in space but shoots wide…

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #9 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:35:54 pm »

Should be one up

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #10 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:36:28 pm »

We've started well.

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #11 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:36:54 pm »

And another

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:37:57 pm »

Quote from: TepidT2O on February 21, 2024, 07:34:47 pm

3 a long ball by kelleher and Diaz is free. He gets it caught under his feet and the one on one is gone!

Pah!

Seemed to stop when he should have just hit it, should have probably done better with his second chance too. But it’s good he’s looking lively

TepidT2O · « **Reply #13 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:38:19 pm »

7 Luton have a bit of the ball but big Virj clears up.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #14 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:40:10 pm »

9 another corner to the reds.

Cleared

Another one…

Hooked back in no and Gakpo overheads it straight at the keeper

TepidT2O · « **Reply #15 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:41:49 pm »

10 Doughty fires a cross acorss the face of goal. No one near it.

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #16 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:43:11 pm »

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #17 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:43:11 pm »

FFS lost my stream after 5 mins first thing I see when I find a working one

TepidT2O · « **Reply #18 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:43:27 pm »

12

0-1

A cross from their left. Kelleher half blocks it with his foot and it looks to the back post to be headed in.

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #19 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:43:38 pm »

First bloody chance they've had.

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #20 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:44:37 pm »

Plenty of time I guess

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #21 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:44:55 pm »

Simple game, take your chances. We haven’t they have.

TepidT2O · « **Reply #22 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:47:05 pm »

14 Gakpo charges upfield and drives a shot at goal, deflected for a corner.

We keep the ball around their area, pressure on ….blocked shot from. Diaz

Over to Sir Bob

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #23 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:49:18 pm »

16 Gakpo comes forward and wins a corner. In it comes and cleared.

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #24 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:49:40 pm »

Quote from: BobPaisley3 on February 21, 2024, 07:44:55 pm

Simple game, take your chances. We haven’t they have.

We will

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #25 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:50:11 pm »

Quote from: duvva 💅 on February 21, 2024, 07:49:40 pm

We will

Hope so mate, those early two were golden chances.

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #26 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:50:51 pm »

Quote from: BobPaisley3 on February 21, 2024, 07:50:11 pm

Hope so mate, those early two were golden chances.

yep Salah puts both of those away for sure

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #27 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:52:07 pm »

19 Gakpo plays in Elliott who gets it caught under his feet. It’s frustrating at the moment because Luton are doing their best to get us back in the game but we’re not obliging.

duvva 💅 · « **Reply #28 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:52:44 pm »

Just gotta keep creating like we are. We’ll take advantage eventually

jillcwhomever · « **Reply #29 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:53:31 pm »

Quote from: duvva 💅 on February 21, 2024, 07:52:44 pm

Just gotta keep creating like we are. We’ll take advantage eventually

Yes, keep playing move them around the pitch. It will come.

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #30 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:53:37 pm »

21 Luton come again but we snuff it out.

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #31 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:55:37 pm »

Our biggest issue tonight is the lack of impact players off the bench

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #32 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:56:22 pm »

24 Elliott plays it down the line but the keeper is first and collects

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 21, 2024, 07:57:44 pm »

25 Far too slow. Mac Allister has the chance to play in Diaz but delays and when he plays it, it’s too heavy. We get it again but we make nothing of it. We’re pressing well but not creating much.

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #34 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:00:53 pm »

Sorry stream died, it’s back now.

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #35 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:01:57 pm »

30 Free kick to Luton. They work it short but there’s an offside.

BobPaisley3 · « **Reply #36 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:02:06 pm »

Over to Wab

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #37 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:02:57 pm »

31 great ball from Endo over the top to Diaz but he's stretching and he puts it just wide.

We win the ball back and Grav gets a shot from the edge of the box but a comfortable save for the keeper

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #38 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:05:14 pm »

33 Diaz bundled over by the corner flat, ref waves play on

Wabaloolah · « **Reply #39 on:** February 21, 2024, 08:06:04 pm »

34 we win the ball up high, breaks to Diaz but he shoots over from outside the area, left hand side