Topic: MATCH PREVIEW - Liverpool v Brighton, 31st March 2024, 14:00

[SamLad]

This is essential to win as one of the others will lose ground.

best case is absolutely they draw, if we win that'd put us ahead by 2pts (Arse) and 3pts (MC).

[ScubaSteve]

Must win no question about it.

[ScubaSteve]

best case is absolutely they draw, if we win that'd put us ahead by 2pts (Arse) and 3pts (MC).

No chance that game will be a draw. They rarely do in the prem

[The Final Third]

Presser in halfa..

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[Dougle]

Cracker of an OP Zlen ..... Up on the wall on the dressing room.

[rawcusk8]

Any news on the players they’ll be missing on Sunday?

[Dougle]

I really fancy us Sunday, I think this will be the game where we catch them playing out with the press and punish them.

A lot will probably come down to us getting the 1st goal, I always worry about how many chances we miss before getting that 1st goal unless Jota is playing, hopefully this will be a game where we take one of those early chances.

Looking forward to seeing a midfield 3 of Endo-Mac Allister-Szobszlai being energised by our own crowd, and looking forward to seeing Diaz continue his upturn in form.  I can be a bit of a pessimist but I fancy a dominant 4-1 win

Pretty much sums my thoughts up. Thanks William. Gonna need a couple of goals I think 3-1 Reds.

[Dougle]

Any news on the players they’ll be missing on Sunday?

Mitoma, Pedro and Gross I think are all out. Pedro might be on the bench. That's a big chunk of pace and cleverness missing if so.

[SamLad]

Mitoma, Pedro and Gross I think are all out. Pedro might be on the bench. That's a big chunk of pace and cleverness missing if so.

https://www.premierinjuries.com/injury-table.php

doesn't mention Gross?  March and Mitoma are out. Millie is out.

[disgraced cake]

Mitoma, Pedro and Gross I think are all out. Pedro might be on the bench. That's a big chunk of pace and cleverness missing if so.

Mitoma being out is nice, would have been a big test for Bradley so I suppose their man to watch out for now is Adingra. Not worried about Gross if Endo and Mac Allister are on it because in that case we'll win the midfield battle. I'd start Szoboszlai and have Elliott off the bench for a little something different if needed.

[SamLad]

why do ppl think Gross won't be playing?

[stockdam]

why do ppl think Gross won't be playing?

Because he is gross. However Dunk is a slam dunk to play.

[terry_macss_perm]

Would Gross and Neto be the ultimate moneyball signings?

[PaulF]

This is essential to win as one of the others will lose ground.

Unless we get 4 points clear. They are pretty much all must win games.
And even if we do go four points up, we probably can't afford to lose one.

I guess at three points clear , we can 'afford' a draw.

[SamLad]

best case is neither of them get 3 points. both are way too close for comfort.

[HardworkDedication]

Confirmation by De Zerbi that Milner, Pedro, Enciso and Gilmour are all out of tomorrow's game. That's in addition to March and Mitoma being out injured as well.

[Perseus]

Three top teams all have to play, Brighton, Villa and Spurs.

[RedG13]

Great OP Zlen.
Excited for this game

[Cafe De Paris]

Come on the mighty red men.

[SvenJohansen]

best case is neither of them get 3 points. both are way too close for comfort.

I'd prefer if Arsenal won. They won't last the distance and we'll overtake them. Best to leave City behind by 4 if we win tomorrow.

[duvva 💅]

Confirmation by De Zerbi that Milner, Pedro, Enciso and Gilmour are all out of tomorrow's game. That's in addition to March and Mitoma being out injured as well.

Can’t complain at that. Enciso has missed most of the season hasn’t he. Thought he looked as though he had potential last season

[classycarra]

Confirmation by De Zerbi that Milner, Pedro, Enciso and Gilmour are all out of tomorrow's game. That's in addition to March and Mitoma being out injured as well.

That's fortunate, about time we had some nice luck like that

[Avens]

Confirmation by De Zerbi that Milner, Pedro, Enciso and Gilmour are all out of tomorrow's game. That's in addition to March and Mitoma being out injured as well.

Might be a figment of my imagination, but I feel like March always has a cracker against us.

[alonsoisared]

Finally... Liverpool are playing today

[Roady]

I'd prefer if Arsenal won. They won't last the distance and we'll overtake them. Best to leave City behind by 4 if we win tomorrow.

I'm not sure I can get on board with this view.ive heard it a lot.i think if Arsenal win their confidence will be through the roof and it'll give them such a boost .I really a draw suits.just win our game then we can let the footballing gods decide.

[Fromola]

I really fancy us Sunday, I think this will be the game where we catch them playing out with the press and punish them.

A lot will probably come down to us getting the 1st goal, I always worry about how many chances we miss before getting that 1st goal unless Jota is playing, hopefully this will be a game where we take one of those early chances.

Looking forward to seeing a midfield 3 of Endo-Mac Allister-Szobszlai being energised by our own crowd, and looking forward to seeing Diaz continue his upturn in form.  I can be a bit of a pessimist but I fancy a dominant 4-1 win

And then the 2nd and the 3rd. We've thrown leads away last couple of years against these giving stupid goals away.

Just get the 3 points any way and shake off the usual post-international rust and on to the next one.

[Schmarn]

I'm not sure I can get on board with this view.ive heard it a lot.i think if Arsenal win their confidence will be through the roof and it'll give them such a boost .I really a draw suits.just win our game then we can let the footballing gods decide.

Yep, I know why people say it but it presupposes that Arsenal will then fall apart based on previous seasons. Could happen but people said the same about us till we proved otherwise.  A draw means both sides drop 2 pts which is obviously a better outcome.

Got to win ours first or it’s academic.

[[new username under construction]]

If we hump them in the pooper today does that stop the stupid Zebra chat?

[fowlermagic]

Hopefully the lads are well up for this as always think Brighton are a dangerous side but the race is getting tight now, every win is essential. We should be pretty fresh after the international break considering we usually play two games every week so let's don't hold anything back. Plus fancy winning pretty much all their games from here on so we match their results and the title is ours.

[William Regal]

If we hump them in the pooper today does that stop the stupid Zebra chat?

Why would it? Hes just about to deliver the 2 highest finishes in brightons entire history and hes done it while playing expansive, attractive football whilst in the process of selling all their star players and this season in the middle of an injury crisis that has basically seen him go without the majority of his key players for most of the season.

 I dont see us humping them with a very strong 11 at home in a title run in affecting De Zerbi's stock too much for anyone with a football brain, applying the correct context of his huge negative budget and injury crisis, unless they are just trying to purposely to go out of their way to discredit him in a blinkered fashion.

[King Kenny 7]

   Happy Jimmy Case Day everybody. 



Starting to feel like these'uns are becoming a bit of a Bogie team to us, hope we can just bury them.

Would love a nice easy win today but will take anything, anything!



YNWA 

[12C]

  Happy Jimmy Case Day everybody. 



Starting to feel like these'uns are becoming a bit of a Bogie team to us, hope we can just bury them.

Would love a nice easy win today but will take anything, anything!



YNWA 

Game raisers. 
Never forget their spineless performance that kept Everton up.
Sacking result that.

[rocco]

Confirmation by De Zerbi that Milner, Pedro, Enciso and Gilmour are all out of tomorrow's game. That's in addition to March and Mitoma being out injured as well.

There big losses

[Hazell]

Thanks for the OP Zlen

Feels so huge this game, with the Man City-Arsenal straight after. Goes without saying, any type of will do but it would be a great boost if we'd comfortably get this one done, given we have games every few days and, as you say, we've struggled recently against Brighton.

[SamLad]

I'm not sure I can get on board with this view.ive heard it a lot.i think if Arsenal win their confidence will be through the roof and it'll give them such a boost .I really a draw suits.just win our game then we can let the footballing gods decide.

that's my thinking.  the media are pumping Arsenal up at every opportunity, saying this is the year, they've grown a backbone etc. 

having them 2 points behind and MC 3 behind helps us more than Arsenal getting more reasons to grow in confidence.

[Caston]

Kelleher, Bradley Quansah VVD Gomez, Endo Mac Allister Szoboszlai, Salah Núñez Díaz

[killer-heels]

Kelleher, Bradley Quansah VVD Gomez, Endo Mac Allister Szoboszlai, Salah Núñez Díaz

Hopefully Konate is on the bench because i cant arsed with him being injured again.

[Nick110581]

Hopefully Konate is on the bench because i cant arsed with him being injured again.

Would be fuming if he’s injured when he missed all those games for us and we didn’t pull him from French duty.

[Caston]

Klopp said on Friday Konate is fine no?

[Hazell]

Klopp said on Friday Konate is fine no?

Yeah, he said he was just having an extra day's rest.