Matchday 1

[DBAH0]

EPL back this weekend???

 

[jd2010]

got a good feeling liverpool will spank arsenal for some reason

 

[CFC_JP]

got a good feeling liverpool will spank arsenal for some reason

Nope
We will most likely have all the play and that philandering campaigner giroud will net the winner in the 89th

 

[PendlePie]

Nope
We will most likely have all the play and that philandering campaigner giroud will net the winner in the 89th

Giroud, Ozil, Kos aren't ready for this game.

Mertesacker, Gabriel, Wilshere (heh) injured. We'll field Chambers/Holding or Chambers/Monreal at CB.

You're laughing.

 

[Jatz]

Will Ozil and Sanchez play?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Wilshere (heh) injured.

He and Sturridge must be made from the same glass.

 

[ADL9798]

Will Ozil and Sanchez play?

At this stage it sounds like Ozil's out, Sanchez in.

 

[Cruyff14]

Ozil won't I don't think, Sanchez should.

I would avoid Arsenal players this week especially.

 

[Jatz]

Wasnt Sanchez' ankle injured at the Copa America? Looked bad from memory.

 

[Cruyff14]

He's been playing in our friendlies.

 

[Cruyff14]

Wasnt Sanchez' ankle injured at the Copa America? Looked bad from memory.

Also, its, not it's.

 

[LFC2010]

Hull City 1 - 2 Leicester City
Burnley 0 - 0 Swansea
Crystal Palace 0 - 0 West Brom
Everton 2 - 3 Spurs
Middlesbrough 2 - 0 Stoke
Southampton 1 - 0 Watford
Man City 4 - 0 Sunderland
Bournemouth 1 - 3 Man United
Arsenal 2 - 2 Liverpool
Chelsea 1 - 0 West Ham

 

[jod23]

If you can't get past a CB pairing of a League 1 defender and Chambers then you may as well fold.

Being Liverpool though.

 

[jod23]

Giroud, Ozil, Kos aren't ready for this game.

Mertesacker, Gabriel, Wilshere (heh) injured. We'll field Chambers/Holding or Chambers/Monreal at CB.

You're laughing.

Dont underestimate us. We're perfectly capable of battering you and not scoring then letting in a cheap set piece goal right at the death!

 

[Benno_900]

Dont underestimate us. We're perfectly capable of battering you and not scoring then letting in a cheap set piece goal right at the death!

That's what we do ...

 

[jod23]

That's what we do ...

So I guess we can batter you for the opening 45 mins then in stoppage time of the first half, let in a headed goal from a corner. Then you batter us for the second half, only to let us score with some stupid deflected effort in the 91st minute. (we dont score from set pieces)

1-1 FT.

 

[RossFC]

Giroud, Ozil, Kos aren't ready for this game.

Mertesacker, Gabriel, Wilshere (heh) injured. We'll field Chambers/Holding or Chambers/Monreal at CB.

You're laughing.

Ozil/CBs missing are probs the biggest gains for us.

Moreno instead of Milner and Mignolet instead of Karius is our weakness.

 

[elhadjihenry]

Giroud, Ozil, Kos aren't ready for this game.

Mertesacker, Gabriel, Wilshere (heh) injured. We'll field Chambers/Holding or Chambers/Monreal at CB.

You're laughing.

Aside from the defence we will still put out a decent team, long way off our best XI though. CB will be a massive weak point, have been rumours that Wenger will throw Kos back into it after only being back in training for a week, shades of Sanchez against West Ham in last seasons opener.

My predicted lineup:

Cech
Bellerin Chambers Holding Monreal
Xhaka Elneny
Ramsey Cazorla Iwobi
Sanchez

 

[RossFC]

Aside from the defence we will still put out a decent team, long way off our best XI though. CB will be a massive weak point, have been rumours that Wenger will throw Kos back into it after only being back in training for a week, shades of Sanchez against West Ham in last seasons opener.

My predicted lineup:

Cech
Bellerin Chambers Holding Monreal
Xhaka Elneny
Ramsey Cazorla Iwobi
Sanchez

Rumoured for us that we may go with a 4-3-3 formation with Origi coming off the bench

Coutinho-Firmino-Mane
Henderson-Can-Lallana
Moreno-Klavan-Matip-Clyne
Mignolet

 

[Zidane98]

Lovren did his hammy?

 

[RossFC]

Lovren did his hammy?

50/50 for this weekend apparently.

 

[jod23]

I think Kos will play. He will be underdone but better an underdone Kos than Chambers or Holding.

 

[elhadjihenry]

I think Kos will play. He will be underdone but better an underdone Kos than Chambers or Holding.

Such a massive risk though. I'd rather lose the game than him get injured and be out for weeks.

 

[windyhill]

Hopefully clear goals aren't cancelled out for offside this time.

 

[go you pups]

Hull City 0-3 Leicester City
Burnley 1-1 Swansea
Crystal Palace 1-0 West Brom
Everton 0-0 Spurs
Middlesbrough 2-1 Stoke
Southampton 3-1 Watford
Man City 4-1 Sunderland
Bournemouth 1-2 Man United
Arsenal 3-3 Liverpool
Chelsea 2-1 West Ham