Chelsea v Liverpool, Fri 16th Sept 8pm

[Cobs]

So we've played last year's top 3 already - beating Arsenal & Leicester, drawing with Spurs. Had we beaten Burnley I think we'd be bouncing up and down about our title chances right now. But the reality is we have performances like that in us, as well as in pockets of other matches when we seem to be playing well and doing things right. Still, no point in peaking this early.

 

Now we've another massive test v Conte's Chelsea on Friday night. I'd take a draw right now - and I hate saying that.

 

Mig

 

Clyne Matip Lovren Milner

 

Lallana Hendo Wijnaldum

 

Mane Firmino Coutinho

[Molby]

So we've played last year's top 3 already - beating Arsenal & Leicester, drawing with Spurs. Had we beaten Burnley I think we'd be bouncing up and down about our title chances right now. But the reality is we have performances like that in us, as well as in pockets of other matches when we seem to be playing well and doing things right. Still, no point in peaking this early.

 

Now we've another massive test v Conte's Chelsea on Friday night. I'd take a draw right now - and I hate saying that.

 

Mig

 

Clyne Matip Lovren Milner

 

Lallana Hendo Wijnaldum

 

Mane Firmino Coutinho

If Can is fit he starts

[fred milne]

So we've played last year's top 3 already - beating Arsenal & Leicester, drawing with Spurs. Had we beaten Burnley I think we'd be bouncing up and down about our title chances right now. But the reality is we have performances like that in us, as well as in pockets of other matches when we seem to be playing well and doing things right. Still, no point in peaking this early.

 

Now we've another massive test v Conte's Chelsea on Friday night. I'd take a draw right now - and I hate saying that.

 

Mig

 

Clyne Matip Lovren Milner

 

Lallana Hendo Wijnaldum

 

Mane Firmino Coutinho

Reckon that's likely to be the team.

[Conrad]

So we've played last year's top 3 already - beating Arsenal & Leicester, drawing with Spurs. Had we beaten Burnley I think we'd be bouncing up and down about our title chances right now. But the reality is we have performances like that in us, as well as in pockets of other matches when we seem to be playing well and doing things right. Still, no point in peaking this early.

 

Now we've another massive test v Conte's Chelsea on Friday night. I'd take a draw right now - and I hate saying that.

 

Mig

 

Clyne Matip Lovren Milner

 

Lallana Hendo Wijnaldum

 

Mane Firmino Coutinho

Yep

 

That's the team

 

If Can is fit he should be on the bench

Karius too

[Swipe]

Terry going over on his ankle at the end of the Swansea game here. Not sure it'd be a bonus if he was out on Friday, though. 

[Maldini]

Their back 4 was all over the shop second half.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

3-1 us

 

should be 5

 

we're going to batter everyone before us this season

 

bring on the c****

[Jarg Armani]

I hate these.

[ThewaytoRome]

Gonna tear these apart

[Case]

Same team. Leaving Sturridge out would be nuts.

[Nerik]

Cahill might be in trouble for using Twitter to have a go at the ref's decision not to award a foul in the build up to Swansea's 2nd.

[Cobs]

Same team. Leaving Sturridge out would be nuts.

Worked ok at the Emirates. Love Sturridge but away from home in the big games he needs to be fitter / provide more work-rate without the ball. Signs are good, after yesterday, that he's getting there though.

Cahill might be in trouble for using Twitter to have a go at the ref's decision not to award a foul in the build up to Swansea's 2nd.

Unless he's deleted a tweet I can't see too much wrong with what he's done there. Was a shocking decision.

[whitewidow]

I think I dislike Chelsea under Conte even more than Chelsea under Mourinho. Which is weird

[Rory Fitzgerald]

We're 11/5 to take them.

[Stevie H]

I think I dislike Chelsea under Conte even more than Chelsea under Mourinho. Which is weird

 

you don't really.

 

david luiz playing in defence against us would be a nice bonus.

[whitewidow]

You are probably right. But another couple of Costa tantrums, Conte trying to grab the ball from an opposing player and Fabregas doing, well something that Fabregas would do and I may well have a case.

 

Yes Luiz trying to deal with Mane and Bobby F would be most pleasant.

[growler]

No way take a draw. Our best results are against the teams that come at us. We may lose, but by no means is that the most likely outcome. I think we can win but like at Spurs will take the point.

[Nerik]

I think I dislike Chelsea under Conte even more than Chelsea under Mourinho. Which is weird

 

Conte is an irritating guy and always likes playing the victim. What makes him better than Mourinho is that he rarely has a pop at other managers or clubs. 

[Stevie H]

Conte is an irritating guy and always likes playing the victim. What makes him better than Mourinho is that he rarely has a pop at other managers or clubs. 

 

conte was a pain in the a*** as a player but as a manager he's not near mourinho's self-obsessed bullsh*t league yet. 

[Cobs]

No way take a draw

 

 

. I think we can win but like at Spurs will take the point.

I like the way you've argued yourself round on this one, growler

[sean]

I reckon we can hurt anyone that thinks they can take the game to us, as Chelsea surely will, albeit tentatively. I'm like Growler, not happy with a draw now based on our attacking play but defensively a point would be fine.

[RP]

I predict that this will all get very messy.

[ThewaytoRome]

I predict that this will all get very messy.

In a good or bad way?

[PhilM]

Terry going over on his ankle at the end of the Swansea game here. Not sure it'd be a bonus if he was out on Friday, though. 

 

Imagine the state Mane would get him into.

[Sion]

Luiz is going to play surely.

We rely on pace and quick passing which would destroy Terry.