Chelsea v Liverpool FC - Premier League - Sun 2 Jan @ 16:30

[Gethin]

Well this looks a bit make or break with Mo and Mane off to AFCON straight afterwards

Hopefully Thiago's back for this - options off the bench were rubbish against Leicester. Needs the rest of them to stick in a big performance.

[mofus77]

Think we missed Thiago massively, hope he's back but the vague "minor muscle soreness" line from the club gives me the chills. 

[Sion]

Reece James, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, Christensen are all probably out. Rudiger should have been sent off as well.

They'll probably play Azpilicueta, Chalobah, and Rudiger, with Alonso and Hudson Odoi or Pulisic wing back. 

[Benzo-13]

Just now, Sion said:

Reece James, Thiago Silva, Ben Chilwell, Christensen are all probably out. Rudiger should have been sent off as well.

They'll probably play Azpilicueta, Chalobah, and Rudiger, with Alonso and Hudson Odoi or Pulisic wing back. 

f***ing hate that cheese whiz tough guy Azpilicueta 

[Dominus Maximus]

9 minutes ago, Benzo-13 said:

f***ing hate that cheese whiz tough guy Azpilicueta 

Great buy for them. Cheap one too. 

[Jim D]

Must win, simple as. 

[Molby]

completely f***ed

(unless we win and the other necessary events occur over the season)

I predict a comfortable win for Chelsea

but also for us 

what do you guys think will happen, and why? 

[Nebraska Red]

1 minute ago, Molby said:

completely f***ed

(unless we win and the other necessary events occur over the season)

I predict a comfortable win for Chelsea

but also for us 

what do you guys think will happen, and why? 

There will be points for either team. 

Just f***ing show up.

[Hassony]

0-4 Salah Hatrick

[Begbie]

We'll play out a drab 1-1 with both sets of fans thinking they should have won and partly blaming VAR. 

City's players will watch and laugh whilst bathing in gold, then get offended by some comments that they have a financial advantage 

[usualsuspect]

6 minutes ago, Begbie said:

We'll play out a drab 1-1 with both sets of fans thinking they should have won and partly blaming VAR. 

City's players will watch and laugh whilst bathing in gold, then get offended by some comments that they have a financial advantage 

Sounds about right.

Then FSG will surprise us with a top forward and a midfielder in the second week of January.

[Dan]

Fancy us to win this.

[RedHarvest]

 

No Robbo is a worry, and hope Thiago is available, but I fancy us too, for no good reason except we're better than them at our best and we've the motivation of shaking off an abject performance v Leicester

[D.Boon]

1 hour ago, Dan said:

Fancy us to win this.

I'm thinking we have to really. City 8 or 9 points ahead then looks terminal.

[Cunny]

probably a draw which will almost certainly guarantee City the title

[McBain]

53 minutes ago, Cunny said:

probably a draw which will almost certainly guarantee City the title

I hate being all Sniffer but agree 

[D.Boon]

1 hour ago, RedHarvest said:

 

No Robbo is a worry, and hope Thiago is available 

Hopefully Thiago can battle through his "slight muscle soreness" for such a big match.

 

[psl]

I think we win too.

[psl]

Anthony Taylor to ref with Paul Tierney on VAR. Goodo.

[Stevie H]

3 minutes ago, psl said:

Anthony Taylor to ref with Paul Tierney on VAR. Goodo.

Haha. Of course. 

[stonty]

Hope Thiago is fit for this one

[PaulMcC186]

I obviously want us to win but it's just a game to see who comes 2nd and 3rd. 

[Earl Hafler]

So we get Tierney on VAR for a grudge match with more needle than Benn v Eubank ?

[quibs]

9 minutes ago, Earl Hafler said:

So we get Tierney on VAR for a grudge match with more needle than Benn v Eubank ?

Nailed on to give us a penalty. Will Salah score is the question.

[Cam]

Just now, quibs said:

Nailed on to give us a penalty. Will Salah score is the question.

Yep, we'll get something soft like a debatable penalty just so he looks impartial & forgives us our sins.  But in reality it's so he can get away with the next decision.  Like a harsh red card when it's a 50/50.