Liverpool FC Forum

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Simon Mignolet has a slight hamstring strain according to the Express and will have a late fitness test.

James Milner has been ruled out with a calf problem while Daniel Sturridge is still sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Defender Dejan Lovren also misses out after suffering a knee injury against West Brom last weekend.

Sakho expected to be back in the starting line up after a full weeks training

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

Great to see Sakho back, obviously it's going to take him a few games to get back up to speed but we have definately missed his ability to pass the ball out from the back.
This hamstring strain of Mingolets is just probably just Klopp taking him out of the firing line for a bit as well, good management that.

[C-R]

I am sure we will not take these lightly, they are off the back of 3 straight wins and with the scum losing at home to Norwich today we must learn from that and also our humbling against Newcastle

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

The table is starting to become a bit more stretched now, not so long ago there was only 8 points between us and the likes of City and Leicester but now the gap to the top clubs has opened up to 14 points. 
Even United, they haven't won a league game for a month and have dropped out of the top 4 and we are still 5 points adrift of them.
We need to start winning.

[redshade]

A win will put us 2 points adrift of 4th. How many chances will we flop?
We must beat Watford. 3 points crucial as ever.

[7_Kewell]

There's still a few twist and turns to go in this season. Leicester will also drop off....Vardy limped off today with a suspected hamstring injury. If he's out over xmas then expect to see their form drop.

[redshade]

With Leicester all its going to take is a few losses on the trot and the dream is over.
However i feel they have got a massive chance for top four finish.

[ycsatbjywtbiastkamb]

With Leicester all its going to take is a few losses on the trot and the dream is over.
However i feel they have got a massive chance for top four finish.

Last 2 games they have beaten Chelsea and Everton (which takes a bit of doing) and with that type of form that 14 point gap between us and them is going to take a bit of closing. Plus of the last 6 teams to occupy the top spot at Christmas 5 went on to win the title and the other (which was us) were pipped at the line so as you say even if they don't win the league they have a great chance of finishing in the top 4.

[Doeboy]

Not sure why, but not feeling too confident about this one. Ighalo is scoring for them and Deeney also makes a nuisance of himself. We will need to put a good solid performance in to win this one. They are certainly no push overs imo

[redshade]

For tomorrow's games i would like the following line up

        Bogdan

Clyne  skertel sakho moreno

      Hendo  lucas

Ibe    Lallana  Coutinho

        Firminho 


I think JK will probally play the same def but mid att possible like this

         Hendo lucas

      Lallana  couts
          (Firminho)

       Benteke   origi


If no Benteke then probably firminho off origi.

[C-R]

ESPN confirming Simon Mignolet is expected to miss todays' game at Vicarage Road. The goalkeeper has failed to recover from a minor hamstring injury

[C-R]

Confirmed team for today's match...

Bogdan,  Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho, Moreno, Henderson, Lucas, Can, Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino.

Subs...

Fulton, Toure, Randall, Allen, Ibe, Origi, Benteke

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[crazyhorse]

Firm up front again... We will see. Vital we take three points today.

[damjan193]

Would have preferred Ibe/Origi instead of one of those midfielders but looks good otherwise. Glad to see Sakho back as well.