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Injury blow hit Liverpool as raheem sterling and Philip countiho may not play due to the injury sustained in the Merseyside derby against Everton. . This is a blow...

Match preview ......



Liverpool duo Philippe Coutinho and Raheem
Sterling should be fit despite limping off with
knocks on Saturday.
Lucas is ruled out after injuring his thigh at
the weekend but Adam Lallana could return
from a groin problem.
Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino may
name an unchanged side after reporting no
new injuries following their win in the North
London derby.
Alternatively, Nacer Chadli could be recalled
after coming on as a substitute in the last two
games.
The battle for Champions League qualification
is heating up, and Liverpool and Tottenham
are both in contention and on form.
With Liverpool unbeaten in eight league
games and Spurs suffering just one defeat in
12, this should be a fierce contest under the
lights at Anfield.
While Liverpool will have to put the frustration
of a goalless draw against Merseyside rivals
Everton behind them, Tottenham will hope to
carry the momentum of a memorable
comeback win in the North London derby .
I have been particularly impressed with
Tottenham, who have developed a resilience
and sense of character that has seen them
pick up 15 points from losing positions this
season.
And in Harry Kane they undoubtedly have the
Premier League's man of the moment.
Not only is he scoring goals, he is providing
an effective focal point for the team that has
too often been missing from Tottenham sides
in recent years.
Kane's tally of 12 league goals this season is
already more than the 11 that Spurs' top
scorer, Emmanuel Adebayor, registered in the
whole of last season.
Ten of those 12 goals have come from just
nine starts, giving Spurs the kind of quality
that is needed to secure Champions League
football.
But Kane's task will not be easy when he
comes up against a Liverpool defence
boasting four consecutive Premier League
clean sheets, and a team desperate not to
lose any more ground in the hunt for fourth
place.
In the technical area, you'll find two tactically
astute young managers willing to put their
faith in young players, with 19-year-old
Jordon Ibe, fresh from a successful loan spell
with Derby County, the latest to make an
impact.
Anfield has traditionally been an unhappy
hunting ground for Tottenham, with only six
wins in 71 league matches there, but in
hotshot Kane they might just have the young
gun to fire them to victory.
Head-to-head
Liverpool are looking for their fifth
consecutive win over Tottenham, having
lost just one of their last 20 Premier
League home matches against Spurs
(W13, D6, L1).
The Reds have scored 12 goals without
reply in their last three meetings with
Spurs.
Matches between Liverpool and
Tottenham have produced nine own
goals, the most in Premier League
history, with three of them being scored
by Jamie Carragher.
Liverpool
Liverpool are unbeaten in their last six
league games at Anfield (W3, D3), and
are the only unbeaten team in the top
flight in 2015.
But the Reds have won only four of their
last 11 Premier League home matches
(W4, D5, L2).
They have lost only one of their last 14
Premier League home matches on a
Tuesday (W9, D4) - a 1-0 defeat to
Fulham in 2012.
Steven Gerrard has scored five goals in
his last three league appearances on a
Tuesday, scoring in each match.
Against Everton, Brendan Rodgers won
his 184th point in what was his 100th
Premier League game in charge of
Liverpool. The only Liverpool manager
to have won more points in his opening
100 Premier League games in charge of
the club was Rafa Benitez with 186.
Tottenham
Spurs have won three of their last four
away league matches.
Mauricio Pochettino's side have won 12
points from goals scored in the final five
minutes of Premier League games this
season, twice as many as any other
side.
They have only won one of their last
eight Premier League away matches on
a Tuesday (D1, L6).
In the North London derby against
Arsenal, Harry Kane scored his 22nd
goal of the season in all competitions -
more than any other Premier League
player.
He now has 11 goals in his last 14
Tottenham appearances and is the
Premier League's top scorer in 2015
with seven goals.
Christian Eriksen and Eden Hazard are
the joint-leading Premier League
midfield scorers this season with nine
goals each.
http://m.bbc.com/sport/football/31106342

Liverpool playmaker Coutinho will return to the side having been rested for their Europa League exit in Turkey.

Midfielder Jordan Henderson was also left at home with an ankle problem and that will need to be assessed at the weekend.

Defender Mamadou Sakho has resumed training this week after a hip injury while full-back Glen Johnson could be back after illness meant he missed the trip to Istanbul.

Manchester City have a fully-fit squad for the trip to Anfield. Midfielder Yaya Toure is poised to return after missing Tuesday's Champions League loss to Barcelona through suspension.

Striker Wilfried Bony, who has made two substitute appearances in the past week, could make his first start since his £25million move from Swansea.


Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has revealed Daniel Sturridge is in contention to start

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Another mouth watering fixtures. .

space booked. This is gonna be cracker

Rodgers don kill me .. Countiho out for sturridge.....shocking

Rodgers is foolish for bringing in Allen.. Bring in Daniel sturridge now.

Gerrard wan kill person papa

Sterling should stop been selfish..

kill una self

Make una kill una self for this derby .. Merseyside derby.. up Liverpool..

Mod front page o.. Go Liverpool and sink the noisy neighbour.

. Confirmed LFC team v Everton: Mignolet, Can,
Skrtel, Sakho, Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard,
Moreno, Ibe, Coutinho, Sterling
Confirmed LFC subs v Everton: Ward, Johnson,
Lovren, Lambert, Sturridge, Allen, Markovic

demmy0325:
@luvola.. Ur kinda late in creatin our thread ds time... Ds s gon b a tough match.. No doubt.. Buh i dnt see dem winnin Us.. Mayb a draw wl b d worst result 4 Us... Nd lets jst hop ds make front page..

Thread was created jan 17 so it even too early.

This match is gonna be tough.

The last Merseyside derby for Gerrard..

Everton and Liverpool contest the 224th
Merseyside derby at Goodison Park, live on
Saturday Night Football .
Roberto Martinez’s team have bounced back
from a three-game losing streak over the
Christmas period and are now unbeaten in five
games (excluding penalty shootouts) in all
competitions, albeit four of those games have
ended in draws.
They come into this game on the back of a
gritty 1-0 victory at Crystal Palace, where they
kept just their fifth clean sheet of the season.
Liverpool have lost only one of their last 16
Merseyside derbies in the Premier League (W8
D7 L1) and head to their neighbours in good
form, having lost just one of their last 13
matches in all competitions.
Philippe Coutinho earned rave reviews from
his manager Brendan Rodgers after scoring a
fantastic winner against Bolton in the FA Cup
and his flourishing attacking partnership with
Raheem Sterling is an area Everton will need
to watch closely.
Team News
Martinez expects James McCarthy to be
available for the clash and is also ready to
hand Aaron Lennon an Everton debut in the
game following his arrival on loan from
Tottenham for the rest of the season.
However, the game at Goodison Park looks to
be too soon for Tim Howard (calf) to make his
comeback, and Leon Osman (foot), Steven
Pienaar (knee) and Tony Hibbert (unspecified)
remain sidelined.
Rodgers has to decide whether Liverpool
striker Daniel Sturridge is ready to play from
the start.
The England international has made just two
20-minute substitute appearances since his
comeback from a five-month lay-off but is
approaching full fitness.
There are slight injury doubts over midfielders
Lucas Leiva (thigh), Lazar Markovic (back)
and Adam Lallana (groin).
Opta stats
Everton have won just three of their last 12
Premier League games at Goodison Park (W3
D5 L4).
The Reds have won four of their last five
Premier League away matches.
Steven Gerrard has five goals and two assists
in his last six Premier League appearances
against the Toffees.
Merson’s prediction
I'm sitting on the fence here, but I don't think
any team can afford to lose. Everton had a
good result last week and if they had lost at
Palace, I'd have gone Liverpool.
Liverpool are strange recently. I went to the
Chelsea game and they were unlucky, then a
few days later they play Bolton at home and
nearly go out the cup. There's not a lot
between these two when their best teams are
out.
I don't see what difference Daniel Sturridge
will make at the moment, you want to play
Adam Lallana, Coutinho and Sterling so I
don't know how he's going to get involved at
the moment. If he brings Sturridge in,
someone misses out. I think at the moment
they'll keep the starting XI the same as they
have done.
PAUL PREDICTS: 1-1


The Merseyside .....

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Liverpool will travel to Goodison Park to take
on arch rivals Everton in what would be the
224th Merseyside Derby this coming Saturday.
The Reds have improved a lot since the turn
of the year, after starting off in a mediocre
way, following the departure of Luis Suarez.
Brendan Rodgers’ side are currently 7th in the
league, having notched up 38 points from 23
games. The club are just 5 points adrift of
Manchester United (3rd) and only 4 points
away from Southampton (4th), which means
that the club are still in the race for a finish
in the top 4 this season.
On the other hand, Everton have not been
their usual self, with Roberto Martinez’s side
failing to impress with their performances this
season. At present, the Toffees are 12th in the
league, having scored only 26 points from 23
games. Though they are unlikely to be pulled
into the relegation dogfight, they are far from
finishing anywhere near the European places
this season.
Just like every other Merseyside derby, this
one too is expected to be a heated affair.
The last time these two sides met in the
league was in September, when the game
ended 1-1 with Phil Jagielka equalising for
Everton deep in injury time.
Everton:
Everton did manage to scrape through with a
1-0 away win over Crystal Palace in their last
league match, but they have not even been
close to the standards that they set last
season. Their win over the Eagles was only
their second since November last year, and
that is counting their performance in all
competitions. In the league, since beating
West Ham United on November 22nd,
Martinez’s men have managed to take just 9
points from a possible 33!
Nevertheless, derby day is always an extra
serious affair for clubs, and Everton will try to
make sure that they give their fans a reason
to cheer by edging past their local rivals.
Romelu Lukaku is the club’s top scorer thus
far this season, having netted 10 times in all
competitions, from a rather extravagant 31
games.
Liverpool:
Liverpool, on the other hand, have had a
much better season so far, when compared
with the Toffees. The absence of Daniel
Sturridge due to injury, and the departure of
Luis Suarez in the summer, did make it
difficult to continue from where they had left
off last year and with the club’s summer
signings flopping too, their position in the
league this season is largely due to the
performances of the young duo of Raheem
Sterling and Philippe Coutinho.
The side has shown a gradual improvement in
their performances, so much so that they
have been unbeaten in their last 6 matches in
the league, taking 16 points from a possible
18! And now, with the return of Sturridge, the
side look even more formidable, and are one
of the top contenders for European places this
season.
Form Guide:
Everton (WDLDD):
31st Jan, 2015: Crystal Palace 0-1 Everton
(Barclays Premier League)
20th Jan, 2015: Everton 0-0 West Brom
(Barclays Premier League)
14th Jan, 2015: West Ham (9) 2 - 2 (
Everton (FA Cup 3rd round replay)
10th Jan, 2015: Everton 1-1 Man City
(Barclays Premier League)
7th Jan, 2015: Everton 1-1 West Ham (FA
Cup 3rd round)
Liverpool (WWLDD):
5th Feb, 2015: Bolton 1-2 Liverpool (FA Cup
4th round replay)
31st Jan, 2015: Liverpool 2-0 West Ham
(Barclays Premier League)
27th Jan, 2015: Chelsea 1-0 Liverpool
(Capital One Cup, semis-2nd leg)
24th Jan, 2015: Liverpool 0-0 Bolton (FA Cup
4th round)
20th Jan, 2015: Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea
(Capital One Cup, semis-1st leg)
Likely XIs:
Everton (4-2-3-1): Robles, Coleman, Stones,
Jagielka, Baines, McCarthy/Besic, Barry,
McGeady, Naismith, Mirallas, Lukaku
The Toffees will have James McCarthy
available for selection following his
recuperation from his hamstring injury. It will
be interesting to see whether he does start
the game with him, or decides to go along
with Muhamed Besic. Also, Martinez has new
signing Aaron Lennon available for the match,
but he may not provide him with his debut by
starting him in such a high-profile encounter
and putting him under immense pressure.
Having said that, it is quite possible that the
boss may bring on the player later in the
game.
Additionally, the boss has also revealed that
Tim Howard has been advised to rest for
another week before making a comeback,
which means that Joel Robles will continue to
keep goal for the hosts.
Liverpool (3-4-1-2): Mignolet, Can, Skrtel,
Sakho, Henderson, Gerrard, Moreno, Lallana,
Coutinho, Sterling, Sturridge
The Reds are without Lazar Markovic, with
the player being out with a back injury, which
means the manager will miss his pace on one
of the wings. However, it is believed that
Rodgers may finally provide star forward
Daniel Sturridge with a chance to start the
game, forming a partnership with Raheem
Sterling in the attacking third. Philippe
Coutinho is expected to continue in his
playmaking role, and the return of Sturridge
could mean either a change in formation back
to what worked so well last year, or Sterling
going out wide. Meanwhile, Liverpool are
expected to start with 3 defenders at the back
– a formation which has so far gone down
well with the team.
Match Prediction: Everton may be going
through a mediocre patch, but games against
Liverpool always manage to elicit the best
out of the team. Hence, it is expected that the
Toffees would provide genuine competition to
the Reds. However, Brendan Rodgers’ side are
more composed and stable right now, which
means that they will be tough opponents to
deal with, despite playing away from home.
For the hosts, Romelu Lukaku is capable of
springing surprises, and the Liverpool
defenders will need to keep him in check. On
the other hand, the trio of Sturridge, Sterling
and Coutinho are known for their prowess in
the attacking third, and fans would hope that
they work their magic for the Reds.
Score Prediction: Everton 1-2 Liverpool

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This is Merseyside derby**************

keandre:
Up Bolton,wia luvola?

i dey hear o .. Shey u saw the world class strike of countinho ?

@LFC: Confirmed # LFC team v @OfficialBWFC:
Mignolet, Can, Skrtel, Sakho, Allen, Gerrard,
Moreno, Markovic, Lallana, Coutinho, Sterling




substitute : Borini ,Lambert ,Daniel sturridge

demmy0325:
..Ds match is actually a waste of time n effort 2 me.. We shud av finishd ds off in d ist leg.... Our best players shud b rested.. Dey shud only b calld on if it nids 2b...

I agreed with you but remember Daniel sturridge didnt play that match so since he is back now it will boost our performance.

Go and sink bolton.Up red

Krasid:
Loserpool will do what it knows how to do best LOSE.Floplotelli will flop as usual.
Bolton 1-0 Liverpool

He go shock you.. Have you heard that Daniel sturridge is back ? LMAO

Yes o. Mukina ,Freedo ,chimpanzee shey u don hear say Daniel sturridge is back ? The tormentor

Balotelli had played nearly 18 games so far in EPL but is yet to score a goal whereas Daniel sturridge has been battling injury since August last year and came from bench last match and within 10 minutes scored a goal. The omd Liverpool is back.... The top 4 race will be tough..

Up Cambridge...

mukina2:
today na sekem

Mukina why our thread no dey enter front page again ? Una hear say Daniel sturridge don back to torment you arsenal and Manchester united

A game of tension ,this is Merseyside derby!!!! A game with one of the most highest red card ,full of pace, energy and power... Expect plenty goals in this match
.. Pundits should bag on Over 2.5 Goals..

A game of tension ,this is Merseyside derby!!!!

The derby

sholay2011:
I see you too.


And stop being pessimistic. All is well.

It the fact... The environment wasn't condusive at all ... All the best..

Mr sholay i see you...