12/22 - 12/23 EPL Game Thread

[pedro1918]

Getting started in about half an hour with Liverpool at Arsenal.

Friday 22 December 2017

• Arsenal 14:45 Liverpool

Saturday 23 December 2017

• Everton 07:30 Chelsea
  
• Brighton 10:00 Watford
• Man City 10:00 Bournemouth
• Southampton 10:00 Huddersfield
  
• Stoke 10:00 West Brom
• Swansea 10:00 Crystal Palace
• West Ham 10:00 Newcastle
• Burnley 12:30 Spurs
• Leicester 14:45 Man Utd

 

[pedro1918]

Liverpool sporting their orange kits during warm ups. I assume Arsenal will be in red, so this match will not be particularly pleasing on the eyes.

 

[67YAZ]

It's Liverpool's best healthy starting Xi. They're going for it today. Should be entertaining.

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

Let's hope the it's not just the Liverpool kits that match the Dutch world cup qualifying results.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Henderson looks to have pulled his hamstring

edit: Yup Milner coming on

 

[67YAZ]

Henderson looks to have pulled a hamstring, Milner warming up intently.

Edit: I'd rather see Lallana come on and Can slide back. We shall see...

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Fuck. Hate having to make a sub 10 minutes in.

Hendo just can't stay healthy for very long.

 

[67YAZ]

Cech with a good save at the back post. Feels like this match is right on the cusp of of opening up.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Sweet.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Lucky break for Coutinho, great movement by Salah to create the space

 

[67YAZ]

Coutinho with the header on a deflected chip from Salah!

Edit - Is there a more terrifying sight for a defender right now than Salah running at you with the ball?

 

[pedro1918]

Wooo hooo!!

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Klavan was begging to join the attack there

 

[Carbo Loading]

Oh Firmino

 

[swiftaw]

Klavan was begging to join the attack there

He was open on the wing too, Coutinho picked the wrong option.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Lovren -_-

 

[SoxFanInCali]

If Lovren could have played that across, it's a tap in for Mane.

To be fair, he's a center back...

 

[swiftaw]

Mane still doesn't seem quite right.

 

[67YAZ]

Oh, cheeky free kick by Coutinho, but Lovren muffs it.

Arsenal aren't dropping enough men to effectively link up from the back. Four players are almost always staying high up, and 'Pool's press is bottling things up. Not that I'm complaining, but if I were Wenger, I'd be asking Ozil to come back a bit to distribute with an eye towards Alexis running at Milner and Can.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

What on god's green earth is Mane doing going for an overhead

 

[67YAZ]

Fantastic save by Cech, and then Mane puts the rebound over on an ambitious volley. Oh, I think that one will haunt.

 

[swiftaw]

This is the derby all over again, should have 3 or 4, will end up 1-1.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

2 great chances for a second missed within a minute.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

SALAH!!!!!!!

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Salah can't stop scoring.

 

[JayMags71]

God, Manè has become infuriating to watch. Dude seems like he’s always playing heroball.

And as I type this, Salah has another moment of brilliance.

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Not the most encouraging from Gomez there

 

[pedro1918]

I was happy when they signed Salah. I had no idea just how happy I would be later.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Eh, who needs a multi-goal lead?

 

[pedro1918]

Damn it.

 

[JayMags71]

“You’re never more vulnerable than after you’ve scored.”

 

[trotsplits]

Gomez. Dude?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

What just happened

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Eh, who needs a lead?

 

[PedroSpecialK]

good lord Mignolet that was awful

 

[pedro1918]

What the fuck was that.

 

[SoxFanInCali]

Two hands, Simon.

 

[Time to Mo Vaughn]

Been waiting for two seasons for one of those from Xhaka.

 

[trotsplits]

knuckler

 

[Carbo Loading]

No decent keeper misses that

 

[JayMags71]

What the fuck was that.

Shit keeping.

 

[Kliq]

Holy shit

 

[PedroSpecialK]

Can only laugh at this point with this defending

 

[SoxFanInCali]

LOL

 

[Carbo Loading]

Pathetic

 

[trotsplits]

fuck this

 

[Kliq]

Liverpool is playing like the Monstars stole their ability after that Salah goal.

 

[Morgan's Magic Snowplow]

Holy crap

 

[JayMags71]

 

[67YAZ]

WHat the ever loving fuck? I stepped away for 10 minutes to get my kids to clean up. Goddamn.