Pre-match: Portsmouth v Liverpool (K.O 12:45)

Didn't realise this was on TV till today - great stuff, looking forward to it even more now!

Mix of emotions last year at Fratton Park but we came out on top - Nando pretty much saved us in a 3-2 victory.

I remember N'Gog started the game and we played a strange formation to begin with, I have got the right game here haven't I?

Want a better performance this time round and more importantly the right result.

Let's have another 3 points lads.

YNWA.

After the finish against Wigan i expect us to come out all guns blazing, but it'll more than likely be Rafa caution.

I'd love Aquilani to start but who wouldn't?

My preferred XI for this game would be...



                                   Reina

Johnson              Carra              Agger               Aurelio

                    Lucas                   Masch

    Gerrard                                                     Benayoun
                             Aquilani
                                     
                                      Torres

That for me would be fantastic but i think it'll be a similar line up to the one that started against Wigan.


2 - 0 to the Redmen.

I'm not so sure Aquilani will start.

Portsmouth are a very scrappy team in the midfield and it may be preferable to have Lucas in there.

I would like to see Alberto though of course.

Will also be interesting to see if N'Gog starts again after his impressive performance against Wigan.

Reina
Kelly - Carragher - Agger - Aurelio
Johnson - Gerrard - Mascherano - Benayoun
Torres - N'Gog

^ What I'd like to see.

This shouldn't be too hard, Pompey are underated but they cant finish for F**k thankfully. Voronin is a better finisher than Dindane which says it all.

 I'll say 3-1 to us.

Didn't realise this was on TV till today

Not a huge surprise bearing in mind you didn't know we were playing Portsmouth until after the Wigan game.

Anyway, let's hope we don't get the Pompey that battered Wigan 4-0. Win, draw and an unfortunate defeat away at Stamford Bridge in the last three for Pompey so they have hit something of a vein of form in recent weeks.

Not a huge surprise bearing in mind you didn't know we were playing Portsmouth until after the Wigan game.

Hmm?

I couldn't remember whether it was Pompey or Wolves.

I remember last year we went down there and pulled off a bit of a Houdini act with Masch at right back!

I hope we are able to field our best 11 this time and get the vital 3 points. They have definetly looked hungry under Grant and were unfortunate not to get at least a point at Chelsea.

I hope the weather is not as miserable as it was last season because their ground is a bit of a cow paddock allready.

I remember last year we went down there and pulled off a bit of a Houdini act with Masch at right back!

God. Just had flashbacks to that game.  That was a scary one wasn't it.

Pivotal moment on the forum that game was - the exposing of one of George Gillett's hired Rafa assassins.
http://www.lfcreds.com/reds/index.php?topic=13542.msg250204#msg250204

Wonder how many of them are on here now - always keep an eye on the match threads when the chips are down.

Eugh, early kick offs. Hate them with a passion.

4-0

Torres 2, Aquilani and Gerrard

4-0

Torres 2, Aquilani and Gerrard

Sounds familiar. Im sure we signed someone with a name like that half a year ago...

If the snow keeps up, could be a bit of a nightmare for travelling fans.  


would be happy with a 1-0 and Aquilani to start

If the snow keeps up, could be a bit of a nightmare for travelling fans. 

Good point that.

I'm not looking forward to hearing the bellend with an, erm, bell, all through the game. Does my head in that.

Match day: SATURDAY

Unless we win by 6 goals, we still be in the 6th place. A win is good; a win by a huge margin is better.

I can't wait for this now.

Always the tension builds up in you immediately after a past game. Especially since we've won at Wigan now it could be a start of something new.

Pompey are the bottom side so we've got another good chance to take home the 3 points again. And also, good for confidence-building and morale-boosting.

3 points is definitely a must, however I wouldn't worry too much about scoring how many goals, because the season is still young and there's alot to play for.

A chance to notch up to wins in a row and we must not blow it.

Just two wins for us and some slip ups for the ones above us, we'll be in the top three again.

Avram Grant taking over will make this match much tougher than i thought it would be a month ago. I really hope the Liverpool that showed up against Arsenal in the first half is out on the pitch and we can get 2 wins in a row.

If we don't win, we will be back in to a lull.

Avram Grant was a former manager of Benayoun.

BTW, next goal in the league is number 500 which sets a new record to how fast the league got there in the season.

I bet on Yossi for scoring the 500th goal.

I would go with this lineup:



Fullsize view here

Just hoping that Johnson will be fit - he got a bit more to offer on the offensive part than Carra

YNWA

Just want a clean sheet, a positive and attacking formation and team selection and a 2-0 win. Lovely.

We have better individuals and a better team - no excuses go and win the game.

Anyone from this forum making the trip...??

Reina
Kelly - Carragher - Agger - Aurelio
Johnson - Gerrard - Mascherano - Benayoun
Torres - N'Gog

^ What I'd like to see.

This shouldn't be too hard, Pompey are underated but they cant finish for f**k thankfully. Voronin is a better finisher than Dindane which says it all.

 I'll say 3-1 to us.

I'd go with that, on paper it looks a very strong attacking lineup,2 strikers for Johnson to whip some good crosses into,i could not see that team not scoring at least 3 goals,Rafa if your reading this there is your team for pompey!

Yes I would also like to see 2 out and out strikers for this one - we can still have support from Gerrard in the middle. Mash can cope on his own.