Live: Sunderland v Liverpool

Really excited to see this team play, could be a quick nippy bunch of players.

Think it's something like that.

                       Reina
Johnson       Carra       Skrtel      Aurelio
              Agger        Spearing
                       Lucas
    Babel                            Benayoun
                        Kuyt 

Delighted for Spearing. Time to see what he has to offer in the EPL.

On paper, the line-up should be capable of doing the job.

Obviously a massive chance for Spearing, but also for Babel and Agger to impress and try to break into our regular XI.

I'm hoping we'll see Yossi tear them to pieces and create openings for the other two strikers, I'm still confident of all three points, but then again, I always am. :

Wooo, not a bad team to put out, good on Spearing for the start, come on lads, lets go for a solid win, 5 at the back means we shouldn't concede any time today!

The last time we played a formation similar to this, we conceded 2 and just scraped through with a 3-2 win over Pompey last season.

A win's a win when we're in a situation like this.

Good news for Spearing, masch must be nackered!

Slap in the face for ngog & voronin though.

Personally I think its a 3-5-2

Definitely 3-5-2. Although Agger could be at left-back and Aurelio in midfield again.

Hmm.

Definitely 3-5-2. Although Agger could be at left-back and Aurelio in midfield again.

Hmm.

So when you say "definitely", you actually mean "possibly"?

Goodluck Spearing, we know that you can do it. Good to see Agger & babel in team too. 1-0 for us now

Mmm ... almost definitely

Great to see Agger back btw.

Hopefully we'll be more of a threat from corners today with Agger, Carra and Skrtel all playing.

Anyone got a link to watch online please?

Anyone got a link to watch online please?

See the streams thread. This thread is for match discussion.

Who says we don't have strength-in-depth?

Interesting team that.

Hopefully Yossi and Dirk will step up.

Come on You Reds!

Interesting team that.

Hopefully Yossi and Dirk will step up.

Come on You Reds!

Blacks or is it Off Blacks today?

Glad to see Rafa putting trust in his players especially Babel and Spearing

We have the side to do it. Come on You Redmen!!!!!

time for the support cast to show their worth. if we want to have a chance of winning 19 they have to step up and
produce a win today. Come on lads!

Ooooh, gold shorts today

The gold shorts and socks look alright don't they.

See the streams thread. This thread is for match discussion.

I'm going to have to switch these avatars off for the match.  Yours is so funny

Got my new away top on for this.