Pre Match: Merseyside Derby: Everton v Liverpool, Sat 24th Nov. 12.45

3-1 to the Reds is my prediction, 3pts is the only thing I want from this game !

I haven't given any consideration to a starting team. Ive a feeling we wont see Sturridge today

If not Id go 4 4 1 1 : Mignolet Kelly Toure/martin Sakho Agger:  Johnson Hendo Stevie Moses: Coutinho : Suarez

Johnson is great getting forward but could also help nullify there big threat, Baines, Agger at left back might be a risk but hes good on the ball and well able to get forward while also adding extra defensive qualities

Huge huge game for us. We win and Arsenal drop points against Saints alter on, we can finish the week top of the league once again. We have more than enough to take care of those bitches. They wont be able to handle Luis, Dan and Phil.

3:45 until kick off. I am absolutely buzzing right now. So tense waiting for it to start.

Bragging Rights!..Jingle All The Way!.

We only hate Mancs! We only hate mancs!
Well that's not true, we hate Bitters too!

Lets smash this small club!

Brendan hasn't won a derby game yet ..... hopefully he will today.

Not quite as confident this morning as the nerves start to kick in.  Think I may need three shredded wheat to get through this game.

Come on you REDS!

I don't think we should play Flano in such a big match, its vital we have someone of Toure's experience at right back today!! My Team would be

                                           Mignolet

                        Toure       Skrtel     Agger      Johnson

                                     Gerrard     Lucas   

                          Henderson    Suarez       Coutinho

                                         Sturridge

Former Reds getting themselves involved by showing their support:

@RyanBabel: Wishing #LFC all the best against the blues....

@Djimi_Traore19: I will not miss the mersyside derby.set my Alarm clock for 4:45AM.come on liverpool#YNWA

Brendan hasn't won a derby game yet ..... hopefully he will today.

To counter that: take heart from the fact we stuffed Wigan twice last season s@int. 

Think it's going to be really tricky this one but I'm going for a 3-2 win or us.

Play our strongest line up, to beat the Blues, hope that Sturridge & Suarez hit the target to give the Red men all three points.

3:45 until kick off. I am absolutely buzzing right now. So tense waiting for it to start.

2:45 to kick off and counting.

Definite 6 pointer for us, I'm quietly confident going into this, think if we have Sturridge, Coutinho and Suarez firing on all cylinders we'll turn these over with ease, just hope they are and every one else turns up to compliment them and I don't mean Gerrard and co telling them they're great.

Definite 6 pointer for us, I'm quietly confident going into this, think if we have Sturridge, Coutinho and Suarez firing on all cylinders we'll turn these over with ease

I can see Coutinho having a field day if, as you say, the rest play their part - In a loose diamond: Lucas sitting tight, Stevie giving cover/spraying passes and Jordan pressing high, leaving Phil to work his magic and score goals whilst Luis & Danny torment their defence.

Coutinho MotM for me. 

Go on Titi lad!

@TitiCamara22: When everton last won a trophy I was a young man playing with St-Étienne. How the years have passes

We are going to beat them, simple as that!

Bring em on!!!!

Go on Titi lad!

Just saying this has made me crack up in laughter.

I'd go:

                    Mignolet

                Skrtel      Sakho   
  Johnson                            Flanagan         
                       Lucas

Henderson       Gerrard       Coutinho

            Sturridge        Suarez

Important we pressure the full backs and Barry to try and stifle them.

I think that if we go with three CBs we get beaten today.

                       

         

Just saying this has made me crack up in laughter.

Didn't even notice that, well spotted. If you want an even bigger laugh, check out his Twitter TL and the amount of grief he is getting from the bluenoses.

For me, team should be:

Mignolet

Johnson Agger Sakho Flannagan

Hendo Gerrard Lucas Coutinho

Sturridge Suarez


Doubts about Flanno but he will run through a brick wall, something Cissokho may not.

Well yesterday I was bullishly confident of a Reds win but that was before catching up on all the latest news.

It seems once again we have injuries in defense potentially meaning more square pegs and round holes.  I hope that's not the case and Brendan uses Aly at lb but rather than Cou providing the attacking threat and some cover play Jordan on the left as he has so successfully in other games.  Glen is more than capable of covering the right flank on his own.

I'd probably leave Studge out of the starting line up.  He looked fu**ed midweek to be playing 90 minutes, so if he's fit but tired bench him then unleash him for the last half hour 

As others have already said, I don't care how we do, I don't care who scores or how many we score so long as it's more than them and we go back to the top of the league 

Studge playing?

Studge playing?

Internationally fu**ed mate.