The Dugout Discussion – Monday

After Sunday’s pair of fixtures delivered just a single goal between them, we’re hoping for a turnaround in Fantasy fortunes as Liverpool make their way to Selhurst Park this evening. Brendan Rodgers’ side desperately need to win in order to keep the pressure on City at the summit and can be expected to go on the offensive from the first whistle tonight:

Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Daniel Sturridge all scored against the Eagles in the 3-1 win at Anfield back in Gameweek 7 and the trio will be hoping to repeat the feat – Sturridge starts alongside the Uruguayan this evening, with Philippe Coutinho dropping to the bench due to a slight injury, according to Brendan Rodgers.

The arrival of Tony Pulis has seen Palace stiffen up considerably. Prior to last week’s defeat against City, the London club had won five consecutive league matches, though whether they can keep the “SAS” in check tonight is another matter entirely.

Our Twitter feed carries all the news from tonight’s team sheets, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom remains open to collect your real-time reactions to this evening’s events.

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Captain Shirokov
9 years, 11 months ago
lol @ arseface trying to get sympathy votes from liverpool fans

😆
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1. Chucky
  9 years, 11 months ago
  😆
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2. FACUPARSE
  9 years, 11 months ago
  I like many want a team with character and morals to win the league.
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  1. The Machine
    9 years, 11 months ago
    Diving, cheating, shirt pulling character yeah?
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  2. Mílanista
    9 years, 11 months ago
    😆 which team is that exactly?
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  3. Captain Shirokov
    9 years, 11 months ago
    Uh-oh, zero upvotes this time
    
    Try again later
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3. Epic Fail
  9 years, 11 months ago
  😀
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4. The Machine
  9 years, 11 months ago
  😆 Noticed that too.
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Acquafresca
9 years, 11 months ago
SSN: Pulis to be appointed next manager of Borecelona.
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DonTheSpecialOne
9 years, 11 months ago
So much BS on here 😆
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⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
9 years, 11 months ago
Remember earlier when Suarez wasn't racist anymore because he did good football?
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1. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  9 years, 11 months ago
  suarez sympathisers 🙄
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deathcabofdevil
9 years, 11 months ago
How many BAPS for Suarez ?
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1. Magerost
  9 years, 11 months ago
  3, 2 and 1
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2. Yome
  9 years, 11 months ago
  0 because he cried after the game
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getfunky
9 years, 11 months ago
i cant believe how open they were leaving themselves at the back, at 3-1 the GD was pretty much gone, at 3-2 they were still leaving themsleves with only two or three players in their own half. absolutely suicidal from liverpool.
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1. Epic Fail
  9 years, 11 months ago
  I can believe it.
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Herman Toothrot
9 years, 11 months ago
Kolo Toure... looking chuffed to buggery.
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1. Demí
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Would love him to walk into training tomorrow morning wearing his PL medals
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  1. Mull
    9 years, 11 months ago
    😆
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  2. Epic Fail
    9 years, 11 months ago
    😀
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  3. Holy See
    9 years, 11 months ago
    😀
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  4. Mílanista
    9 years, 11 months ago
    😀
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  5. JK - Cønt ⭐
    9 years, 11 months ago
    😆
    
    Agent Kolo
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2. Pasqualinho
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Where I'm from, I'm sure that means something different to what you actually meant.
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La Roja
9 years, 11 months ago
Score check

59 post baps -8
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1. Acquafresca
  9 years, 11 months ago
  3-3 -suarez tears
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2. Reedy
  9 years, 11 months ago
  56 -2 I think
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  1. Reedy
    9 years, 11 months ago
    probably -4 actually ha
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3. BantamPhil
  9 years, 11 months ago
  40 (-4)
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  1. BantamPhil
    9 years, 11 months ago
    * 44 (-4)
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WDT
9 years, 11 months ago
Imagine the scenes if Villa score a ludicrously against-the-run-of-play last minute deflected equaliser against City. Liverpool fans' heads will explode from drama.
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Wilshere Knowledge
9 years, 11 months ago
Aston Villas record against the big teams this season has been quite good. Not over yet!
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1. Demí
  9 years, 11 months ago
  It's over.
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  1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
    9 years, 11 months ago
    It was over a week ago
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  2. RÏɠBY
    9 years, 11 months ago
    sod off.. lukaku's getting a wig made 🙂
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    1. RÏɠBY
      9 years, 11 months ago
      benteke.. mong
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2. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
  9 years, 11 months ago
  they have absolutely nothing to play for, probably been on the piss all week
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  1. Epic Fail
    9 years, 11 months ago
    They probably play better drunk.
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3. Jimmers
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Maybe of they were managed by Tony Pulis
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  1. Jimmers
    9 years, 11 months ago
    *if
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MJ6987
9 years, 11 months ago
Palace are definitely my second team now.
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1. getfunky
  9 years, 11 months ago
  my first team 😉 so proud!!! what a season!
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  1. MJ6987
    9 years, 11 months ago
    Pulis should be manager of the season. No joke!
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Syd.
9 years, 11 months ago
A good weekend for City 🙂
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Obi Wan Elokobi
9 years, 11 months ago
Didn't take me too long to find a picture of Sakho. Correct me of I'm wrong but the guy hasn't kept one clean sheet. http://www.zooborns.com/.a/6a010535647bf3970b01287731dfa2970c-pi
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1. SuperGrover
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Sakho has 2 CS. Easy to find the data on FPL's website.
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2. applebonkers
  9 years, 11 months ago
  has 1 and a half
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Weasel Boy
9 years, 11 months ago
Why did BR bring on Moses and not a defender.

WTF?
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1. Syd.
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Liverpool don't have any defenders
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2. Namtab Nomolos
  9 years, 11 months ago
  He wanted another 3 goals to help the goal difference
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  1. Weasel Boy
    9 years, 11 months ago
    There were 3-2 up at this point.
    Just should have defended the lead.
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3. Acquafresca
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Bad management.
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Magerost
9 years, 11 months ago
Sturridge could still be good for Newcastle, not like they will stop scoring.
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1. getfunky
  9 years, 11 months ago
  might have to stick remy in after tonight
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r0nh
9 years, 11 months ago
C'mon Villa, do football proud.

Another title bought by the look of it 🙁
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1. Syd.
  9 years, 11 months ago
  It's the only way to win the title these days
  
  That's way Arsenal will never win it
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Obi Wan Elokobi
9 years, 11 months ago
Just hope City win both games to ease the pain.
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BONZ
9 years, 11 months ago
Absolutely Heart broken.

Agger would have saved us not fekin Moses - didnt learn lessons after Norwich 🙁
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1. Obi Wan Elokobi
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Like I said this is our best chance for years to come and we've thrown it.
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  1. UnderstandablyDistraught
    9 years, 11 months ago
    You'll be back. A team on the rise. Great manager and great owners. Future looks bright
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2. Billy Gilmore
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Agger should be starting...
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DelPuich
9 years, 11 months ago
this was liverpools only chance to win the league

good luck next year with champions league and a stronger Chelsea and manure
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Somalion
9 years, 11 months ago
Found out.

Harsh way to go about it and a lot of credit to Palace for their performance but realistically Liverpool will probably have over 100 PL goals this season and still be trailing on GD. Defending simply is not good enough, whether that's individual, a sacrifice because of tactics or a mixture of the two it needs addressing.

With that said, Pool fans should still be very proud. There's been some great football this season and they have the CL next season.
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1. Obi Wan Elokobi
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Very happy to be in Europe but the fact we came so close it's heart breaking knowing we won't get a chance like this again for years.
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  1. Somalion
    9 years, 11 months ago
    And it is of course, gut wrenching. Was there when City beat us to the PL on goal difference so I do know the feeling but this is a big season for Liverpool, a lot of change and development is on the way.
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Wild Rover
9 years, 11 months ago
Massive assumptions here that City will win both games 😉
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1. isacki: full casual
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Massive assumption here that City need to
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2. MJ6987
  9 years, 11 months ago
  There could be more twists and turns yet, as they say
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3. Syd.
  9 years, 11 months ago
  I will take a couple of 1-0s
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4. Obi Wan Elokobi
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Fat Sam will be happy with a draw and can't see villa even scoring. Seasons over.
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5. Somalion
  9 years, 11 months ago
  To be fair, 2 games against Villa and the Hammers at the Etihad isn't a massive assumption. I'm not saying it can't change, football has a way of doing that but not massive assumptions.
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harrysponge
9 years, 11 months ago
With Evans out, would Smalling get a chance tomorrow? D:
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1. MJ6987
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Could well do
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Syd.
9 years, 11 months ago
Brendan Rodgers is the new Kevin Keegan
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1. Wild Rover
  9 years, 11 months ago
  He'll love it, LOVE IT when your boys choke 😛
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2. HuttonDressedasLahm
  9 years, 11 months ago
  I'd LOVE it, if he was 🙂
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HuttonDressedasLahm
9 years, 11 months ago
Tom Fenley increases overall lead to 26 🙂
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sminkypinky
9 years, 11 months ago
First round gone then. A massive 24 points for me. 😆

I'm actually losing my ML in the final rounds after leading for the whole season.
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Chucky
9 years, 11 months ago
It is not hard to teach a team to defend, isn't it, Brendan? 😆

Mourinho>BR
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1. Obi Wan Elokobi
  9 years, 11 months ago
  2nd>3rd
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  1. FACUPARSE
    9 years, 11 months ago
    No trophies either..
    
    Failures
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2. wood is good
  9 years, 11 months ago
  I was also under the impession that the correct use of English wasn't hard either.
  Most people > you.
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  1. wood is good
    9 years, 11 months ago
    haha what a twat. missed out the r in impression!
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3. isacki: full casual
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Chucky, or whatever your real name is, you don't seem to understand that saying you have the best defence doesn't make people say "burn"
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4. HuttonDressedasLahm
  9 years, 11 months ago
  It's not hard to teach (Hazard Schurlle Willian Ba Torres Etoo Salah) to attack is it?
  BR>Mourinho
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Lanley Staurel
9 years, 11 months ago
I christened them Crumble Palace early on in the season but it just shows the impact of a manager. Hate to say it but Allardyce being retained by West Ham when they looked beyond hope was another masterstroke and look at what Bruce has done at Hull with mostly average players other than a couple of good buys. Poch at Saints, Rodgers at Pool. Martinez, Hughes etc.
Conversely, Moyes, numerous bods at Fulham, Cardiff, AVB etc etc

Get your manager right and give him time and empowerment.
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1. Vardy Gras PBFC
  9 years, 11 months ago
  What do you think about the Laudrup sacking?
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  1. Lanley Staurel
    9 years, 11 months ago
    Poor decision based on his ability but an interview with someone who knows him well gave an insight into how he just lost interest and wasn't as motivated as he used to be. If Poch leaves Saints I would take him in an instant.
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    1. Vardy Gras PBFC
      9 years, 11 months ago
      All got a bit weird after the agent thing, leading to a continuing uncertainty about his future, from both parties. Brought in some good players, de Guzman, Michu, Bony (after he finally settled in) etc. and now it will be interesting to see if we can keep hold of them.
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MJ6987
9 years, 11 months ago
Tony Pulis....manager of the season.
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1. isacki: full casual
  9 years, 11 months ago
  I think that might seal it.
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2. MJ6987
  9 years, 11 months ago
  As Andy Gray would say...."Tek a boo son!"
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3. MJ6987
  9 years, 11 months ago
  They had taken 4 points from 9 games when he took over!
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4. DonTheSpecialOne
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Agree
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5. Namtab Nomolos
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Ian Holloway could easily have hung around longer but he was man enough to know when to walk away.
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  1. MJ6987
    9 years, 11 months ago
    Very true. Not many would have.
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6. Vardy Gras PBFC
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Totally agree.
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7. jas5sk - Youtube channel
  9 years, 11 months ago
  Palace have taken more points than ManU in 2014
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isacki: full casual
9 years, 11 months ago
Pool have had a great season and I wanted them to win the PL for entertainment and United trolling. They've overachieved relative to expectations. But their defence is the longest running joke of the season and it's a gamble they took, that they could win with a crap defence. They weren't unlucky, the gamble just didn't pay off.

Overall still a great job by Rodgers to get them into the CL.
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1. RÏɠBY
  9 years, 11 months ago
  pretty much this.. why they didn't get a defence coach farck noes
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2. Total Foot 5 - romario 11
  9 years, 11 months ago
  before Sakho came in, many here sang high praise of him as having been very good w/ Psg. 20/20 now seems easier to say otherwise. Yet Agger should have come in for either rahemm or stu.
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Vardy Gras PBFC
9 years, 11 months ago
Tony Pulis, what a superb job. Putting Pillgwenlly on the map.
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