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27 April 2014 3177 comments
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After Sunderland’s win over Cardiff took the Black Cats out of the drop zone, our attentions turn to the summit as the top three sides prepare for action. In what could prove a decisive day in the race for the title, Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield before City make their way to Selhurst Park to face a Palace side looking for a sixth straight win under Tony Pulis:

Our first stop is at Anfield, then, where the likes of Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and Raheem Sterling will be looking to grab the goals that would bring the Reds one step closer to clinching the title and end Chelsea’s bid for the crown.

Daniel Sturridge is on the bench for the hosts after recovering from a hamstring problem, whilst Jose Mourinho rings the changes for the visitors and makes seven alterations ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg clash with Atletico Madrid.

Full details of the day’s starting lineups can be found via our Twitter feed, while the Dugout Discussion chatroom remains opens for those looking to indulge in some real-time banter.

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  1. Arvin-ation
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    0 Clean sheets this week. With Azpi on the bench.

    Who's with me?

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    1. Somalion
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Azpi, Mannone and hoping for Kosc 😎

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      1. Arvin-ation
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 12 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Pfft. Go away Floppy Saber. Oh! I had Mannone!

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    2. The class of 92
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Baines to smalling as part of a hit, smalling didn't play so in comes Azpilicueta. Started ivanovic as well 🙂

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    3. Grumpy Camel
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      o/

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    4. tm245
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      And with 0 pts on the field.

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    5. Phaze 1
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Mannone to the rescue.

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  2. Jairzinho
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Suarez to Aguero?

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    1. Thick Of It
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Hmmm Palace and Newcastle to come for the rat faced one? Maybe not.

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  3. Turtlepower
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    -8 for Gerrard, Lukaku, Silva to Ramsey, Rooney, Yaya looking great!

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  4. Phaze 1
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Why the hell did I play Ward over Azp?

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    1. 1234thro
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Im asking myself the same question mate!

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  5. Tuchap - Lurker
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Didnt notice til now that I left marshall in goal instead of mannone.
    Annoyed with myself for not seeing that.

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  6. Camp No No
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    And so Crystal Pulis comes crumbling down.

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Until next week...

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  7. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Typical, CPL bowing down to city.

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  8. Sarnab
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Aguero do something

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Please

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  9. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    My three defenders: Ward - Baines - Cahill

    😎

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    1. Ed
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Ward Coleman Cahill 🙁

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    2. emperikal
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      This has been one of the rare weeks that I've gotten it right!

      Mannone
      Azpi - Jones - Kosc

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    3. Revival
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Smalling Mert Cahill .......Mariappa first sub in.

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    4. Bøwstring The Carp
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Rosenior, Riether, Coleman.

      1 point total

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    5. Dušan Citizen
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Harper-Demi,Smalling,Vlaar with Chester coming from the bench..they brought me 2 points,anyone better?

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  10. 4-4-who?
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Yaya to Dzeko. Loving it.

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    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Rooney Aguero Dzeko front line FTW

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  11. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Suarez (C) I will ask again. How do you feel? 😀

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    1. The Bandit
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Shut up idiot

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      1. Epic Fail
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        😀

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    2. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Fine. I transferred him out for Rooney (c)

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    3. The Shadow
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      I bet I know how they feel about you.

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  12. Revival
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Yep Dzeko scores after I get rid of him, most frustrating fantasy player this season for me

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    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      But you have Suarez...

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      1. Revival
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        + Rooney and Aguero

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  13. The Chosen One...
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    No Hazard, Oscar, Eto'o, Terry, Cech, Ramires, Cahill started on bench.

    Oh dear

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  14. Your Mum's Athletic
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Liverpool fan on @talkSPORT near to tears. Says Rodgers made a mistake by selling Shelvey and that he would have made a difference. Lol.

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    1. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      😆

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    2. SW6
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      😆

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    3. Demí
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      lool

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    4. The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      😆

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    5. rdpx
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      God that's pretty pathetic.

      Given up already and all.

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    6. Licky
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Gotten sent off?

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  15. super zlatan
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Who to ditch for yaya..

    AJ or eriksen?

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    1. Whitman2013
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      aj

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    2. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Im selling Eriksen

      Midfield: Nasri Ramsey Yaya Mata

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  16. Whitman2013
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    if arsenal win tomorrow and go 4 clear of Everton, surely Everton will lose on purpose to city, making it all the more likely pool won't get the title....

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  18. BONZ
    • 16 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Even as a LFC fan, whilst not enjoying tactics deployed by Jose, he knows how to shut games down and you gotta respect him.

    Liverpool have scored freely all season, Chelsea came to Anfield without a few stars and yet still followed the tactics to the letter and kept a clean sheet and won the game.

    The guy is a managerial superstar, as he has done this on countless occasions and his comments - always aimed to get into people heads and it always works.

    Title race blown wide open - what a great season. Wherever Liverpool finish we exceeded expectations had a tough last 5 games & has been a great season for the Club, to win it would be special but its always been Man City's to lose.

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    1. Captain Shirokov
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Nah, it's been Liverpool's to lose recently.

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      1. rdpx
        • 14 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        That's true. It has been Liverpool's to lose since the MCI win.

        And it was Arsenal's to lose up until Xmas or so.

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    2. Gaz Downright
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      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Isn't that the Cardiff city logo?

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    3. Twelve years a slave
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      No, it was pools to lose, and they are

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    4. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Was Liverpools to lose pal.

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  19. Tmel
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Don't think I can afford both Yaya & Mata. Which one is more essential?

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    1. Texas Pete
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      That's what I'm weighing up. Need to see how the rest of this game goes.

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    2. super zlatan
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Yaya

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    3. elkunaguero
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Yaya

      Mata could be rotated as Giggsy wants to give minutes to everybody

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  20. gers23
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Double chelsea defence but benched Dzeko. Silly me

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  21. Twelve years a slave
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Not feeling so bad about playing Cahill ahead of ward now

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  23. The Light Knight
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    If score stays 1-0, I'll have -4 with 3 to play

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    1. 1234thro
      • 12 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Ouch mate, howve you managed that?

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  24. gers23
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Bonus for Chelsea game?

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    1. Psakhotherapy
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      struggling to find any...

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    2. Cevap
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      3 to ba, and someone in defense, but not sure who/how many

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  25. Captain Shirokov
    • 14 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Thank god I captained Mata.

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    1. The Chosen One...
      • 13 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      *Rooney

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  26. Hammers Select
    • 15 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    I cant take this anymore 🙁

    Please let the season be over, suarez (c) and whats worse in the sky game I cant see who my rivals have

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    1. 4-4-who?
      • 16 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Your decision. A bad one.

      Me Suarez out for Rooney.

      Sometimes you need to be the shepherd, not the sheep...

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      1. Hammers Select
        • 15 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        When defending a lead though 🙁

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  27. Lazarus
    • 12 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Sportsmanship is dead. Win at all costs.

    That is all.

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    1. The ghost of a Pug's g…
      • 15 Years
      12 years, 11 days ago

      Like when Liverpool didn't pass the ball back to Chelsea today....or the constant diving....

      Yeah I agree sportsmanship is dead.

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      1. Licky
        • 13 Years
        12 years, 11 days ago

        Chelsea constantly dived in the first game at Stamford Bridge, looking to get silly little fouls left right and centre.

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  28. Mile Plankton - Myth and Ch…
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Sold Dzeko over Luka this week. Suarez (C).

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  29. bigdip
    • 13 Years
    12 years, 11 days ago

    Repost:

    Mannone* (Adrian)

    Chester* Zabaleta* Baker* Dummet (COLEMAN)
    Ramsey Mata* Yaya* Nasri* (KI)
    Adebayor Rooney (C)* Suarez

    A) Coleman -> Evra
    B) Ki -> Livermore/Chester
    C) Adebayor -> Dzeko

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