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1 May 2016 891 comments
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Swansea City and Liverpool begin Sunday’s Premier League action as they do battle at the Liberty Stadium. The Swans need to restore some pride in the wake of two heavy losses on the bounce, while the Reds could extend their unbeaten streak to six matches with a well-rounded performance in Wales.

Swansea came up short in the final third across their previous four outings, recording just three goals and the second-fewest shots on target (11). That trend could be set to continue when you discover that they rank third-bottom for goals (16) and bottom for shots on target (52) in home clashes. On the defensive end, the Welsh club conceded the fourth-most goals (nine) and the joint-second-most big chances (12) in their last four fixtures.

Liverpool boasted the league’s most effervescent attack over their last four match-ups, charting top for goals (12), top for attempts (83) and top for shots on target (29). The Merseysiders also rank fourth for goals (28) and third for shots on target (85) in away fixtures. Only Manchester City have surrendered fewer shots inside the box in road matches than Liverpool (88 compared to 108), which suggests that the hosts may struggle to manufacture clear-cut chances.

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  1. NobleBlackman
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    No Firmino, no Wolly and Fosu-Mensah and Alli on my bench who won't be played, what a mess =_=

  2. Ten Season Wonder
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    what are Firmino owners doing for GW37

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Keeping, think he'll play both

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        This

    2. DGWjegy
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      keeping

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Wishing we never owned him

    4. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Playing him.

      You?

      1. Ten Season Wonder
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        I have him and Sturridge and I don't want to go in with both

    5. tm245
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Maybe TC. All depends on Thursday.

  3. FPL ElasticO
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    This shows how much of an a$$@@l Manager & team LIVERPOOL is.

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      ok...

    2. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Astute?

  4. FPL Mentor
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Who's the best dblgwk option for a place in my midfield??

    De Gea
    Smalling Cresswell PVA
    ?????? Payet Fabregas Lanzini
    Sturridge Lukaku Deeney

    (Darlow, Sanchez, Otamendi, Bellerin)

    Who would u pick?

    1. Jazz!
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Hazard

      1. FPL Mentor
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        was thinking of haz along with firm, mata lingard etc

        Think i shud go Hazard then. i also have fabregas?

    2. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Wouldn't bring in Hazard only because you already have Fabregas

      1. FPL Mentor
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        who would u go for?

        1. Thomas Magnum
          • 10 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          I know it sounds strange but I like Mahrez, Leicester may have won the league by then so it may be party time for Mahrez and Vardy and co

    3. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      If Nathan Redmond could shoot, I'd suggest him. I have watched the whole of NOR's games with ARS and SUN and there's no doubt he's a handful. Just doesn't find the net very often.

      Mahrez for me. Will outscore most of these dgw-ers.

  5. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Lucas and Benteke coming on.

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      2 less chances of a Mignolet cameo

  6. Les Bleus
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Benteke warming up

  7. Thomas Magnum
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Whatever happened to Jose Enrique?

  8. DGWjegy
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    get sturridge off

    he need to be fresh for thursday

    1. Loðbrók
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Shhh

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Stop pretending you're concerned about Thursday.

      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        of course we are concerned, come on villareal 😛

  9. Forza Papac
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Surely Sturridge won't be coming off at half time

    1. Loðbrók
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      If he does, im done

      1. Rhinos
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        bye

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      hopefully

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Get ready for it

  10. Rhinos
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    whoever finishes a point or 2 behind liv may want to ask the league bout that line up

    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      swansea not liv 😆

    2. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      They can't do anything about it. It's within the rules.

    3. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      See don't get this. Surely a team are entitled to pick whoever they want out of the players they have who are eligible to play? Or are the FA entitled to pick starting elevens now?

    4. KING_ZLATAN
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      What's wrong with playing 11 youngster

  11. Hakchak
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    No Liverpool players can be trusted for DGW wish I'd taken a hit for Townsend now...

    1. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Never to late

    2. Ten Season Wonder
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      this. I Wildcarded and have both Sturridge and Firmino

  12. Mistletoe
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Siggy 3bps atm. Legend.

  13. Emp
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    some bloke came on here last night and claimed he has info that studge is fallen out with klopp which is why he is not being played in the higher-profile games like everton and el. I mean why on earth would he not be starting when he scores every game basically in the el and origi is out ??! It makes perfect sense imo, expect bench in el , start against Watford and bench against Chelsea (if that indeed is considered a high profile game anymore)??

    1. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      some bloke, must be genuine then

    2. Studgie G
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      he's managing him who ever said that is talking out of his a$$

      1. Emp
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        managing him ? why on earth would he not play him in the el? it makes zero sense , the guy's on fire . Managing him so he can play agaisnt swans woth stewart and ibe??

  14. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Martial starts

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      The players have arrived and we'll have our confirmed starting XI at 13:05 BST... #mufc

    2. Cilly Bonnolly
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      You're seven minutes early mate.

      1. Cilly Bonnolly
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Nine. I can't count.

    3. walkman666
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      That is what I saw. On the USA broadcast, they flashed spmeones handwritten lineups on TV during the halftime show, and it showed martial, Rooney, Rashford, and even Fellaini, Iirc.

      1. Jay Jay Okocha
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Can confirm

  15. Make United Great Again
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Alli & Ozil out for Noble & Fabregas?
    -4
    A) Yay
    B) Nay

    1. RamaJama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      A

    2. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Big Yay-eth from me. 😉

    3. Thomas Magnum
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Are you ahead in a ML?

      1. Make United Great Again
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Yeah about 60'points ahead. Top 3k just pushing for a higher rank

  16. RamaJama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Anyone think Lingard can do something today?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      He can.

      1. RamaJama
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Fingers crossed, he's coming on for Firmino.

  17. EmreCan Hustle
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Hope Aguero gets rested today. Coutinho first sub.
    I'm guessing a lot of Aguero (c) will have Sanchez (vc)?
    Would work out perfectly for me.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Coutinho hasn't done anything though. Why would you want him subbed in?

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        More interested in Aguero (c) not doing too much damage.

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      coutinho 1pter likely

    3. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Coutinho 1 point

    4. Mistletoe
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Won't go beyond 60min

      1. Mistletoe
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Oh he is already subbed

  18. Pacer.
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Valencia, Rojo, Smalling and Rashford start

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Where are you getting this from?

      1. Pacer.
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        the tv. they showed the full team sheet almost 10minutes ago

        fellaini starts
        Linguard starts

        1. Pacer.
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          rooney starts

          1. Whazza
            • 13 Years
            10 years, 5 days ago

            cool

        2. Les Bleus
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          It's only confirmed at 1.05 though.

          1. Pacer.
            • 11 Years
            10 years, 5 days ago

            well that's the official teamsheet getting submited so it would seem unlikely to change

        3. walkman666
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          I saw the same. He is not making this up.

  19. Mr. Funny Name
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    If Hazard plays well tomorrow(I know, big if), would you consider him for the TC next GW?

    1. Epic Fail
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      No

      1. Mr. Funny Name
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Why?

        1. Epic Fail
          • 15 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          I have other players in mind. And 1 good game doesn't mean he will have more. I already know he can have good games.

    2. Rhinos
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      obviously will consider him

    3. Make United Great Again
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Absolutely not

      1. Mr. Funny Name
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Because?

    4. Jafalad
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      No chance. Been MIA for some time now.

  20. BigManBakar
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    @JamesPearceEcho now3 seconds ago Swansea, Wales
    Benteke and Lucas both on. #LFC Chirivella and Coutinho off.

    1. Les Bleus
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Man. Glad I got rid of Coutinho. Even though it was for Alli

      1. BigManBakar
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Same. Got Payet in for him this week.

  21. Whazza
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    James Pearce ‏@JamesPearceEcho 1m1 minute ago Swansea, Wales
    Benteke and Lucas both on. #LFC Chirivella and Coutinho off.

    1. Whazza
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Confirmed by Pool twitter too

  22. Eden Azzzar
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Lucas and benteke to save the day

  23. ⭐ Bemba_Da ⭐
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    coutinho fail

  24. Foreside
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Coutinho 😀

  25. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Glad i benched Coutinho

  26. Royal5
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Klopp is soo stupid.

  27. Evasivo
    • 15 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Line ups?!

    1. Sylas
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      2 minutes

  28. Chucky
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Martial starting?

  29. Bubz
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Coutinho's tummy hurting again?

  30. Arteta
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Lanzini's 3 pointer is looking great now!

    1. Evasivo
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Yeah he's coming in for Firmino and I'm well happy

      1. Arteta
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        I'm happy for you too 🙂