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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. tm245
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Watch Benteke and Sturridge get braces in the second half now.

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

    Coutinho should't have even started the guy was ill all week and it's been raining

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

    What was the result of that Arsene Wenger poll some poor chap was running on here last night?

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

      100% get rid.....

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

        Errr....can't have been a 100 Jaf. I voted for him to stay put.

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

          99% get rid.....

        2. Jafooli
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 5 days ago

          Actually to be fair, over half said he should stay, but I think a few of them might have Spurs & Chelsea supporters trolling....

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

            Lolz

      2. Ziro Becomes One
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        He goes when he decides. He has earned the right.

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

          Indeed he has.

  4. AWOL-Ekotto
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Klopp y u do dis!?

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

      Flopp

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

    Lol and I was happy with no Milner and Coutinho as 1st sub. I hate lpool players in my team.

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

    Today is the day Smalling gets a goal in a 1-0 United win. #Believe

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

      DeGea assist please

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

      This!

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

      My main rival in my ML has Mahrez TC so I won't complain with that

  7. Forza
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Missed the first half, but I can only assume Liverpool were crap. Well done, Klopp. The away fans could have stayed at home...

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

      You're not wrong in any way

  8. Numb
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Does Klopp not really rate Sturridge? Seems to be saving his key players for Thursday.

    1. DementedFlamingo
      • 16 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      I reckon he will start on Thurs.

      1. Jimmers
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 15 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Doubt it

    2. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Appears so and from Sturridge's body language he's not a happy bunny

  9. BurkyBoy
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    As a Coutinho owner I am actually relieved he was subbed now (2'nd sub with Gabriel 1st sub asI expected Gab to either play and get CS or not play..) phew, wouldn't have been able to handle the bitternes if Cout scored...

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

      Bit selfish

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

      If you benched him obviously you would be relieved?

      1. BurkyBoy
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Forgot to mention I chose to play Milner.. So I knew my 1st sub would come on. Selfish? Yeah..

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

    Need Martial to have a stormer.

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

      More like get lost in a storm

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

      No worries. He will

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

      Hallelujah, I second that. Can become a great diff for DGW as well, if he shows some form.

  11. KOLASINA(C)
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Note: Avoid Liverpool.

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

      Now you tell me 🙁

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

    Schmeichel, Simpson, Huth, Morgan (c), Fuchs, Mahrez, Kanté, Drinkwater, Schlupp, Okazaki, Ulloa. #MnuLei

    1. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Danny Simpson to score the winner and win Leicester the title

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

        I hope you're right, with Morgan assist

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

      No Vardy!

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

      Subs: King, Albrighton, Amartey, Gray, Wasilewski, Chilwell, Schwarzer. #MnuLei

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

      Schlupp in midfield again

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

    Leicester unchanged

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

      😯

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

      WHAT?!

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

      Not surprised

  14. Red Devil Swede
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    I don't deserve it, but if Mignolet stays on the bench, Darlow will be auto-sub. Couldn't have been better!

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

      Same here!

    2. Krafty Werks
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Snap!!...and all i wanted out of this game and all 😉

    3. Bazzalona
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Ditto

  15. Syd.
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Why give a team a 2-0 head start then change things?

    It is completely pointless as the game has been lost

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

      Liverpool.

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

    #mufc XI: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Carrick, Fellaini, Lingard, Rooney, Martial, Rashford.

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

      juhuu martial starting 😀

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Fellaini wagon

    3. Pinky and Brain
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Valencia wagon

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

      Utd full backs rotation is a nightmare

      Good luck for the DGW

    5. Give The Todd Some Love
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Lingard better not troll me

  17. Jafooli
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Can't even lol @ Chirivellaowners 🙁

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

    #mufc XI: De Gea, Valencia, Smalling, Blind, Rojo, Carrick, Fellaini, Lingard, Rooney, Martial, Rashford.

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

    Martial left wing

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

    I'm off

    This place is a new lv today

    bunch of morons on here right now (not everyone)

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

      🙁

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

        I'll be on later once all the games finish

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

      My feelings are hurt

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

        😛

  21. Mark-O
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Ayew serious

  22. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Darmian on the bench?

  23. JWF
    • 16 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    What are the Aguero and Kane captaincy % in the top 1,000 and 10,000?

  24. Red Devil Swede
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    And once again totally wrong lineup from LVG. Fosu-Mensah? Darmian? Schneiderlin? Herrera?

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

      To be fair Fellaini had a good game in the FA Cup final didn't deserve to be dropped. Plus Rooney played well in CM.

      No room for Morgan or Herrera. The rest is up for debate

      1. Red Devil Swede
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Yeah. You're right 🙂

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

    Lets spoil the party!

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

      NOOOOOOO do not spoil it

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

    Would you get rid of Darmian for another DGW'er? Or just start him and hope he plays at least 1 game?

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

      What happened last time he played one game in a DGW 😉

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

        Once in a million years kinda thing 😛

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

      Only if you can replace him with a player who you think will bring in the points. Not a lot out there tbh...maybe just PVA or a WHM defender like Reid.

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

        Not convinced by Sunderland or West Ham defence 😛

    3. Jimmers
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Except for De gea and Smalling no one else in the united defence is nailed on

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

        I've got Smalling as well.

  27. Sz21
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Rojo nailed on then it seems..

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

      Prefer Valencia

    2. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      That was my assessment. Bought him on the WC.

  28. Zizoulicious
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    Why was Coutinho brought off??

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

      Rested from a game Liverpool have already lost.

    2. Jafooli
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      Rested for next season.

  29. S.Kuqi
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    ManU bench?

  30. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 days ago

    On coachb back from London. Man Martinez and Klopp' have really fekked my team....down to 9 men...
    Anyone else suffering

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

      9 too

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

      Pellegrini might ruin my GW rank this week if he rests KDB and/or Aguero

    3. Piggs Boson
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 days ago

      I rolled the dice on some Liverpool players. Came up snake eyes.

      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        10 years, 5 days ago

        Bloody Europa
        Need to know which of firmino or milner to keep