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The Dugout Discussion – Liverpool vs Arsenal

8 February 2014 2351 comments
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The day’s eight Premier League fixtures begin with a lip-smacking encounter at Anfield and end with a tumultuous derby in South Wales. Let the drama, goals and Fantasy points flow.

Proceedings kick-off in just over five minutes with Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool hosting the league leaders. The Gunners arrive on Merseyside having won six of their last seven, halted only by a spritely Southampton showing on their previous away trip. Before that, Arsene Wenger’s side had won three consecutive matches on the road and only City have scored more goals on their travels all season. Similarly, Liverpool’s home form is strong. A total of 33 goals is again only bettered by Manuel Pellegrini’s side and the 2-2 draw with Villa in Gameweek 22 was the first time they’ve failed to win on home turf since back in September, when Southampton turned up and took the points back in Gameweek 5.

The statistics point to an almighty tussle, then, with the potent pairing of Daniel Sturridge and Luis Suarez facing up to an Arsenal centre-back duo who have not tasted defeat as a partnership for 31 matches. Something surely has to give.

The team news from Anfield finds the home side unchanged with Raheem Sterling keeping his start in what could be a 4-3-3 or a standard 4-4-2 from Rodgers. Wenger makes one alteration – Jack Wilshere returns with Lukas Podolski dropping to the bench.

Our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open to steer you through this early kick-off and will be ready and waiting for today’s three o’clock encounters.

Mark Mark created the beast. He's now looking to tame it.

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  1. turd ferguson
    • 12 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Wow, I give up. Sterling on the bench with no chance of coming on!

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    1. Whitman2013
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      SAME :(:(:(:(:(

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  2. joinho
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Anyone captained Skrtel?

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    1. Jack Frost
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sure a thousand guys thought it was obvious to captain Skrtel.........

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  3. McSauce
    • 16 Years
    11 years, 10 months ago

    Assist for that sterling goal?

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    1. Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Noone

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      1. LewanGOALski
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        I benched him 🙁

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    2. Woy of the Wovers
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sterling

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    3. LOCO ABREU
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      no assist

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  4. JT's Dog
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sturridge, sterling, skrtel and saurez on my bench

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      1. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        😆

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    • isacki: full casual
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I'm so glad I sold Sterling my WC, I couldn't have lived with him on my bench

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      1. spartannn
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        This! Did the same 🙂

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        1. Whitman2013
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          lucky you 😛

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    • Spencer
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I thought that was in too!

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    • Dempsey
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I don't know how to feel! sold sterling this week but i've got skrtel starting!

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    • LewanGOALski
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      ML rival owns Sterling, Migs and Suarez(C) 😯

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    • Fin
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Arsenal 1 shot on goal, 0 on target

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    • Balotellitubbies
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      This is one of the most pathetic performances I have seen.

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    • GreennRed
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      My new Michael Owen insomnia cure app is now available on Apple and Adnroid app stores.

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    • synyster626
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Please God let Chambers start....Sagna 1st sub just waiting to troll me

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    • Bartowski
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Giroud.....we need to talk....

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    • RabMac
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      OK it is now time for the Arsenal consolation goal so get Podolski on to score it.

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    • JWF
      • 16 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Is it still 4-0?

      http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/2014/02/08/the-dugout-discussion-liverpool-vs-arsenal/?hc_page=21#hc_comment_6754040

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        classic bemba

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        1. 7shadesofsmoke
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          😀

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    • Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Albion team v @official_cpfc: Foster, Jones, McAuley, Dawson, Ridgewell, Yacob, Mulumbu, Gera, Morrison, Brunt, Anichebe. #CRYWBA

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      1. OPTA FPL
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Dawson nailed on?

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      2. LewanGOALski
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        combined ownership of them - 0.8%

        :p

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      3. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Morrison back.

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    • Siva Mohan
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Liverpool 5 - 0 Arsenal

      Goal - Skrtel (Ownership - 2.8%)
      Assist - Gerrard (Ownership - 7.9%)

      Goal - Skrtel (Ownership - 2.8%)
      Assist - Gerrard (Ownership - 7.9%)

      Goal - Sterling (Ownership - 7.0%)
      Assist - Suarez (Ownership - 52.8%)

      Goal - Sturridge (Ownership - 23.9%)
      Assist - Coutinho (Ownership - 4.4%)

      Goal - Sterling (Ownership - 7.0%)
      Assist - None

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      1. Woy of the Wovers
        • 15 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Of the Sterling owners, half will have benched him.

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    • 7shadesofsmoke
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      I go for a piss and its 5.

      Bemba, where's that guarantee?! 😉

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    • OPTA FPL
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Sisersool

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    • FACUPARSE
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Arsenal get a goal

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    • Dante
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Benched Sterling... Odds of Januzaj not playing any part...?

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    • Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      #NUFC Team vs #CFC : Krul; Debuchy, Williamson, S.Taylor, Dummett; Anita, Santon; Ben Arfa, Sissoko (c), Sammy Ameobi; de Jong

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      1. Yome
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        de Jong starts!

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        1. Give The Todd Some Love
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Well they weren't gonna play Ameobi again

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      2. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Looks like a 3-5-2.

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    • Pedram
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Liverpool score 5 goals and not one of them is Suarez. GAWD

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        strength and depth 😉

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    • Chrissy Waddle - 2025/26
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Yahoo:

      "There are huge numbers of Arsenal fans leaving already. I don’t quite know where they’re going especially if they’ve caught the bus to Merseyside, but they’ll just want to get the hell out of the ground. This has been real ugly for the league leaders."

      Cue loads of scousers flooding the streets to do abit of shopping...!

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    • jas5sk - Youtube channel
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      He's 6'2, he'll do you! He's Ole, Ole, Ole, Giroud!!!

      Come on, Giroud!

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    • Schürrle Class
      • 12 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Does Arsenal have a man sent off or what the hell is going on?

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      1. jas5sk - Youtube channel
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Liverpool just much, much faster

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      2. Balotellitubbies
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        WOrse they have Ozil and Giroud

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        1. Schürrle Class
          • 12 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Never liked Giroud anyway

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    • Yome
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      #NUFC subs v @chelseafc: Elliot, Haidara, Yanga-Mbiwa, Gosling, Marveaux, Shola Ameobi, Armstrong. #CHENEW

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    • Declan
      • 15 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Today's starting XI v @WBAFCofficial: Speroni, Ward, Dann, Delaney, Ledley, Puncheon, Dikgacoi, Jedinak, Bolasie, Ince, Chamakh.

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      1. SUPERMAN
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No Mariappa. 🙁

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      2. Give The Todd Some Love
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No Parr

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      3. Billy Gilmore
        • 13 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Poor Gabbidon owners.

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        1. Lord Flashheart
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 14 Years
          11 years, 10 months ago

          Why would pulls fix what's not broken?

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      4. Nabs Kebabs
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        WTF IS PARR?!

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      5. Spike ⚽️
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Feck it. No Gabbidon on no subs left

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      6. Guy Demel's SH
        • 12 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        No Gabbs 🙁 Means Kos will come off the bench..

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      7. isacki: full casual
        • 14 Years
        11 years, 10 months ago

        Who's left back then? Bolasie?

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    • SUPERMAN
      • 13 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Come on Aberdeen!

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    • The Light Knight
      • 14 Years
      11 years, 10 months ago

      Arsene should start resting players for midweek

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