Match Day Thread FA Cup 4th Rd Liverpool v West Brom

Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion

FA Cup 4th Round

Saturday 27th January 17:45 19:45
Tele – BT Sport 2
Officials –VAR so game should finish about 19:53

Well after last nights grimly depressing show we get an enjoyable break in the form of the "Airline owned by a misogynist ,racist ,despotic state Football Association Cup".

So back to the cup , following the demolition of the neighbours in the last round . with a visit from the Pardew led WBA who appear to be slightly improving. Apparently this is the 10th time we have played Albion in the FA Cup but have no idea of how we have fared in those matches. Last month they came to Anfield and held out for a score draw.
Since both teams will feel the upcoming Premier League games are far more important than this game I expect that there will be numerous changes to both teams.
I will take a stab at Ings or Solanke to start as will Lala & at least 1 of Klavan / Lovren . Moreno & Henderson will also probably start if rated as fit.
Prediction 2 -1

Last round
LFC 2 -1 Everton

oh one last thing

 

Pretty sure the game kicks off at 19:45?

 

one day i'll get the hang of the 24hr clock

 

Do hope we win this couldn't stand the family mocking that would come with them nicking a win after parking the bus.

 

we'll be fine Enricky has nullified the jinx. Did warn before last night that none of the usual suspects had picked up the deliberate mistake(s) in the OP & looked what happened.

 

fudging bt...

ah well lets hope pardew just wants out of this cup and he rests a few players. he has form for it.

 

Poll looks a bit jinxy

 

Did we not ban solid after we lost to Swansea? Thought it was winner stays on

 

Lets give him one more chance

 

you doing it then.. cod you made the smart comment

 

Worried about set pieces (I mean dead balls). Not yet fully sorted.

 

its a mess TBH.

look, the monday night crew ripped it to shred to have something to talk baout after a dire game but bilic and carragher were CBs in another life.

they called it, too many zonal, a mix of systems and no real joined up htinking.

VVD ****ed it but 8 or 9 times out of 10 that header falls away form a player and theres some time to either clear or get out to compete. It falls right at feet.

VVD is in a location to attack the ball. Zonal position. Two LFC players encroach on his area and he has to jump through them. thats disastrous.

I think we need a whole systems rethink. I was not impressed by the blockers and not impressed by his clearance either.

 

It would be nice if we win.

I didn’t say it fully in the Swansea thread and looked what happened.

 

To be fair, we haven’t conceded from a set piece in a while.

 

Van Dijk winner?

 

no unless pardew drops all his big lads

 

like the local sex offender

 

He's lost more than that one mate...