GWT: EPL - Matchweek 9

[bluesfan94]

This matchweek is headlined by title favorites Liverpool heading to Arsenal, who will be missing a key defender and coming off a bad loss to Bournemouth. Also in the title hunt, Man City will host Southampton in what should be an easy enough match to see Haaland return to the score sheet. We also get a London derby, when Palace host Tottenham, and a David Moyes derby, when West Ham host United.

BE AWARE - daylights saving hits the UK on Sunday morning.

Home	Away	Time and Date (CT)	Venue
Leicester City	Nottingham Forest	Fri., Oct. 25, 2:00 PM	King Power Stadium
Manchester City	Southampton	Sat., Oct. 26, 9:00 AM	The Etihad
Brentford	Ipswich Town	Sat., Oct. 26, 9:00 AM	Gtech Community Stadium
Brighton & Hove Albion	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Sat., Oct. 26, 9:00 AM	The AmEx
Aston Villa	Bournemouth	Sat., Oct. 26, 9:00 AM	Villa Park
Everton	Fulham	Sat., Oct. 26, 11:30 AM	Goodison Park
Crystal Palace	Tottenham Hotspur	Sun.., Oct. 27, 9:00 AM	Selhurst Park
Chelsea	Newcastle United	Sun.., Oct. 27, 9:00 AM	Stamford Bridge
West Ham United	Manchester United	Sun.., Oct. 27, 9:00 AM	London Stadium
Arsenal	Liverpool	Sun., Oct. 27, 11:30 AM	The Emirates

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[Savant]

Honestly do not think the Saliba suspension changes things too much here. Arsenal will be happier with the extra day of rest (and not having to travel) and easier midweek game. If anything, I think this could be a 0-0 and/or look a lot like the Forest-LFC game that LFC lost earlier this season. Arsenal away is kind of a free hit for LFC. It's no worse than the 2nd toughest fixture and with it looking like the league will be won with 85-90 points instead of 95-100 points, there's a little more wiggle room than in previous seasons. Positive result would be very big for LFC though. Duh.

Still a long way to go this season, kind of curious how the second half of the season will go. Look at what happened to Angie last season (with a much easier schedule) once they got tape on him. Might be in the minority but having any of the title talk yet. There is certainly a league to be won though.

 

[luiginb]

Olise to Kamada might be an all time Premier League downgrade

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Honestly do not think the Saliba suspension changes things too much here. Arsenal will be happier with the extra day of rest (and not having to travel) and easier midweek game. If anything, I think this could be a 0-0 and/or look a lot like the Forest-LFC game that LFC lost earlier this season. Arsenal away is kind of a free hit for LFC. It's no worse than the 2nd toughest fixture and with it looking like the league will be won with 85-90 points instead of 95-100 points, there's a little more wiggle room than in previous seasons. Positive result would be very big for LFC though. Duh.

Still a long way to go this season, kind of curious how the second half of the season will go. Look at what happened to Angie last season (with a much easier schedule) once they got tape on him. Might be in the minority but having any of the title talk yet. There is certainly a league to be won though.

And I thought it was relatively clear yesterday that Maresca had successfully studied the tape on Liverpool. His tactics were pretty close to spot on - Liverpool largely won through the discipline which accompanies experience and know-how (which is so insanely invaluable that it cannot ever be understated).

Strangely enough, it was a Liverpool win that made me feel more certain about where Chelsea currently are than about where Liverpool are. Really interesting game, tbh.

 

[Savant]

And I thought it was relatively clear yesterday that Maresca had successfully studied the tape on Liverpool. His tactics were pretty close to spot on - Liverpool largely won through the discipline which accompanies experience and know-how (which is so insanely invaluable that it cannot ever be understated).

Strangely enough, it was a Liverpool win that made me feel more certain about where Chelsea currently are than about where Liverpool are. Really interesting game, tbh.

I think good takeaways for both teams yesterday. Chelsea definitely got their goal from noticing something LFC was doing. I also think Slot realized this after the goal and countered that which kind of nullified Chelsea a bit. Wasn’t a ton a danger after Chelsea scored. Slot, unlike Klopp, is able to tell his team to shut things down when there is danger. I think LFC beating Chelsea also made me feel better about getting something from Arsenal this week, but it’s obviously a tough fixture so who knows

Olise to Kamada might be an all time Premier League downgrade

Said it last year - Palace are only good when Eze AND Olise are healthy and on the pitch as the same time as each other. I gladly shorted them this season.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Olise to Kamada might be an all time Premier League downgrade

Gareth Bale to Lamela?

 

[gary69]

Fernando Torres to Andy Carroll?

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

Fernando Torres to Andy Carroll?

It was Suarez to Carroll and that’s the absolute winner lol

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

It was Suarez to Carroll and that’s the absolute winner lol

It wasn’t

Torres leaves January 2011. In that transfer window, Liverpool bought both Suarez and Carroll. Carroll leaves Liverpool in 2013 (after going on loan the previous season), a year prior to Suarez

Suarez’s replacement was Balotelli, equally hilarious

 

[Duchene2MacKinnon]

It wasn’t

Torres leaves January 2011. In that transfer window, Liverpool bought both Suarez and Carroll. Carroll leaves Liverpool in 2013 (after going on loan the previous season), a year prior to Suarez

Suarez’s replacement was Balotelli, equally hilarious

Even better

 

[Savant]

It wasn’t

Torres leaves January 2011. In that transfer window, Liverpool bought both Suarez and Carroll. Carroll leaves Liverpool in 2013 (after going on loan the previous season), a year prior to Suarez

Suarez’s replacement was Balotelli, equally hilarious

I mean if you want to be technical about it, the first striker LFC brought in that summer was Rickie Lambert

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I mean if you want to be technical about it, the first striker LFC brought in that summer was Rickie Lambert

If you want to be extra technical, Lambert came in 10 days before Suarez left

 

[Savant]

If you want to be extra technical, Lambert came in 10 days before Suarez left

Do you know who wasn’t extra technical? Rickie Lambert

Lambert + Balotelli did not equal Suarez

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Gareth Bale to Lamela?

I mean, they bought a lot of players for that money, including Eriksen.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

I mean, they bought a lot of players for that money, including Eriksen.

Lamela and Bale both played on the right, primarily.

Lamela is more than a Bale replacement

Yes, Erik Lamela is an attacking midfielder who scores lots of goals with his left foot, but he can do a lot more than that. What he gives up to Bale in athleticism, he makes up for in technical ability and versatility.

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[Paulie Gualtieri]

Lamela and Bale both played on the right, primarily.

Lamela is more than a Bale replacement

Yes, Erik Lamela is an attacking midfielder who scores lots of goals with his left foot, but he can do a lot more than that. What he gives up to Bale in athleticism, he makes up for in technical ability and versatility.

cartilagefreecaptain.sbnation.com

I know that.

 

[bluesfan94]

Apparently Arteta doesn't think Saka will be able to play this weekend. So no Odegaard, no Saliba, and no Saka. Lucky Liverpool does it again.

 

[hatterson]

Apparently Arteta doesn't think Saka will be able to play this weekend. So no Odegaard, no Saliba, and no Saka. Lucky Liverpool does it again.

Will be such an incredible choke job if they don't win the title.

 

[Savant]

Apparently Arteta doesn't think Saka will be able to play this weekend. So no Odegaard, no Saliba, and no Saka. Lucky Liverpool does it again.

0-0 and two hours of my life that I will never get back

 

[VEGASKING]

0-0 against 10 men for 45 minutes+? Have some faith bro.

 

[bluesfan94]

0-0 and two hours of my life that I will never get back

If you guys can't score against the backline we're going to have to play, Slot should probably head back up to the Netherlands. At the moment it's looking like the only healthy senior defenders are Kiwior and Gabriel. And Lewis-Skelly, although he's not really a senior player or a defender.