[Deo]

Portsmouth v Liverpool

The two sides might have played out a 0-0 draw in this fixture last season, but with Liverpool looking to keep up the pressure at the top and Portsmouth fighting for survival at the other end of the Premier League, expect there to be a lot more to shout about in this evening encounter.

Match pointers:

Liverpool's next goal will be their 100th in league games against Portsmouth.

Our biggest victories at Fratton Park came in 1950/51, 1951/52 and 2005/06 seasons. The Reds won 3-1 on each occasion.

There have been four hat-tricks scored by Liverpool against Pompey in league games. The last was by Jack Balmer way back in 1946 when we ran home 3-0 winners.

But no Liverpool player has ever scored a hat-trick at Fratton Park.

The Reds heaviest defeat at Fratton Park came in September 1936 when they lost 6-2.

Pepe Reina's first penalty save for the Reds in normal play came at Fratton Park last season when he prevented Kanu from scoring in a goalless draw.

Pompey have won only one of their last seven home games in the Barclays Premier League and have conceded 15 goals in that time. Their last victory came in a 3-2 win over Blackburn on the last day of November.

Peter Crouch scored 42 goals in 134 games during his three-year stay at Liverpool. One of those goals came against Portsmouth at Fratton Park two years ago.​

 

[LionMessi]

1-0 to pompey

 

[Kopite]

a tough game at the Fratton Park, no doubt in that. but i do trust our players to win the 3 pts their. liverpool must win it, we have now 2 big competitions to focus on and fight for their titles, the epl and ucl. :hopeful:

pennant & crouch vs the reds. :flirt:

 

[Kopite]

1-0 to pompey

ok tell me who to score for pompey. :yuck:

 

[acmilan2005]

0-1

 

[Pipita20]

0-1. N'Gog to get the winner.

Or it could be one of those weekends, where ex Liverpool strikers like Bellamy, Voronin (possibly Keane and Heskey aswell) score goals while we can't score with our limited options and Crouch punishes us with a cross from Pennant.

 

[Kopite]

your 2 predictions (0-1) mean that we have a real tough game away of anfield, but of course for me to win the 3 pts is the most important thing from this game.

 

[Pipita20]

Reina
Dossena
Carragher
Skrtel
Agger
Aurelio
Benayoun
Arbeloa
Babel
Mascherano
Ngog


:scared: :scared:

 

[K5-Hitman]

Am confused with the team selection.

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Reina,
....... Agger, Carragher, Skrtel,
Arbeloa......Mascherano.......Dossena
Benayoun.....Babel......Aurelio
Ngog.

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Riena
Arbeloa Carra Skrtle Dossena
Benayoun Agger Mascherano Aurelio
Babel Ngog

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Riena
Carra Agger Skrtle Dossena
Arbeloa Benayoun Mascherano Aurelio
Babel Ngog

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I think Rafa will go with this formation. 4231

Reina
Benayoun Maschrano Ngog Babel
Dossena Arbeloa
Carra Agger Skrtle
Aurelio


Subs: Cavalieri, Torres, Hyypia, Riera, Alonso, Kuyt, El Zhar.

 

[Liverpooldian]

its 3-5-2 or 5-3-2 depending how u look at it. Looks very very defensive.

 

[Deo]

We're playing 3-5-2 or 5-3-2...

 

[Kopite]

i can`t realize this formations! :err:


chelsea vs hull (FT:0-0), very good result.
still 30 minutes till the kick off.

 

[King Kenny7]

What a crazy line up, lets hope it works. Babel is playing more often lately, time to take your chance Ryan!

C'MON YOU REDS! Can't drop points tonight.

 

[Pipita20]

Hmmmm, I still can't believe that team! Will be interesting to see how this plays out, can't say i'm confident at all.

 

[K5-Hitman]

Reina

Arbeloa Carra Skirtel Agger Dossena Aurelio

Masch

Beayoun

Babel

Ngog

 

[K5-Hitman]

Dont know why but seeing the team i'm kind of exited

 

[Kopite]

Riena
Carra Agger Skrtle Dossena
Arbeloa Benayoun Mascherano Aurelio
Babel Ngog

 

[Ghost World]

Gerrard, 9 league goals
Torres, 7 league goals
Kuyt, 5 league goals
Alonso, 3 league goals
Today's XI, 5 league goals between them

 

[K5-Hitman]

Apparently Aurelio has played CM under Rafa before so he he is probably playing there.

 

[K5-Hitman]

Gerrard, 9 league goals
Torres, 7 league goals
Kuyt, 5 league goals
Alonso, 3 league goals
Today's XI, 5 league goals between them

Your point is?