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The Dugout Discussion – Sunday

Sunday could well be a day of reckoning. While Liverpool clash head-on with City at Anfield, Chelsea’s hopes of keeping pace with that pair in the title race will rest on their ability to dispose of struggling Swansea at the Liberty Stadium.

The opening clash of the day, just minutes away, undoubtedly commands the bulk of our attention. City will arrive at Anfield looking to halt a charge from Brendan Rodgers’ side that has seen the Merseysider outfit win nine league matches on the spin. City turn up with Sergio Aguero fit but named only on the bench as Manuel Pellegrini keeps faith with Edin Dzeko and makes just one change – Gael Clichy returns as the rotation with Aleks Kolarov continues at left-back. Vincent Kompany is in the lineup despite a training ground injury on Saturday. There’s no such issues for Liverpool – Rodgers puts out an unchanged side as Mamadou Sakho retains his start at the back, despite Dan Agger returning to fitness; the Dane is named amongst the subs.

We’ll bring you the teamsheet news from today’s game in South Wales via our Twitter feed, while our Dugout Discussion chatroom is now open for those looking for some real-time reactions during totday’s vital encounters.

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  1. Parm
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Chico sent off

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  2. Bad Pen
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Chico second yellow and off.

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  3. Jafooli
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    10 years, 5 months ago

    Chico off

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  4. Billy Gilmore
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Flores taking Suarez's red.

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  5. Benteke10
    • 10 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Chico off hahahah

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  6. Wakka Wakkas
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Bahahhahahahahahahhaha

    Why did that take so long?!?!?!?

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  7. Wilshere Knowledge
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    10 years, 5 months ago

    Disgraceful decision.

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    1. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Refer my previous post , For how much longer must the greatest game in the word be blighted by such human error . Fn ridiculous.

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  8. La Roja
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Chico Time!!

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  9. Chu Young Ping Pong
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    A clean sheet for Chelsea then :/

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  10. JUSTBLAZE
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Just came in but where is Michu? Not even on bench. Injured again?

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    1. Bad Pen
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      10 years, 5 months ago

      Aye ankle injury in training, not risked.

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      1. JUSTBLAZE
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Any info on how long he's out for?

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        1. Bad Pen
          • 12 Years
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          Nope, sorry.

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          1. JUSTBLAZE
            • 11 Years
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            All good. Cheers for the info.

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  11. Piggs Boson
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Very harsh

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      How? Both clear yellows

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      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Disagree . not a yellow, but mmm wd like to see again..

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        1. Billy Gilmore
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 5 months ago

          If he wasn't already booked there would be no complaints about the card.

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      2. Piggs Boson
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        I just thought it was mistimed. Players make tackles like that all the time and rarely get carded. Just my opinion.

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  12. Declan
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    10 years, 5 months ago

    Dope

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  13. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    just got in from a lovely walk where there was no signal and i left at 2-2 .....agonising, but 😀 😀 😀 😀

    in other news Yaya fail 😕

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    1. GlasgowFF
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      He is out for the season.

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      1. JeremyBentham
        • 10 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Source?

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        1. GlasgowFF
          • 13 Years
          10 years, 5 months ago

          Richard Keys ‏@richardajkeys 8m
          Manuel Pelligrini tells BeIN Sports he doesn't expect Yaya Toure to play again this season.

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          1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
            • 12 Years
            10 years, 5 months ago

            cheers, v bad news that......

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            1. GlasgowFF
              • 13 Years
              10 years, 5 months ago

              Mata in for him I think.

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    2. Declan
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Congrats CS

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      1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        ta declan, of course i take full credit for liverpools success 😉

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        1. Declan
          • 14 Years
          10 years, 5 months ago

          Naturally 🙂

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  14. isacki: full casual
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Yes Chico off! Horrible player!

    I don't even want Chelsea to win the league, but I hate Chico more.

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    1. Lallana_
      • 10 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Yeah Chico is an ass. I have to agree with you on that.

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    2. isacki: full casual
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Probably the wrong decision... karma for you Chico 🙂

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  15. Lallana_
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    10 years, 5 months ago

    Phil Dowd spoiled the game...like Chelsea need luck to win the title.

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    1. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Why do refs get accused of ruining the game by following the rules?

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      1. Debauchy
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Every week at least one game gets spoiled by bad refs. Its a fact WR

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      2. Wilshere Knowledge
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Obviously different teams play by different rules.

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      3. Shankly Gates
        • 11 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        I think people are upset the ref wasn't giving
        Anything until Chelsea team harassed him into it
        We've seen this before from Chelsea

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  16. Lawrø
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    What a result! 😀

    Disappointed to see Henderson get quite rightly sent off as he is a workhorse for us and would've been massive in the Chelsea game, time for Joe Allen to stand up and be counted!

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    1. chinmusic
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      There's Lucas too - hope Liverpool win the thing which I never would have imagined saying in 1991

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    2. Colonel Shoe 肝池
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      this........ didnt see it, was it violent conduct or just a 1 matcher

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      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Serious foul play probably, definite 3 match ban.

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        1. Colonel Shoe 肝池
          • 12 Years
          10 years, 5 months ago

          🙁 urghhhh

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    3. Parm
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      Suarez was far more deserving of a red in my book.

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      1. Lawrø
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Of course, and they should've had about 20 penalties, but we all luck out sometimes, United have done it countless times over the last two decades, unfortunately it's just part and parcel of the game 🙁

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        1. Debauchy
          • 11 Years
          10 years, 5 months ago

          Yeah. MU had many seasons of it tbf. Should not be part and parcel of Worlds greatest game though. Time to grow up and get more technology into football. Its not Roy of the Rovers anymore....

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  17. Carrick Doesn't Deserv…
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    cannot believe suarez didn't get a 2nd yellow now

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  18. Declan
    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Cmon Sheff Utd 😎

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  19. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Lots of cash tied up in Yaya. Hope he gets well soon, but not overly disappointed.

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    1. CABAYE4
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Yaya to Silva, boring but probably sensible.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Looking at Hazard or Gerrard here.....

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  20. CABAYE4
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    My 7 DGW's (including captain) scored 13 points in their first games.

    You've got work to do midweek boys!

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Ouch! No Palace defenders?

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      1. CABAYE4
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        Negative. I've got a blind spot when it comes to Palace, I refuse to believe that they're not totally useless.

        I blame the fact they lost 3-0 at home to us and were the worst side I'd seen in a long time (and that was under Pulis).

        Maybe we were just really good...

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  21. Kowalski
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Think I might give Lukaku a call and ask him if he will do us an hat trick for the next game. If he hasn't got anything better to do of course.

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  22. Billy Gilmore
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    BFS offers his opinion on the Chico red

    http://kaktackle.co.za/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Sam-Allardyce-laughing.jpg

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    1. Jafooli
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      😛

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    2. Mílanista
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      😀

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  23. Messi & fabregas
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Sorry if asked earlier but for man city's second goal shouldn't it be no assist? silvas cross wasn't on target was it?

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    1. Wakka Wakkas
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      OG - he kicked the ball - he gets an assist. How is this hard to understand?

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      1. Messi & fabregas
        • 13 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        I thought the cross had to be on target for an assist on an own goal to count

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    2. Heydudes13
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      What?

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    3. chinmusic
      • 15 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      That's why it's an assist and not a goal

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    4. Billy Gilmore
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      If it was on target it would've been a Silva goal.

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    5. Wild Rover
      • 14 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Since when does a cross need to be on target to get an assist?

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    6. Messi & fabregas
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Thanks all I thought wrong then

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    7. copps
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      i think you're right actually

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    8. Wilshere Knowledge
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      If a pass or shot is off target, and it deflects to someone else then it's not an assist, but a cross that went straight in off the defeder is an assist.

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  24. Jafooli
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Chelsea red coming up.....the old even stevens card.

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Cahill or Ivan would be nice.

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      1. Jafooli
        • 12 Years
        10 years, 5 months ago

        granted....

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  25. VRP
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    Yaya -> Mata??? Or too early?

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    1. In Like Flynn.
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      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Mata will go up .3 Yaya will go down. I would do it now.

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    2. Rödallegabomb ᴿᴮ
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Wait on it, keep an eye on the prices.

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  26. Beavis
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Could do with my double Chelsea cleanie. Cheers Dowd.

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  27. Heydudes13
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    That was a yellow the second foul by Chico? Just stuck his leg out.

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    1. Beavis
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Very harsh. Will take it though, could do with Chelsea CS and them keeping up with Liverpool.

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  28. JONINHO
    • 11 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Richard Keys ‏@richardajkeys 12m
    Manuel Pelligrini tells BeIN Sports he doesn't expect Yaya Toure to play again this season.

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    1. La Roja
      • 12 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      😯

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    2. JONINHO
      • 11 Years
      10 years, 5 months ago

      Already posted, never mind. 😉

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  29. Maddocio
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    • 14 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    Fat Phil favouring the big club quelle surprise

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  30. Colonel Shoe 肝池
    • 12 Years
    10 years, 5 months ago

    i see zaba is still a yellow threat

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