EPL: Portsmouth vs Liverpool
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Time: 10pm
Venue: Fratton Park
will be a tough away game -
I guess it will be a draw for this match....
Scoreline : 1-1
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Rafael Benitez has revealed he is likely to make one or two changes to his team to face Portsmouth on Saturday, with more than one eye on next Tuesday's Champions League semi-final decider.
The Liverpool manager said he would freshen up his team for the trip to the south coast for a match against Harry Redknapp's European chasing side.
"I will use my squad for this game and mix it up with some experienced and young players," Benitez told a press conference at Melwood.
"We want to win this game and to finish third would be better for us. It's clear it's not easy to turn our focus away from the Chelsea game but we will try to beat Portsmouth.
"If you asked me whether we want to reach a final or finish third then I would say reach a final, but we will go to Portsmouth with the idea of winning the match." -
I go for Portsmouth 0 v Liverpool 2!
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Gerrard rested as Liverpool eye Champions League
LIVERPOOL, England, April 27 (Reuters) - Liverpool are to rest key players, including Steven Gerrard, on Saturday to be fresh for next week's Champions League semi-final second leg with Chelsea.
Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and keeper Jose Reina will be left at home when the squad travel for the match at Portsmouth.
Manager Rafael Benitez told reporters on Friday: 'Steven Gerrard will watch the game at home in front of his television and I will rest other players.
'The priority of my club is getting through the semi-final and reaching the final of the Champions League. If we finished third in the premiership it would be really good, but to play in the final of the Champions League would be better.'
Ahead of the match with Chelsea at Anfield on Tuesday when Chelsea will carry forward their 1-0 first leg lead, Benitez has dismissed manager Jose Mourinho's attempts at mind games.
He said: 'We know him. I have some friends in Portugal and it is the same in Portugal. Everyone knows him and why he says things.
'Sometimes when you have a very good team and a very good squad and some of the best players in the world, you don't need to do all these things.'
Benitez entered some verbal jousting of his own by suggesting Chelsea striker Didier Drogba may not be on top of his game on Tuesday as another booking will leave him suspended for the final. -
haiya..
sure win 1 wat...
2-0 liverpool!!
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Argentinan defender Emiliano Insua will make his Liverpool debut at left back for this afternoon's Premiership clash at Portsmouth.
With boss Rafael Benitez having more than one eye on Tuesday night's Champions League clash with Chelsea, he's opted to leave out most of his first team regulars with Pepe Reina, Jamie Carragher and Steven Gerrard omitted from his plans altogether.
The Liverpool team for today's game is:
Dudek
Insua
Hyypia
Paletta
Arbeloa
Zenden
Alonso
Sissoko
Gonzalez
Bellamy
Fowler
Subs:
Padelli
Pennant
Kuyt
El Zhar
Hobbs -
another howler for dudek
goodbye -
So fast..
Pompey 1 Pool 0 -
2-0 portsmouth. in for thrashing. we have absolutely no depth, our second string sucks. i dont know what pool is playing here.
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Wat happen to pool?? Down by 2 goals liaox...
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played reserves and fringe playersOriginally posted by turbo_drift:Wat happen to pool?? Down by 2 goals liaox... -
SianZ™.... Shouldn't guess it draw...Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:played reserves and fringe players -
zai zai benitez rest players for ucl.
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ya hor... If pool loses, Gunners got chance to take the 3rd spot..
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like who cares? does being 3rd or 4th really matters?Originally posted by turbo_drift:ya hor... If pool loses, Gunners got chance to take the 3rd spot.. -
they already got the CL spot, so i guess it was understandable for benitez to rest some of his first XI
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bloody 2-0 already..
and it's no wonder.. no Gerrard.. and the useless Sissoko is in there -
I dun think so Arsenal can go for 3rd spot cos we will have tough match against chelski after fulham. but the ball is round!! anything can happen.Liverpool might score 7 during the 2nd half!Originally posted by turbo_drift:ya hor... If pool loses, Gunners got chance to take the 3rd spot.. -
the destroyer.Originally posted by the Bear:bloody 2-0 already..
and it's no wonder.. no Gerrard.. and the useless Sissoko is in there -
Who say doesn't matter??Originally posted by stellazio:like who cares? does being 3rd or 4th really matters?
3rd place safer... 4th place not safe.. Why?? If the team (eg if the team @ 4th place) lost, the 5th place team will catch up..
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Originally posted by felirox:I dun think so Arsenal can go for 3rd spot cos we will have tough match against chelski after fulham. but the ball is round!! anything can happen.Liverpool might score 7 during the 2nd half!
Sure or not??? -
etc etc to 20th placeOriginally posted by turbo_drift:Who say doesn't matter??
3rd place safer... 4th place not safe.. Why?? If the team (eg if the team @ 4th place) lost, the 5th place team will catch up.. -
Tat 1 West Ham only la...Originally posted by anhydrouscoppersulphate:etc etc to 20th place -
the chasing pack do not have the quality la.Originally posted by turbo_drift:Who say doesn't matter??
3rd place safer... 4th place not safe.. Why?? If the team (eg if the team @ 4th place) lost, the 5th place team will catch up..
plus after ucl week still got 3 games left.