Our first game of 2026…
Let’s hope for a continuation of form and perhaps a more sustained period of good play.
Probably good Dom got a bit of a rest and I expect he will back, perhaps Robbo will be rotated in as games come a bit thick and fast.
Let’s hope we don’t crap the bed again as we had these beat comfortably at their place.
There’s nothing I saw from the just concluded Leeds vs Sunderland game that should overly concern us - at least the switched on version of us. Leeds look limited, a bit tired and will have had a day less to recover. Beyond breaks and set pieces, yeah I know, we should be able to get it done and start the new year positively.
Match Officials:
Referee: Chris Kavanagh.
Assistants: Dan Cook, Blake Antrobus.
Fourth official: Anthony Taylor.
VAR: Darren England.
Assistant VAR: Wade Smith.
Kav and England fucking hell.
Meanwhile I’ve never heard of the two at Palace game.
Apparently our record with him is W17 D3 L6.
He’s from Manchester, so for a Liverpool vs Leeds match, he is probably regarded as an equal opportunities twat.
Surely can’t be just be me in thinking this has been the most sedate of Festive Season fixture lists in recent memory. Genuinely thought we would having been playing on Tuesday.
Same XI, Dom back in for Fede.
Let’s go make it a run of wins that Utd fans only dream of
Tricky start to the new year. 2 games in the space of 65hrs. First one at home second away against a stronger opponent on paper.
Surely Frimpong, Bradley, Kerkez, Robertson and Gakpo have start one game each. Hope Slot makes the right decisions.
Well the haircut lad anyhow.
I saw a team that plays with much more pace and intensity than we do. A team that piles forward in numbers and has 5 or 6 men in the box when attacking.
I saw a team who’s CF has scored in the last 6 PL games and a team that put 3 past us in 20 minutes a couple of weeks ago.
Under-estimating these would be a bad mistake.
That said I expect us to beat them providing we don’t hand them any late Christmas presents. They leave themselves open at the back as we saw at Elland Road and if we take the chances we will undoubtably create then we should win.
I think Chiesa will find himself back on the bench with Frimpong taking his place and Bradley at RB. Maybe Robbo for Kerkez who looked fucked at the end yesterday.
Gakpo will probably come straight back in and I’d like to see Mac dropped to give us a MF 3 of Szoboslai, Grav and Wirtz.
At least we have options.
Luckily Konate didn’t get booked against Wolves, because he would’ve been suspended here (I guess we would’ve dropped Gravenberch to RCB in that case). It’s all reset after Leeds as we head into 2026.
Some decisions to make here, as Szobo will surely come back in and Chiesa probably back to the bench. We’ll see who starts at full back and if both Jones and Mac remain where they were from the start.
I personally wouldn’t start Gakpo straight away after only a brief cameo.
Most important match of the season!
We better fucking win this!
Crap at defending set pieces and an in form Calvert-Lewin on the way, a potential recipe for disaster.
Can see it being another win by the odd goal.
I’m more worried about our ability to score than their attack.
Another game for Wirtz to shine, he needs to extend his run of goals/assists and is linking up with Kerkez much better than Gakpo…
Szobo is back, so we’re winning this one to make it 4 in a row.
One more after that, and we can all get a haircut.
We need him to hold on for the next two, and then take an 87th minute yellow against Arsenal to rule himself out for Barnsley.
Inter Milan 0-1 (a)
Brighton 2-0 (h)
Spurs 1-2 (a)
Wolves 2-1 (h)
I know I’m not always the sharpest tool in the shed, but I am pretty sure that we have already won 4 in a row.