This weekend Liverpool at home to Stoke city in the FA cup.We all know no team likes to play Stoke city,it is going to be a difficult game,but Liverpool must build on their win against Everton on Tuesday. Liverpool winning this would take them to Wembley for the semi-final.Close to call , I will call it home win. Liverpool 2:0 Stoke Other FA Fixtures: Saturday 17 Mar Everton v Sunderland 2:2 Tottenham v Bolton 3:1 Chelsea v Leicester 3:1 Sun 18 Mar Liverpool v Stoke 2:0 Premiership fixtures: Sat 17 Mar Fulham v Swansea 1:1 Wigan v West Brom 2:1 Sun 18 Mar. Wolves v Manchester Utd 1:3 Newcastle v Norwich 2:1
Other FA Fixtures: Saturday 17 Mar Everton v Sunderland 2:2 Tottenham v Bolton 3:0 Chelsea v Leicester 3:1 Sun 18 Mar Liverpool v Stoke 2:1 Premiership fixtures Sat 17 Mar Fulham v Swansea 1:2 Wigan v West Brom 1:2 Sun 18 Mar. Wolves v Manchester Utd 1:3 Newcastle v Norwich 2:1
F.A Cup. Everton Vs Sunderland: 2-1. Tottenham Hotspur Vs Bolton Wanderers: 4-2. Chelsea Vs Leicester City: 1-0. Liverpool Vs Stoke City: 3-1. Home wins all round for me in the F.A Cup. Premier League. Fulham Vs Swansea City: 0-0. Wigan Athletic Vs West Bromwich Albion: 3-2. Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs Manchester United: 1-2. Newcastle United Vs Norwich City: 2:1
Other FA Fixtures: Saturday 17 Mar Everton v Sunderland 0:2 Tottenham v Bolton 1:0 Chelsea v Leicester 1:0 Sun 18 Mar Liverpool v Stoke 0:0 Premiership fixtures: Sat 17 Mar Fulham v Swansea 1:3 Wigan v West Brom 0:2 Sun 18 Mar. Wolves v Manchester Utd 1:1 Newcastle v Norwich 3:1
F.A Cup. Everton Vs Sunderland: 2-0. Tottenham Hotspur Vs Bolton Wanderers: 2-2. Chelsea Vs Leicester City: 1-1. Liverpool Vs Stoke City: 3-1. Premier League. Fulham Vs Swansea City: 1-0. Wigan Athletic Vs West Bromwich Albion: 2-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers Vs Manchester United: 0-2. Newcastle United Vs Norwich City: 1:1
Lawro's verdict: Home win Liverpool 2 :1 Stoke.Liverpool v Stoke (1600) This is a difficult one. In the league Reds boss Kenny Dalglish played with three centre-backs to combat Stoke's physical threat and Liverpool didn't really create any chances. I don't think Kenny will do that again. It was Stevie G 3-0 Everton in midweek as they are saying but the win for Liverpool stopped the rot. The relationship between Gerrard and striker Luis Suarez is improving and fellow forward Andy Carroll also had a good game. Jay Spearing playing in the midfield holding role also allows Gerrard to get forward and create and take chances. Stoke are tough opponents though. They had to play with 10 men against Chelsea last week and it was only a late goal which saw them lose 1-0. They are good at suffocating you and are just an obdurate side. They were beaten in the final last year and year-after-year they keep improving. You've got to do the horrible things against them and if you don't they will punish you. Lawro's prediction: 2-1
I could. I'm hoping the Canaries can hold the Newcs to a draw. Agree with home wins in the cup- though the Everton game could be tight.
