So last time we beat them was just before 7.30pm on 1 April, not much of a stat....or have I got the wrong end of the stick again.....
MATCH FACTS Head-to-head •Liverpool have not won at Cardiff City since a 2-1 victory on 1 April 1929. •Cardiff have won 18 of the previous 31 encounters, Liverpool 10 and there have been three draws. •The Reds beat the Bluebirds 3-1 on 21 December to move top of the league. •Before this season the sides last met in the league in 1959-60, when Cardiff completed the double over Liverpool. One of those matches, a 4-0 win at Anfield, was Bill Shankly's first match in charge of the Reds. Cardiff City •Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has won just two of his 10 league games since taking over at Cardiff (W2, D1, L7). •They have lost eight top-flight away matches in a row for the first time since December 1928 to March 1929, but have been defeated in just one of their last four home matches. •Cardiff have only scored six first-half goals in the league this season, the fewest in the top flight. •They have kept just one clean sheet in their last 14 league matches. •After their match with Liverpool, their next five fixtures are against West Brom, Crystal Palace, Southampton, Stoke and Sunderland. Liverpool •The last time they failed to score in a league match was against Arsenal on 2 November, 19 matches ago. •They have only failed to score in two league matches all season (Arsenal and Southampton). •The Reds have scored 48 first-half goals in the league this season, two more than Manchester United have in total. •Only one team (Arsenal) have kept a clean sheet against Liverpool in their last 17 Premier League away trips. •Liverpool have been awarded more penalties than any other top-flight side this season (10) and they have now won 126 penalties in Premier League history, more than any other club. •Luis Suarez is only the second player to score 25 Premier League goals for Liverpool in a single season after Robbie Fowler managed it twice.
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Interesting that Sterling drops to the bench for Coutinho. Thought he played very well against United.
Sterling may need a rest, but Coutinho is more creative if he is on form. Maybe BR is thinking start with Coutinho if he is not on his game haul him off and put Sterling on with his more basic game but lot of pace.
Got no complaints with Coutinho coming in. Nice to see the same midfield 3 that dominated against United continue to play and I guess those 2 are rotating around. Wouldn't surprise me if Sterling played against Sunderland and Coutinho dropped to the bench. BR seem to be chopping and changing those 2.
You can understand, its a tough call. Sterlings directness or Couts magic def splitting balls if hes on form
All I'd say it Sterling offers that bit more defensively than Coutinho does which is why in an away game I'd have thought he'd go for Sterling and then play Coutinho against Sunderland midweek back at Anfield. Hopefully it works though.
See what you're saying Sterling is great to bring on against tire legs So in mid do we reckon its the diamond again? -------Gerrard------- Henderson--------Allen -----------Cout--------- Full backs providing width?
Seems to be the way we've been playing recently but wouldn't put it past BR to confuse us all and put Coutinho out wide.
