Liverpool vs Chelsea Match preview

It's that time of the year when Red colides with Blue once again in what is destined to be a thrilling encounter! Added to this emotions are flying out over Rafa Bentiez and Fernando Torres return to merseyside as well as Daniel Sturridge playing against his former club, That's why we love the english premier league after all, for moments like this. Another curious twist comes in; When Benitez was making Liverpool the champions of Europe again in 2005, Brendan Rodgers was less than a year into his role as head of youth.... at Chelsea.

Liverpool come back from two disappointing Draws with West Ham united and Reading F.C and hoping for (ofcourse) 3pts. PFA POTY nominee Luis Suarez will be hoping to add to his 22 league goals and prove why he should win the award, and with 20yr old midfield Phillipe Coutinho proving to be a great buy, liverpool have just enough firepower to fend off the blues, if they take their chances that is. Chelsea will need to shut off the Gerrard - Suarez connection in order to cut liverpools game plan, because as we've seen before when Suarez is isolated liverpool don't play well.

Chelsea's squad will be boosted by the (possible) returns of Ashley Cole and Gary Cahill. Not much changes should be expected in the line up that beat Fulham except upfront where Demba Ba is expected to replace Torres due to Benitez' squad rotation policy. So Juan Mata, Hazard, Oscar, Ramirez and Lampard will fill the Chelsea midfield. Chelseas main threat will be Juan Mata (another POTY nominee) and Eden Hazard, Liverpool will have to make sure they shut them up in order to control the game.

As always, expect a truely entertaining game in merseyside tomorrow! One that might be the last Gerrard vs Lampard match we'l ever see, One you should feel guilty if you miss it.

Likely line ups

Liverpool(4-2-3-1):
----------Reina----------
Johnson----Carragher---Agger---Enrique
---Gerrard------Lucas----------
---Downing----Coutinho----Suarez----
--------Sturridge----------

Chelsea (Possible, 4-2-3-1):
--------------Cech--------------
Azpilicueta---Ivanovic----Luiz---Bertrand
-------Mikel----Ramires----------
-----Hazard-----Mata-------Oscar
------------Ba----------

Match Prediction:

Liverpool 3-2 Chelsea

Stat: In 69 league visits to Anfield, Chelsea have won just nine, while losing 46.

Other stats
- The Reds are four points and 19 goals better off than at this stage last season.
- Only Manchester City have kept more clean sheets this season than Liverpool's 13.
- Luis Suarez needs one goal to become the first Liverpool player to score 30 in a season in all competitions since Fernando Torres in 2007-08.
- Chelsea have five more points than at the same stage last season.
- They (Chelsea) ended a three-match losing streak in away fixtures by beating Fulham 3-0 in midweek.
- Frank Lampard made his 600th appearance for Chelsea in the midweek win over Fulham. He is two goals shy of Bobby Tambling's club record tally of 202.

Characteristics of certain football fans

These are a few ways in how you can tell a what team certain people support by the way of how they talk,some are facts and some vary.

Man utd
-Try to end almost every sentence with'GGMU'
-Rarely talk about their champions legue achievements but mostly about they're 20th league title which they believe is coming.
-Always find a way to prove in someway that they have the best squad in england.
-Dont like arguing with Barca fans
-Are very arogant.
-Most of them only spawn up when Man utd wins a game.

Chelsea
-Most stubborn fans you'l ever find
-Before an argument they'l ask you which team you support,usually if you say Madrid they'l find a way to end the argument,if you say barca they'l say messi & the refs,man utd they'l say gay & refs,liverpool they'l say history and Arsenal they'l say 7yrs
-Always try to prove that they love chelsea,KTBFFH?
-Always talk about Trophies,never about their youth squads,probably because they dont care,love?
-Only get behind their players when they're doing well,but when their form drops they  hate on them..
-Like to avoid the subject of Abramovich making them what they are today.
-Have the most plastic fans.

Liverpool
-Always make it known that they won trophies...in the past.
-One of the most delusional set of fans(e.g Liverpool wins 3 games in a row and next thing you'l here is that they might win the league)
-Always talk about istanbul.
-Usually avoid arguments about league trophies.
-Claim to be the best fans in the world.
-Claim they are the best english team when it comes to participating in the champions league,a competition they've failed to qualify for 3yrs now.

Arsenal
-Like talking about their invincible squd that won the league a while ago.
-Always say when the win a trophy they won't stop(something about Wenger building another invincible squad..with Gervinho in it).
-Claim Wenger was right to sell stars like Van Persie,Nasri,fabregas etc.
-Don't like talking about trophies but rather development of players.
-Most won't tell you what team they support until you ask.
-They 8-2 see one of their former players become successful.

Real Madrid
-Love to talk about how rich they are.
-Fail to accept that Messi is better than Ronaldo.
-Hate the subject of when they last won the champions league,they still have the highest number of trophies though.
-Most of them are former Arsenal fans.

Barcelona
-Always praise/single out Messi,i mean its not like there are 10 other people playing.
-Deny that refs have helped them a few times(wether knowingly or unknowingly).
-Again,most of them are Arsenal or former Arsenal fans.
-half of them don't know their club slogan and will probably google it after reading this.

5 Strikers Liverpool should be looking to Sign in January

Liverpool as we know have probably been one of the most unlucky teams in EPL due to the fact that they create alot of chances..but no one is up there to finish them,yes that's right they have no Valid Center Forward.Everyone knows Luis Suarez isn't a goal poacher but a Second Striker,he's more of a Winger than he is a striker and with the January transfer window coming up,liverpool have a chance to bring in some reinforcements and here are 5 Strikers liverpool should be looking to sign:

5.Demba Ba
People never really cared when Alan Pardew snapped him up for free last year,but now they really care for his buy-out clause.Demba Ba is no stranger to the goal mouth,having played a huge part in Newcatles top half finish last season and is also playing a part in Newcastles goals this time,Demba Ba is now one of the best Strikers in england and if Liverpool can snap him up,goals will definately come for the reds.The only downfall is that Ba has a knee problem that if tempered with,he could be out for a long time..and Liverpool don't really need that right now.

4.Robert Lewandoski
Top scorer in Germany last season,Lewandoski(also wanted by Man utd and Chelsea)possesses all the qualities of a top class finisher.Once considered as a definate purchase by Ferguson,the steam has gone down for him seeing that Fergie now has Van Persie,Liverpool should atleast try to sign him,you might never know.

3.Edison Cavani
Abit unrealistic to be honest,but these are the kind of players liverpool should be fighting for,established Center forwards.If Liverpool want to Really challenge for the Top 4 Cavani is the man,one of the deadliest strikers in the world and also country mates with Suarez,that level of chemistry will be sublime and important for liverpool.Liverpool should Break the bank for Cavani,even £30m should do it

2.Gonzalo Higuain
One of the best Strikers in La liga,Higuain seems to have gone down the pecking order at madrid who prefer using a 4-2-3-1 formation,meaning it's either him or Benzema playing and we all know how good Benzema has been these past few games.Liverpool should offer him an escape rout and bid highly for him,he will definately score the goals!on a regular basis i doubt but definately a double figure player(goals)

1.Theo Walcott
A more realistic transfer i must say,Walcott does have the attributes of a Center Forward and even wants Wenger to play him there.He has pace,agility and that Eye for goal.One advantage of Walcott is that he admitted to being a liverpool fan.Liverpool just have to match his wage balance and i'm sure for £10m they can snap him up.