Brighton & Hove Albion (A) - Sun 31st Aug, 14:00 | Pre-Match Thread

[Lincolnshire Blue]

Would prefer Lewis didn’t play at all tbh.

What’s up with Cherki, injured? That’s a bit shit if he is.

I agree i'd rather he didn't, just if we are going to keep starting him then surely we need to address that a lot of chances whoever we play come from that side.

I have read that he has a thigh injury.

 

[Craig]

Not with Bobb and Doku…

Haha, no assist for Bobb in his last game! Sell him

 

[malg]

Strange times for us when a lot of games start looking 'tough'.

 

[NptonBlue89!]

I think as we can’t be as creative with the likes of foden and cherki out, being solid in the cm with Rodri and nico g with Reijnders in front would work well with quick wingers either side of haaland, back 4 will no doubt be the same!

 

[ProofMCFC]

Haha, no assist for Bobb in his last game! Sell him

What?

 

[Longballutd]

I agree i'd rather he didn't, just if we are going to keep starting him then surely we need to address that a lot of chances whoever we play come from that side.

I have read that he has a thigh injury.

Yeah have the fear Lewis will start again

 

[Tomblue]

Are both Foden and Cherki out?

 

[Longballutd]

3rd game in I know but if we don’t beat these today I don’t expect us to keep up in any PL title race, I am not being pessimistic just saying how it is, we need to go out there today and batter them

100% need 3 points against sides like Brighton. Losing to Spurs at home, a side that finished 17th and looks weaker this season was a major shock to the system.

 

[The Black Shed]

Are both Foden and Cherki out?

Hope so, I've just dumped them from my fantasy team

 

[St.Pauli support]

Expect to get bullied, reff waving on, our lads not able to fight back. Wish we would.

Hope we don't helplessly accept a defeat like vs spurs, don't want to see something like that ever again.

 

[Longballutd]

Are both Foden and Cherki out?

Yes seems to be the general consensus anyway

 

[chaddblue]

I’m on holiday so we’ll probably lose and ruin my day

 

[NMB]

I think as we can’t be as creative with the likes of foden and cherki out, being solid in the cm with Rodri and nico g with Reijnders in front would work well with quick wingers either side of haaland, back 4 will no doubt be the same!

Same team as started v Wolves. Or potentially Marmoush for Doku.

 

[pudge]

It's the kind of fixture I hate, away and on TV

Imagining a meek 2-1 loss with ours coming late as a glimmer of hope

 

[lightning Rodri]

Imagining a meek 2-1 lose with ours coming late as a glimmer of hope

Exactly how I see it too, unfortunately.

 

[hilts]

Do we know who have travelled and who is injured?

 

[Semper aggressus]

So sad that we’ve dropped off this much and become a normal, average side.

Until we spend like Liverpool and Chelsea it’ll stay that way too.

 

[ancoats]

It's already a big game with City needing the 3 points, I can not live for 2 weeks with the scum above us in the table.
But we need to stamp our game all over Brighton and produce a result that will make the others sit up and look.

I don't want to see City missing chance after chance and controlling the game only to cough up a silly mistake and they score with their first shot

 

[TheGhost]

Not with Bobb and Doku…

Wow I didn’t realise we’d written Bobb off already. Two games is obviously ample opportunity for a player who’s returning from a possibly career ending injury.

 

[Ajm1985]

I’m on holiday so we’ll probably lose and ruin my day

I had that last Saturday but then realised I was in Rome, on holiday, and it all got better