Mighty Clarets versus Reds

[Kgun5]

Well Everton are next in table and people are saying forget about them as well !!!!!

Brentford are the team were all eyeing. Five games in hand.

[GodIsADeeJay81]

From the radio it sounds like we've had a good first half, their goal aside.
Creating a few, WW is being a handful.
A bit of luck and we'd be ahead.

[Pearcey]

Well Everton are next in table and people are saying forget about them as well !!!!!

It’s Brentford who I’m looking at.

[Kgun5]

We’ve done well first half. If we keeping playing like this and creating the goals will come. COYC

They might not come today, but if we keep playing like this, they’ll come in more important games.

[NickBFC]

So disappointing, need a couple of our chances to go in. Hope we come back at them second half. Not over yet.

[RVclaret]

From the radio it sounds like we've had a good first half, their goal aside.
Creating a few, WW is being a handful.
A bit of luck and we'd be ahead.

Nothing to do with luck, just better finishing

[JimmyRobbo]

We can forget Newcastle. They won’t be down there.

Correct. We need to look at Leeds, Brentford.... and hope!

[Goddy]

Well Everton are next in table and people are saying forget about them as well !!!!!

Brentford are the team we should be looking to catch.

Anyhow, we should stop looking at the table and think about how to get 38 points. If we get there we will probably have beaten Watford, Norwich and Brentford who will be below us.

Still time to get something from this, today, which will be a bonus on the way to 38 points if we can nick a point (or more!)

[CombatClaret]

At work, gutting to check in and see Alison is on three saves but we're a goal down. At least we're making the chances.

[Claret Alfie]

It’s a similar game to last season. We missed really good chances and they scored before half-time. Here’s hoping for a better second half this time.

[Taffy on the wing]

Excellent first half performance against a very good side....

[JimmyRobbo]

I can take us losing these. We've given it a good go, so far. We're never likely to get even a point. At least we're fighting.

[joey13]

The reason we are bottom is because we have 1 win and nothing to do with other teams results.

[Milltown1882]

Excellent half and one switch off puts us 1-0 down, the way it goes when you’re down the bottom. If we play like this against the teams around us and take our chances we’ll be fine.

[burnleymik]

We have really had a go and that's all I wanted. Same again second half and will be happy. Bloody hell it's cold and wet!

[FCBurnley]

Liverpool got out of jail but that’s what the top teams do. Good game plan by Sean but let down by front two. WW looked like a deer in headlights when he had 3 great chances

[groove]

Bloody good first half that. Just need to start taking our chances

[Murger]

We've played well. But missing all those chances was always gonna come back and bite us.

[Taffy on the wing]

Correct. We need to look at Leeds, Brentford.... and hope!

Brentford for me.......they look to have lost their mojo a bit.........long way to go & if we play like today, anything is possible!

[Andreshotboots]

This is not bad luck. The conditions are bad here at the ground and we've missed 3 golden chances. You can't do that against anybody in this league, let alone Liverpool I'm afraid. Only ourselves to blame here at the moment.

[TheFamilyCat]

Brentford are the team we should be looking to catch.

Anyhow, we should stop looking at the table and think about how to get 38 points. If we get there we will probably have beaten Watford, Norwich and Brentford who will be below us.

Still time to get something from this, today, which will be a bonus on the way to 38 points if we can nick a point (or more!)

I completely disagree. It's all about getting above and staying above three teams. No point obsessing over how many points might keep us up; the answer is one more than the team in 18th (or the same if GD is better).

[superdimitri]

I think our strikers are as surprised as we are with those chances. Bit more composure needed and less panic.

Why can't we play better against the poorer teams when we actually stand a chance to win?

[tally]

Weghorst bossing Van Dijk

[alf_resco]

If we play like this against the teams around us and take our chances we’ll be fine.

So, half way through February and we've won one game.
I'm not expecting, nor is it/ was it ever likely we'd get something from today.
But I am intrigued as to who the six teams are we're going to beat to stay up.

[Tribesmen]

Look not put of this one , Liverppol are playing a very high line we still have a chance in this one .

[superdimitri]

What was Westwood doing for the corner? Needed to be at the near post.

[burnleymik]

This is not bad luck. The conditions are bad here at the ground and we've missed 3 golden chances. You can't do that against anybody in this league, let alone Liverpool I'm afraid. Only ourselves to blame here at the moment.

We are creating those chances, something we have not been doing for a while. Confidence building and hopefully make it count against less clinical teams.

[RVclaret]

I think our strikers are as surprised as we are with those chances. Bit more composure needed and less panic.

Why can't we play better against the poorer teams when we actually stand a chance to win?

Mainly down to Liverpool’s very high defensive line and the wind causing problems with balls in the channel/over the top. Play that way v teams that are defending deeper (Watford and Norwich at home) and that space isn’t there.

[Peter Loo]

Just couldn’t convert the chances.

Come on let’s have a winning second half please.

[FCBurnley]

Thought Brownhill had a great first half. Disappointed with Cornet

[Tribesmen]

We do have a chance in the 2nd half .
Get behind the lads

[superdimitri]

Keep watching their goal and just can't understand why we didn't clear the ball. Roberts and Westwood stood ground and Mee at the last second decided to mark Fabinho. Such a let down given we're normally so good at defending.

I think that's the biggest difference this season. Lousy and lazier defending almost gifting goals at times.

[jojomk1]

The reason we are bottom is because we have 1 win and nothing to do with other teams results.

Spot on

If we can't beat the likes of Watford, Leeds and Norwich at home there isn't much hope

[jojomk1]

Mainly down to Liverpool’s very high defensive line and the wind causing problems with balls in the channel/over the top. Play that way v teams that are defending deeper (Watford and Norwich at home) and that space isn’t there.

Unfortunately those same tactics won't work in 2nd half with wind behind

[Kgun5]

Has anyone missed Dwight?

[tally]

New ball

[tally]

Corner

[tally]

Ben wide wiv header

[tally]

Brownhill nice play

[jojomk1]

Don't understand Cornet taking corners ?

[superdimitri]

Bad workmen blame their tools. Wouldn't be surprised at all to here Klopp spouting some crap about us deflating balls after the game.

[ElectroClaret]

Great chance for Ben, headed wide.

[tally]

Cornet bit wayward with his passing

[tally]

Tarks a bit sloppy there

[FCBurnley]

Get McNeil on for Cornet. He has been poor today.

[tally]

Give it another 10 mins for McNeil

[tally]

Tiago on for Henderson

[TomtheClaret]

Has anyone missed Dwight?

I like Dwight, but when things dont go right for him, he is in danger of tripping on his own lip. Maybe he needs a rest? Or this is Dyche showing he can be dropped.

[tally]

poor endball from Cornet after doing the hard bit!

[THEWELLERNUT70]

Brownhill has been excellent so far today.

And for those saying he can't pass he's currently at 81% for pass completion