Starting 11 for 1st Premiership game of season?

[toffeemax]

----------------------Joel---------------------
Coleman----Jagielka---Funes Mori---Baines
---------------------Gana--------------------
------McCarthy----Barkley-----Barry--------
-------------------Geri-----------------------
------------------------Rom------------------

 

[efcjames]

----------------------Joel---------------------
Coleman----Jagielka---Funes Mori---Baines
---------------------Gana--------------------
------McCarthy----Barkley-----Barry--------
-------------------Geri-----------------------
------------------------Rom------------------

Rom looking unlikely mate, same with Coleman.

 

[toffeemax]

Rom looking unlikely mate, same with Coleman.

Swap for Pennington and Mirallas where necessary.

 

[efcjames]

Swap for Pennington and Mirallas where necessary.

I think we might play Holgate rb, despite it not being his preferred position.

 

[MartyMcFly]

Swap for Pennington and Mirallas where necessary.

Pennington needs an operation on his hamstring.

 

[Tez]

------------------------- Stekelenburg- ------------------------
---------- Holgate - Jagielka - Funes Mori ----------
----- Lennon ----- Gana ----- Barry ----- Baines -----
---------- Deulofeu --------------- Barkley ----------
------------------------------ Koné ------------------------------


Obviously not made up at the prospect of Koné starting but if Lukaku is out then there isn't much option. I know Deulofeu is a forward now but leading the line in a Premier League game against Spurs? Can't see it.

Hopefully Koné has one of his 3 good games a season for us before being [Poor language removed] off on Deadline Day.

 

[toffeemax]

Pennington needs an operation on his hamstring.

Ah, didn't hear about that. Holgate it would be then, or Lennon maybe.

 

[Tony Hibbert's 3rd leg]

---------------------------------Joel---------------------------------
--------- Holgate ----- Jagielka----- Funes Mori

--Cleverley-------------------------------------------- Baines
------------------------Barry ------ Gana-----------------------

------------------------------Barkley-----------------------------

--------------------Mirallas-------- Deulofeu ---------------

 

[Verbal Kint]

Whatever the lineup is I can only predict a major fume.

 

[maccavennie]

Pennington needs an operation on his hamstring.

just been looking for his thread to post the same. Koeman said he would be out for 6-7 months right at the end of his interview which is a sickener for the lad.

 

[LAToffee]

Thought Jags, Williams, Coleman, and Lukaku were all confirmed out.

 

[jtl60]

I'd like to see 3 at the back like the Utd game.

-----------Stekelenburg
-----Holgate -Jags - mori----
Coleman ------------------Baines
-------------Gana -----Barry--------
--------------------Barkley----------
-----------------Del--------------------
---------------------Lukaku --------'

 

[d4kyxx]

We are under prepared, we have left it late once again bringing people in, and once again I can see us dropping valuable early season points due to carelessness in not preparing and planning the season properly.

To go into the season without a number one keeper, one decent striker who doesn't want to be here, and just two senior centre backs isn't good enough.

If we knew Williams wasn't ready for this weekend we should have delayed stones going till next weekend

 

[windymiller]

We are under prepared, we have left it late once again bringing people in, and once again I can see us dropping valuable early season points due to carelessness in not preparing and planning the season properly.

To go into the season without a number one keeper, one decent striker who doesn't want to be here, and just two senior centre backs isn't good enough.

If we knew Williams wasn't ready for this weekend we should have delayed stones going till next weekend

Absolutely this. We are going into the Spurs game with one fit centre half. Awful preparation, awful.

 

[Nymzee]

Depends entirely on today's training for the injured but:

Stek
Coleman (Davies) Holgate Funes Mori Baines
Gana Barry
Lennon Barkley Kev
Geri