Aye. I reckon Gayle might come in today like. Just a sneaking suspicion. Rafa knows he can do it against these and it mightn't be the game plan they expect us to go in with.
He didn't play against them last season
fair play.
Against this standard of opponent then
I have a good feeling about today. A win could be huge for us. We'll have beaten Brighton, West Ham, Stoke and Swansea - all teams I'd expect in and around us come the end of the season and will have only really slipped up once against Huddersfield. However, with them to play at home and a few other teams such as Palace I think we're in good shape to stay up. Tbh so long as we aren't beaten today that's enough.
A win though and we can play Liverpool with plenty confidence. Expect a goal or two from set plays vs them like. It's just whether or not they score more than us. As it stands 4 from the next 9 would be a canny return or 7 from the next 12.
The way we are playing and the fixtures we have coming up I'm not really concerned about anyone up until Man United.