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Premier League predictions: Lawro v Creed II star and Everton fan Dolph Lundgren

29 November 2018 - Premier League



As Drago, Dolph went toe-to-toe in the ring with Sylvester Stallone - who later adopted Everton as his English team - and it turns out Lundgren is also a Toffees fan.



Lundgren, who was a goalkeeper as a boy, explained: "Everton were my team back in the day - this was a long time ago in the late 1970s when I lived in Sweden and before I moved to the United States aged 17.

"I used to watch the World Cup too, when Germany were very good and Franz Beckenbauer and those guys were the stars.

"Sweden did very well in Russia last summer and I watched quite a bit of that, but they had quite a boring team. I liked the Sweden team in 1994 in the US - they were good.

"With the English Premier League, I don't have that many memories. I have to re-watch stuff to remember who I was rooting for."

Liverpool v Everton (16:15 GMT)

Under Marco Silva, Everton are one of the most improved teams in the league - but his first Merseyside derby is a very different test for him.

Reds boss Jurgen Klopp knows what to expect, and he has not lost any of his six games against Everton, winning four of them.

It is not just bragging rights that are at stake this time, because Liverpool are looking to keep up with Manchester City at the top of the table, and Everton are trying to remain on the fringes of the top four.

It will be fast and furious, but I think Liverpool will win, and cure a bit of their hangover from their Champions League defeat against Paris St-Germain.

Lawro's prediction: 2-0

Dolph's prediction: 0-3

Paul Merson's Premier League predictions: Derby Day call

30/11/18 6:18am

Liverpool vs Everton (Super Sunday, Sky Sports Premier League)

Liverpool were all over the place against PSG, which shows you how good that front three is. It's a good back four at Liverpool now but they were in trouble.

I expect them to win though, I saw Everton at Chelsea a couple of weeks ago, they were solid but Chelsea were poor and still had three good chances and if they'd taken one they would have won the game.

I just can't see Liverpool not having those kind of chances and I think they'll take them. I don't think Everton will have a go at Liverpool, but if they defend for 95 minutes they're not going to keep a clean sheet.

PAUL PREDICTS: 2-0 (6/1 with Sky Bet)

The midfield needs to be changed from our last game v PSG they gave us nothing in attacking intent or support to our front 3. This would be a good time for Klopp to alter things without upsetting our defensive shape too much.

In comes Shaqiri playing just off the front 3, maybe alternating with Bobby and Salah to cause confusion for the Everton defence and getting our attack more fluid. We can still have 2 holding Mids in Wij and Milner with either of them getting forward a bit more to support the attack. Hendo drops to the bench, this game is not one for sideways or backwards passing, we have to be on the front foot.

Our defence should be our most trusted CB partnership of Gomez & VVD with TAA and Robertson bombing forwards. Lovren drops to the bench because although he has been solid recently these types of games we've seen too often he has it in him to drop clangers.

Alisson

TAA Gomez VVD Robertson

Milner Wij

Shaqiri

Salah Firmino Mane

The midfield has to change as Hendo is suspended. I think maybe Keita will start and not Shaq but would like to see your line up above.

Forgot about Hendo's suspension...silver lining and all that

Hahaha

My only worry with Keita is he can be abit hot headed, so bringing him into a big derby after not playing for a while could be a risk with him leaping in, hopefully Klopp will calm him down.

Hopefully Gomez will be back in the middle with VvD and TAA at RB, as we miss his runs forward and crosses.

I can't see Klopp starting with Keita & Shaq, think he will want Wij & Milner in MF to be solid, bringing on Shaw later, I think he will pick:


------- Alisson

TAA Gomez VvD Robertson


Milner Keita Wij

Salah Firmino Mane


3-1 win with Keita to get his first goal.

One nil to Liverpool with a goal in the 75th minute

Well after the Paris debacle I was tempted to revisit my trusted tea leaves, but I'm busy putting up Xmas decorations here, so I'll take a flying leap into the darkness, with a 3 - 0 recovery from the midweek's display of inconceivably incompetent ineptitude.
I'm banking on Klopp having first soaked his own ass and appendages in ice overnight on Wednesday last, followed by routinely roasting twelve other incontenent, incompetent and football wise, incoherent utter assholes for at least forty eight hours in a high temperature Merseyside smelting plant.
Now, if as is becoming increasingly likely, the gobshite has neglected either or both of the above two increasingly indespensible duties, then I'd suggest simply, if sadly, reversing the above score line, because believe me folks, if we go out like we did on Wednesday last, such an outcome is far from inconceivable.

I am sure Shaqiri will start, probably with Milner and Wij if they are not too tired from Wed game, else I could see Fabinho and Keita

It's Marco Silva that worries me.

His Hull and Watford teams both played us off the park. He's a good manager.