Next up Watford home

[Mikhail Chigorin]

I expect a tough game. Be delighted with 3 dirty points.

This to a tee.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

In electing to start the season with just two strikers, I'm really hoping Pep and the Club had a plan of action for this January window which catered for the situation we now find ourselves in; one that didn't necessarily rely upon the vagaries of Arsenic the Whinger for us to get Sanchez.

Similarly, I'm desperately hoping that there's a contingency strategy for our current injury problems in midfield and defence, together with the need for additional recruits in a number of areas of the squad.

It would be a travesty and a tragedy if our season were to now fall apart, just because opposition teams have been allowed a free hand to kick us off the park, at every opportunity.

[phips]

Did Fern also get booked at the end when they got the pen if so he’s also out. We are all of a sudden looking threadbare in midfield.

Yes, Fern also has 5 bookings but neither he nor Sane is suspended. It was reset after 19 games. It's usually the end of Dec but 2 extra league games have been played this Dec because of the World Cup

really? ive heard multiple commentators mention it as being Dec 31 this season. maybe they were still living in the past.
i didnt see anything on the Palace broadcast of people mentioning Sane being suspended so thats good. hope you're right.

[blues2win]

Shitty weather forecast for tomorrow evening. Perfect for the walk back after the match!

[Dubciteh]

Did Fern also get booked at the end when they got the pen if so he’s also out. We are all of a sudden looking threadbare in midfield.

Yes, Fern also has 5 bookings but neither he nor Sane is suspended. It was reset after 19 games. It's usually the end of Dec but 2 extra league games have been played this Dec because of the World Cup

really? ive heard multiple commentators mention it as being Dec 31 this season. maybe they were still living in the past.
i didnt see anything on the Palace broadcast of people mentioning Sane being suspended so thats good. hope you're right.

Sof is correct. Neither are suspended.

[blues2win]

Spanish journalist tweets Silva trained today and is available for tomorrow’s match. Huge if true.

[South Stand Balti]

Spanish journalist tweets Silva trained today and is available for tomorrow’s match. Huge if true.

Well spotted B2W That's great news and he has been spot on with everything since he started tweeting a few weeks ago.

[london blue 2]

Spanish journalist tweets Silva trained today and is available for tomorrow’s match. Huge if true.

Hope so. Can anyone clear up the sane yellow card thing. Reading the cut off was 31st so is suspended.

[blues2win]

The cut off this year is after 19 matches because extra games were played before 31/12 because of World Cup. Neither Fernandinho nor Sane is suspended for tomorrow’s match. Whether they play or not is another matter.

[failsworthblue]

Great News
The anger from yesterday is going to come out tomorrow.
We are going to smash them.

[South Stand Balti]

Spanish journalist tweets Silva trained today and is available for tomorrow’s match. Huge if true.

Hope so. Can anyone clear up the sane yellow card thing. Reading the cut off was 31st so is suspended.

As B2W says they are not suspended for the reasons given. Lots of different reports on this but they are defo available. Cheesey has even confirmed this and he knows everything.

[london blue 2]

Thanks lads. Rags cruising so big win needed tomorrow to show that was just a blip.

[dick dastardley]

Spanish journalist tweets Silva trained today and is available for tomorrow’s match. Huge if true.

Hope so. Can anyone clear up the sane yellow card thing. Reading the cut off was 31st so is suspended.

I hope he plays better than against palace

[City64]

City Watch on twitter reporting David Silva has trained and is available v Watford

[Original Dub]

Any kind of win will do, but a large margin would really put the last performance to bed.

[sheblue]

It's really hard to see a large margin.
Sergio is hardly ripping defences to shreds is he? Jesus out, kev out, sane gundo b silva, and fern all poor in front of goal recently.

Hopefully Sterling can continue in his rich vein of form and net a brace, that would do it.

I would take a scrappy 3 points.

[City64]

Time to grind a 1 nil out , ridiculous fixture congestion , fatigue and injuries very difficult 3 or 4 weeks ahead .

[Saul Goodman]

With Silva coming back:

Walker Stones Otamendi Delph/Danilo
Fernandinho
Sterling Silva Bernardo Sane
Aguero

But I expect Pep likes Gundogan more than Bernardo in the middle

[Dubciteh]

i read silva back and kdb fit? if true fucking great news!

[ENIAM NAM]

i read silva back and kdb fit? if true fucking great news!

I thought kdb injury not too bad, but ruled out today.

Silva being back is very important then.