Official 2012/13 Premier League thread

[Lineker]

Alan Pardew has been charged with misconduct.

[Nerf]

Martin Skrtel has signed a new contract!

Yay! Now just Agger and we're safe really.

[stokeriño]

Safe from everything except the West Brom strikeforce.

[Hobo]

To be fair, t' other two goals were all scored with Agger off t' pitch.

[Guest Owned by Quickquid]

Last Friday marked ten years since Wayne Rooney's Everton debut.

What t' fuck.

So you're saying we were all playing EWR when Wayne Rooney made his professional debut?

Madness.

[If_You_Wanna_Be_The_Man]

De Gea

Rafael, Vidic, Carrick, Evra

Cleverley, Anderson, Giggs

Valencia, Rooney, Nani

Is t' starting lineup I'm expecting, Young potentially in place of Nani.

For some reason I can't see Kagawa or Van Persie starting, Kagawa is possibly t' more likely of t' two to do so, probably in place of Giggs.

[MJB]

I hope we really go out to prove a point with this line up tonight. I'd love to see:

De Gea, Rafael, Vidic, Carrick, Evra, Scholes, Valencia, Kagawa, Young, Van Persie, Rooney.

Scholes can just sit at 'quarterback' while the front five go nuts.

[Lineker]

van Persie starts on thë bench.

[MJB]

De Gea, Valencia, Vidic, Carrick, Evra, Cleverley, Scholes, Kagawa, Nani, Rooney, Welbeck.

Suprised with that XI but it's very attacking.

[Dan]

Boo, I wanted to see him start.

Looking forward to this evening, footy being back is great.

[Starvinho]

With all those attacking players we better score a few tonight. Might concede a couple two though. Looks good though, I'm excited for kick-off.

[Adam]

Enough about that, here's t' first XI for t' side who's going to win tonight:

Howard, Hibbert, Baines, Jagielka, Distin, Osman, Pienaar, Gibson, Neville, Fellaini, Jelavic

Gibson passes a fitness test to start against his former club, and Jelavic leads t' line. Mirallas wasn't signed in time to play tonight sadly.

[Starvinho]

Oh no Gibson is playing, I'm sure he hasn't played in a PL game and been on t' losing side since April 2010. Good luck charm that guy.

[MJB]

Berbatov makes the bench but Hernandez doesn't? Is he injured?

[Starvinho]

I don't think Hernandez is injured, strange decision to have Berba on t' bench instead of him.

[Lineker]

Everton: Howard, Hibbert, Jagielka, Distin, Baines, Osman, Gibson, Neville, Pienaar, Fellaini, Jelavic.

Subs: Mucha, Heitinga, Naismith, Gueye, Barkley, Coleman, Anichebe.

Man Utd: de Gea, Valencia, Carrick, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Cleverley, Scholes, Kagawa, Rooney, Welbeck.

Subs: Lindegaard, Rafael, Anderson, Berbatov, Young, van Persie, Wootton.

Referee: Andre Marriner (W Midlands)

[Berober]

I wish there was a player called James Stønking now.

[Adam]

Where do you get those kits from Lineker?

It's making me pine already for FM13!

[MJB]

Fergie seems to have put Berbatov on the bench instead of Hernandez in case he needs cover at centre half

[IAceI]

So Valencia at right back and Carrick at centre back it seems. Could be interesting up against Fellaini and Jelavic. Looking forward to seeing Kagawa as well in a Man Utd shirt.