PAOK (away)

Both teams enter this game with a 100% League record this season-PAOK have won their first 3 matches, scoring 5 goals and conceding 1. Whilst they did not reach the qualifying stages of the Champions League, they did manage to beat Basel and Spartack Moscow, before losing to Benfica in the final play off match.

Having made out I have half a clue what I'm on about, the only player of PAOK I have remotely heard of is Arsenal loanee Akpom-the rest are unkowns to me, however they seemed to be a very experienced, multi-national side and are certainly not a team to be taken lightly!

We continue to look good, but it  will be interesting to see how we shape up without Hazard-assuming press reports of his absence are correct.

This is the first time the teams have come up against each other.
 

Anticipated line up:



Apparently Emerson, Hazard, Kovacic and Luiz have been left at home. RLC is injured and Drinkwater out of the squad along with Green (why did we bother?)



My guess is that Sarri will go with a fairly experienced side-the best Hudson-Odoi and Ampadu can expect is a place on the bench, alongside the likes of Cahil and Fabregas. 



Caballero

Zappacosta, Christensen, Rudiger, Alonso

Kante, Jorginho, Barkley

Willian, Moses

Giroud



Summary of unofficial marks:

Star Man Awards: Hazard 3, Luiz 1, Alonso 1

Highest Average: Hazard 8.2, Alonso 7.4, Kante 7.2.

Lowest Average: RLC 5.5 and Kepa 5.6 


Full unofficial marks updated after Cardiff:-

unofficialmarks.com/thread/13/average-marks-season-after-cardiff


Goal Scorers: Hazard 5, Pedro 3, Morata 1, Kante 1, Jorginho 1, Alonso 1, Willian 1, own goal 1. Total 14