Cardiff v Liverpool Preview - Potential Key Battles
Liverpool travel to Cardiff off the back of a frenetic 4-1 win against Porto in the Champions League. It’s a tricky away tie off the back of a tricky European away tie, and Cardiff will have their tails up after a terrific 2-0 win over Brighton in mid-week. Nevertheless, there’s a real sense of momentum around the club at the moment, and Liverpool are in a really good space as they look to pile the pressure on City. So what …
Cardiff City v Liverpool Preview - All to play for in Wales on Sunday
The Details
Venue - Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff
Referee - Martin Atkinson
Date & Time - Sunday, April 21st @ 16:00
Current Odds - Cardiff City 14/1, Draw 11/2, Liverpool 2/11
Form
Cardiff City Form
Cardiff had lost three games in a row before Tuesday night's visit to Brighton. They won 2-0 at the Amex Stadium, ensuring the battle for Premier League survival continues for another couple of weeks at least.
The Bluebirds have won six of their 17 home …
Observations as Liverpool bag their second Champions League semi-final in 2 years
This wasn't vintage Liverpool, nor did it need to be. The Reds had done half the job at Anfield and just needed to maintain composure in Portugal, knowing that an away goal would likely be enough to see them through to their second semi-final in two years.
VAR Margins
VAR is essentially marmite - you either love it or you hate it. Some football fans will argue it takes away from the spontaneity of the game, the thrilling ecstasy and …
Porto 1-4 Liverpool: Who was man of the match?
On a night where the eyes of many Reds fans understandably drifted onto the remarkable events at the Etihad Stadium, proceedings at the Estadio do Dragao were rather predictable.
Porto, buoyed by their fervent support, flew out of the blocks and made the Reds sweat with a mass of half-chances. But once Jurgen Klopp's side rode out the tense opening 20 minutes, things calmed down.
The visitors clinically dispatched their chances when they came, coasting to a comfortable victory and …
Key Stats as Liverpool Rout Porto in Portugal Again
Liverpool took Porto apart in the second half to ensure safe passage to the Champions League semi-final where Barcelona await, despite a nervy first 25 minutes in Portugal. But what were the key stats from a thumping 4-1 away win, securing a 6-1 aggregate victory?
The Hendo Show Continues
Jordan Henderson made a huge impact off the bench again in this game, securing his 3rd assist in four games, having only contributed one in almost two years, since the start …
Match Report: Liverpool stroll while City stumble
Match Report: Porto 0 Liverpool 2
Champions League quarterfinals aren’t supposed to feel this casual. Nothing Liverpool related is supposed to feel this casual. And, so it was that what you might have thought would be a sunny trip to northern Portugal would end up being a deluge.
Jurgen Klopp sent out a strong side while resting three. Jordan Henderson picked up a knock late in the action against Chelsea, Bobby Firmino deserves a rest more than anyone and Naby …
FC Porto v Liverpool Preview - Reds to complete the job in Portugal
The Details
Venue - Estadio do Dragao, Porto
Referee - Danny Makkelie (NED)
Date & Time - Wednesday, April 17th 2019 @ 20:00
Current Odds - FC Porto 14/5, Draw 5/2, Liverpool 11/10
Form
FC Porto Form
Porto are locked in an incredible race for the Portuguese Primeira Liga title with Benfica at the moment. Benfica are top on goal difference with both sides level on 72 points apiece with five games remaining.
Sergio Conceicao's side has only lost three league …
Liverpool v Chelsea Preview - Reds aim to avoid repeat of Chelsea slip-up
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Michael Oliver
Date & Time - Sunday, April 14th @ 16:30
Current Odds - Liverpool 4/6, Draw 16/5, Chelsea 17/4
Form
Liverpool Form
Yes, this is more like it. Liverpool have won their last six games in a row in all competitions. This is the form needed to keep asking the questions of Manchester City in the Premier League title race.
More importantly, the nature of some of those league wins was hugely …
Liverpool 2 Porto 0 - Man Of The Match: Say Hello To My Little Friend
Jurgen Klopp is bringing out a secret weapon at the business end of the season that every opposing manager sorta knew that he had, but he wasn’t using it, so maybe there was a problem with it… who knows.
Point is, Southampton and Porto walk in the door and Klopp says, “say hello to my little friend!” The little friend being one, Naby Keita, who is literally quite small, but he is capable of mowing down the opposition like Tony …
Could be out of sight, but still in command - Observations from Reds' 2-0 win over Porto
That could've been a lot better. But Liverpool are still in command of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie against Porto, after a 2-0 win at Anfield in the first leg.
The Reds were superb in the opening exchanges, with Naby Keita opening the scoring via a lucky deflection off Otavio. Roberto Firmino capped off a superb team move in the 26th minute to put Liverpool in command. But, the scoring stopped there, despite plenty of opportunities for either side …