Dave looks at the news & gossip with an update on David Coote, and he then looks at the Sweden squad.
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Dave takes a look at the early rounds of the FA Cup before looking at the international football scene.
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David Lynch Reveals All: Truth About Schlotterbeck & Yildiz to Liverpool!
On the latest Media Matters, Lewis Aspinall is joined by Liverpool FC journalist David Lynch to provide all the latest insights on Liverpool Transfer news with regards to Schlotterbeck & Yildiz to Liverpool!
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Dave Hendrick is here to cover all things LFC. He looks at some of the performances in the international games, and then FSG.
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The Future of Konate at Liverpool: Everything You Need to Know
On the latest Media Matters podcast, Lewis Aspinall is joined by Liverpool journalist David Lynch for the latest updates regarding Konate's contract and Gravenberch's fitness update!
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Liverpool surged back to the top of the Premier League as they pulled off a superb 3-1 win against arch-rivals Manchester United at Anfield. But what were the key stats from a huge evening for the Reds, which sees them stay ahead of City and 19 points clear of their biggest rivals?
Super-Sub Shaq Saves...
Is Sadio Mané a player who is unaware just how close he is to greatness? Or, is he a player that thinks he's far better than he actually is?
Sadio Stunner
Regardless, Liverpool's left-winger was a difference maker against Manchester United in the first half. With Bobby Firmino unable to unlock the small gaps in United's...
“Don’t sack Mourinho, don’t sack Mourinho...”
Not at all a shabby Sunday. Three goals and three points for the Reds, back to top of the league to conclude a brilliant week.
We’ll worry about Wolves away tomorrow, but for now let us enjoy the delights of a first league win over Manchester United since 2014.
Let’s rate...
It’s been a pretty good start to the season for Liverpool Football Club, all things considered.
The Reds currently sit as outright leaders at the top of the Premier League, they remain unbeaten and they have just secured qualification to the knockout stages of the Champions League despite an overwhelming amount of pressure being placed...
You could write the script. It really was that predictable. Liverpool had been banging on the door all night, creating a good chance after good chance against a Napoli side that was there for the taking. Even as the time ticked away and it became abundantly clear that Liverpool’s only chance of going through...
I happened to glance upon a Twitter poll last week asking who Liverpool’s best signing had been during Jurgen Klopp's tenure.
I answered with my gut feeling, and along with approximately 60 per cent of the voters, opted for Virgil van Dijk, who led the way comfortably.
I saw Mo Salah’s name loud and clear in...
Ask ten football fans: which is the world’s greatest football rivalry?
You will get ten different answers – if not more.
A Glaswegian may tell you that nothing is as fierce as the Old Firm Derby, Celtic vs Rangers, with its backdrop of simmering political and religious tensions.
Ask a Milanese: he will tell you that the...
Liverpool's recent Premier League record against Manchester United is woeful. If all matches were played without context, United would be the biggest two games of each league season for the Reds.
Since Brendan Rodgers' wonderful 2013-14 side went and won 3-0 at Old Trafford, United haven't lost in the league to Liverpool.
Domestically, United are eight...
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Martin Atkinson
Date & Time - Sunday, December 16th @ 16:00
Current Odds - Liverpool 4/7, Draw 3/1, Manchester United 5/1
Form
Liverpool Form
Since that 2-1 defeat to PSG in France, The Reds have gone on to win their next four games, qualifying for the last 16 of the Champions League and going top of the Premier League...
Last season, before a ball had been kicked, Liverpool signed Mohamed Salah for around £36 million from Roma, in a move that was seen as some well-needed reinforcement at the top of the pitch. Coming off the back of Liverpool’s year almost falling off a cliff with the loss of form and Sadio Mane...
Big chances are a crucial part of any Premier League team’s season. They help to differentiate the quality of a team. It expands nicely on the basic idea of xG that not all shots are equal. Bobby Firmino’s tap-in from a yard against Spurs was a better quality chance than when Denis Odoi shot...
As Christmas is looming and the first half of the season in EPL is almost done, all the eyes are on Liverpool and Manchester City, the two teams that appear to be destined to finish 1 and 2 on this season’s table.
The Manchester side victoriously broke into the season and looked invincible until Chelsea...
Data analytics have come forth in leaps and bounds over the last decade or so, as football clubs around the world seek to gain an advantage in securing titles, promotion and everything in between. Even ‘Big’ Sam Allardyce employed a team of data analysts during his tenure at Bolton Wanderers as a part of...
You've got me on key stats for this one folk, I apologise. I'm not smart, handsome or nuanced as Tom but I'll do my best to leave you interested.
I checked with Gags over whether I could do statistics on the percentage of Alisson's hair follicles that are perfectly placed (99.87%) or how many times...
This was Liverpool. Nail biting, mind boggling Liverpool.
A night where their European fate hung in the balance, Jurgen Klopp's side flew to new heights as they soared to a 1-0 win and emerged into the knockout stages of the competition.
In truth, this should've been a far healthier scoreline than it was. Sadio Mané missed...
Carlo Ancelotti's rivalry with Liverpool would make a bloody good film, wouldn't it? Istanbul, Athens, his La Decima winning Madrid team at Anfield in 2013, and now Anfield for Liverpool 1-0 Napoli in 2018.
A hair raising night, made a brilliant one by a man with the most beautiful head of hair, Alisson Becker.
The Reds...
As the full-time whistle blew on Manchester City's first league defeat of the season on Saturday evening, it wasn't just Chelsea fans celebrating.
Liverpool fans knew that a Chelsea win would leave the Reds out clear at the top of the Premier League for a week at least, N'Golo Kante and David Luiz providing the...
No Salah, no Firmino and no Mane. The seven changes Jurgen Klopp made to his starting eleven at Turf Moor raised a considerable number of eyebrows last Wednesday, not least from myself. But subsequently, having collected six points from two potentially tough away fixtures against Burnley and Bournemouth, as part of a gruelling festive...
And with a single swish of a head the whole path of the 2018-2019 season changes course.
Not many Reds like David Luiz and with good reason. His two spells at Chelsea, his less than exemplary performance against Germany in the 2014 World Cup and his likeness for winning a dubious free kick means there...
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Damir Skomina (SVN)
Date & Time - Tuesday, November 11th 2018 @ 20:00 BST
Current Odds - Liverpool 4/7, Draw 7/2, Napoli 15/4
Form
Liverpool Form
Liverpool's 4-0 win at Bournemouth gave The Reds their best ever start to a league season in the club's 126-year history. That is nothing short of phenomenal. To top it all...
The stage is set for another famous Anfield night on Tuesday, with Liverpool's Champions League knockout round qualification on the line as they play host to Carlo Ancelotti's Napoli.
After some terrible away performances, losing three out of three on the road, Jurgen Klopp's men are in quite a precarious position heading into the group's...
Liverpool went to the top of the Premier League again as they thrashed Bournemouth 4-0, in one of their most composed and impressive performances of the season. But what were the key stats from a hugely important display at the Vitality Stadium?
Salah Scores Again And Again…And Again
Mo Salah scored his second Liverpool hat-trick, the...
Liverpool showed semblances of their best-attacking form from last season, as Liverpool produced an identical scoreline from the corresponding fixture last season, beating Bournemouth 0-4.
There were a lot of good moments in the game, and the key observations are as follows...
Game 500 for Mr Versatile
With Joe Gomez being ruled out for a while due...
Waiting for the line-up card to come out has become one of the most suspenseful parts of the Liverpool experience in recent weeks. Most of the anticipation surrounds the season's long wait for Jurgen Klopp to actually field his best eleven, or what the majority of us assume is his best eleven. Injuries to...
Mohamed Salah reminds the Premier League exactly what he's all about and the Reds are top of the Premier League, for a few hours at least. Not a bad way to start the weekend.
Bournemouth aren't a bad side and the 4-0 scoreline doesn't really reflect the gulf between the two teams, but Liverpool were,...
With Joe Gomez's fractured leg putting him out of action for six weeks, Jurgen Klopp has got a choice to make.
It's not as if there was an attacking injury, with a flurry of names and formations available to the German. Liverpool's lack of centre-back's even rules out the chance of him switching to three...
The Divock Origi substitution was getting close to the Joël Matip substitution when it comes to things that are almost a parody. Just as bringing Matip on in the 90th minute of any requisite game to shore up a 2-0 win doesn’t really make that much sense, neither does throwing on Divock Origi when you’re...
It has felt like a long wait to see Naby Keita truly announce himself as a Liverpool player, but he’s gone and done it in emphatic fashion.
After waiting a year for him to even join the Reds, and then having to sit and endure several months of iffy form and injuries, here he is!
At...
The Details
Venue - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth
Referee - Lee Mason
Date & Time - Saturday, December 8th @ 12:30
Current Odds - Bournemouth 15/4, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 4/6
Form
Bournemouth Form
Bournemouth beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 on Tuesday night to end a run of four consecutive defeats. They had made a fantastic start to the season before that and are still in a very...
Liverpool came from behind to see off Burnley 3-1 at Turf Moor after an absolutely superb second-half recovery. But what were the key stats from a terrific second half display that saw the Reds keep the pace with City and move clear of Chelsea and Arsenal?
Naby Keita Explodes Into Life
What a player Naby Keita...