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Chelsea Outclass Rotated Reds as Liverpool Fall to 3-1 Defeat at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea 3 - 1 Liverpool - Premier League Player Ratings Following last week's title-winning weekend, Arne Slot used some solid rotation to reward those …

Palmer Shines as Chelsea Beat Champions Liverpool

Chelsea Edge Liverpool in Late Drama as Palmer Stays Cool Chelsea secured a vital 3-1 victory over newly crowned Premier League champions Liverpool at …

Guard of Honour Set, But Chelsea Plot Shock Win

Stamford Bridge Set for Liverpool Celebration — But Cucurella Eyes Statement Win As Liverpool prepare to walk out at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with …

Slot Yet to Confirm French Signing Despite Player Wanting to Join

Summer reshuffle looms large at Anfield Liverpool are preparing for a transformative summer transfer window, with incoming sporting director Richard Hughes and incoming head …

Reds Target Brazilian Wonderkid to Replace Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool Eye Flamengo’s Wesley Franca Amid Alexander-Arnold Exit Plans Wesley Franca attracting Europe’s elite Flamengo defender Wesley Franca is emerging as one of the …

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DAVID LYNCH: ELLIOTT & QUANSAH MISSED THEIR CHANCE | Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool reaction

ELLIOTT & QUANSAH MISSED THEIR CHANCE | Chelsea 3-1 Liverpool reaction Liverpool's reign as Premier League champions started with a 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. A game that meant little to Arne Slot's men saw a much-changed team beaten by their Champions League-chasing hosts. But Reds reporter David Lynch believes the result should be an easy one for supporters to get over given the wider context. Here, he reflects on that, as well as the performances of the fringe players given a rare chance to impress. Check out this review of the game and make sure to leave your thoughts in the comment section below. For more Liverpool news, make sure you like and subscribe, and don't forget to follow David on X, Facebook and Bluesky @davidlynchlfc. You can also now find regular Liverpool updates, including exclusive transfer news, match analysis and more at Substack here: https://davidlynchlfc.co.uk#liverpool #lfc #premierleague Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Palmer For The Ballon d'Or- Gameweek 35: The Final Whistle

Nina is going solo to discuss gameweek 35 as Ben is sick. Liverpool lose to Champions league contenders, City are back in business and Arsenal have both eyes on PSG as they lose to Bournemouth. Ipswich and Leicester are playing for pride and United continue their poor form in the league. All this and more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Arne Slot Post-Match Press Conference | Chelsea 3 - 1 Liverpool

LFC Head Coach Arne Slot was speaking to the media about Liverpool's 3-1 defeat to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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DAILY RED: GUARD OF HONOUR & RED BULL LINKS

Dave Davis runs through all the latest LFC stories of the Chelsea game and looks at the latest transfer rumours and news around Liverpool. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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DAILY RED: DE CUYPER DEAL? DIAZ RENEWAL?

Dave Davis runs through all the latest LFC stories of the day and looks at the latest rumours and news around Liverpool, with Luis Diaz's new deal in the works and De Cuyper a new LB Target? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Liverpool FC Transfers

Slot Yet to Confirm French Signing Despite Player Wanting to Join

Summer reshuffle looms large at Anfield Liverpool are preparing for a transformative summer transfer window, with incoming sporting director Richard Hughes and incoming head …

Reds Target Brazilian Wonderkid to Replace Alexander-Arnold

Liverpool Eye Flamengo’s Wesley Franca Amid Alexander-Arnold Exit Plans Wesley Franca attracting Europe’s elite Flamengo defender Wesley Franca is emerging as one of the …

Report: Hughes Looking to Exploit Serie A to Avoid “Premier League Premium”

Liverpool Exploring Moves for Nicolo Rovella and Mateo Retegui Liverpool’s recruitment plans for the summer window are beginning to take shape, with two Italy …

Journalist: LFC watched Leipzig Duo As Slot Plots Long-Term Strategy as Liverpool Chase More Glory

Liverpool’s Title Win Sparks Slot's Drive for Dominance Celebrating Success While Planning the Future Arne Slot may have clinked a few beer bottles in …

Liverpool are 'Still in the Race' to Sign Real Madrid Forward - Report

Liverpool Eyeing Rodrygo as FSG Show Intent to Back Arne Slot Liverpool’s resurgence under Arne Slot has led to Premier League glory in his …

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Chelsea Outclass Rotated Reds as Liverpool Fall to 3-1 Defeat at Stamford Bridge

Chelsea 3 - 1 Liverpool - Premier League Player Ratings Following last week's title-winning weekend, Arne Slot used some solid rotation to reward those …

Slot: Alexis Mac Allister Key to Liverpool's Title Push

Slot Highlights Underrated Brilliance of Mac Allister Mac Allister’s Form Elevates Liverpool’s Title Charge Liverpool’s head coach Arne Slot has paid glowing tribute to …

Slot Backs Player Health Over Summer Tournament

Arne Slot Unfazed by Liverpool’s Absence from World Club Cup No Regrets as Liverpool Skips Summer Showpiece Arne Slot has made it clear that …

Journalist: LFC watched Leipzig Duo As Slot Plots Long-Term Strategy as Liverpool Chase More Glory

Liverpool’s Title Win Sparks Slot's Drive for Dominance Celebrating Success While Planning the Future Arne Slot may have clinked a few beer bottles in …

Report: Klopp admired by Madrid but not considered for coaching job

Real Madrid Keen on Xabi Alonso as Jürgen Klopp Stays Focused on Red Bull Role Real Madrid Plot Next Move as Ancelotti Exit Looms …

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Liverpool Could 'Dominate for Years' After Winning the Premier League Title - Claims Former Man City Star

Exclusive: Former Man City Defender Claims Liverpool Could 'Dominate for Years' After Winning 20th League Title After 35 years of waiting, Liverpool finally got …

How Liverpool Stacks Up Against Top Premier League Clubs

Over the past ten years, Liverpool has undergone an extraordinary transformation. From a club that once struggled to get into the top 4, the …

Exclusive: Former Midfielder Hails Liverpool Star as 'The Best the Premier League Has Ever Seen'

Exclusive: Former Liverpool Midfielder Makes Huge Virgil Van Dijk Claim After Premier League Title Victory Reality is slowly starting to sink in as Liverpool …

"10 out of 10" - Former Liverpool Midfielder Rates Arne Slot's Debut Season

Exclusive: Former Liverpool Midfielder Heaps Praise on Arne Slot After Premier League Title Victory Sunday was a historic day for Liverpool as they secured …

From Kirkby to the Kop: How Liverpool’s Academy Became a Talent Factory

Over the past decade, Liverpool Football Club has experienced a renaissance—not just at the senior level, but deep within its youth ranks. Tucked away …

Quantifying Lucas’ Absence

The widespread disappointment that met the news of Lucas’ injury is a reflection on the Brazilian’s progress; his tale of zero to hero is now well-repeated in mainstream discussion. Statistics have justified his continued role in the team. He’s been the league’s most prolific tackler both this and last season, and also produced a fine ball-winning...

Liverpool Vs City | The Story via Player Influence Pitch Maps

Another draw at Anfield, this time against a side Liverpool weren't the favourites to beat. Premier League leaders Manchester City visited Anfield confident of taking away all three points after demolishing teams like Spurs and, arch rivals, United in their own grounds 1-5 & 1-6 respectively. Liverpool though had other ideas and will feel...

Liverpool V Man City | A Tactical & Stats Preview

This week the billions of Manchester City come to town, and what a game it promises to be. I'm not sure what it is about City, but they don't seem to attract the same envious jealousy that Chelsea attracted when oligarch Roman Abramovich arrived on the scene and bankrolled the Stamford Bridge outfit with...

Goals From Midfield Crucial To Success | Liverpool FC Opta Stats

For years under Rafa Benitez and Roy Hodgson Liverpool were accused of being a one-man, and later two-man, team as the goals of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres helped the Reds to continue to compete at the top table with only Dirk Kuyt and briefly Yossi Benayoun helping to break their monopoly on the...

Lucas Leiva | The Brazilian Against The World (Stats analysis)

Lucas Leiva, the player Liverpool fans love, and others love to hate. Recently though, the unBrazilian Brazilian has become a bit of a legend to Liverpool fans, and has become a pivotal part of Liverpool’s midfield.

Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2 | The Story via Player Influence Pitch Maps

Liverpool FC's third consecutive away victory was impressive at Stamford Bridge today. Not only was it a third consecutive away victory it was also two in a row at Stamford Bridge which not many teams have accomplished in the modern era. The victory stretches Liverpool's unbeaten run to nine in all competitions and seven...

Liverpool V Chelsea | A Super Sunday | Statistical Preview

After an international break which seemed like an eternity, next up for Liverpool is a difficult away trip to Stamford Bridge. We are of course no strangers to Chelsea considering the amount of times we have played them in the league and Champion's League over the last number of years. So expect some players...

Liverpool FC | What’s stopping Pepe Reina?

With Liverpool sat in sixth place, three points off of fourth placed Chelsea and an inferior goal difference to the sides above them in the table, what do we need to improve on to get into a Champions League spot? A meagre goal difference of +4 has stemmed from home draws with Sunderland, Norwich and...

Liverpool FC | Is an ‘outdated’ system the way forward?

Upon Kenny Dalglish’s return as Liverpool manager in January 2011, many supposed experts suggested that the club legend had been ‘out of the game’ for too long. Whatever that term is meant to mean, Dalglish soon proved that it was nothing to worry about. Improved performances led to improved results as Liverpool made a...

Liverpool | Will Be Flying High If They Expose Chelsea High-Line

During the summer one of the key attributes that many fans felt the team was missing was raw pace and the ability to break forward quickly and hit teams on the counter attack. While Liverpool FC's front four of Maxi, Meireles, Kuyt and Suarez was effective thanks to the quartet’s fabulous movement and intelligence,...

Daniel Agger | Liverpool FC defender compared against Premier League Rivals!

Daniel Agger arrived at Liverpool in 2006 from Brondby for a fee of 6 million Pounds. His growth at Liverpool has been apparent and many consider him to be one of, if not the best central defender in the Premier League. However, his career in Merseyside has been plagued with injuries that have left...

Liverpool’s Defensive Line – With and Without Carragher

There has been an ongoing debate for some time now about the impact Jamie Carragher’s lack of pace has on the Liverpool defensive line. There is a theory that Carragher holds the line deep to prevent younger, quicker attackers stealing a march on him on the break. Carragher’s calf injury has inadvertently helped us find out whether this is...

Liverpool V Swansea | Football Is A Simple Game? A Tactical Preview

The great man Shankly once said "football is a simple game based on the giving and taking of passes, of controlling the ball and of making yourself available to receive a pass. It is terribly simple". Was there a truer word ever said? This week is Liverpool V Swansea City, two sides who really...

Are Carroll and Suarez finally starting to gel?

It seems strange that having signed Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez during the January transfer window that only now, at the end of October, are we starting to see the first signs of a partnership between the two. That says it all about the bad luck that Liverpool and Kenny Dalglish have had in...

Jose Enrique | Premier League Left Back Statistical Comparison

Before Jose Enrique signed this summer Liverpool FC supporters were calling out for a left back that would add balance and strength to the side. The balance required was to ensure that they were able to defend and also provide a suitable outlet on left overlapping the left winger or passing / creating from...

Craig Bellamy | Could he be the key to attacking fluidity?

Ever since Kenny Dalglish decided to splash £58m in January on strike duo Andy Carroll and Luis Suarez there has been a debate as to how he can get the best out of the pair. With Andy Carroll being the archetypal target-man and Luis Suarez a pacey, intelligent, ball of energy it seemed like...

Maxi Rodríguez | The unluckiest man in Liverpool

Maxi, Maxi Rodríguez runs down the wing for me. Well, not this season he doesn't. The subject of one of the Kop's favoured songs and the hero of the closing games of the last season, Maxi Rodríguez has played only 13 minutes in the Premier League in 2011/12. It seems hard to fathom for someone...

Trick or Treat For Hodgson? Liverpool V West Brom | Tactical Preview

Liverpool face West Bromwich Albion on Saturday in the early evening kick-off, and by lord its difficult not to be sarcastic with Roy Hodgson in the opposition dugout. Hodgson oversaw one of the most turbulent periods in our entire history, and the mere mention of the man’s name sends shivers down my spine. On...

Are we still dreaming for a team of Carraghers? | Jamie Carragher

“We all dream of a team of Carraghers” goes the Kop chant, but exactly how long will it be before we have a team-less Carragher? At the age of 33, Carragher’s best years are behind him, yet he remains a stalwart in the centre of defence. While some may say he has lost his pace, I...

Three jinxes ended as Liverpool FC defeat Stoke City at the Britannia

In football it is a lovely feeling when a jinx is broken. So how great a night was it for Liverpool FC supporters when three jinxes were broken in one night? It was an excellent result for Liverpool FC, especially since they didn't deserve to lose at the Britannia earlier in the season after...

Suarez & Downing | Statistically compared to rivals | Liverpool FC

A lot has been said about the misgivings of Liverpool FC in-front of goal so far this season. A lot of people are laying blame on lack of creativity (Downing & co) and also cursing the inadequacies in-front of goal (Suarez's misses). This article will look at both of these players in comparison with...

The Devil Is In The Detail | Liverpool V United | The Aftermath

It was supposed to be the game to end all games. A Clash of the Titans. El Classico, English style. Instead we were left with a damp squib of a football match that only came to life after Gerrard hammered in a free-kick that was won by Charlie Adam, in supposed controversial circumstances. So...

Suarez isolated as United frustrate Reds

The most memorable visual of Liverpool and Manchester United’s recent Anfield encounters has been of an early onslaught, a tidal wave of Red attacking the United back-four from the off, giving the visitors from the other end of the M6 no chance to settle on the ball or go about their own gameplan. The...

Statistical Player Profile: José Enrique

Liverpool has long had a problem with the left-back position ever since John Arne Riise left for Roma in 2008. Yes we had Fabio Aurelio and Emiliano Insua but neither succeeded in stamping their mark on the position, with injuries plaguing the one and the other just simply failing to live up to expectations.

Attack is the best form of defence

Too attacking or not too attacking? That is the question. Since arriving in the summer of 2009, Glen Johnson has experienced an indifferent start to this Liverpool career, with injuries and defensive errors overshadowing his attacking threat. This begs the question, who is Kenny’s first choice right-back when all of his options are fit? While it has...

Steven Gerrard | Effectiveness vs. MUFC

It was strange to see Steven Gerrard scoring after such a long absence. Strange but excellent. He returned to the starting line-up against Manchester United on Saturday afternoon after sitting on the sidelines for seven months. Funnily enough, his last start was against United where he excelled in a deeper midfield role. This time, Gerrard...

A Tale Of Two Cities | Liverpool V Manchester

To borrow a well known opening to a classic book; “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was...

The Saturday Showdown | Liverpool Vs United

What is undoubtedly the biggest game in England, and one of the biggest in world football returns this Saturday and Liverpool will be looking to ensure that United's recent Anfield hell continues. Its still early doors this season but this game is a definite 6 pointer, should Liverpool win they would close the gap...

Charlie Adam | The story so far

There was no doubt this summer that Liverpool wanted Charlie Adam. They had tried desperately throughout January to prise him from Karl Oyston's grasp at Blackpool, and had almost lost him to Spurs in the dying embers of the window. There seemed never a doubt that they would return with another bid as they...

Reds Need To Be More Clinical

After a defeat or a draw managers try to focus on general team performance and how well their side have played but it is positive results that they most covet, with the difference between a draw and a win often coming down to the smallest details. Obviously there are a number of things that...

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