dean smith

Leicester v Liverpool – PL Preview

I spoke about how the previous weekend could offer all sorts of Champions League qualification hope, dependent on how certain results played out. With Liverpool now sitting four points behind Manchester United, it has set up a brilliantly poised final leg of this Premier League campaign. On the flip side, Leicester City are fighting...

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Preview – Reds face Villa in first of two consecutive season-defining games

THE DETAILS Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Paul Tierney Date & Time – Saturday, April 10th @ 15:00 Current Odds – Liverpool 11/20, Draw 16/5, Aston Villa 5/1 ________________________________________________________ Liverpool are battling to keep their season alive these days. A slight upturn in form has seen hopes of a top-four finish rekindled at Anfield. On Tuesday night, The Reds'...

Aston Villa vs Liverpool FA Cup Preview – Reds return to scene of October horror show

THE DETAILS Venue - Villa Park, Birmingham Referee - Craig Pawson Date & Time - Friday, January 8th @ 19:45 Current Odds - Aston Villa 23/10, Draw 14/5, Liverpool 21/20 _________________________________________________________________ The last place Jürgen Klopp's Redmen will want to visit in their current jaded state is Villa Park. Liverpool were demolished 7-2 there back in October in the Premier...

Aston Villa vs Liverpool Preview – Reds return to scene of last season’s great escape

THE DETAILS Venue – Villa Park, Birmingham Referee – Martin Atkinson Date & Time – Sunday, Oct0ber 4th @ 19:15 Current Odds – Aston Villa 9/1, Draw 9/2, Liverpool 3/10 ________________________________________________________ Most Liverpool fans are in agreement about The Reds' trip to Villa Park last season. That comeback win... that was when we really, really, really began to believe, wasn't...

Liverpool vs Aston Villa Preview – Reds will be hurting from City defeat

THE DETAILS Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Paul Tierney Date & Time – Sunday, July 5th @ 16:30 Current Odds – Liverpool 1/3, Draw 9/2, Aston Villa 15/2 ________________________________________________________ Thursday night wasn't pretty, was it? In a game where Liverpool pressed from the start and looked determined to lay down another marker, City just picked The Reds off with...

Aston Villa Vs Liverpool Preview – End of the road for Klopp’s young guns?

The Details Venue - Villa Park, Birmingham Referee - Lee Mason Date & Time - Tuesday, December 17th @ 19:45 Current Odds - Aston Villa 1/5, Draw 6/1, Liverpool 11/1 _________________________________________________________________ Even though Tuesday night's Carabao Cup quarter-final is technically a fixture for the senior squad, Liverpool will field a youth team due to the clash with the first-team's commitments...

Aston Villa Vs Liverpool Preview – Dean Smith’s Villa to pose another headache for Klopp

THE DETAILS Venue – Villa Park, Birmingham Referee – Jonathan Moss Date & Time – Saturday, November 2nd @ 15:00 Current Odds – Aston Villa 8/1, Draw 4/1, Liverpool 33/100 ________________________________________________________ Newly-promoted Aston Villa will be a very tough proposition for Liverpool at Villa Park this weekend. As Liverpool fans, we're growing so used to winning in the league now we're...