Liverpool v West Ham Preview: Key Battles
After a gap of ten days to bask in the glory of a perfect Champions League in Porto, Liverpool are back in action in the Premier League, welcoming West Ham United to Anfield on Saturday.
The Reds won the reverse fixture 4-1 at the London Stadium with a Mo Salah brace either side of goals from Joel Matip and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain giving the Reds three points. West Ham will be buoyed by their home win against Watford last time but …
Observations as Liverpool ease past the Saints
It was a game in which Liverpool never needed to get out of second gear but still came out with a comfortable 2-0 victory. The game was settled by two beautiful first-half goals from Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah who each continued top-class goalscoring seasons.
Here are some talking points from the game:
Karius loves St. Mary's
Loris Karius's best performance in a Liverpool shirt thus far was in the first leg of the League Cup semi-final last season, and …
Don't Believe The Hype - Liverpool 2 West Brom 3
Won a big game, have we?
And thus Liverpool become Liverpool.
While the Manchester City game was an undoubted highlight of the season, with Jurgen Klopp’s red men swamping all over the champions elect, it also marked the point where things went wrong. Firstly there was the Swansea game where Liverpool were second to every ball and then the delay-ridden debacle at Anfield on Saturday night when they slumped to lowly West Bromwich Albion in the FA Cup.
Albion and …
VAR | Liverpool's first exposure to it and why it's here to stay
It's fair to say that every supporter of every club feels like their beloved team has been robbed by refereeing decisions this season. I can certainly say that about every single Liverpool supporter. Football is the most popular sport in the world and yet it is the only major sport to not have some form of video review. The governing bodies of the game decided to catch up with the rest of the world and viola - VAR.
The VAR …
Will a new look front three get the opportunity to fire Liverpool to FA Cup glory?
The loss of Philippe Coutinho to this Liverpool side was always going to be big, however, with the FA cup returning this weekend will the biggest impact of his loss be on the team we see challenge for the cup? As well as being a world-class player, Phil's greatest attributes was his ability to play in several positions in this Liverpool side allowing Klopp to rotate to great effect. But with Coutinho gone Klopp's options possess neither the quality or …
Liverpool v West Brom Preview - Can Reds battle on in the Cup?
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Craig Pawson
Date & Time - Saturday, January 27th @ 19:45 GMT
Current Odds - Liverpool 1/4, Draw 11/2, West Brom 8/1
Form
Liverpool Form
It was all going swimmingly, wasn't it? Then a trip to the bottom of the table club in Wales puts an end to the run the Reds had been on. There is nothing more "Liverpool" than beating the team who are quite probably the best team in the world and then …
Liverpool v Everton Preview - Allardyce to aim for Cup Snorefest?
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Referee - Robert Madley
Date & Time - Friday, January 5th @ 19:55 GMT
Current Odds - Liverpool 2/5, Draw 7/2, Everton 13/2
Form
Liverpool Form
It's now 16 games undefeated in all competitions for Liverpool, the best run Klopp has enjoyed since his arrival on Merseyside. They have won 11 and drawn 5 since the 4-1 hammering suffered against Spurs. It's been a great run after a difficult couple of months in September and October. This includes …
Five New Year's Resolutions for Jurgen Klopp
The New Year. A time for reflection, but also time to look forward. Forward for the Reds, forward for Jurgen Klopp.
I doubt the beautiful German will have 'go to the gym more' or 'catch up on the soaps' on his resolutions list, but here are a few Liverpool related issues he might want to consider as one year becomes another.
Keep smiling
I’m not going to lie to you. I had ‘Operation Virgil’ down as my first resolution. Klopp’s …
Liverpool 2017-18 - A Half Term Report
As 2017 comes to its creaking and inevitable end, perhaps it’s time to take stock and look at the state of our Red nation - to make a brief assessment of where we are; to ‘take our temperature’ as Leo McGarry says in the West Wing.
The last month has provided a perfect cross section of where Liverpool are and, possibly, where we are headed. The seven games in 24 days (which, in itself, is nuts) has included the massacres …
How on earth did Liverpool draw with Everton?
40 goals in the previous 11 games for Klopp's Liverpool and 18 years since Everton last won at Anfield: as the game entered the 75th minute, it appeared that wait would have to go on, until the FA Cup 3rd round fixture at least, as Liverpool were absolutely cruising.
The reflected such a reading of the game too: 79.4pc possession, 964 touches (to Everton's 384), 23 shots to 3, 88pc pass accuracy to Everton's 50pc, and 644 complete passes, to Everton's …