Observations as Liverpool slot 5 past Huddersfield
The Liverpool attack was in full flow as Liverpool scored five goals without reply to pile the pressure back on Manchester City. Mané and Salah got a brace each after a club record early goal from Keita. Below are the key talking points.
The weaponry from wide
The full backs were yet again in full flow with Robertson chipping in with 2 goals, taking him to a record equalling 11 assists in the league.Arnold chipped in with an assist of …
Liverpool vs Huddersfield Preview - Potential Key Battles
Liverpool have three games left in their Premier League season and are bang in the thick of it, with three wins putting them on the brink of a historic Premier League title win. And whilst many have already assumed that the first of these wins will come at home to relegated Huddersfield, it would be foolish to write off the Terriers, who gave Liverpool a good game earlier in the season where Mo Salah scored the only goal. So what …
Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool: A Tactical Breakdown
After the international break, it’s never quite as easy as you would expect for a team to pick up where they left off. Jürgen Klopp alluded to this in his post-match presser, as he cited the return of both Firmino, Fabinho and Alisson as late as Thursday. For all this disruption though, Huddersfield were still rank outsiders for this fixture.
Klopp used this fixture though as an opportunity to re-jig a starting XI that was struggling with injuries and was …
Key Stats as Reds Keep On Trucking Against Huddersfield
Liverpool were far from their best, but once again they got the result, as they secured a 1-0 win away at Huddersfield. But with the Reds’ unbeaten start stretching to nine games, what were the key stats from another crucial result?
Defence Bends But Doesn’t Break
This was arguably one of Liverpool’s worst defensive performances of the season, but nevertheless, Huddersfield failed to break them down. Huddersfield had thirteen shots, seven of them inside the box, with just one on …
Huddersfield 0-1 Liverpool: Who Was Man of the Match?
Liverpool have equalled their best-ever start to a Premier League season but the increasingly frustrating wait for the Reds to come alive goes on.
Mohamed Salah's tidy finish on 24 minutes should have set the visitors on their way to a comfortable victory, but fans would spend the final portion of the game longing for the whistle as a spirited Huddersfield pushed for an equaliser and a series of counter-attacking opportunities fizzled out.
Shortly after chief rivals Manchester City had …
Liverpool v Huddersfield Preview - Potential Key Battles
A wretched international break filled with injuries is over. For the Liverpool players, it's time to get back on the road, as they get ready to travel to Huddersfield for the late kick-off on Saturday.
Huddersfield are winless in the Premier League, having only managed three draws from their eight games, and against a Liverpool side that hasn't conceded in the league at Anfield since February, there could be few bigger tests for David Wagner's side.
For the Reds, injuries …
Huddersfield Town v Liverpool Preview - Can Reds Return to Winning Ways?
The Details
Venue - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
Referee - Michael Oliver
Date & Time - Saturday, October 20th @ 17:30
Current Odds - Huddersfield 10/1, Draw 17/4, Liverpool 2/7
Form
Huddersfield Form
David Wagner's Huddersfield team are still looking for their first win of the season. Three draws and five defeats make up their opening eight league games while they also exited the Carabao Cup thanks to a 2-0 loss at Championship side, Stoke City.
The Terriers drew at home to Cardiff in …
Liverpool's Season Starts Here
The day that you arrive at a holiday destination can often have a strange feel to it.
You’re still a bit jaded after a long flight, drive or however you’ve made your way there, and you don’t feel completely in holiday mode until you wake up the following morning.
Call it a strange comparison - it is - but Liverpool’s season feels a bit like that. It has all been a bit stressful and tense to date, with almost no …
2018-19 Premier League fixture reaction. The season we win it?
With the recent disappointment of the proposed Nabil Fekir signing falling through, Liverpool fans have been in need of a distraction to take their minds off the circus that the transfer window rumour mill. Not only is the World Cup due to begin today (hooray football is back!), but the 2018-19 Premier League fixture list has also been released. As a fan base, we have the tendency to dwell on frustrations of the past, so the 2018-19 fixture list is …
Huddersfield Town v Liverpool Preview - Can Liverpool stop the rot?
The Details
Venue - John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield
Referee - Kevin Friend
Date & Time - Tuesday, January 30th @ 20:00 GMT
Current Odds - Huddersfield 17/2, Draw 17/4, Liverpool 3/10
Form
Huddersfield Form
Huddersfield have been struggling of late. While 14th position may be an admirable and acceptable place to find themselves in at this stage of the season, the reality is that Wagner's team are just two points above the drop zone. They have lost three of their last five in all …