Liverpool

Toothless Liverpool Without A Prayer At St Mary’s As Southampton Win

Liverpool fell to their second defeat of the season with a 1-0 reversal away to Southampton. Danny Ings early goal was enough to seal the hosts win as the Reds -- who owned the possession and territorial stats -- failed to turn their dominance into goals at St. Mary's. It was the third bad performance on...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting eleven to face Southampton tonight?

Liverpool travel to play Southampton tonight in the Premier League as Jürgen Klopp's side looks for its first win in three games. Southampton are also four games without a win, as it happens. Ralph Hasenhüttl's side has struggled to find the net of late, with just one goal in those four matches for The Saints. Klopp...

Tactical Breakdown: Newcastle 0-0 Liverpool

After an extremely disappointing match against West Bromwich Albion at home, Jürgen Klopp's Liverpool travelled up to Tyneside, to face Newcastle. Liverpool, as usual, set up in a 4-3-3 Ahead of Alisson was Alexander-Arnold, Nat Philips, Fabinho and Robertson. The midfield featured Jones, Henderson and Milner, whilst the front three comprised Salah, Firmino and Mané. Newcastle set...

Jonny Evans Can Be Liverpool’s Centre Half Emergency Solution

Not that you would know it from looking at the Premier League table, or Champions League group table for that matter, but Liverpool have been hamstrung by injuries to central defenders this season. Both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez -- two of Jurgen Klopp's key defensive lieutenants -- will miss most of, if not...

Southampton vs Liverpool Preview – Reds look to climb out of slump in form at St Mary’s

THE DETAILS Venue – St Mary's, Southampton Referee – Andre Marriner Date & Time – Monday, January 4th @ 20:00 Current Odds – Southampton 15/4, Draw 7/2, Liverpool 8/13 ________________________________________________________ Liverpool are first in the Premier League. Not "joint-top" or level with Manchester United, The Reds are first and that is a fact. Jürgen Klopp's men have climbed to the summit...

Liverpool defender continues to make “good progress” on his road back to full fitness

Liverpool's Virgil van Dijk continues to make "good progress" on his road to recovery according to Reds boss Jürgen Klopp. Van Dijk suffered an ACL injury after Jordan Pickford's horror challenge in the Merseyside derby in October. The centre-back is not expected to return to first-team action until around May. Earlier this week, Van Dijk posted...

“I can work with this performance” – Klopp keen to take positives from Newcastle stalemate

Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp believes The Reds were unlucky not to take all three points from their game with Newcastle on Wednesday night. Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané all started but none of them could find the finish that would have given Liverpool all three points. Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow made some impressive...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting lineup to face Newcastle United tonight?

Liverpool will look to get back on track when they face Newcastle United tonight at St James' Park. We've had a look at The Reds' likely starting lineup. West Brom grabbed a share of the spoils in Liverpool's last game on Sunday night. That 1-1 draw at Anfield will not have gone down well with...

Tactical Breakdown: Liverpool 1-1 West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool's seven-goal clinic in finishing against Crystal Palace was a display not of Liverpool playing at their best, but rather the Reds taking their chances. Against newly appointed West Bromwich Albion manager Sam Allardyce's team, it was clear Liverpool would need to do the same. As expected, Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3. Salah, Mané...

Robertson says Reds were punished for not “keeping it simple” against West Brom

Liverpool defender Andy Robertson believes his side paid the price for not keeping hold of the ball and seeing out their game with West Brom. Jürgen Klopp's men had dominated possession at Anfield against Sam Allardyce's Baggies without being able to create many clear-cut scoring opportunities. Sadio Mané had finished brilliantly in the first half to...