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Match Preview: Liverpool looking for first league win in 2026 against Newcastle United

Liverpool vs Newcastle United – Premier League Preview Date: Saturday, 31 January 2026 Venue: Anfield Kick-off: 20:00 GMT After confirming automatic qualification to the Champions League last 16 with a ruthless 6–0 dismantling of Qarabağ, Liverpool returns to domestic duty knowing European clarity has not translated into Premier League consistency. The midweek performance offered control, confidence, and fluency...

Man of the Match: ‘Fantastic’ Liverpool star shines in Barnsley victory

Liverpool 4 – 1 Barnsley – FA Cup Third Round Man of the Match In a game where Liverpool needed calm heads as much as energy, Curtis Jones delivered exactly what the occasion required. Against a spirited and organised Barnsley side, this FA Cup tie could easily have become scrappy, rushed, and uncomfortable. Instead, Jones...

Man of the Match: ‘Outstanding’ Liverpool star shines in draw with Arsenal

Arsenal 0 – 0 Liverpool – Premier League Man of the Match This was not a backs-to-the-wall point, far from it. This was not a lucky escape, not even close. Liverpool went to the Emirates and, for long periods, controlled the game against the Premier League leaders. They stifled Arsenal’s rhythm, dictated territory, and played...

Liverpool will have to move fast to secure top 2026 transfer target – Opinion

Why Liverpool May Have to Move Early to Sign Top Transfer Target Adam Wharton was never meant to be a January story. Everything about his trajectory pointed toward a summer 2026 conversation: development at Crystal Palace, international consolidation, and then a carefully staged move to an elite club once timing, finances, and squad planning aligned....

Journalist: ‘Massively important’ Liverpool star has to start ahead of Alexis Mac Allister

Curtis Jones has changed Liverpool’s season under Arne Slot Liverpool’s campaign has felt like two separate stories. Arne Slot, who won the Premier League title in his debut season last year, has had to navigate a messy autumn. After an awful run of form in October and November, Liverpool sit 4th after 18 games played,...

“You never know” – Could Liverpool legend be set for shock return?

Are Hughes & Edwards Waiting on Alonso to Fail? Liverpool’s recent uptick in form has changed the temperature around Anfield, if not the conversation entirely. Results have steadied, performances have improved, and Arne Slot’s pivot toward a diamond midfield has at least restored a sense of control that was badly missing through the early months...

Journalist: ‘Underrated’ Liverpool star is now a guaranteed starter

Curtis Jones emerging as Liverpool’s constant amid uneven campaign Liverpool’s season has rarely followed a straight line, and sitting seventh in the Premier League tells its own story about inconsistency and missed opportunities. Yet even within that turbulence, individual performance can still cut through. Curtis Jones has done exactly that, offering control, calm and confidence...

David Lynch’s Five Key Takeaways as Liverpool Beat Inter Milan

David Lynch Provides Instant Match Reaction as Liverpool Beat Inter Milan Going to the San Siro had all the hallmarks of another bleak chapter in Liverpool’s season. Inter had not lost a home Champions League tie for three years. Liverpool had forgotten how to look convincing. Yet Arne Slot’s side delivered a performance built on...

Should Liverpool Target Elliott Anderson to Fix Their Midfield Issues

Would Elliott Anderson Be the Ideal January Catch-Up? Liverpool’s season has drifted into something uncomfortable, something unstructured, and something entirely avoidable. A horrific opening spell, littered with mystifying collapses and a startling lack of control, has left last season’s Premier League champions resembling anything but a coherent elite side. For a club that spent close...

Mac Allister’s Control Key to Liverpool’s Comeback Victory

Liverpool 3 - 1 Southampton- Premier League Man of the Match Alexis Mac Allister Liverpool FC The opportunity to move sixteen points ahead of second-placed Arsenal was always the priority for this Premier League match, as Southhampton arrived at Anfield with their top-flight survival all but determined and a season in next year's Championship close to guaranteed....