Brighton 0-1 Liverpool: Who was man of the match?
Grinding out a win when not at your best is a mark of champions, according to the old footballing axiom. Brighton made life difficult for Liverpool on Saturday afternoon, but when the Reds found the breakthrough their game-management was superb.
It was a pedestrian first-half performance for the visitors, who predictably encountered a compact and deep-lying Brighton backline. The only real moments of excitement were a near-miss from a sliding Roberto Firmino and a header which Xherdan Shaqiri planted narrowly …
Key Stats As Salah Sees Off The Seagulls (Again)
Liverpool broke their mini-run of poor form with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Brighton on the south coast. But what were the key stats from a vital victory at the Amex?
Salah The Difference Yet Again
How many times is Mo Salah going to be the man to drag Liverpool out of a hole? Salah has now scored nine goals to give Liverpool the lead in games, all nine of which the Reds have won, and three of those they’ve …
Sleepy Seagull Saturday keeps Liverpool on title path
A sleepy Saturday saw Liverpool cruise to another win and our 57th point of the season; 1 short of our full season totals in 04/05 and 10/11, already having surpassed the 98/99 and 11/12 totals. The fact that we’re climbing the list of Liverpool’s top Premier League point totals in the middle of January is quite something. Now it’s up to Spurs against United on Sunday and City against Wolves to keep up the pace.
The match was one that …
Player Ratings as Liverpool get back to winning ways
Liverpool returned to winning ways with a second-half penalty from Mohamed Salah enough to see the Reds through a resilient Brighton side. The result means Klopp's side are now seven points clear at the top, with Manchester City playing Wolves on Monday night.
Here are the ratings from the match.
Alisson - 6
Didn't have a save to make in the first-half given Liverpool's dominance in possession, but coped well with anything thrown at him as Brighton tried to respond …
Liverpool's Important Goals And Who's Scoring Them
Liverpool have played 21 league games so far. In those games, they have scored 49 goals, at 2.33 goals per game. Of those 21 goals, Liverpool have scored 23 goals when they’ve been losing or drawing, taking the lead in 18 games and equalising in two of the other three. The Reds have scored the first goal 16 times and gone on to win 15 times, 14 times without ever being pegged back – only Arsenal and Manchester United have …
Observations as Liverpool lose their cloak of invincibility at the Etihad
Well... That was a bit shit, wasn't it? Many of us went into the game praying that Liverpool don't lose tonight, and for large parts of the game, it seemed as though the players heard the prayers as Liverpool were largely in their shell. Liverpool needed an Aguero goal at the Etihad (for the zillionth time) to wake up from their slumber. Liverpool equalised with an exquisite move but lost out to a great goal from Sane.
The key observations …
Reds stutter as superb City end the unbeaten run
That Brexit midfield. That Dejan Lovren. Why? Just why?
Liverpool finished second-best in all departments as they lost 2-1 to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, and saw their lead at the top of the Premier League cut to four points, with seventeen games left to play. Leroy Sane scored the winner for City after Sergio Aguero's superb opener was cancelled out by Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool can have no complaints, and from the off, City looked like the side with more …
Liverpool 5-1 Arsenal: Observations as Reds end year on a high
Liverpool do love to thrash Arsenal, don't they?
Coming back from an early setback, yet another 5-1 win at Anfield ensured the Reds will end 2018 in the best possible way, stretching the lead at the top of the table to nine points.
A sluggish start saw a series of wayward passes at the back, with Dejan Lovren needlessly surrendering possession in a dangerous area. Maitland Niles was on hand to slot in from close range after just eleven minutes, …
Player Ratings as Bobby Dazzles against Gunners
The cheek of Arsenal. How rude, turning up at Anfield and trying to take Liverpool's points away.
The absolute cheek of the Gunners to rock up and dare to score the opening goal. Liverpool in sparkling form with a 5-1 win, putting Unai Emery's men back in their place.
Here are your ratings...
Every inch of Virgil
Alisson (8): That pass is fucking sensational. Few goalkeepers in the league can pull that off, let have the audacity to try it when …
Penaltypool Returns! Reds, Refs Annihilate Arsenal 5-1
Spurs spursed! Tottenham tottenhamed! The Lillywhites 1-3 loss to Wolves was a glorious start to the day, leaving Liverpool with the potential to add distance between themselves and their wobbly pursuers. Would the rest of North London cooperate?
Regardless of the early results, Liverpool was primed for a strong showing against Arsenal. These matches always entertain, and Jurgen Klopp had selected a strong side, giving little attention to the City tie on the horizon. The Reds started brightly, but in …