Premier League

Injuries and VAR distract from below-par performances

It's hard to believe that Liverpool are on the cusp of the Round of 16 in the Champions League and sitting pretty among the early pace-setters in the Premier League. Saturday's 1-1 draw away to Brighton certainly detracted from what has been a solid start to the season. Yes, it was a draw away at a...

Will this be Liverpool’s lineup to face Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday?

Liverpool travel to the south coast this weekend as they play Brighton in the Premier League in Saturday's early game. The Reds are currently without Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keïta, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Xherdan Shaqiri. Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcântara will face late fitness tests to determine if they are available to...

Brighton vs Liverpool Preview – Reds travel to face low-flying Seagulls this weekend

THE DETAILS Venue – Amex Stadium, Falmer Referee – Stuart Attwell Date & Time – Saturday, November 28th @ 12:30 Current Odds – Brighton 19/4, Draw 16/5, Liverpool 4/7 ________________________________________________________ This season, with the insanely-condensed fixture list and The Reds' more-than-worrying injury list, it feels like Jürgen Klopp is sometimes trying to guide a patched-together vehicle in a Red Bull Soapbox...

Tactical Breakdown: Liverpool 3-0 Leicester

With injuries aplenty following the international break and a deluge of fixtures awaiting Jürgen Klopp's red men, an acceptable result seemed more important than a strong performance. With Salah, Alexander-Arnold and Thiago all unavailable, the champions were without their three best creative players, leaving the creative burden upon a midfield and forward line that has...

“It’s just unbelievable” – Liverpool star delights in new Anfield record for Reds

Liverpool's Fabinho is delighted to be a "part of history" at the club after helping The Reds to create a new longest unbeaten league record at Anfield. The Reds' Brazil international midfielder has proved to be one of Jürgen Klopp's most important players at the club since his arrival from Monaco in 2018. He was...

Liverpool 3-0 Leicester: Player ratings as Reds make more history

Liverpool have extended their home unbeaten run into club-record territory following a hugely impressive victory against high-flying Leicester. Without Trent Alexander-Arnold, Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Thiago Alcantara, Jordan Henderson and Mohamed Salah, the three-and-a-half-year streak was in serious peril. But the Reds scoffed at that suggestion, powering to victory with strikes from Diogo Jota and...

Will this be Liverpool’s starting eleven to play Leicester City on Sunday?

Liverpool welcome league leaders Leicester City to Anfield this Sunday evening in what should be an enthralling Premier League clash. Unfortunately for Jürgen Klopp, his squad has been decimated by injuries and positive COVID-19 tests so far this season. That trend is set to continue when Brendan Rodgers and co arrive on Merseyside this weekend. With...

Liverpool vs Leicester City Preview – Injury-ravaged Reds face top-of-the-table Foxes at Anfield

THE DETAILS Venue – Anfield, Liverpool Referee – Chris Kavanagh Date & Time – Sunday, November 22nd @ 19:15 Current Odds – Liverpool 10/11, Draw 3/1, Leicester City 13/5 ________________________________________________________ Jürgen Klopp's Redmen welcome top-of-the-table Leicester City to Anfield this Sunday evening. It's a very difficult situation for The Reds with between 6 and 8 first-team players out injured. Yet,...

Will Rodgers prevent Liverpool setting all-time unbeaten home record?

April 23rd, 2017. Liverpool 1-2 Crystal Palace. Feels like a lifetime ago, doesn't it? At that point, Jurgen Klopp was still only in his first full season as Reds manager and his side hadn't yet played in the Champions League under him. This was still a year before the agony of Kiev, let alone the glorious...

Priceless Matip faces career-defining period at Liverpool

When it rains, it pours. Or in Liverpool's case, when it rains, a monsoon arrives. The Reds find themselves in one of the most bleak, unfortunate injury situations in their recent history, following an awful period in the fitness department. When Virgil van Dijk was ruled out for the season with cruciate ligament damage it felt...