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Bournemouth v Liverpool Preview – Can Reds pick Cherries off on Saturday?

The Details Venue - Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth Referee - Lee Mason Date & Time - Saturday, December 8th @ 12:30 Current Odds - Bournemouth 15/4, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 4/6 Form Bournemouth Form Bournemouth beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 on Tuesday night to end a run of four consecutive defeats. They had made a fantastic start to the season before that and are still in a very...

Burnley v Liverpool Preview – Can Klopp’s men keep the pressure on City?

The Details Venue - Turf Moor, Burnley Referee - Stuart Attwell Date & Time - Wednesday, December 5th @ 19:45 Current Odds - Burnley 12/1, Draw 5/1, Liverpool 2/7 Form Burnley Form Burnley are currently the team displaying the worst form in the Premier League. In the last five games, Burnley have conceded 12 goals and only scored three of their own. They have lost five...

Origasm at Anfield as the bar plays the star

Finally Fabinho… but that’s not what we’re here to discuss. Undefeated, still on City’s tail and five clear of Chelsea. Suddenly six clear of Arsenal and Tottenham and United are lost in the wilderness but that’s just a side note for now. Mané is miserable. Mo is getting mauled and Firmino is as false as we’ve...

Liverpool v Everton Preview – Derby-day disappointment, but for who?

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Chris Kavanagh Date & Time - Sunday, December 2nd @ 16:15 Current Odds - Liverpool 4/11, Draw 4/1, Everton 8/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool have been battling along on the home front while three consecutive away defeats in the Champions League has left their progression beyond the group stages in that competition in doubt ahead of their...

Why Liverpool’s new-found solidity is no bad thing

The 2017/18 season was loads of fun. In the process of securing a second successive top 4 finish and getting to the final of the Champions League, Liverpool scored a whopping 138 goals in all competitions, helping us become known - rightfully - as one of the most lethal attacks in world football. Our...

Paris Saint Germain v Liverpool Preview – Reds go in search of first win in Paris

The Details   Venue - Parc des Princes, Paris Referee - Szymon Marciniak (POL) Date & Time - Wednesday, November 28th 2018 @ 20:00 BST Current Odds -  PSG 23/20, Draw 3/1, Liverpool 11/5 Form PSG Form Paris Saint Germain have been getting their results lately with solid performances. The highlight of their recent spell was the 4-0 win at the home of Thierry Henry's hapless Monaco...

Have Liverpool Found Their Coutinho Replacement?

Disclaimer: no, Xherdan Shaqiri is not Phil Coutinho. However, it is rather satisfying seeing a new “Fab Four” strut their stuff. Much was made of Jürgen Klopp’s sanctioning of the sale of Phil Coutinho to Barcelona – he was integral to the precursory group stage that led to the Champions League final – and was affably...

Liverpool 2-0 Fulham: A Tactical Breakdown

After a horrible performance against Red Star Belgrade, Liverpool fans needed some catharsis. With Fulham on a five-match losing streak and due to play at Anfield, a win was the expectation. To deliver the win though, Klopp set Liverpool up with the 4-2-3-1 system, with Salah as the striker, Firmino at 10, and Shaqiri out...

Xherdan Shaqiri: £13 million of ever-growing importance

When Liverpool secured the services of 'The Alpine Messi', Xherdan Shaqiri, during the summer transfer window, his arrival on Merseyside was greeted with a mixture of scepticism and optimism. A player who has been a bit of nearly man for the duration of his career after spells with Bayern Munich and Inter Milan, before establishing...

Liverpool v Fulham Preview – Liverpool need to let anger surface on Sunday

The Details Venue - Anfield, Liverpool Referee - Paul Tierney Date & Time - Sunday, November 11th @ 12:00 Current Odds - Liverpool 1/10, Draw 8/1, Fulham 22/1 Form Liverpool Form Liverpool slumped to a dismal 2-0 defeat in Belgrade on Tuesday night. The common theme among fans, myself included, is that defeat had been coming. The Redmen have looked to be just about stumbling...