Marko Grujic vs Denis Zakaria - who suits the Liverpool midfield?
Liverpool’s midfield is a divisive topic, but one thing most fans can agree on is that reinforcements will soon be needed. Jordan Henderson is 30 at the end of the current campaign, Gini Wijnaldum turns 29 this month, James Milner is 34 in January and Adam Lallana is 32 in May.
Of the current crop of midfielders, only Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Fabinho and Naby Keita are closer to 25 than they are 30, and two of those have had injury troubles.
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Liverpool v Arsenal Preview - Mighty Reds to go marching on
The Details
Venue - Anfield, Liverpool
Date & Time - Saturday, December 29th @ 17:30
Current Odds - Liverpool 1/2, Draw 7/2, Arsenal 19/4
Form
Liverpool Form
This Liverpool team, created by Jurgen Klopp, has been displaying form the likes of which we have never seen before. Unbeaten and with 16 wins from 19 league games is simply out of this world. The achievements of this team in the first half of this season must never be underestimated.
Look at the table below. …
Arsenal v Liverpool Preview - Klopp's Reds to provide real test to Gunners' form
The Details
Venue - Emirates Stadium, London
Referee - Andre Marriner
Date & Time - Saturday, November 3rd @ 17:30
Current Odds - Arsenal 13/5, Draw 13/5, Liverpool 1/1
Form
Arsenal Form
Before last Sunday's 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace, Arsenal had won 11 games straight in all competitions. A tough start to the season, facing Manchester City and Chelsea in their opening two league games, left The Gunners with two defeats but they then turned their form around, and how.
Yet, the argument …
Liverpool's Goalkeepers - A Statistical Analysis
You probably won't believe me but I had the idea for this article way before the Arsenal game. I had even started gathering the stats from the different sites before the game started. The article was due last Thursday but I decided to postpone it for this week so I get a sample size that is a little bigger. And then Simon Mignolet allows a goal that he could have realistically saved with a header - the ball was that …
Arsenal and Liverpool share the spoils on a Frenetic Friday
Stadium: The Emirates Stadium
Arsenal: Cech, Bellerin, Koscielny, Monreal, Maitland-Niles, Wilshere, Xhaka, Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez, Lacazette.
Substitutes: Ospina, Walcott, Mustafi, Welbeck, Kolasinac, Coquelin, Elneny.
Liverpool: Mignolet, Gomez, Lovren, Klavan, Robertson, Mane, Henderson, Can, Coutinho, Salah, Firmino.
Substitutes: Karius, Wijnaldum, Milner, Lallana, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Solanke, Alexander-Arnold.
First Half
The game starts off with both sides sussing each other up. Arsenal get the first opportunity with Lacazette pouncing on a loose ball on the box and passes it to Xhaka, whose effort is blocked off …
Arsenal v Liverpool Preview - Key Battles
The Premier League brings in Christmas festivities early as Liverpool travel to the Emirates Stadium on Friday night to take on Arsenal in a mammoth encounter as the race to finish in the Premier League Top 4 begins to heat up, and the festive period begins in earnest, with 4 games in the space of 9 days for Jurgen Klopp's Reds.
Liverpool have the advantage of a couple of days extra rest, given the Gunners' Carabao Cup quarterfinal on Tuesday, …
Arsenal v Liverpool Preview - Goals Galore for Christmas!
The Details
Venue - Emirates Stadium, London
Referee - Martin Atkinson
Date & Time - Friday, December 22nd @ 19:45 GMT
Current Odds - Arsenal 11/8, Draw 13/5, Liverpool 7/4
Form
Arsenal Form
With 13 wins from their last 14 home league games, the Gunners will be hoping to take Liverpool to task on Friday night. Wenger and co will almost certainly still be hurting from the 4-0 defeat they suffered at Anfield back in August, too.
In their last five games, Arsenal have …
Liverpool v Arsenal Preview - Welcoming the Gunners
The Details
Venue - Anfield
Referee - Martin Atkinson
Date & Time - Sunday, August 27th @ 16:00 BST
Form
Liverpool come into this game after successfully navigating a potential banana-skin of a Champions League playoff with Hoffenheim of Germany. Since the 3-3 opening day result at Watford, the Reds have won their last three games in a row, beating Hoffenheim twice, either side of the home win against Palace. Liverpool, surprisingly, are aiming for a fourth home Premier League …
Adam Lallana and The Wrongs of Being Right
One of the best things about following, supporting and sharing any views on football is the unerring ability to be wrong.
Seriously.
Being wrong is great. It’s an incredibly underrated skill.
Imagine a scenario where the opposite is the case. You go to the match or a pub or to someone’s house and you call everything with 100% accuracy. ‘He’s no good. He’s brilliant. He can’t play there. He’ll come good in exactly 48 games and that lad will be …
Key Battles to Watch Out For Against Arsenal
The drama of pre-season is done. It's now time for serious business. And what better (!?) way to start than a trip to the Emirates to play Arsenal.
Over the weekend, the highs and the euphoria of the 4-0 thrashing of Barcelona were negated by the loss by the same scoreline to Mainz. That is exactly what we need to weed out this season - inconsistency.
As for our opening game, we couldn't have picked a better time to play …