With the Europa League safely navigated to the group stages Liverpool return to Premier League action with a match against West Brom at Anfield, which is a match that we really should win and if we don’t, even at this early stage, it would most likely be right to worry slightly.
Liverpool Team News:
Torres and Gerrard should return however Stevie’s struggling with his back injury and that sees him rated as doubtful. Agger’s concussion looks set to rule him out again and Maxi’s virus will most likely keep him out again as well, Cole serves the second of his three match suspension.
Player to watch: Kuyt
Dirk Kuyt is fresh from his commitment to the Reds and his Europa League winner in Turkey so the Dutchman goes into this in high spirits.
West Brom Team News:
West Brom have some injury problems to content with. Cech, Mattock, Thomas and Miller all miss out due to injury problems.
Player to watch: Carson
Scott Carson would be someone that we’d hope to work hard at Anfield and how the former Reds goalkeeper, who captains West Brom these days, reacts could make a lot of difference.
Match Facts & Stats
The omens are good for Liverpool yet bad for West Brom as in the last 10 meetings West Brom have scored just one goal and in 8 PL meetings the Baggies have failed to score. 17 clean sheets in our last 20 matches against newly promoted sides, at Anfield, is also another stat in our favour as is the fact it’s more than 40 years since West Brom beat us.
Things against us are the fact that we’re on our longest run of matches without a PL win since January 2008, which is currently standing at four.
Victory would be our 2,000th in League football.
Ref Watch:
Lee Probert will officiate.
Match Prediction:
Patience was the key against Trabzonspor on Thursday however it’s not going to accepted against West Brom, on Sunday. They’ll not be a walkover by any means but we’d be heavily favoured to beat them and an early goal would increase the chances of this. In my honest opinion we’ll win so my prediction would be Liverpool 3 West Brom 0.
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Next Fixtures:
Away to Birmingham in the Premier League (After the international break.)