The last time Liverpool faced West Brom at the end of the 2008/09 campaign, a goal apiece from Gerrard and Kuyt confirmed relegation for Tony Mowbray’s side and Jamie Carragher was involved in a bit of handbags with Alvaro Arbeloa towards the end of the game.
Despite the attacking talent both sides have at their disposal, Man City v Liverpool games are usually tight, drab affairs and recent form and clashes suggest that there will be no deviation from this trend. Both teams opened up the 2010/11 Premier League season with draws and there have been eight draws from the 13 Premier League meetings (at City) to date, with Liverpool coming out victorious on three occasions and City winning just two.
With Liverpool due to play Trabzonspor in the Europa League Play Off round, it seems an appropriate time to look back at our previous encounters against Turkish opposition.
A new season is finally upon us and Liverpool couldn’t have been given a tougher start if good old Fergie himself had hand picked the fixtures! Home to Arsenal followed by an away trip to Man City, then home to West Brom and two successive away trips to Birmingham and Man Utd. A nice easy start for the Roy Hodgson era then.
Match Preview: Now that the 4th Champions League spot has been claimed by Spurs, and with our elimination from the Europa League semi-finals at the hands of Atletico Madrid, the best Liverpool can hope for this season is to finish 6th. This is providing Aston Villa fail to beat Blackburn at home and we beat Hull City in our final game of the season. A far cry from the expectations we had last August, it’s safe to say that no Liverpool supporter will be sad to see the end of what has been a frustrating and depressing season.
Liverpool v Chelsea games are never short of drama or controversy, but this meeting comes with an extra dose of anguish and mixed feelings. A Liverpool victory will maintain our slim chances of finishing 4th yet it could also put Man Utd in the driving seat to secure their 19th league title if they beat Sunderland.
A number of issues could be cleared up at the top and bottom of the Premier League this weekend. Victory for Liverpool over Burnley could see the latter relegated to the Championship, providing West Ham take maximum points against Wigan on Saturday. Failure to defeat Burnley coupled with Spurs beating Man Utd would see Liverpool mathematically ruled out of the running for the final Champions League place.
Match Preview: Last Sunday’s draw with Fulham has all but ended Liverpool’s hopes of finishing in the top four but with Man City at home to Man Utd and Spurs hosting Chelsea, the gap to 4th place could be down to 3pts if results go our way this weekend and we beat West Ham.
Some people may be getting bored with the “must win” label attached to every LFC game recently but that is the reality of the situation we find ourselves in. Failing to beat Birmingham last Sunday leaves us 4pts behind 4th place Manchester City (who also have a game in hand) with 15 points to play for. As it stands two defeats for Man City would still leave us 1pt behind them (if they won 4 out of their 6 remaining games) so winning all 5 of our remaining games may still not be enough to finish 4th.
Birmingham remain the only team that Liverpool have failed to defeat in the Premier League under Rafa Benitez. That will have to change if we want to maintain our push for that all-important 4th Champions League spot. After Aston Villa’s 7-1 humiliation against Chelsea and with Tottenham & Man City picking up maximum points against Portsmouth and Wigan respectively, Spurs remain in pole position despite having the more difficult-looking fixture list on paper.
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