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3pm ET, live in the US on espn2.Last four head-to-head:1-1 (h) 10.27.113-0 Liverpool (h) 04.11.100-3 City (a) 08.23.090-0 (a) 02.21.10Last three matches:Liverpool: 3-1 Newcastle (a); 0-0 Wigan (a); 2-0 Villa (a)City: 0-1 Sunderland (a); 0-0 West Brom (…
Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle
Goals:Agger (og) 25′Bellamy 29′ 67′Gerrard 78′Another tepid, frustrating, harsh 1-1 at Anfield. Until Gerrard came on at the hour mark.As usual, Liverpool were the better side from the start, but neither keeper had a save to make in the first half. Mor…
Liverpool v Newcastle 12.30.11
2:45pm ET, live in the US on FSC.Last four head-to-head:3-0 Liverpool (h) 05.01.111-3 Newcastle (a) 12.11.103-0 Liverpool (h) 05.03.095-1 Liverpool (a) 12.28.08Last three matches:Liverpool: 0-0 Wigan (a); 2-0 Villa (a); 1-0 QPR (h)Newcastle: 2-0 Bolton…
Liverpool 1-1 Blackburn
Goals:Adam (og) 45′Maxi 53′Liverpool have been massively unlucky in an awful lot of matches, but this one’s going to take some beating. Another terrible, horrible, no good, very bad home draw in a season already chock-full of them.Blackburn had exactly…
Liverpool v Blackburn 12.26.11
10am ET, live in the US on Fox Deportes and FoxSoccer.tv. And all the usual streams that most will have to fall back on.Last four head-to-head:1-3 Blackburn (a) 02.12.112-1 Liverpool (h) 11.10.102-1 Liverpool (h) 03.08.092-1 Liverpool (h) 08.24.09Last…
Infographic – Captain Fantastic
I’ve been working on this sporadically for a few weeks. It’s not finished, as Gerrard’s career isn’t finished, but I thought I’d open the floor for comments. Consider it an early Christmas (or late Hanukkah, very late Diwali or Ramadan, etc) gift.All s…
Liverpool 0-0 Wigan
Remember that perverse, pervasive sense of impending doom that followed the club around throughout 2009-10? Not the dreadful, soul-killing horribleness that was the Hodgson era, but the perpetual Sword of Damocles which hung over Benitez’s final campai…
Liverpool at Wigan 12.21.11
This preview was written yesterday, before the Suarez verdict. I thought about rewriting it. I still don’t know what to say. Everyone’s fumbling in the dark with just the FA’s paltry statement to grasp onto, basing every opinion (and they are opinions)…
Liverpool 2-0 Aston Villa
Goals:Bellamy 11′Skrtel 15′Winning with ease when not on top form is far more fun than frustrating draws or defeats when dominant. Still, if not for converting the first two corners within 15 minutes, Liverpool could well be ruing more missed chances a…
Liverpool at Aston Villa 12.18.11
9:05am ET, live in the US on Fox Soccer PlusLast four head-to-head:0-1 Villa (a) 05.22.113-0 Liverpool (h) 12.06.101-0 Liverpool (a) 12.29.091-3 Villa (h) 08.24.09Last three matches:Liverpool: 1-0 QPR (h); 0-1 Fulham (a); 2-0 Chelsea (a)Villa: 2-1 Bolt…
Infographic – Goals Through 15 Games
Goals, goals, goals. With Liverpool wasting chance after chance, profligacy to blame for home draws with Norwich, Swansea, and Sunderland as well as away losses to Stoke and Fulham, the number of goals scored has become both millstone and mantra, a cle…
Liverpool 1-0 QPR
Goals:Suarez 47′Just good enough. The difference that taking just one of those oft-mentioned chances makes.25 shots, eight on target, with the woodwork hit twice. 62% possession, 21 chances created. A handful of impressive, out-of-character saves by th…
Liverpool v QPR 12.10.11
10am ET, live in the US on Fox Soccer PlusLast four head-to-head:2-1 Liverpool (a) 02.11.961-0 Liverpool (h) 08.30.951-1 (h) 02.11.951-2 QPR (a) 10.31.94Last three matches:Liverpool: 0-1 Fulham (a); 2-0 Chelsea (a); 1-1 City (a)QPR: 1-1 West Brom (h); …
On Suarez and Spearing’s Positioning
Lucas’ absence and Liverpool’s subsequent change in formation altered the position of two of Liverpool’s key players against Fulham: whoever the holding midfielder is and Luis Suarez.Jay Spearing often played further up the pitch than Lucas usually def…
Liverpool 0-1 Fulham
Goals:Dempsey 85′Familiar storyline: Liverpool fail to convert chances when dominant, leading to more points dropped in a game Liverpool bossed. New plot twist: Refereeing decisions punish Liverpool even more than usual, culminating in a harsh red on S…
Liverpool at Fulham 12.05.11
3pm ET, live in the US on espn2. Yep, espn2 is actually airing a Monday game!Last four head-to-head:5-2 Liverpool (a) 05.09.111-0 Liverpool (h) 01.26.110-0 (h) 04.11.102-3 Fulham (a) 10.31.09Last three matches:Liverpool: 2-0 Chelsea (a); 1-1 City (a);…
Liverpool Without Lucas
Finally confirmed out for the season after a day filled with rumors, it’s incredibly hard to forecast what Liverpool will do without Lucas. He’s missed just three of Dalglish’s 39 matches: rested for two, suspended for one. Since 2009, he’s missed so f…
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea
Goals:Maxi 58′Kelly 63′A diligent, comprehensive win sealed with two strikes within five minutes around the hour mark. After briefly basking in the afterglow of yet another away win and yet another victory over Chelsea, the result seems somewhat oversh…
Liverpool at Chelsea 11.29.11
2:45pm ET, live in the US only on FoxSoccer.tv, so most of us will have to make do with streams again. There is a delayed showing on Fox Soccer Plus at 5pm ET.Last four head-to-head:2-1 Liverpool (a) 11.20.111-0 Liverpool (a) 02.06.112-0 Liverpool (h) …
A Day in the Life: Lucas v City
There seems little point in doing a usual chalkboard review. I’d end up focusing on Lucas Leiva’s marvelous performance, and you can just as easily head to the Guardian or Stats Zone app and see them for yourself. Each is a beautiful, unique snowflake …
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