Liverpool vs Villarreal 20:00, Wednesday 27th AprilAnfield, LiverpoolUEFA Champions League – Semi Final, First LegReferee: Szymon Marciniak (POL) Fresh from a week in which Liverpool beat their closest competitors, their fiercest rivals, and their city neighbours, Champions League football returns this week – the Reds host Villarreal at Anfield for the first leg of the…
Benfica vs Liverpool 20:00, Tuesday 5th AprilEstádio de Luz, BenficaUEFA Champions League – Quarter Final, First LegReferee: Jesús Gil Manzano (ESP) A pivotal April continues apace for Liverpool this week – the final international break of the season it out of the way, victory over Watford has seen Jurgen Klopp’s side maintain the pace near…
Nottingham Forest vs Liverpool18:00, Sunday 20th MarchCity Ground, NottinghamQuarter Final, FA CupReferee: Craig Pawson We Liverpool supporters take pride in focusing our attention and our songs on our town team, and there are few other clubs who find themselves name-dropped by the Anfield crowd on a regular basis. For younger generations, Nottingham Forest may seem…
Internazionale vs Liverpool 20:00, Wednesday 16th FebruaryStadio Giuseppe Meazza, MilanUEFA Champions League – Round of SixteenReferee: TBC Champions League football returns this week, with Internazionale hosting Liverpool in first leg of their Round of 16 tie. The meeting(s) represent only the third time the sides have been drawn together, offering up just their 5th &…
Liverpool vs Leicester City 19:45, Wednesday 22nd DecemberAnfield, LiverpoolEnglish Football League CupReferee: Andrew Madley This week’s League Cup quarter final meeting between Liverpool and Leicester City takes place amidst an increase wave of variant-driven Covid-19 cases and much discussion about whether football and ‘normal life’ in general will be paused in an attempt to halt…
Liverpool vs Southampton 15:00, Saturday 27th October 2021Anfield, LiverpoolPremier LeagueReferee: Andre Marriner Supporters of both Liverpool and Southampton alike could be forgiven for lamenting ‘seasons of two halves’ going into their meeting in early May last season. Having been top of the Premier League at Christmas, following a 7-0 victory away to Crystal Palace, injury-hit…
Liverpool vs Brighton & Hove Albion 15:00, Saturday 30th October 2021Anfield, LiverpoolPremier LeagueReferee: Mike Dean Liverpool’s home defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion in early February last season felt like the moment that shoulders truly dropped for many. Following seven-goal haul at Selhurst Park just prior to Christmas, the Reds had taken just 3 points…
Leeds United vs Liverpool 16:30, Sunday 12th September 2021Elland Road, LeedsReferee: Craig Pawson As Liverpool prepare to visit Elland Road this weekend for just the fifth (league) match in twenty years, I’m reminded of last year’s late Diego Llorente goal for hosts Leeds United – a goal that cancelled out Sadio Mane’s half-hour opener, as…
After last week’s closely linked set, largely led by my current reading of Johnny Marr’s autobiography, Set the Boy Free, it’s a far more loosely-connected set this week. I started the week with the stereo on shuffle, and was served up a track by The Gaslight Anthem – the first in some time. Feeder are…
Circumstance determines that there’s strong linkage between this week’s records. Conor Oberst has a new record due out soon and has taken Phoebe Bridgers on tour with him. Bridgers has received high praise from Ryan Adams, whose PaxAm label she is now signed to and who is himself releasing a new album in a couple of weeks’…
Britannia Stadium, 15:00 Sunday Match Preview: Stoke City welcome Liverpool to the Britannia Stadium for the sides’ final match of the 2014/15 campaign on Sunday. Separated by 11 points, they occupy 9th and 5th respectively – the hosts have taken 10 points from their last five league matches, including home victories against both Southampton and…
Anfield, 17:30 Saturday Match Preview: Anfield opens its doors to supporters one last time this season, as Liverpool host Crystal Palace in the penultimate game of the Premier League campaign on Saturday. With the Reds only realistically competing for Europa League qualification, and Crystal Palace likely to finish between 11th-13th, there is little on this…
Emirates Stadium, 12:45 Saturday Match Preview: Arsenal host Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday in what promises to be a pivotal match in the battle for qualification for the 2015/16 Champions League. Arsene Wenger’s side currently occupy 3rd, 6 points ahead of the Reds and with a significant goal difference advantage. The Gunners are…
Liverpool vs Burnley Anfield, 20:00 Wednesday Match Preview: Wednesday evening will bring together beneath the Anfield floodlights two sides fighting very different Premier League battles, as top-four challengers Liverpool – currently 5th – face a Burnley side currently occupying 18th and hoping to avoid the drop. Brendan Rodgers’ side are the league’s form team –…
St Mary’s Stadium, 16:15 Saturday Match Preview: Sunday serves up a key match in the battle for Champions League qualification, with Southampton welcoming Liverpool to St Mary’s Stadium for the third successive season since returning to the Premier League. The 4th-placed hosts hold a 4 point advantage over the Reds – who occupy 7th –…
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