Premier League: Liverpool v West Brom match preview

A
look ahead to tonight’s Premier League fixture at Anfield

Simon Rice Author Biography

Simon Rice

Simon Rice is Online Sports Editor for The Independent

More articles from this journalist

Monday 11 February 2013

Print
A A A
Related articles
Suggested Topics

Liverpool entertain West Brom in the final fixture of the Premier League weekend with a chance of closing the gap on the European chasing sides above them.

Defeat for Everton yesterday means Brendan Rodgers' side can close to within three points of their Merseyside rivals with victory tonight.

Daniel Sturridge is a doubt but Raheem Sterling is back to full fitness and Philippe Coutinho could make his debut. However tonight will be all about Jamie Carragher, who will be in front of the Reds fans for the first time since announcing he will retire at the end of the season.

For West Brom, it’ll be interesting to see if Peter Odemwingie makes an appearance. The striker has been disciplined for his bizarre transfer deadline day behaviour and is free to be selected.

While Odemwingie is an unlikely source for inspiration, the Baggies need something after a run of of five defeats in their last six games.

 

KICK-OFF: Monday, 8pm

 

PAST THREE MEETINGS…

West Brom  1 (Tamas) Liverpool 2 (Sahin 2), Capital One Cup, September 2012

West Brom  3 (Gera, Odemwingie, Lukaku) Liverpool 0, Premier League, August 2012

Liverpool 0 West Brom 1 (Odemwingie), Premier League, April 2012

 

STATS…

West Brom can complete the league double over Liverpool for the first time since 1966/67 – they beat Liverpool 3-0 earlier in the season.

Troubled striker Peter Odemwingie scored the only goal when these sides met at Anfield last season. The Nigerian also scored in the league victory back in August.

Liverpool have won their last three league games at Anfield, without conceding a single goal.

Lucas Leiva will be make his 200th Liverpool appearance if he features tonight.

West Brom are joined only by Reading in their inability to keep a clean sheet away from home this season.

 

ODDS…

Liverpool to win: 1.4

West Brom to win: 9.6

Draw: 5.4

 

TV: Live on Sky Sports 1 at 8pm

Comments

Independent Comment
blog comments powered by Disqus
Latest in Sport
City manager must deliver five trophies in five years
Toxic phrase count rises as European Tour chief talks of 'coloured athletes'
The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb
Battle for Ashes place as Kevin Pietersen hovers in the wings
Shaky Stephens finds her feet again following Serena storm
We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again
Fernando Alonso spot on as Mercedes set the early pace in Monaco
Caption competition
Caption competition
News in pictures
World news in pictures
Sport blogs

iBet: Mercedes and Hamilton to roar in Monaco

Monaco is a street circuit where driver ability is more important than anywhere else and if we take ...

by Gareth Purnell

24 May 2013 02:00 AM

On The Road at the Giro d’Italia: It sounds sadistic, but the team live for the mountain stages

Three weeks ago as I drove off the Eurostar, I remember thinking what a very long time it was until ...

by Martin Ayres

23 May 2013 05:29 PM

iBet: Rose has the ammunition for Wentworth

McDowell did brilliantly to land the World Match Play title in Bulgaria last week, but it’s a format...

by Gareth Purnell

23 May 2013 09:13 AM

       
SPONSORED FEATURES

Get your summer started with British Military Fitness

BMF is the UK’s biggest and best loved outdoor fitness classes

Visit York Nook Get reading
Prizes & offers Business videos

Visit York

Find out what The Independent's resident travel expert has to say about one of the most beautiful small cities in the world

Military Fitness Nook Get reading
Prizes & offers Business videos

Making reading fun for kids

Nook is donating eReaders to volunteers at high-need schools and participating in exclusive events throughout the campaign.

Military Fitness Visit York Get reading
Prizes & offers Business videos

Introducing the 'Get Reading' campaign

Get the latest on The Evening Standard's campaign to get London's children reading.

Military Fitness Visit York Nook
Prizes & offers Business videos

Enter the latest Independent competitions

Win anything from gadgets to five-star holidays on our competitions and offers page.

Military Fitness Visit York Nook
Get reading Business videos

Business videos from commercial thought leaders

Watch the best in the business world give their insights into the world of business.

Military Fitness Visit York Nook
Get reading Prizes & offers

Day In a Page

James Pembroke: The man who's eaten everywhere

The man who's eaten everywhere

Few people know more about restaurants than James Pembroke, who only spent five mealtimes at home during his entire childhood.
A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler?

A Berliner in 1963 – but did John F Kennedy once admire Adolf Hitler?

The young JFK praised 'superior' Nordic races during visits to Germany
Banned Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof to attend Cannes Film Festival 2013, his first public appearance since prison

Banned Iranian director to attend Cannes Film Festival

Mohammad Rasoulof to make his first public appearance since being imprisoned three years ago
Seeing the larger picture: Inspiring images of space

Seeing the larger picture: Inspiring images of space

An exhibition explores images how photography has shaped astronomy
Eat Spam and carry on: Wartime pamphlets could teach us a thing or two about healthy, thrifty eating

Eat Spam and carry on

Wartime pamphlets could teach us a thing or two about healthy, thrifty eating
Facial hair: Cat beards and the purrrsuit of excellence

Facial hair

Cat beards and the purrrsuit of excellence
The 10 Best salt and pepper sets

The 10 Best salt and pepper sets

Whether they're for everyday use or to make your dining table look just right, it's worth getting a stylish shaker...
Ferran Soriano: Predicting success if Manchester City 'vision' is followed

Ferran Soriano: Predicting success if Manchester City 'vision' is followed

Chief executive says trophies will come if a 'core' of suitable players is in place
Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

Thomas Müller: We couldn't handle losing a Champions League Final again

The Bayern Munich forward tells Tim Rich his side have to shed chokers' tag after two recent final defeats
Giro d'Italia: The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb

The Stelvio Pass - cycling's killer climb

As the Giro d'Italia tackles the brutal climb, Simon Usborne takes on the snow and switchbacks – and soon realises what the fuss is about
National archives: Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Edward VIII’s phone calls - and how MI5 bugged them

Newly unearthed papers reveal a shocking extra dimension to the constitutional crisis over monarch’s abdication
Sent down at the Old Bailey: A tour of the world's most famous court

Sent down at the Old Bailey

A tour of the world's most famous court
Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

Hollywood's random acts of red-carpet kindness

The Hangover actor Zach Galifianakis’s date for his movie premieres isn’t arm candy  – it’s his 87-year-old friend who he saved from homelessness
British football scores an own goal

British football scores an own goal

Many managers barely survive a year in post. Martin Baker talks to experts who make a case for clubs using forensic business skills to find the best staff
James Lawton: Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again

James Lawton

Sergio Garcia cracks as major fault line opens up again