Premier League
Champions League football in Liverpool’s hands, but it certainly won’t come easy
With just one game remaining for Liverpool – a home fixture against relegated Middlesbrough – Champions League football remains very much in their hands. If you handed Klopp the opportunity to seal such a feat against a relegated side at the start of the season, he would have accepted the invitation with open arms. But […]
Read MoreThe Worst XI: Vote for the strikers!
They say all good things must come to an end. Fortunately, for everyone that reads Friends of Liverpool, bad things also must come to an end and, alas, we have reached the final stop on our journey through the murky past of Liverpool Football Club. Unfortunately, that stop may just be the worst one of […]
Read MorePearson’s Premier League Roundup: Liverpool take giant step towards top four
Liverpool took a huge step towards a top-four finish by beating West Ham 4-0 at the London Stadium. It was their fourth straight win on the road and leaves them needing victory in their final game of the season to finish in the top four. It is their struggles at home which have seen Liverpool […]
Read MoreWest Ham v Liverpool Preview
At 14:15 G.M.T. on Sunday Afternoon, Liverpool travel to London stadium to take on a resurgent West Ham United. Stakes are as high as they can get as Liverpool’s season reaches its climax. There are plenty of mixed feelings in Merseyside going into this encounter. Extremely disappointed with last week’s dire draw at home to […]
Read MorePearson’s Premier League Preview
Liverpool’s season is still in their hands and although how far up the league they finish may not be down to them, whether they get top four is. The simple fact is that if they win their remaining two games then they finish inside the top four. They are currently four points ahead of Arsenal […]
Read MoreUnder The Spotlight: Midfield
So over the past two weeks, we have scrutinised the goalkeepers and the defence and come to the conclusions that the goalkeeping situations is fine (for now) but the defence needs work. This week, it’s the midfield’s turn to be looked at. The general consensus is that the midfield is in relatively decent shape and […]
Read MoreThe Worst XI: Central Midfield – Vote Now!
Another Monday arrives meaning that once again we delve into the darker, sadder part of Liverpool’s history to decide on the Worst XI. Our penultimate decision for you to make is who should play in the heart of this atrocious midfield. There are some properly, properly cringe-inducing players in here and, personally, I think this […]
Read MorePearson’s Premier League Roundup: Nervy end to the season as Liverpool fail to win again
Liverpool may well finish the season inside the top four but it will be more down to good early form and the failings of others than anything else. They remain in third thanks to a 0-0 draw at home to Southampton but are now just a point ahead of Man City having played a game […]
Read MoreVery few standout performers in utterly disappointing goalless draw with Saints
In another drab affair at Anfield, Liverpool essentially let Champions League football slip through their fingers, where few Redmen proved how important they are to the club. Philippe Coutinho boosted his club’s hopes of a victory after he passed a late fitness test; however, the Brazilian was limited to solely long-range efforts, which failed to […]
Read MoreLiverpool v Southampton Preview
At 13:30 GMT on Sunday afternoon, Liverpool host Southampton in what will be the penultimate competitive game played at Anfield this season. The Reds will be hoping to continue their strong push for a top three finish. It really goes without saying at this stage of the season, that Sunday’s match is a must-win for […]
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