Premier League preview and odds: Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion
Published on: 21/10/2016
Premier League preview and odds: Liverpool vs West Bromwich Albion
October 22, 2016 17:30pm - Anfield Stadium
Premier League
Fourth-ranked Liverpool will look to extend their unbeaten run to seven games when they host middling West Bromwich Albion at Anfield on Saturday. The visitors are coming into this game on the back of three-straight 1-1 draws.
Liverpool looking like title contenders
After eight Premier League matches played, Liverpool have already been elevated from top four hopefuls to genuine title contenders. A fact emphasised by the respect shown to them by Jose Mourinho`s Manchester United team last week.
Jurgen Klopp has barely been in the job a year but has already made his mark on the team. After leading the Reds to two finals last season, the German now has them playing some scintillating football that has made everyone else in league sit up and take notice. The Merseyside club have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League home matches and are unbeaten at Anfield this term.
Meanwhile, opponents West Bromwich Albion are living up to their status as mid-table masters. They are currently sat in 12th place in the table with a point`s total of 10 and a goal difference of +1. They come into his game on the back of three consecutive 1-1 draws.
Matches involving the Baggies tend to be low-scoring affairs, in fact, all of their last seven away games have produced fewer than 2.5 goals. They have lost just one of their last six games on the road but have own just two of their last 18.
West Brom have not won any of the last six clashes between the two sides, while the last three meetings all ended in draws.
Team news
James Milner has recovered from a knock and should be available for Liverpool, while Georginio Wijnaldum remains a slight doubt.
Meanwhile, the visitors have a fully-fit squad to choose from.
Recent form (League)
Liverpool: DWWWW
West Bromwich Albion: DDDWL
Betting odds and tips
Just like Manchester United last week, West Brom will be out to frustrate their opponents while hoping to break on the counter-attack.
Liverpool were perhaps unlucky against their northwest rivals last time out and will be buoyed by the fact that they finally kept a clean sheet.
This should be another tight game, but the Reds are back to full strength and should have the mastery to unlock the Baggies` defence.
You can back the home side to win to nil at 20/21 with Bet365.
By Neil Morris
Published on: 21/10/2016
Any odds displayed within this preview were correct at the time of publishing (21/10/2016 14:11:56) but are subject to change.
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