Liverpool FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Liverpool FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Premier League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 38 games · 60 pts (2025/26)
- West Bromwich Albion FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Adrian Holmes
- Referee Anthony Taylor
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D 19 Dec Crystal Palace FC A 7–0 W 16 Dec Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–1 W 13 Dec Fulham FC A 1–1 D 09 Dec FC Midtjylland A 1–1 D 06 Dec Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 4–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 27 Dec Liverpool FC A 1–1 D 20 Dec Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L 15 Dec Manchester City FC A 1–1 D 12 Dec Newcastle United FC A 1–2 L 06 Dec Crystal Palace FC H 1–5 L 28 Nov Sheffield United FC H 1–0 W Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Liverpool FC0-151/216-301/–31-454/246-604/261-75–/376+3/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Liverpool FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 12' Goal! Sadio Mane scores his 110 goal in 395 matches.
- 17' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 17 minutes.
- 22' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 32' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 37' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 42' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 47' It looks surprising Liverpool FC does not make any changes. Mohamed Salah has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 52' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Liverpool FC that had 395 games and scored 666 goals.
- 56' A meaty challenge results in booking for Dara O'Shea on 56.
- 60' The Liverpool FC manager makes a substitution. Joel Matip departs to be replaced by Rhys Williams.
- 65' Supporters expect more eagerness from Semi Ajayi, as he is very good at scoring at Anfield with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 70' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Grady Diangana made 328 appearances and scored 22 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 73' Matheus Pereira has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Robinson on 73 minute.
- 78' Charlie Austin has so much to prove this time. He replaces Karlan Ahearne-Grant on 78 minute.
- 82' What an equalizer from Semi Ajayi!
- 83' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Curtis Jones by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on 83 minute.
- 88' Matt Phillips needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 90' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Roberto Firmino by Divock Origi on 90 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-1.
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Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Roberto Firmino ↓ Divock Origi 90'
- 14
- 10
- 11
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32
Joel Matip ↓ Rhys Williams 60'
- 66
- 26
- 5
- 17
- 3
Bench
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15
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain ↑ 83'
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27
Divock Origi ↑ 90'
- 7
- 23
- 18
- 62
- 47
- 76
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46
Rhys Williams ↑ 60'
Coach Jurgen KloppWest Bromwich Albion FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 27
- 1
- 3
- 10
- 11
- 7
- 2
- 19
- 29
- 6
- 18
Bench
- 21
- 16
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15
Charlie Austin ↑ 78'
- 25
- 22
- 13
- 24
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12
Matheus Pereira ↑ 73'
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20
Branislav Ivanovic ↑ 90'
- 17
Coach Sam Allardyce -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Semi Ajayi 1 Sadio Mane 1 Hal Robson-Kanu 1 Alisson Becker 1 Mohamed Salah 1 Head to Head
Liverpool FC Form
West Bromwich Albion FC Form
2020-12-27 Liverpool FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-12-20 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2020-12-15 Manchester City FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D 2020-12-12 Newcastle United FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2020-12-06 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–5 Crystal Palace FC L 2020-11-28 West Bromwich Albion FC 1–0 Sheffield United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy1 / 41.37 Liverpool FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.01 West Bromwich Albion FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.38Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 69% 31% ± 2.5 42% 58% ± 3.5 22% 78% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw 75%Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC 54%Liverpool FC or West Bromwich Albion FC 72%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Liverpool FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual1 – 0 11.5%0 – 0 11.4%2 – 1 8.5%2 – 0 8.4%0 – 1 8.2%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 2 4.6%2 – 2 4.4%3 – 1 3.9%3 – 0 3.8%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC
Handicap Liverpool FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 22% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✓West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet 26% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.