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Crystal Palace head to Anfield tomorrow night surging, with the Eagles having won their last four Premier League matches. They have also kept a clean sheet during that quartet of matches, rolling up a 5-0 margin on aggregate.
They last conceded a goal back on Feb. 8 against Everton. However, their opponents Wednesday night, Liverpool, have played like the best team in the world, most of this season. Let’s take a look at who could be in Jurgen Klopp’s first team tomorrow night.
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Liverpool FC’s march to the inevitable, by that we mean the league title, has progressed along rather slowly since Project Restart initiated. However, they take three points, of the five they still need to get there, tomorrow night when they host Crystal Palace.
They’ll take on the Eagles without the services of midfielder James Milner, and perhaps defender Joel Matip too. On the status of both players’ fitness levels, manager Jurgen Klopp said: “Millie felt a hamstring a little bit, but we had this in the past. Millie is not often injured and hopefully it is not serious.”
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The Reds will head across Stanley Park for the Merseyside Derby this weekend, and with it a chance to move one step closer to the promised land. A win over Everton in the Sunday night clash will mean that Liverpool will then be just one more win or Manchester City loss away from the title.
The Anfield out doesn’t want to stop there however.
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What an amazing story it would have been for Liverpool FC, to end their three decade league title drought at Everton in the Merseyside derby; in the very first game after the league shut down for over three months due to a pandemic.
Alas, it is not to be, as Manchester City routed Arsenal tonight 3-0. However, the Reds can at least take one more step closer to clinching the inevitable, and in the process get another victory over one of their two most bitter of rivals. Let’s take a look at the team news for this one, starting with the home side.
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The most popular football league on the planet is finally back today, June 17th 2020 after a three-month break. Fans can now breathe easy knowing their favorite teams will from tonight start competing against their rivals for honors. In this write-up, football experts from Lines.com highlight nine exciting things about the return of the Premier League.
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The 2020 Golden Boy award shortlist was announced today and the Premier League was very well represented on it. Manchester United, as well as Chelsea and Arsenal, all landed three names each on the list, which runs 100 long.
Two more teams, Manchester City and Liverpool, saw a pair of their players named to the list, while the English top flight landed 18 as a whole. Joao Felix won last year’s award which honors the most promising, fastest rising U21 footballer in Europe’s top leagues.
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American media doesn’t often cover the rest of the world’s news all that extensively. However, United States current events are typically top of mind for nations outside the USA. The world is watching as Black Lives Matter protests have engulfed the entire USA and now spread worldwide.
Globally, people are seeking justice for George Floyd and that includes athletes in several different sports and multiple nations. The German Bundesliga has seen several stars show support for the #JusticeForGeorge and #BlackLives Matter causes.
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Another milestone in Project Restart was reached today when the FA announced the upcoming fixture schedule! It’s been about three months since we’ve seen live football in England, but the light at the end of the tunnel is very bright now.
With that in mind, let’s continue our restarted season previews, complete with a best potential starting XI. Up next is Liverpool FC.
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League will restart again on June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors. Italy’s Serie A and Spain’s La Liga are drawing closer to a restart soon as well.
Until we have football matches again, (the Reds’ next match will be the road edition of the Merseyside derby) we still have plenty of transfer talk to do. So let’s take a look at what the Liverpool rumor mill is talking about in cyberspace.
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Strongly linked with Liverpool FC this past winter and spring, it’s rather surprising to hear that Chelsea is the club moving towards sealing a deal for Timo Werner. Accoridng to German paper of record Bild, the RB Leipzig striker’s camp is currently in advanced talks with Stamford Bridge.
Werner, 24, has been linked to Chelsea, as well as several other clubs, but Anfield have long been regarded the strong favorite. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp even reportedly had a video conference with Werner this spring.
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On Monday, Liverpool FC’s official social media posted a photo of their entire squad taking a knee together around the center circle at their home stadium of Anfield. The gesture, a nod to former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick was done during today’s training session, as a show of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
The LFC twitter account posted the photo, with the caption Unity is Strength and #BlackLivesMatter.
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Global football is currently on pause for the most part, but the Premier League is moving towards a restart June 17, with matches to be played behind closed doors, mostly in home venues. There are still some questions regarding Project Restart, but contact training is back, and there is high confidence that the PL will return soon and complete the season.
Until football does restart, we still have plenty of news items to cover and analyze. So let’s take a spin through the Liverpool newsphere in cyberspace.
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