Two clubs in opposite halves of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at Anfield Stadium in Liverpool and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers had this to offer about striker Mario Balotelli ahead of today's league encounter (via the Irish Examiner): "In terms of his behavior, he is consciously trying to work hard at the aspects of the game of which we demand here in terms of intensity and workrate. In terms of goals, he needs to improve; it is as simple as that."
"Not just him, but any striker is judged on goals," he added. "And at this moment, he hasn't probably hit the numbers he would want to."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: West Brom's Cristian Gamboa is projected to make his first league start since joining from Rosenborg. The 24-year-old Costa Rican international has one assist in his minimal playing time and is completing 90 percent of his attempted passes.
Liverpool's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Mignolet; Moreno, Lovren, Skrtel, Manquillo; Coutinho, Gerrard, Henderson; Sterling, Balotelli, Markovic
West Brom's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Foster; Davidson, Lescott, Dawson, Gamboa; Morrison, Gardner; Dorrans, Sessegnon, Brunt; Berahino
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
19 |
7 |
12 |
16 |
|||
|
2 |
Southampton |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
7 |
13 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester City |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
12 |
7 |
5 |
11 |
|||
|
4 |
Arsenal |
6 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
10 |
|||
|
5 |
Swansea City |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
6 |
2 |
10 |
|||
|
6 |
Aston Villa |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
4 |
7 |
-3 |
10 |
|||
|
7 |
Manchester United |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
11 |
9 |
2 |
8 |
|||
|
8 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
1 |
8 |
|||
|
9 |
Crystal Palace |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
|||
|
10 |
West Bromwich Albion |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
8 |
|||
|
11 |
Stoke City |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
8 |
|||
|
12 |
Leicester City |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
9 |
10 |
-1 |
8 |
|||
|
13 |
West Ham United |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
|||
|
14 |
Liverpool |
6 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
8 |
9 |
-1 |
7 |
|||
|
15 |
Everton |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
12 |
14 |
-2 |
6 |
|||
|
16 |
Hull City |
6 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
9 |
11 |
-2 |
6 |
|||
|
17 |
Sunderland |
6 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
5 |
6 |
-1 |
5 |
|||
|
18 |
Queens Park Rangers |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
-9 |
4 |
|||
|
19 |
Newcastle United |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
-7 |
3 |
|||
|
20 |
Burnley |
6 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
-7 |
3 |
© Copyright 2024 Sports World News, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.
