FT: Burnley 0-4 Leeds
Klich Raphinha
Harrison Alioski
Rodrigo Harrison
Rodrigo Harrison
An emphatic victory for Leeds at Turf Moor.
Klich Raphinha
Harrison Alioski
Rodrigo Harrison
Rodrigo Harrison
An emphatic victory for Leeds at Turf Moor.
Spurs
Crawley Town
Newcastle
Leicester
Arsenal
Wolves
West Ham
Fulham
Man City
Brighton
Burnley
Leeds United have kept a clean sheet away from home for the first time in 2021
Solid today.
Liverpool will hope to continue their push for a top four finish when they lock horns with West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns on Sunday evening.
West Brom appeared to be destined for the drop right from the early stages of the 2020/21 season, and it did not really come as a surprise when Slaven Bilic was sacked in December. Sam Allardyce was brought in to wield his magic wand, but for the first time in his career, he has been unable to inspire a team to stave off relegation, having overseen just 4 wins in 23 games in-charge till date.
Liverpool, on the other hand, have been disastrous in the defence of their Premier League crown, having been one of the most underwhelming teams in Europe since the turn of the year. However, in recent weeks, the Reds have been in something of a resurgent mood, with their last defeat in the top-flight coming back in March, with a top four finish now in sight.
The reverse fixture, played at Anfield back in December, was a drab affair that saw West Brom come back from a goal down to hold Liverpool to a 1-1 draw.
Ainsley Maitland-Niles should return to the Baggies’ starting line-up after being ineligible to face parent club Arsenal last week, leaving only Branislav Ivanovic and Robert Snodgrass on the injury list.
James Milner, Naby Keita, Ben Davies and Ozan Kabak all face late fitness tests but Jordan Henderson, Joel Matip, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk are out until next season.
Six of the last eight Premier League encounters between West Brom and Liverpool have ended as a draw, with Liverpool winning the other two during the 2016-17 season.
Since losing three in a row between April 2012 and February 2013, Liverpool are unbeaten in 11 Premier League matches against West Brom (W4 D7).
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has been directly involved in 30 goals in 41 Premier League appearances on Sundays for the club (23 goals, 7 assists), with only Steven Gerrard (72), Robbie Fowler (31) and Daniel Sturridge (31) involved in more goals on a Sunday for Liverpool.
Liverpool have only won one of their five league matches against the three newly promoted teams this season (D3 L1). Should they fail to win this game, it would be the first time since 1980-81 they’ve only registered one win against newly promoted teams in a season, with that Liverpool team also the last reigning champion to win only one game against newly promoted teams in a top-flight season.
West Brom manager Sam Allardyce is unbeaten in his last five Premier League meetings with Liverpool (W1 D4) - the last manager to go six unbeaten against the Reds was Tony Pulis between 2011 and 2016 (8 in a row), whose sixth game in that run was a match at the Hawthorns as West Brom manager.
West Brom defender Semi Ajayi netted his first Premier League goal against Liverpool in this season’s reverse fixture - the last Baggies player to score home and away against the Reds in a single season was Romelu Lukaku in 2012-13.
Harry Kane has now scored more Premier League goals than any other player this season (22).
He wants that golden boot.
All-time top-scorers in Premier League history:
Alan Shearer (260)
Wayne Rooney (208)
Andy Cole (187)
Sergio Agüero (181)
Frank Lampard (177)
Thierry Henry (175)
Harry Kane (165)
That was Kane’s first for Ryan Mason.
35 - Harry Kane has been directly involved in more Premier League goals than any other player this season (22 goals, 13 assists), with only Robert Lewandowski and Lionel Messi having a hand in more across the top five European leagues.
Only Brighton (5 vs. Man Utd) have hit the woodwork more times in a Premier League game this season than Tottenham have against Wolves (3).
Unlucky.
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg has both scored and assisted in a Premier League game for the first time in his career.
His second league goal for Tottenham.
West Brom XI: Johnstone; Furlong, Ajayi, Bartley, Townsend; Diangana, Gallagher, Yokuslu, Phillips, Pereira; Robson-Kanu.
Liverpool XI: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, R.Williams, Robertson; Fabinho, Thiago, Jones; Salah, Firmino, Mané.