West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool, 16 April 2017

Score1-0 to Liverpool
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Attendance25,669

View West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm Liverpool were now unbeaten in the last eight Premier League meetings (won four).

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Tony Pulis

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Goals:

Roberto Firmino 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Divock Origi Forward

Substitutions:

James Morrison for Nacer Chadli 61
James McClean for Claudio Yacob 64
Salomón Rondón for Hal Robson-Kanu 64

Substitutions:

Daniel Sturridge for Divock Origi 82
Alberto Moreno for Philippe Coutinho 90

Cards:

Chris Brunt 45 Y
Hal Robson-Kanu 49 Y
Jonny Evans 66 Y

Cards:

Lucas Leiva 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Sam Field
Midfielder James Morrison
Forward Salomón Rondón

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder Marko Grujić
Forward Daniel Sturridge
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 8th West Bromwich Albion had now failed to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since April 2003. The Baggies had now failed to score in six of their last seven Premier League games and taken only four points from them (lost five). This was the first time that Albion boss Tony Pulis had lost a home league game against Liverpool during his managerial career (played nine, win three). West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "The goal really knocked us. It took us 20 minutes, in which time they had some good opportunities. The difference between the top teams is the quality they have up front. The players have been fantastic this year, we have an opportunity to play some of the young players now too."

Comments:

League position: 3rd In the 14 games, Liverpool now remained unbeaten in games against the other top eight teams in this Premier League season (won nine). This was the Reds' second clean sheet in their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now taken 66 points from 33 games so far in this Premier League season; 12 more than at the same stage in the previous season. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "It was a big win against a good, tall team. We played really well from the first second. We needed to adapt to what West Brom wanted to do. In all our plans it was 'no set-pieces. no set-pieces, no set-pieces'. Coming here to a place we know each set-piece is a major threat, we did great. It was a little too static first-half, but we scored a wonderful goal off a set-piece. We had two, three, four more chances. It feels fantastic because it is such a tough place. All three points is really special for us."

0 West Bromwich Albion

Manager: Tony Pulis

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Jonny Evans
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender/Midfielder Jake Livermore
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Nacer Chadli
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips
Forward Hal Robson-Kanu

Substitutions:

James Morrison for Nacer Chadli 61
James McClean for Claudio Yacob 64
Salomón Rondón for Hal Robson-Kanu 64

Cards:

Chris Brunt 45 Y
Hal Robson-Kanu 49 Y
Jonny Evans 66 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder Marc Wilson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Sam Field
Midfielder James Morrison
Forward Salomón Rondón

Comments:

League position: 8th West Bromwich Albion had now failed to score in four consecutive league games for the first time since April 2003. The Baggies had now failed to score in six of their last seven Premier League games and taken only four points from them (lost five). This was the first time that Albion boss Tony Pulis had lost a home league game against Liverpool during his managerial career (played nine, win three). West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "The goal really knocked us. It took us 20 minutes, in which time they had some good opportunities. The difference between the top teams is the quality they have up front. The players have been fantastic this year, we have an opportunity to play some of the young players now too."

1 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Roberto Firmino 45 G

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper
Nathaniel Clyne Defender
Dejan Lovren Defender
Emre Can Defender/Midfielder
Lucas Leiva Defender/Midfielder
Joël Matip Defender/Midfielder
James Milner Defender/Midfielder
Georginio Wijnaldum Midfielder
Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward
Roberto Firmino Midfielder/Forward
Divock Origi Forward

Substitutions:

Daniel Sturridge for Divock Origi 82
Alberto Moreno for Philippe Coutinho 90

Cards:

Lucas Leiva 72 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Joe Gomez
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold
Midfielder Marko Grujić
Forward Daniel Sturridge
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 3rd In the 14 games, Liverpool now remained unbeaten in games against the other top eight teams in this Premier League season (won nine). This was the Reds' second clean sheet in their last 14 games in the Premier League. They had now taken 66 points from 33 games so far in this Premier League season; 12 more than at the same stage in the previous season. Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said: "It was a big win against a good, tall team. We played really well from the first second. We needed to adapt to what West Brom wanted to do. In all our plans it was 'no set-pieces. no set-pieces, no set-pieces'. Coming here to a place we know each set-piece is a major threat, we did great. It was a little too static first-half, but we scored a wonderful goal off a set-piece. We had two, three, four more chances. It feels fantastic because it is such a tough place. All three points is really special for us."