Match preview: Liverpool defends lead against West Bromwich Albion

Liverpool receives this Sunday at 10:30 the visit of Albion at Anfield during his fifteenth game in the Premier League.

Liverpool faces with reinforced spirits the meeting of the fifteenth day to consolidate a positive streak after winning its last two games 7-0 and 2-1, the first against Crystal Palace at home and the second against Tottenham Hotspur as a local. Since the start of the season, the hosts have won in nine of the 14 games played so far, with 36 goals for and 19 against.

On the visitors’ side, West Bromwich Albion could not win Aston Villa in his last game (3-0), so he hopes to end his losing streak and redirect his trajectory in the tournament. Of the 14 games he has played in this Premier League season, West Bromwich Albion one of them has won with 10 goals in favor and 29 against.

Regarding the results as a local, Liverpool he has won seven times in seven games played so far, indicative figures that he is getting a good baggage of points in his stadium. At the departures, West Bromwich Albion they have lost five times in their seven games played, figures that show lacks in the team during their away games.

The two rivals have already met on other occasions in the Anfield, resulting in two defeats and two draws in favor of Liverpool. In turn, the local team has a streak of five games in a row undefeated at home against Albion. The last time they played Liverpool and Albion in this tournament it was in April 2018 and the match ended with a 2-2 draw.

Currently, both teams are separated in the classification by 24 points in favor of Liverpool. Liverpool He has 31 points in his locker that have allowed him to achieve the current leadership of the Premier League. For their part, the visitors have seven points and occupy the nineteenth position in the competition.

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