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WEST BROMWICH ALBION v LIVERPOOL
Barclays Premier League
Sunday 15th May 2016,
3:00pm
The Hawthorns
MATCH
NOTES
The game will be the 146th league and cup meeting between Albion and Liverpool. The Reds
currently lead the way in the victory stakes with 66 wins to the Baggies' 38.
There have been 74 meetings on Albion soil with the hosts winning 25 games and
Liverpool 29.
There have been 19 Premier League meetings with
Liverpool winning 12 and Albion four.
Albion's last game on this date came back in 2005
when on a never to be forgotten afternoon at The Hawthorns the Baggies pulled
off the 'Great Escape' by beating Portsmouth 2-0. Bryan
Robson's men had gone into the final game of the season bottom of the Premier
League table but the victory over Pompey and results elsewhere meant survival
was achieved.
Liverpool's last match on May 15 took place in 2011
when the Reds suffered a 2-0 defeat against Spurs at Anfield.
The Baggies
have ended a league season with
a game against Liverpool on two previous occasions - 1963/64 (H, 2-2) and
1921/22 (H, 1-4).
Albion have only once won their
final Premier League game of the season - the aforementioned game against
Portsmouth in 2005 (W1, D5, L3).
If named in the Albion starting XI, Craig Dawson
will make his 100th start for the club.
Albion have had 106 shots on
target in the Premier League this season, fewer than any other team.
Albion's
last six games: Bournemouth (A) 1-1; West Ham United (H) 0-3;
Tottenham Hotspur (A) 1-1; Arsenal (A) 0-2; Watford (H) 0-1; Manchester City (A)
1-2.
Liverpool's last six games: Chelsea (H) 1-1;
Watford (H) 2-0; Villarreal (H, EL) 3-0; Swansea City (A) 1-3; Villarreal (A,
EL) 0-1; Newcastle United (H) 2-2.
TEAM
NEWS
Albion
Scottish international midfielder James Morrison
could finally return following his lengthy injury lay-off.
The game might see a number of players feature for
the Baggies for the last time - Morrison, Victor Anichebe and Stephane
Sessegnon could all leave during the summer with the trio out of contract.
Liverpool
Striker Danny Ings could feature for the first time since suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in
mid-October whilst Jordan Henderson (knee) and Divock Origi (ankle) could also
return.
MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Robert Madley
(West Yorkshire)
Assistant Referees: Simon Bennett (Staffordshire) & Peter Kirkup (Northamptonshire)
Fourth Official: Andy Davies (Hampshire)
Madley has taken charge of two Albion games this
season - the 0-0 draw at home with Aston Villa in January and the 3-2 defeat at home to Everton in September.
He refereed two Albion matches during the 2014/15
season - the 2-0 home win over Swansea City and the 4-1 defeat at Arsenal.
The West Yorkshire official has officiated four
Liverpool games this season - their 4-0 win over Everton at Anfield in April,
the 2-2 draw at home to Sunderland in February, the 2-0 defeat at West Ham
United in January and the 6-1 win at Southampton in the Capital One Cup in
December.
Madley has handed out 91 yellow cards and six red
in the 33 games he has refereed this season.
A full run down of Madley's record when taking
charge of Albion games can be found
here
FIXTURE HISTORY
The first league meeting between the two clubs took place in
September 1894 at
Stoney Lane. Albion ran out 5-0 winners thanks to
goals from Billy Bassett, Billy Williams, Billy Richards, Roddie McLeod and
Tommy Hutchinson. The return game at Anfield on New Years Day, 1895, ended
in a 4-0 win for the Reds, Harry Bradshaw (2), Jimmy Ross and David Hannah
the goalscorers.
Albion's best league win against
Liverpool came in February 1936 at The Hawthorns, William 'G' Richardson helping himself
to a hat-trick as the Baggies eased to a 6-1 victory.
Other big wins for the Baggies include 5-1 at home in 1938
and 5-2 - a score achieved twice - first at Anfield in 1951 and then at The
Hawthorns on Christmas Day, 1953.
Liverpool's best win against the Baggies came at the
Hawthorns in April 2003 when four goals from Michael Owen and two from Milan
Baros saw Liverpool cruise to a 6-0 Premier League victory.
The Reds have registered a 5-0 victory against Albion
on four occasions - at Anfield in 1900 and 1935, and at The Hawthorns in 1985
and 2004, John Wark hitting a hat-trick in the 1985 game.
Given the Baggies' struggles
against the Reds over the years their recent record against Liverpool is fairly
good, winning four of the last ten Premier League meetings and losing just
three of them.
A full fixture history between the two teams can be found here
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
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Monday 11 February 2013 - Liverpool 0-2 Albion - Premier League - Anfield
Wednesday 26 September 2012 - Albion 1-2 Liverpool - League Cup - The Hawthorns
Saturday 8 November 2008 - Liverpool 3-0 Albion - Premier League - Anfield
Saturday 1 April 2006 - Albion 0-2 Liverpool - Premier League - The Hawthorns
Sunday 26 December 2004 - Albion 0-5 Liverpool - Premier League - The Hawthorns
Saturday 19 April 1986 - Albion 1-2 Liverpool - First Division - The Hawthorns
Saturday 7 February 1981 - Albion 2-0 Liverpool - First Division - The Hawthorns
Saturday 13 September 1980 - Liverpool 4-0 Albion - First Division - Anfield
Monday 6 September 1976 - Albion 1-0 Liverpool - League Cup - The Hawthorns
LAST MEETING AT THE HAWTHORNS
 Albion
0-0 Liverpool
Barclays Premier League
Saturday 25th April 2015, 3:00pm
Albion:
Myhill, Dawson, McAuley, Lescott, Brunt, Gardner, Fletcher, Yacob, Morrison
(Baird 81), Berahino (Ideye 75), Anichebe (McManaman 64). Subs not used:
Rose, Olsson, Gamboa, Sessegnon.
Booked:
Dawson 61 (foul)
Liverpool:
Mignolet, Johnson, Skrtel,
Lovren, Can, Ibe (Lallana 75), Gerrard, Henderson, Sterling, Coutinho,
Balotelli (Borini 75). Subs not used: Jones, Toure, Manquillo, Allen,
Markovic.
Attendance:
26,633
Referee:
Roger East (Wiltshire)
Liverpool's slim Champions
League hopes suffered a huge blow as they were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw
at West Brom. The Reds are fifth in the Barclays Premier League but only moved
six points behind Manchester City before the champions' home game with Aston
Villa. Jordon Ibe hit the bar for the visitors and Boaz Myhill saved from
Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson. But they were left to rue a pedestrian
performance with little goal threat from Mario Balotelli, who was hauled off in
the second half. Simon Mignolet saved from Albion's James Morrison as West Brom
edged towards safety but are still only seven points above the relegation zone.
Balotelli started his first top
flight game since November while Ibe and Glen Johnson also returned as Steven
Gerrard made his 500th Barclays Premier League appearance for Liverpool. West
Brom were unchanged for the visit of the Reds following their 2-0 win over
Crystal Palace with the Baggies on the brink of safety. And
that was exactly how the hosts looked in an instantly forgettable first half
where both sides' one-paced approach left The Hawthorns asleep. Liverpool, still
smarting from their 2-1 FA Cup semi final defeat to Aston Villa, were expected
to improve after a weak display at Wembley. Yet Brendan Rodgers' side offered
little attacking threat aside from two brief flashpoints which barely troubled
the hosts. First, Gerrard's free kick whistled over on 27 minutes before
Balotelli's instinctive volley arrowed over eight minutes later. Without the
injured Daniel Sturridge, the
Italy
international was Liverpool's focal point but again let Rodgers' side down with
a lifeless performance.
The second half at least brought
some excitement within 10 minutes of the restart when the Baggies survived a
triple scare. Johnson's cross found Balotelli and his blocked shot fell to
Coutinho, with Myhill saving his effort and then Henderson's follow-up. A minute
later Craig Gardner guided Chris Brunt's cross into the sidenetting for Albion
with the second half instantly more enthralling than the first. But Liverpool
almost grabbed the lead on 62 minutes when Ibe swapped passes with Balotelli and
darted into the area, only for his 10-yard effort to deflect off the bar.
Suddenly, the game had opened up and the Baggies nearly went ahead when Mignolet
saved Morrison's header after Martin Skrtel made a hash of Callum McManaman's
cross. Liverpool looked the more likely to break the deadlock but it never came
and Myhill calmly saved Gerrard's snapshot with 13 minutes left. Mignolet had to
ensure a point with two minutes left when he saved McManaman's effort at the
near post. But Dejan Lovren could have won it in injury time when he headed
Gerrard's cross wide from eight yards.
Sporting Life
CURRENT CONNECTIONS
Albion striker Rickie Lambert started his career in
Liverpool's youth system but was released by the club at the age of 15. In June
2014, after spells with a number of clubs, most notably Bristol Rovers and
Southampton, Lambert returned to Anfield. He spent one unsuccessful season at
Anfield before he joined Albion in July 2015. Liverpool's Jerome Sinclair started his playing career in Albion's academy
before leaving to join the Reds in 2011.
PAST
CONNECTIONS
Amongst the players to have turned out at various levels for
both clubs are: Nicolas Anelka, Les Bruton, Fred Buck, David Burrows, Scott Carson, John Chadburn,
Harry Chambers, Idwal Davies, John Durnin, John Glover, Bruce Grobbelaar, John Glover,
Jack Haines, Andrew Hannah, Charlie Hewitt, Willie Jordan, Tony Kelly,
Chris Kirkland, Steve Nicol, Jack Shield, George Speak, David Speedie,
Jack Vernon and Andre Wisdom.
Current England boss Roy Hodgson managed both clubs whilst
ex-Albion boss Jimmy Hagan started his playing career as a junior
at Anfield; Another former Baggies' boss, Steve Clarke, spent 18 months at Anfield as first
team coach under Kenny Dalglish; Kevin Keen worked as a coach under
Dalglish at Liverpool and was assistant head coach to Clarke at The
Hawthorns.
ALL-TIME LEAGUE & CUP RECORD VS LIVERPOOL
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VENUE |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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Home |
74 |
25 |
20 |
29 |
96 |
94 |
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Away |
70 |
12 |
21 |
37 |
60 |
119 |
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Neutral |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
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Total |
145 |
38 |
41 |
66 |
158 |
214 |
LAST
TEN MATCHES AGAINST LIVERPOOL
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DATE |
COMPETITION |
H/A |
F-A |
GOALSCORERS |
GATE |
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Sun 13 Dec 2015 |
Premier League |
A |
2-2 |
Dawson, Olsson - Henderson, Origi |
44,147 |
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Sat 25 Apr 2015 |
Premier League |
H |
0-0 |
|
26,663 |
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Sat 04 Oct 2014 |
Premier League |
A |
1-2 |
Berahino (pen) - Lallana, Henderson |
44,708 |
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Sun 02 Feb 2014 |
Premier League |
H |
1-1 |
Anichebe - Sturridge |
26,132 |
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Sat 26 Oct 2013 |
Premier League |
A |
1-4 |
Morrison (pen) -
Suαrez 3, Sturridge |
44,747 |
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Mon 11 Feb 2013 |
Premier League |
A |
2-0 |
McAuley, Lukaku |
44,752 |
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Wed 26 Sep 2012 |
League Cup |
H |
1-2 |
Tamas - Sahin 2 |
21,164 |
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Sat 18 Aug 2012 |
Premier League |
H |
3-0 |
Gera, Odemwingie (pen), Lukaku |
26,039 |
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Sun 22 Apr 2012 |
Premier League |
A |
1-0 |
Odemwingie |
43,660 |
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Sat 29 Oct 2011 |
Premier League |
H |
0-2 |
Adam (pen), Carroll |
25,522 |
PREMIER LEAGUE FIXTURES
Sunday 15th May
3:00pm - Arsenal v Aston Villa; Chelsea v Leicester City; Everton v Norwich
City; Manchester United v Bournemouth; Newcastle United v Tottenham Hotspur;
Southampton v Crystal Palace; Stoke City v West Ham United; Swansea City v
Manchester City; Watford v Sunderland; Albion v Liverpool.
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