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Liverpool –
Liverpool must be willing to draw 1-1 with West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League. Although the Reds really dominate the game.
Competing at Anfield on Monday (12/28/2020) WIB early morning, Liverpool are very dominant against the WBA. Despite being superior in ball possession and shooting, Liverpool could only score one goal through Sadio Mane in the first half.
The WBA was finally able to force a tie. It was Semi Ajayi, who broke Liverpool’s goal in the 82nd minute.
Liverpool remain at the top of the standings, currently accumulating 32 points. The WBA is in 19th place with eight points.
[Gambas:Opta]The course of the match
Liverpool immediately took control of the WBA game from the first minute. The Reds’ first shot was fired in the sixth minute through Fabinho, but the ball went wide of the goal.
Liverpool managed to break the WBA goal in the 12th minute. Joel Matip’s long ball was struck to the chest by Sadio Mane and he immediately fired a powerful shot from close range.
The WBA has been unable to put pressure on Liverpool for 15 minutes. Juergen Klopp’s team continued to hit horizontal crosses, which the visitors still managed to break.
Mane threatened Sam Johnstone’s goal in the 20th minute with a header. The effort was unsuccessful after the ball had not yet made its way to the target area. Two minutes later Mané threatened again, that this time the ball was blocked by the rival.
The WBA has 10 players in the last third of the field. On the other hand, 10 Liverpool players are in the WBA area.
Mohamed Salah opened fire in the 34th minute. He received the ball from a free kick sweep and immediately fired the ball, but the management still bounced slightly off the WBA goal.
Until the match entered in the 40th minute, Liverpool were unable to open another shot on goal after Mane scored a goal. The shots of the Reds players were more out of place. The game of the first half was completed 1-0 for Liverpool.
Liverpool immediately issued threats when the second half was seconds away. Jordan Henderson fired a shot whose ball was still slightly wide on the side of WB’s goal.
The WBA little by little began to dare to appear pressing through counterattacks. Karlan Grant opened fire from outside the penalty area, but the ball was easily caught by Alisson Becker.
Liverpool struggled to find the second goal. Several attempts by the Reds still failed as the ball entered the WBA penalty area.
La Roja even almost conceded in the 71st minute. Karlan Grant managed to dribble into Liverpool’s penalty area on the counterattack. The effort still failed when the shot from close range could be secured by Alisson.
The WBA managed to break into Liverpool’s goal in the 82nd minute. Via a corner kick scheme, Semi Ajayi’s header hit the post and crossed behind Alisson. In a position that was not quite ready, the ball that hit Alisson lightly entered the goal. The score changed 1-1.
Liverpool rejected after conceding. The dominant crosses were thrown to direct the ball to the WBA penalty area.
The WBA is different like the first half. The team formed by Sam Allardyce still dared to press, although they were not far behind.
Sam Johnstone made a brilliant save at the end of the match. He managed to reject Roberto Firmino’s header in front of the goal, which first bounced off the ground. The match was completed 1-1.
The composition of players:
Liverpool: Alisson; Trent Alexander-Arnold, Fabinho, Joel Matip (R. Williams 60 ‘), Andrew Robertson; Curtis Jones (A. Oxlade-Chamberlain 83 ‘), Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum; Mohamed Salah, Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane.
West Bromwich: Sam Johnstone; Darnell Furlong, Semi Ajayi, Dara O’Shea, Kieran Gibbs; Romaine Sawyers; Matt Phillips, Callum Robinson (Matheus Pereira 73 ‘), Conor Gallagher, Grady Diangana; Karlan Grant (C. Austin 78 ‘).
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