Liverpool

Just when we all thought this most wretched of seasons couldn’t get any more miserable, we’re reminded of Raul’s harrowing head injury with another shuddering collision involving another one of our heroes. It feels we’ve had enough slings and arrows to last a lifetime this season and the sight of a stretcher tending to another […]

It’s five defeats from five against Liverpool since returning to the Premier League. Of course, they’ve been exceptional in recent times but when you consider the points we’ve plundered against the other top sides, it’s almost an anomaly. There’s no disgrace in coming up short against such an intimidating outfit with a laser focus on […]

Even before Raul’s injury, I was looking at our December fixtures with some trepidation. Getting slapped around by Liverpool is no disgrace, but we’ll certainly need to play better against Chelsea and Spurs if we want to get anything. Man Utd, for all their faults this season, have still crept up the table and that […]

If we’ve learnt one painfully obvious lesson from our return to the Premier League, then it’s that you have to be 100% flawless to stand an outside chance of a point against Liverpool. Statistics say they’re one of the most daunting sides in Premier League history. The naked eye suggests they’re mechanically perfect, like a […]

We’re yet to take a single point off Liverpool since returning to the Premier League. In the same time period we’ve swiped 7 off Man City, 4 off Chelsea, 6 off Spurs and 6 off Man Utd, showing just how good and how consistent they’ve been. But there’s no doubt we were unfortunate in both […]

That was tough to take. For the second time in less than a month, we went toe-to-toe with the world champions. And while there was thankfully no interference from VAR on this occasion, this defeat feels even crueller.  We were good value for a point in the reverse fixture, but nothing more. Tonight, Wolves could […]