West Brom vs. Liverpool
Venue: The Hawthorns
Kick off: 12:30PM
West Bromwich Albion welcome the visit of Liverpool to The Hawthorns in the Premier League as caretaker coach Darren Moore aims to build from last weekend’s standout win over Manchester United at Old Trafford.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool take on Roma in the Champions League on Tuesday and will be aiming to continue their unbeaten run heading into the crucial semi-final first leg at Anfield next week.
The Baggies lifted their relegation blues last weekend after producing a memorable 1-0 win against Manchester United, handing Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City the Premier League crown.
Since the departure of Alan Pardew, caretaker boss Moore has overseen a much-needed lift in fortunes for the bottom-of-the-table outfit.
Moore has overseen a 1-1 draw against Swansea City and the victory over Jose Mourinho’s charges to help club delay their relegation from the top flight.
Such has been West Brom’s plight this term, the four points that Moore has earned in two games is as many as the Baggies have been able to put together in their previous 10 games prior to those fixtures.
The Championship still appears as the obvious destination for the Baggies despite the shock win over United and most West Brom fans will already be preparing themselves for a 46-game league season next term.
The Midlands club could be relegated this weekend should results go against them.
On the other hand, the Reds bounced back from a frustrating goalless draw in the Merseyside derby by claiming a resounding 3-0 win over Bournemouth at Anfield last weekend, moving the club seven points clear of fifth-placed Chelsea.
Mohamed Salah scored again in the win over Eddie Howe’s charges and the Egyptian is now just another strike away from equalling Luis Suarez’s Liverpool record of 31 goals in a Premier League campaign.
Alan Shearer and Cristiano Ronaldo also hold the same record for other clubs.
The 25-year-old is showing no signs of slowing down as he hopes to beat Harry Kane to the Golden Boot come the end of the season.
Salah has scored in nine of his 11 league appearances since the start of the new year.
Alongside Salah and Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino has been another standout performer in the Reds’ dynamic front three.
The Brazilian has now been directly involved in four goals in his last four games against the Baggies.
West Brom possible XI: Foster, Nyom, Dawson, Hegazi, Gibbs, Phillips, Livermore, Brunt, McClean, Rodriguez, Rondon.
Liverpool possible XI: Karius. Alexander-Arnold, Klavan, van Dijk, Moreno, Wijnaldum, Milner, Henderson, Solanke, Mane, Ings.
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