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Slot Talk: “The Best and Only Approach Is to Focus on Our Own Game”

While Liverpool’s 2025-26 Premier League campaign in defence of last season’s title has gone just about as poorly as one could have imagined, with Arne Slot’s Reds slumping to sixth following 23 rounds—and what most consider on paper to be their easiest stretch of the season—things have gone rather well in Europe. There, facing fewer […]

13 days ago | 1 read

Collymore Praise for Liverpool’s Ekitike in Midst of Difficult Season

Liverpool’s stumbling 2025-26 season hasn’t gone as anyone involved would have hoped or expected, with the defending champion Reds currently sat sixth after 23 rounds and having this week been passed by Manchester United and Chelsea, two sides that recently fired their managers for underwhelming results. Amongst the poor results and often shockingly dull football, […]

13 days ago | 0 reads

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool In For Jacquet, But Lagging Behind Chelsea

Liverpool FC were mentioned as a possible suitor for Rennes’ centre-back Jérémy Jacquet alongside Bayern Munich, as Chelsea stepped up their pursuit of the 20-year-old last week. Now, according to reports from several journalists, Liverpool are firmly in the race for the player. From Fraudrizio Romano: it seems that any deal for the player in […]

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13 days ago | 1 read

Liverpool vs. Qarabağ: Champions League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

LIVERPOOL VS. QUARABAĞ | Wednesday, January 28th |Champions League, League Phase | Anfield8PM BST/3PM EST This will be the first time these two teams meet in any competition, with the Azerbaijani side traveling 2,583 miles (4,157 kilometers) to Anfield — the furthest distance a European away team has travelled to play at Anfield. Qarabağ has […]

14 days ago | 0 reads

Arne Slot Credits Last Season’s Defeat to PSG for League Title Win

Last season, Liverpool won the Premier League by running out to massive lead thanks to a stellar autumn while playing twice a week. Despite the fixture load, the Reds looked imperious, and by the time they played the second leg of their Round of 16 tie against Paris Saint-Germain they had a 15 point cushion. […]

14 days ago | 1 read

Roma Confirm Liverpool Talks Over Kostas Tsimikas Return

Liverpool and Tottenham have agreed a deal in principle to send club legend left back Andy Robertson to the London club for around £5M, a not insignificant fee for a 31-year-old on an expiring contract who manager Arne Slot signalled he didn’t value when he immediately benched him for new signing Milos Kerkez at the […]

14 days ago | 1 read

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Plotting Move for André (Again)

In the land of rumour mongers, there’s a tendency to fall back on old stories, to revive old links, to circle back to familiar names. It’s too often the case that, having been even tenuously linked one window, names will resurface for years even when there was reason to doubt the original rumours. Such is […]

14 days ago | 0 reads

Official: Liverpool Agree to Sign Young Defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe for Summer

The Reds have added a center back, but one for the future — the youthful defender won’t arrive on Merseyside until the end of the season. Liverpool have officially reported an agreement in principle to sign 17-year-old defender Ifeanyi Ndukwe from Austria Vienna, given international clearance. Ndukwe has played with the Vienna youth side, and […]

14 days ago | 1 read

Enderby Reacts to Late Winner In Liverpool Women’s First League Win

It was lucky number thirteen for Liverpool Women on Sunday, the Reds finally managing a victory in the Women’s Super League by beating Tottenham 2-0 after twelve rounds of futility in a season that has to date managed to out-disappoint what’s been happening on the men’s side of the club. It wasn’t enough to get […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

Roma Reportedly Put Andy Robertson Tottenham Transfer On Hold

Tottenham Hotspur have agreed a deal in principle to sign left back Andy Robertson from Liverpool following the final league phase Champions League matches later this week but for the moment at least that transfer has been put on hold and appears highly unlikely to go ahead. That’s the latest today based on multiple reports, […]

15 days ago | 0 reads

Rumour Mongering: Liverpool Make Contact with Xabi Alonso

Liverpool continue to stumble through their 2025-26 campaign, with the brief buoyancy provided by victories over League One’s Barnsley in the FA Cup and Marseille in the Champions League crashing headfirst into a deserved defeat at the hands of a Bournemouth side that had won once in their previous 14 outings, talk of manager Arne […]

16 days ago | 3 reads

Digging Deeper Into The Liverpool FC Women’s Win Over Spurs

Finally. After late collapses, injuries galore, and more than a few abject performances, Liverpool have FINALLY gotten their first win in the WSL this season. Winter reinforcements had a big impact on the match as four winter signings were in the lineup against Spurs, each providing a big boost from their performances. Despite the new […]

16 days ago | 1 read

Liverpool FC Women 2, Spurs 0: Reds Strike Late For First WSL Win

Liverpool: Enderby 94’, 95’ Spurs: NA Pre-Match After a resounding win over London Bees in the FA Cup last weekend, the Liverpool FC Women return to WSL play still in search of their first win of the season and a path out of the league basement. The Reds will take on a Spurs side who […]

16 days ago | 1 read

Slot on Bournemouth Loss: “[We are] Only Ones to Blame”

Liverpool’s loss to Bournemouth on Saturday is a emblematic of the frustrating ride that this whole season has been to this season. In it, we saw the Reds fall behind due to bizarre individual mistakes, wasted chances, and even a last minute goal conceded. It was, in a word, maddening. That feeling, I imagine, is […]

16 days ago | 4 reads

Digging Deeper Into Liverpool’s 3-2 Defeat at Bournemouth

Liverpool’s herky jerky season, it appears, continues apace. After the club put on a solid display in the Champions League against Marseille, fans were looking to this match as a spot for the club to finally begin to show that a corner has been turned in terms of the season. Unfortunately, courtesy of sloppy defensive […]

16 days ago | 0 reads

Bournemouth 3, Liverpool 2 – Match Review: A Rainy Defeat

BOURNEMOUTH 3 VS 2 LIVERPOOL Bournemouth – Evanilson 25’, Jimenez 33’, Adli 90+3’Liverpool – Van Dijk 45’, Szoboszlai 79’ Pre-Match Mohamed Salah and Cody Gakpo both start as Liverpool head to a rainy, gloomy Bournemouth to try and build on their midweek victory. First Half A good start from Liverpool. Salah curls an early effort […]

17 days ago | 1 read

Bournemouth vs. Liverpool: Premier League 2025-26 Live Coverage & How to Watch

BOURNEMOUTH VS. LIVERPOOL | Saturday, January 24th |Premier League | Vitality Stadium 5:30PM BST/12:30PM EST Liverpool attempt to bring their winning European form into the Premier League. Considering the four points that separates Liverpool from 10th-placed Everton, a win sure would be nice! PREVIEW & HOW TO WATCH Full Match Preview: Bournemouth vs. Liverpool Television […]

17 days ago | 1 read

Hannah Silcock Moves To Birmingham City On Loan

Liverpool Academy graduate and defender Hannah Silcock is on the move once again, securing a loan with Women’s Super League 2 side Birmingham City through the end of the season in an effort to secure more starting minutes. The move was announced on Friday, after signing a new contract with Liverpool Women in August 2025. […]

17 days ago | 1 read

Slot Talk: Mohamed Salah Should Scare “Any Team in the Premier League

Mohamed Salah returned from his exploits at AFCON shortly before Liverpool took off for Champions League action in France, but the Egyptian nonetheless managed a productive (if quiet) 90 minutes for the Reds. Asked if Salah would be available to go again at the weekend against Bournemouth in the Premier League, Liverpool head coach Arne […]

18 days ago | 3 reads

Bournemouth vs. Liverpool: Premier League 2025-26 Preview & Team News

BOURNEMOUTH VS. LIVERPOOL | Saturday, January 24th |Premier League | Vitality Stadium5:30PM BST/12:30PM EST Liverpool’s first match of the season was against Bournemouth, and it encapsulated all the strengths and pitfalls that we’ve subsequently seen. In reflecting on that game, it is worth nothing that they no longer have the man who caused the Reds […]

18 days ago | 0 reads

Van Dijk: Alonso Question “Disrespectful”

Liverpool FC’s form has been better as of late, but that hasn’t stopped rumours of FSG preparing to move on from spreading in the dirt sheets, especially with formerly rumoured target Xabi Alonso now available on the market. It even prompted a question from a journalist in attendance for Arne Slot’s pre-match presser on Tuesday, […]

18 days ago | 0 reads

Rumour Mongering: Jacquet on Liverpool Shortlist

Journalist Lewis Steele has penned a column diving into Liverpool FC’s transfer activity, and there’s all sorts of interesting tidbits. In particular, Rennes’ 20-year-old centre-back Jérémy Jacquet, currently the subject of a bid from Chelsea, has been revealed to be on both Liverpool and Bayern Munich’s shortlists. On Liverpool’s centre-back plans, Steele wrote: “There will […]

18 days ago | 0 reads

Aston Villa Reportedly Working to Terminate Harvey Elliott Loan

Harvey Elliott’s loan to Aston Villa hasn’t gone as anyone hoped or planed, with the £35M purchase obligation agreed by Villa leading to the club deciding early in the season that maybe Elliott wasn’t for them and proceeding to freeze out the 22-year-old attacking midfielder. The player’s Birmingham nightmare might be coming to a close, […]

18 days ago | 0 reads