Liverpool vs Stoke City – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on April 27, 2018 by Sreya

Liverpool vs Stoke City – Liverpool hosts Stoke City at the Anfield on 28th April, Saturday in an English Premier League fixture.

Liverpool are third in the league standings with seventy-one points. Although they drew 2-2 against West Bromwich Albion in their last game, Liverpool are likely to qualify for the UEFA Champions League next season. Their 5-2 win over AS Roma in the first leg means Liverpool can afford to take it easy this weekend to field a fresher lineup in the second leg next week.

Stoke City have not won any of their previous six games, and are nineteenth in the league standings with twenty-nine points, four points below the safety net for survival from relegation.

Team News

Joel Matip, Adam Lallana, Emre Can, Alex Oxlade Chamberlain miss out due to injuries while Sadio Mane is a doubt. The visitors will be without Lee Grant, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Kevin Wimmer, all of whom are injured.

Liverpool Possible Starting Lineup: Loris Karius, Nathaniel Clyne, Joseph Gomez, Ragnar Klavan, Alberto Moreno, Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Mohamed Salah, Dominic Solanke, Danny Ings.

Stoke City Possible Starting Lineup: Jack Butland, Kurt Zouma, Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi, Erik Pieters, Xherdan Shaquiri, Joe Allen, Badou Ndiaye, Moritz Bauer, Peter Crouch, Mame Biram Diouf.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Liverpool vs Stoke City H2H Stats, Liverpool have won four and lost one of their previous five matches against Stoke City. Liverpool are undefeated in their last nineteen home matches in the English Premier League while Stoke City have failed to win their last twelve away matches in the league.

Liverpool have scored at least two goals in their last four matches against Stoke City in all competitions. Moreover, Jurgen Klopp’s side have kept a clean sheet in each of their previous three home league fixtures and are the clear favorites in this match.

A 3-0 win for Liverpool is the most probable result.