The team from the smallest stadium of the championship will visit the most famous arena of the Premier League
English Premier League, round 26
February 21, 21:30. Anfield (Liverpool)
Referee: Andrew Medley
Live broadcast:Setanta Sports
The match of the 26th round of the Premier League has been postponed to your attention. The reason is quite simple: Liverpool will play in the League Cup final against Burnley on Sunday. For many Luton players, this Anfield experience will be something new. There is no doubt that Klopp’s team is the obvious favorite in this meeting. However, the Hatters have shown in recent matches that they can fight. And here, especially since there is a confrontation with a wounded animal.
Liverpool News
Liverpool at Anfield is always something unusual. Klopp’s team leads in terms of points scored on their own pitch, three points ahead of their closest rival. Moreover, in general, the Merseysiders are in the lead in the table. However, this first place is very precarious, because Manchester City is behind by only one point, and Arsenal by two. To ultimately win the Premier League title, you need to win every match. And it is not just words.
So far, the Merseysiders are performing this task almost well. There was only a flaw in a very important match – against a direct competitor. In early February, at the Emirates against Arsenal, the team could not withstand the pressure from the Gunners and lost the battle by six points. But systematic victories over Brentford, Burnley, Chelsea, or Bournemouth are also important because Klopp is known for his Robin Hood status, taking points from strong teams and giving to weak ones. At the end of the day, the team is still in first place.
Owner’s shots
The latest news may prevent the Merseysiders from maintaining their leadership position. Due to injuries, Salah, Trent, Jota, Thiago, Matip, Bajcetic, Jones and Allison will not play today. Three players who participated in the previous match (Salah, Jota, Jones) were injured. Nunes and Szoboszlai also risk not entering the field, but they may have time to recover.
Luton Town News
The Hatters continue to fight for the relegation zone – their tasks are completely opposite to those of today’s opponents. Edwards’ team is in 18th place, already in the danger zone, although they were not there yet in the last round. The main rival is Everton, who were recently knocked out by Luton in the FA Cup. The gap between Burnley and Sheffield United is too big, and Nottingham are still four points away.
Luton lost in their last two matches, and one of the defeats was against Sheffield United. Quite unexpectedly, the Hatters first scored four goals in an away match against Newcastle (4:4), and a week later they conceded three goals at home (1:3) against a team that had scored 0.82 on average in matches the season before goals per game. After that, Manchester United also defeated Luton, although Edwards’ team put up a very good fight. They literally slept through the start of the match, conceding twice already by the seventh minute.
Guest shots
Three players will definitely not play today: Andersen, Lockyer and Nakamba. Adebayo and Hasioka are also questionable. However, the losses are much less than Liverpool. And we are not talking about the main performers.
Last five matches between Liverpool and Luton
Last five home matches
- 17.02. Brentford – Liverpool 1:4 (EPL)
- 10.02. Liverpool – Burnley 3:1 (EPL)
- 04.02. Arsenal – Liverpool 3:1 (EPL)
- 31.01. Liverpool – Chelsea 4:1 (EPL)
- 28.01. Liverpool – Norwich 4:1 (FA Cup)
Last five guest meetings
- 18.02. Luton – Manchester United 1:2 (EPL)
- 10.02. Luton – Sheffield United 1:3 (EPL)
- 03.02. Newcastle United – Luton 4:4 (EPL)
- 30.01. Luton – Brighton 4:0 (Premier League)
- 27.01. Everton 1-2 Luton (FA Cup)
Last five matches between Liverpool and Luton Town
05.11.2023. Luton – Liverpool 1:1 (EPL)
01/15/2008. Liverpool – Luton 5:0 (FA Cup)
01/06/2008. Luton – Liverpool 1:1 (FA Cup)
01/07/2006. Luton – Liverpool 3:5 (FA Cup)
01/11/1992. Liverpool – Luton 2:1 (EPL)
English Championship standings
| # | TEAM | AND | IN | N | P | Z – P | GLASSES |
| 1 |  Liverpool |
25 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 59 – 24 | 57 |
| 2 |  Manchester city |
25 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 58 – 26 | 56 |
| 3 |  Arsenal |
25 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 58 – 22 | 55 |
| 4 |  Aston Villa |
25 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 52 – 33 | 49 |
| 5 |  Tottenham |
25 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 52 – 38 | 47 |
| 6 |  Manchester United |
25 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 35 – 34 | 44 |
| 7 |  Brighton |
25 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 48 – 40 | 38 |
| 8 |  Newcastle |
25 | eleven | 4 | 10 | 53 – 41 | 37 |
| 9 |  West Ham United |
25 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 36 – 44 | 36 |
| 10 |  Chelsea |
25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 42 – 41 | 35 |
| eleven |  Wolverhampton |
25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 39 – 40 | 35 |
| 12 |  Fulham |
25 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 34 – 41 | 29 |
| 13 |  Bournemouth |
24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 33 – 46 | 28 |
| 14 |  Brentford |
25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 35 – 44 | 25 |
| 15 |  Crystal Palace |
25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 28 – 44 | 25 |
| 16 |  Nottingham Forest |
25 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 32 – 44 | 24 |
| 17 |  Everton* |
25 | 8 | 6 | eleven | 27 – 33 | 20 |
| 18 |  Luton Town |
24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 34 – 47 | 20 |
| 19 |  Burnley |
25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 25 – 55 | 13 |
| 20 |  Sheffield United |
25 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 22 – 65 | 13 |
Bets and odds for the match Liverpool – Luton
This victory should not be very easy for the Merseysiders, despite the huge difference in class. The first-round match confirmed this. Liverpool could have lost to a team in the relegation zone, but Jota’s goal in the 90+5th minute was saved by Klopp’s team. Even though today the game will be at Anfield, we must not forget about the factor of the Merseysiders’ overcrowded hospital.Prediction: Both will score.
Comments are closed.