Your morning Liverpool headlines on Tuesday, March 14.
Liverpool final position predicted by supercomputer as Premier League shock awaits
Seven goals scored in their last two games and only one conceded but only three points to show for it. That's the brutal statistic from a dramatic seven days for Liverpool which left them with plenty of work to do if they are to bridge the gap to the top four.
However, if there is any comfort to be had from losing to rock-bottom Bournemouth so soon after routing Manchester United, it's that of Liverpool's rivals for third and fourth, none managed to exceed the Reds' three-point return a possible six.
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Tottenham and Newcastle did bounce back from defeats to win at the weekend, but another Man United stumble means two of the four Champions League places are still tantalisingly in view – and that has led to a new prediction from the supercomputer at FiveThirtyEight as to how the final Premier League table will look come the end of the campaign.
After every game, data experts at FiveThirtyEight crunch the numbers and use their Forecasts and Soccer Power Index (SPI) ratings to predict each round of matches and how the final standings will present themselves.
To read more, click here.
I would have been raging if I'd put in a performance like Liverpool's forwards against Bournemouth
John Aldridge writes, Saturday’s defeat on the south coast was the latest evidence to suggest there is an attitude problem affecting this Liverpool team.
They raised their levels against Manchester United to win 7-0 and then put in a limp display at Bournemouth, a ground that is not fit for the Premier League and should not be an intimidating place for opposition players.
We failed to match Bournemouth throughout the game and for Trent Alexander-Arnold to then come out afterwards and say the opposition wanted it more is alarming.
A performance like we saw on Saturday is sadly nothing new this season as it has been happening time and time again away from home. We have won three league fixtures on the road since August, beating Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham. Each of those grounds are tough places to play, but we managed to grind out three points. Liverpool are struggling to do the same against the lesser sides as they are not matching the desire and physicality of those teams. You have to fight tooth and nail.
For the rest of John Aldridge's column, click here.
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