Struggling Liverpool will be looking to bounce back from four straight Premier League defeats when they travel to bottom club Sheffield United tonight.
Jurgen Klopp’s champions have seen their title defence go up in smoke recently following a string of poor displays.
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They lost to rivals Everton last weekend and must respond this evening to keep their hopes of a top four finish alive.
Sheffield United have won just three games all season and are rooted to the bottom of the table.
Liverpool beat the Blades 2-1 at Anfield in October thanks to Diogo Jota’s winner.
Sheffield United v Liverpool: How to watch
This match will be held at Bramall Lane on Sunday, February 28 and will kick-off at 7:15pm.
This game is being broadcast on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League from 7pm and will follow their coverage of Chelsea vs Manchester United.
Sky Sports customers can live stream this via the app using their mobile, tablet or computer devices.
If not, you can purchase a Sky Sports Day Pass from NowTV for £9.99.
Sheffield United v Liverpool: Team news
Sheffield United: Ramsdale, Ampadu, Jagielka, Bryan, Baldock, Norwood, Lundstram, Fleck, Stevens, McBurnie, McGoldrick.
Subs: Sharp, Mousset, Lowe, Burke, Foderingham, Osborn, Brewster, Ndiaye, Maguire.
Liverpool: Adrian, Alexander-Arnold, Phillips, Kabak, Robertson, Jones, Wijnaldum, Thiago, Salah, Firmino, Mane.
Subs: Milner, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Shaqiri, Origi, Rhys Williams, Neco Williams, Ojrzynski, Hughes.
Referee: Jonathan Moss
Sheffield United v Liverpool: What has been said?
Chris Wilder insists he has nothing but admiration for the ‘incredibly talented’ Jurgen Klopp following the public spat between the two managers earlier this season.
The Sheffield United boss said: “The relationship is absolutely fine.
“I’ve got nothing but admiration for Jurgen, he’s a top-class manager. That’s what happens, people talk and things get said. If I was precious about things being said I wouldn’t be doing this job.
“If I took notice of people in the media and what the majority have said through my time as a manager I don’t think I would be sat here and I think that’s the same for the manager at Liverpool.
“He’s an incredibly talented manager, he’s a winner and we all try to win. He has done that in incredible fashion. Heat of the moment, or whatever.
“If it was personal, I didn’t take it personal, and I have moved on and for me to worry about stuff like that is way down the pecking order.”
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Sheffield United v Liverpool: Match stats and facts
- Sheffield United lost 1-0 to Liverpool at Bramall Lane last season, last losing consecutive home top-flight meetings with the Reds back in September 1921.
- Liverpool have won their last four Premier League games against Sheffield United, though those wins have been spread over the 2006-07, 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.
- Sheffield United have lost their last seven Premier League matches against the reigning champions – their last win against the reigning top-flight champion was against Leeds in April 1993.
- Sheffield United have lost 20 of their 25 Premier League games this season (W3 D2) – it’s the fewest amount of games a team has taken to reach 20 defeats in a single campaign in English top-flight history.
- Liverpool have lost six of their last nine Premier League games (W2 D1), as many as they had in their previous 100 in the competition (W75 D19). The Reds have lost four consecutive Premier League games, last losing five in a row in the top-flight in August/September 1953.
- Liverpool have conceded 34 goals in their 25 Premier League games this season, one more than they did in the whole of their 2019-20 title winning season.
- All four of Liverpool’s Premier League away wins this season have been in London, with the Reds picking up just four points from their seven away games outside the capital (W0 D4 L3).
- Liverpool have conceded eight penalties in the Premier League this season, as many as in their three previous campaigns combined. Indeed, in no other Premier League season have the Reds faced more spot kicks (also 8 in 2010-11).
- Sheffield United have scored fewer Premier League goals than any other side this season (15), with 35-year-old Billy Sharp (3) and 33-year-old David McGoldrick (5) accounting for over half of those.
- Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has scored 16 goals in his last 17 away games in all competitions, as many as he had netted in his previous 51 on the road for the Reds.
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