Liverpool was held to a frustrating 1-1 draw against West Brom.
The Reds’ lack of invention and guile in the second half proved to be costly as Big Sam’s West Brom came back to bite Jurgen Klopp’s men. Liverpool deserved no more than a point.
Sadio Mane opening the scoring early, but Liverpool were unable to build on that in the same way they dismissed Crystal Palace in the last round of fixtures.
Joel Matip limped away from the contest with a worrying injury, and manager Jurgen Klopp seemed reluctant to turn to his substitutes’ bench in a concerning lack of faith in the squad.
It took until the 83rd minute for him to make a change that wasn’t enforced by injury, bringing on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. However the Ox failed to make his claim to start, and had one wasteful moment that angered a large section of the fanbase.
However, we’re still three points clear of the chasing pack at the top of the league. Everton are in second, but Tottenham, Man United and Leicester all failed to make up ground as they drew over the weekend.
The Foxes drew against the Red Devils, while Spurs conceded a late equalizer against Wolves. A win in that game would have seen Jose Mourinho’s side move up to second.
After digesting the fixture, here are the three biggest takeaways from a disappointing night at Anfield.