Monthly Archives: January 2017

Liverpool vs. Southampton

The Saints won the first leg of the semi-finals 1-0 at The St. Mary’s Stadium. Nathan Redmond scored the only goal of the game in the 20th minute. Southampton missed lots of goal-scoring chances and now, at Anfield, Liverpool look like the favourite for reaching the final match. The Reds have lifted the trophy on 8 occasions, as the last time they did it was in 2012. They have become the runners-up on 4 occasions. On the other hand, The Saints have never won the cup!

Liverpool have only lost once at home this season – the last round’s game of The Premier League against Swansea City 2-3, while The Saints have only won 3 of 16 visits this season. However, Southampton will be glad if the game ends with a draw! The Claude Puel’s players have only won twice in the last 10 visits to Anfield. So, the history is on the Liverpool’s side. You can give it a try, betting on a home victory at 1.50, or The Reds to reach the final at 1.80.

Hull City vs. Manchester United

The Red Devils have a comfortable advance of 2-0 after the first leg. Hull City must do something extraordinary to find a place in the final, which will hardly happen! Moreover, The Tigers have lost 21 of 30 matches between these two teams. In addition, 11 Hull City players are sidelined. Ryan Mason has undergone surgery on a fractured skull, Mbokani and Elmohamady are on an international duty, Will Keane is suffering from a knee injury, while Robert Snodgrass is doubtful.

Manchester United have only conceded 7 goals in the last 10 games against Hull City, which again shows the extremely small chances for The Tigers to reach the final game. Furthermore, it’s been 17 matches since the last Red Devils’ defeat in an official game! You can place your bet on United victory at 1.50.

Arsenal showed a great team spirit against Bournemouth last night! The Gunners managed to earn a point, after being 0-3 down in the 58th minute. Arsene Wenger should be glad with the point, because his team played awfully during almost all the match.

The Cherries shocked The Gunners early in the game, as Charlie Daniels opened the score in the 16th minute. He was completely unmarked on the left flank and Arsenal’s defence should be blamed about the first goal of the match! Just 4 minutes later Granit Xhaka made a silly error and committed a penalty against the unstoppable Ryan Fraser. Callum Wilson converted it into a goal to double the score for his team!

The winger Ryan Fraser showed his pace again during the second half, when in the 58th minute he outplayed Bellerin and nutmegged Petr Cech to see his name on the score line! We must say that the Spanish defender Bellerin showed an extremely bad performance. It looked like the situation for Arsenal can only go worse, when Alexis Sanchez found the net with a diving header in the 70th minute!

Then, the substitution Lucas Perez, who came on in the 63rd minute, scored an outstanding volley just 5 minutes after the first Arsenal’s goal of the night! To continue with, in the end of the match The Gunners took advantage of the referee’s decision to send off Simon Francis. Olivier Giroud, who made two assists, equalized for Arsenal in the added time and “stole” the point for his team!

At both ends, The Cherries should be very disappointed with the final score of the game, but they must be proud of their performance! On the other hand, Arsene Wenger must change a lot if he wants to see his team back in the battle for the title, because Arsenal looked terrible, especially in defence, during the whole match!