Back down to Earth for Liverpool, as they travel to the West Midlands to face 19th-place Wolverhampton. It's a stark contrast from the action of the past week, facing opposition at the bottom of the table, away from Anfield, and with nothing immediately at stake. And if you've paid attention to Liverpool at all this season, it's cause for concern, with form against the mid- and lower-table sides worlds apart from the displays we've seen the last two times out.

Just eighteen miles separates Wolverhampton Wanderers and Birmingham City geographically. The West Midlands rivals are also separated by 18 places retrospectively between two divisions. On Saturday, they were separated by nothing but fresh air as...
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This morning I was listening to BBC Five Live commentator Alan Green complaining about poor attendances in this weekend's FA Cup matches. The two examples he gave were the crowd of less than 15,000 for a west Midlands derby between ...
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Of course up here we all new this already. The north of England was just an inconvenience to the Tories in the 80s. Think of that bit in the movie version of The Beach were the dying man is making too much noise so the other commune members just put him in another hut. Thatcherites will argue that the heavy industries prevelant in the north were outdated and innefficient and so needed to be removed like Christo's gangrenous leg but what was put in place by way of "post-operative care"?

IT'S A BOXING DAY WRAP!

Nothing like receiving a brand new Cabbage Patch doll under your tree, eh Ashley Cole?! Jokes aside (or not, depending on who you support!), Boxing Day might as well have named itself 'The Day Of Draws' because five out of seven games ended in dead heat.

Liverpool head back out on the road, visiting the West Midlands in search of their second consecutive win in league. Success away from Anfield has been easier to come by, with Kenny Dalglish's squad winning more at opposition venues than they have at home. Alex McLeish's squad are level on points with Norwich City in ninth and have earned eleven of their nineteen points at Villa Park despite losing two of their last three.

Liverpool head back out on the road, this time visiting the West Midlands and Roy Hodgson's West Bromwich Albion side. Last season this fixture had an uncomfortable build-up and an even more awkward outcome, and thankfully the lead-in to this season's meeting hasn't had nearly the same sentiment.

Three days after defeating Stoke City 2-1 to advance to the next round of the League Cup, Liverpool travel to the West Midlands to take on former manager Roy Hodgson's West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns.

Saturday 29 October
17.30 BST
The Hawthorns

History:
Total Appearances: 10
Liverpool Wins: 9
West Brom Wins: 1
Draws: 0

Last Meeting: 2 April 2011 - West Brom 2-1 Liverpool

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Manchester City first-team coach David Platt has insisted the squad are fully focused on their upcoming Carling Cup date with Wolverhampton Wanderers following their heroics last weekend.
In what was a thrilling encounter which had everything at Old Trafford on Sunday, City ran out 6-1 victors over their rivals Manchester United, to stretch their lead at the top of the Premier League table to five points.

Match Review: Tottenham 4 Liverpool 0

Liverpool crashed to a second successive defeat at White Hart Lane yesterday, leaving North London on the wrong end of a 4-0 scoreline. Goals from Luka Modrić, Jermain Defoe and a double for Emmanuel Adebayor coupled with red cards for both Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel ensured that the trip back north was anything but a pleasant one.

Another trip to North London for Liverpool, this time to White Hart Lane to face Harry Redknapp's Spurs side. Tomorrow's hosts won both meetings last season, a feat they hadn't accomplished in nearly twenty-five years. They've been remarkably consistent over the past three years when hosting Liverpool, winning each time with a 2-1 scoreline.

In this age, tradition often cedes its elevated status to accommodation. So it was that as the day's West Midlands derby between Aston Villa and Wolverhampton evoked a sense of English footballing tradition just on name alone, it nevertheless had to be played earlier than the more traditional 3 pm time.

The long protracted deal involving Jamie O'Hara was finally come to fruition with confirmation of his transfer to Wolves. The 24 year old joins on a five year deal following a loan spell with the West Midlands club for a fee worth £5m.
Wolves manager Mick McCarthy is certainly pleased with the deal: "Jamie made a big impact when he first came here," he said.

Liverpool are off to Villa Park on the final day of the 2010-2011 season.

The season that seemed like it would never end finally does tomorrow, and ushers in a hotly anticipated summer that could see a tremendous amount of turnover. Ninety minutes separate a club that stuttered and stumbled for much of the first of the season from the chance to improve across the board, with reinforcements promised and the feeling that everything's finally in place for Liverpool to make the improvements needed.

Liverpool are off to Villa Park on the final day of the 2010-2011 season.

The season that seemed like it would never end finally does tomorrow, and ushers in a hotly anticipated summer that could see a tremendous amount of turnover. Ninety minutes separate a club that stuttered and stumbled for much of the first of the season from the chance to improve across the board, with reinforcements promised and the feeling that everything's finally in place for Liverpool to make the improvements needed.

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One of the oldest teams in the world finally makes it to the oldest cup final in the world, while one Arsenal fall apart as the end of season approaches. we also have news from South America, where a players kicking skills get him in trouble .

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Our football review of the week look sat the big club competitions in Europe and South America, a setback for FIFA in its search for reliable goal-line technology and trouble flaring in the West Midlands derby in England .

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Our football review of the week look sat the big club competitions in Europe and South America, a setback for FIFA in its search for reliable goal-line technology and trouble flaring in the West Midlands derby in England .

West Brom saying arrivederci to Roberto Di Matteo this week is not the end of the story it would appear. A lot has allegedly gone on behind closed doors at the Hawthorns which may drip feed in to the media in the coming weeks. The first reaction of most is shock and amazement that a manager who got them promoted to the top flight and led them to some great results this season has gone.

Two semifinals gone (one actually exciting, sorry Hammers fans for that tough extra time loss) and we're on to Wembley at the end of February with Birmingham City and Arsenal for the league cup. This one's been traditionally contested by mid-table teams since its seen as a mostly meaningless achievement, that is until they changed the format to reward the victor with a Europa League berth (previously winners would gain entry to the UEFA Cup tourney).

There was a audible gasp heard Monday around the world when media organizations and Twitter declared that Sunderland had accepted the bid of £24m from Aston Villa for the services of one Darren Bent. Yes, that one.

There are two schools of thought about Bent. Some say he's a footballing genius and a lovable chap.

With the bottom clubs in the Premier League welcoming a weekend away from league action it is a good time for the managers to reassess their end of season targets. Many managers start the season in the EPL with a number of points in mind that they think it is realisitic to accumulate, and that number is often linked to what number of points are needed to ensure survivial.