[Liverweb] Portsmouth Match Preview

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Liverweb Match Preview

Opponents : Portsmouth
Date : Saturday November 19
Venue : Anfield
TV Coverage : ART Sport 1, Sky Calcio 4, Sportmania

Tape Delay : TPS Foot (4hrs 15), Canal+ Sport (6hrs)

Head to Head - Premiership Head to Head
LAST corresponding Fixture : Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 1

Squads : John Arne Riise has been passed fit despite having picked
up an injury midweek. Harry Kewell may be considered to tired for
this one after his long haul flight back from the Australian
qualification to the world cup.

Dejan Stefanovic will miss the game for Portsmouth. On -loan Salif
Diao may not play in the match either due to his current agreement
with the South coast Club.

Liverpool : Reina, Finnan, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Traore,
Warnock, Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Sissoko, Hamann, Luis Garcia, Zenden,
Morientes, Crouch, Cisse, Kewell, Carson, Sinama-Pongolle.

Portsmouth : Ashdown; Griffin, Priske, Primus, O'Brien, Vignal,
Taylor, O'Neil, Vukic, Robert, Viafara, Lualua, Mbesuma, Songo'o,
Mornar, Silva, Karadas, Cisse, Skopelitis, Westerveld.

Team Stats : In the four Premiership games between the sides thus
far the Reds have two wins to Portsmouth's one. The Reds are
unbeaten against Pompey at home.

In all League games between the sides at Anfield Portsmough have won
just the four times. The Reds have won 12 and drawn of the remaining
games at home.

Overall the record between the sides is very close. The Reds have
recorded 19 league wins to Portsmouth's 18.

In the 4 Premiership games so far the outcome of the game at Half
time has also been the outcome at the end of the match. Last season
the Reds were drawing 0-0 at half time and finished up 1 each at
Anfield.

Should Portsmouth find the net it will be the 50th goal conceded
under Rafa Benitez in the league.

A win for the Reds would see the Reds achieve 150 points under Rafa
Benitez in all competitions if 3 points for a win is assumed.

If the Reds manage to win this match it will be the first time they
have won three on the bounce in the league since December of last
year.

Player Stats : Steve Finnan will hope to play his 100th game for
Liverpool in this match.

Luis Garcia needs one league goal to make it to ten for the Reds.

Should John Arne Riise play any part he will be playing in his 150th
league game for the Reds. He is one goal short of 20 in his league
games thus far.

Stephen Warnock will be an unused sub for the tenth time in the
league if he is one in this fixture.

Momo Sissoko is one yellow card away from an automatic suspension.

Gregory Vignal is likely to line up against his former club in this
one having played a part in each of Portsmouths games so far this
season. Keeper and xe-Red Sander Westreveld has been warming the
bench of late.

Referee : Peter Walton - officiated just the two games so far this
season and handed out 5 yellow cards in those games.

Betting : Liverpool 4/11, Portsmouth 7/1, Draw : 11/4

Liverweb Prediction : Liverpool 2 Portsmouth 0

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