Liverpool vs West Brom

27 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Sadio Mané 12’
  • Semi Ajayi 82’

Match summary

Liverpool and West Brom shared the points in a 1-1 draw. Liverpool led 1-0 at half-time.

Sadio Mané put Liverpool ahead in the 12th minute, set up by Joel Matip and Semi Ajayi equalised with a header in the 82nd minute, set up by Matheus Pereira.

Liverpool had the better of the chances, with 1.45 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to West Brom's 0.74 from 5.

Match stats

Liverpool West Brom
17 Shots 5
2 Shots on Target 3
8 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.45 xG 0.74
1.45 Non-penalty xG 0.74
18 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Liverpool West Brom
Kick-off
Sadio Mané
Assist: Joel Matip1-0 (Liverpool)
12’
Half-time1-0
82’
Semi Ajayi
Assist: Matheus Pereira1-1 (West Brom)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

West Brom
  • Dara O'Shea

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 0.74 12’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-0 12’ 82’ Semi Ajayi (West Brom), 1-1 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.45 0.74 12’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), 1-0 Mané 12’ 82’ Semi Ajayi (West Brom), 1-1 Ajayi 82’
Liverpool 1.45 xGWest Brom 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 West Brom attacking Liverpool attacking 
72’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 12’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 89’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 82’ Semi Ajayi (West Brom), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 23’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Rhys Williams (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 46’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 78’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 20’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 51’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 86’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 34’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 33’ Romaine Sawyers (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 72’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.45 xG, saved 12’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.43 xG, goal 89’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 82’ Semi Ajayi (West Brom), from a corner, 0.18 xG, goal 23’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 65’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.09 xG, off target 30’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, off target 43’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 23’ Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 68’ Grady Diangana (West Brom), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 90’ Rhys Williams (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Jordan Henderson (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Sadio Mané (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 86’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 20’ Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 34’ Mohamed Salah (Liverpool), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Karlan Grant (West Brom), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 33’ Romaine Sawyers (West Brom), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 28’ Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Fabinho (Liverpool), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alisson GK900 0.000.000
Trent Alexander-Arnold DEF903 0.140.324
Fabinho DEF901 0.010.000
Joel Matip DEF6110 0.000.431
Andrew Robertson DEF900 0.000.011
Georginio Wijnaldum MID901 0.050.173
Jordan Henderson MID901 0.040.041
Curtis Jones MID840 0.000.000
Mohamed Salah FWD903 0.190.021
Roberto Firmino FWD902 0.290.000
Sadio Mané FWD9013 0.620.041
Rhys Williams Sub291 0.050.000
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Sub62 0.060.271
Divock Origi Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Liverpool win 85% Avg odds 1.13
Draw 10% Avg odds 9.20
West Brom win 5% Avg odds 20.48

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Liverpool DWDWW
West Brom WLLDL

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: West Brom 1-2 Liverpool, 16 May 21  All Liverpool vs West Brom meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.