Blood Red: The Liverpool FC Podcast

Should Liverpool target Jamal Lewis and Kai Havertz, what does Mohamed Salah bring, and what is Xg? All your questions are answered in the latest Analysing Anfield, even with Josh Williams and Dave Hughes both working from home! With football suspended and it not likely to return until April 30 at the earliest, the guys take your analytical and statistical-based Liverpool questions. Coming up over...

Our Liverpool FC correspondent Paul Gorst reports on the breaking news as the Premier League announce that the 2019/20 season will be 'extended indefinitely'. That means Liverpool will get the chance to win their first title in 30 years. The current Premier League campaign will not resume until April 30 at the earliest. FA rules state that a season must be completed by June 1. But the game's gover...

Despite what Karren Brady says about the Premier League season being null and void, ahead of a meeting between stakeholders on Thursday, March 19, we're here with something a little different. Ahead of the meeting, Blood Red gets the mood from other clubs in the division, their take on situation and ultimately whether or not they believe the season should be completed, how that could happen and wh...

Following the big UEFA meeting, we are here with reaction to what has come from European football's governing body after they took the step to postpone the summer's major tournament, Euro 2020. As well as altering the dates for the international football tournament, an indication has been given as to when they would hope to see the conclusion of the domestic season, with June 30 outlined as the fi...

We speak to football finance expert Kieran Maguire to talk what impact the suspension of the Premier League and football across the world could have on Liverpool and fellow clubs. When will football return? Will Euro 2020 be cancelled? And what happens to players set to be out of contract on June 30, like Adam Lallana, if the season is extended past then? Kieran attempts to answer those questions...

Football might be suspended, but the Blood Red podcast remains unaffected. Join Joe Rimmer, Paul Gorst, Dan Kay and Matt Addison as they talk through the coming week, with Liverpool set to find out more about their Premier League future in terms of the rest of this season and beyond following the outbreak of coronavirus. UEFA will meet on Tuesday, while the Premier League will reconvene for more t...

The Liverpool ECHO's LFC correspondent Paul Gorst joins Matt Addison to talk about how the Reds players reacted to the news that they were being sent away from Melwood after the Premier League was suspended until April 3, at the earliest. Our man in the know at Anfield also reacts to some hot-takes from the likes of Chris Sutton as Liverpool wait to find out what will become of the rest of this se...

With the coronavirus outbreak leading to the suspension of the Premier League, Liverpool's wait to end 30 years without a league title has been put on hold. The Farm's Peter Hooton is here with Joe Blott, Gerard Miles and Steph Jones are here to talk through the Reds' defeat to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League at Anfield as well as touching on what may happen to the footballing landscape wi...

Following the news Premier League football has been suspended due to the outbreak of coronavirus, the Blood Red podcast is here to fill you in on what it all means for Liverpool. Sean Bradbury is joined by Ian Doyle and Paul Gorst as they react to the defeat to Atletico Madrid on Wednesday in the Champions League, before moving onto developments around the coronavirus outbreak. From Simeone's cont...

All Liverpool and Premier League fixtures have been suspended until 3rd April due to Coronavirus fears. A statement released this morning confirmed the Premier League, FA, EFL and WSL have collectively agreed to postpone the professional game in England. Paul Gorst has the latest, as Liverpool are within touching distance of winning the Premier League title. As it stands, they will not return to a...

Liverpool's long unbeaten run at Anfield is over, while their Champions League crown will not be retained this season thanks to Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid. But was the Spanish outfit's display a managerial masterclass, or is that suggestion a myth? And who is to blame for the Reds crashing out of the tournament? That game is analysed, as well as the Premier League victory over Bournemouth, wh...

Liverpool's grip on the Champions League is over after being knocked out at Anfield by Atletico Madrid. The Spanish side won 3-2 on aggregate after extra time was required following Gini Wijnaldum's goal before half-time. With that the Reds won inside the 90 minutes forcing the game into extra-time as Marcos Llorente struck twice, the first moments after Roberto Firmino had established a 2-0 lead,...

The big fella himself, WWE superstar Sheamus, was at ECHO HQ to chat to Joe Rimmer and Paul Gorst about all things WWE, LFC and everything in between ahead of the Reds' meeting with Atletico Madrid in the Champions League. The Irish-born Liverpool fanatic talks us through his thoughts on the season so far and his delight as Jurgen Klopp's side close in on a first league title since 1990. Also on t...

Atletico Madrid visit Anfield on Wednesday night with a 1-0 lead from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. Prior to the game, Blood Red heads Behind Enemy Lines as Guy Clarke gets the lowdown on how Atleti have been performing over the course of the last three weeks with Spanish football expert Alvaro Romeo. We find out the impact the win over Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano h...

Jurgen Klopp and Andrew Robertson have both been speaking with the media ahead of Wednesday night's crucial Champions League last-16 second-leg tie with Atletico Madrid at Anfield. Speaking first, Robertson was asked about his own fitness before speaking about the title race with Manchester City due to play Arsenal on the same evening the Reds play Atletico.. Moving onto Klopp, he spoke openly on...

As Liverpool prepare to take on Atletico Madrid on Wednesday night at Anfield, back in 2005 it was a very different story for Rafa Benitez's side. Leading 3-1 from the first leg three weeks beforehand, the Reds would go on to repeat the trick in Germany. Join Guy Clarke and Dan Kay as they continue to trace the steps along the Road to Istanbul. Having met Bayer Leverkusen three years previously in...

It could yet be the week that Liverpool are confirmed as Premier League champions. But first, there is the small matter of a Champions League last-16 second-leg clash with Diego Simeone's Atletico Madrid to get out of the way. Join Connor Dunn, Ian Doyle, Theo Squires and Kai Delaney as they look back at the victory over Bournemouth, assess the state of play in the Premier League after the Manches...

With Manchester City losing the Manchester Derby at Old Trafford, 2-0 to Manchester United, Liverpool are just two wins from securing their first Premier League title. Having not won a league title since 1990, the Reds are now within touching distance of the title after goals from Anthony Martial and Scott McTominay downed the champions. Sean Bradbury and Matt Addison are here to reflect on the re...

With news Neil Critchley has moved on from Liverpool's U23s to take on the Blackpool manager's role, the Academy Show is back with plenty on offer. Guy Clarke and Matt Addison talk through all the major talking points, from Critchley's decision to move on to Blackpool, to the role Curtis Jones could play in the closing weeks of the season as the first team close in on their first Premier League ti...

Welcome to the Post-Game podcast to react to Liverpool’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth at Anfield. It was a win that stopped the rot, if we can call it that, broke a league record, and more importantly, left the Premier League title tantalisingly close. Yes, goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane ensured the Reds returned to winning ways after back-to-back defeats and sealed a 22nd straight league vic...

As Liverpool gear up for a huge week in their season, join Connor Dunn, Paul Gorst, Dan Kay and Matt Addison as they take a look back at Chelsea, and more importantly, look ahead to Bournemouth and Atletico Madrid as the Reds look to take another step towards the Premier League title and progress in the Champions League too. The panel react to the news that Alisson Becker is set to be out injured...

Jurgen Klopp has confirmed Alisson Becker will miss both Bournemouth and Atletico Madrid's visits to Anfield having sustained a hip injury. The Brazilian is to miss both games having sat out against Chelsea in the FA Cup as a precaution. Klopp was also asked about the fitness of captain Jordan Henderson who he expects to have available for the Champions League tie with Atletico Madrid, having pick...

After being knocked out of the FA Cup by Chelsea, Liverpool's Premier League campaign gets back underway on Saturday as they look to return to winning ways and take a step closer to the title with victory over Bournemouth at Anfield. Think the Reds are in bad form after losing three of their last four matches in all competitions? Bournemouth supporters might not particularly agree - their side hav...

What can be done about Liverpool's recent, and unexpected, struggles? Join Neil Fitzmaurice, Paul Gorst and Connor Dunn as they try and answer exactly that question. The trio discuss and analyse the defeats to Watford and Chelsea, with Fitzy wondering whether Jurgen Klopp must find different ways to break down opponents, while Paul and Connor wonder whether a series of hard-fought victories, which...

With Liverpool's unbeaten record and hopes of a treble this season now in tatters, where has it all gone wrong for the Reds and Jurgen Klopp? The defeats against Watford and Chelsea are dissected, before talk moves on to Bournemouth - the 'ideal' next opponents for a team lacking attacking form - and then the big one: Atletico Madrid. Liverpool's Champions League hopes are on the line next Wednesd...