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A look at teams who have stopped Liverpool from winning at Anfield

A look at teams who have stopped Liverpool from winning at Anfield
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Liverpool have not lost at home in the Premier League since April 2017.

Liverpool dropped points at home for only the third time in two years as West Brom drew 1-1 at Anfield on Sunday.

The result also continued new Albion boss Sam Allardyce's impressive record against Jurgen Klopp's Reds.

Here, the PA news agency looks at the result in light of recent trends.

Two years of dominance

Jurgen Klopp celebrates Liverpool's recent home win over Tottenham
Jurgen Klopp has had plenty to celebrate at Anfield in the last two years (Clive Brunskill/PA)

Since the start of January 2019, Liverpool's home record in the Premier League reads played 36, won 33, drawn three, lost none.

The Baggies joined Leicester and Burnley as the only visiting teams to avoid defeat in that time.

Liverpool 1 Leicester 1, January 30, 2019

Harry Maguire, front left, celebrates scoring Leicester's equaliser at Anfield in January 2019
Harry Maguire, front left, celebrates scoring Leicester's equaliser (Peter Byrne/PA)

Liverpool, looking to capitalise on title rivals Manchester City's defeat to Newcastle the previous day, flew out of the blocks as Sadio Mane gave them the lead with barely more than two minutes on the clock. But Harry Maguire equalised in first-half stoppage time and though the result took Liverpool five points clear, City went on to triumph in a dramatic title race.

Liverpool 1 Burnley 1, July 11, 2020

Klopp's quest for a 100 per cent record at home in the Premier League fell at the penultimate hurdle despite Andy Robertson's brilliant headed opener. Nick Pope made a string of fine saves, Jay Rodriguez equalised in the second half and the Clarets even had a late chance to win it when Johann Berg Gudmundsson hit the crossbar.

Liverpool 1 West Brom 1, December 27, 2020

Again Mane scored an early opener, this time in the 12th minute of a dominant first-half performance. Liverpool could not put the game to bed, though, and an improved second half from Allardyce's side culminated in Semi Ajayi's 82nd-minute header spinning in off the post.

Last loss at hands of Allardyce

Sam Allardyce celebrates after Christian Benteke, left, earned Crystal Palace victory at Anfield
Sam Allardyce celebrates after Christian Benteke, left, earned Crystal Palace victory at Anfield (Peter Byrne/PA)

The last Premier League visitors to win at Anfield were Allardyce's Crystal Palace side on April 23, 2017.

Philippe Coutinho's free-kick put Liverpool ahead midway through the first half but former Reds striker Christian Benteke levelled just before the break and headed a second-half winner.

Since then, however, Klopp's men are unbeaten in 67 home league games, with 55 wins. Their 12 draws in that time include previous points for both Burnley, in September 2017, and West Brom three months later.

Play it again, Sam

Jurgen Klopp, left, and Sam Allardyce, right
Sam Allardyce, right, has been the equal of Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League (Nick Potts/PA)

Unlike the overwhelming majority of Klopp's Premier League contemporaries, Allardyce boasts a break-even record against him in the competition.

Benteke, then at Liverpool, gave Klopp victory in their first meeting in December 2015, when Allardyce was in charge of Sunderland – but the Black Cats came from 2-0 down with eight minutes to go to draw that season's return fixture.

Palace's win levelled the Allardyce-Klopp series and every league game since has been drawn – the two Merseyside derbies in Allardyce's spell at Everton in 2017-18, plus Albion's exploits on Sunday.

Klopp can claim a slight edge in their seven overall meetings after Liverpool beat Everton in the FA Cup in January 2018, Virgil Van Dijk with a late winner on his Reds debut.

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Tables
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool1796237211633
2Manchester UnitedMan Utd1610333324933
3Leicester CityLeicester17102531211032
4Tottenham HotspurSpurs1685329151429
5Manchester CityMan City1585224131129
6Southampton178542619729
7Everton169252620629
8Aston Villa1582529161326
9Chelsea1775532211126
10West Ham UnitedWest Ham177552421326
11Arsenal177282019123
12Leeds UnitedLeeds177283033-323
13Wolverhampton WanderersWolves176471824-622
14Crystal Palace176472229-722
15Newcastle UnitedNewcastle165471826-819
16Burnley15447920-1116
17Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton172872128-714
18Fulham152581323-1011
19West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom1715111139-288
20Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd170215829-212

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