While the Premier League title race is out of Liverpool’s hands, they’ll want to win out and hope that City drops a few more points to make things interesting down the stretch. Norwich has improved under Dean Smith and are only four points below the relegation line but a loss of Adam Idah due to a knee injury will be quite the blow. Liverpool will likely be without Diogo Jota who has an ankle injury but could be OK for the EFL Cup final versus Chelsea.
Here’s our storylines, how you can watch the match and more:
How to watch and odds
- Date: Saturday Feb. 19 | Time: 10:00 a.m. ET
- Location: Anfield — Liverpool, England
- Live stream: Peacock
- Odds: Liverpool -1000; Draw +850; Norwich +2900 (via Caesars Sportsbook)
Storylines
Liverpool: Following a Champions League victory over Inter, Liverpool will be playing a game every four days through March 20 when they face Manchester United so it’ll be interesting to see how much Jurgen Klopp rotates the side to prepare for the run. The Reds can’t afford dropped points but an injury due to playing key cogs too much will be just as detrimental to their ambitions. Adding Luis Diaz helps provide rest to the wingers but the defenders will need rest too.
Norwich: Josh Sargent is back but the Canaries will have a tough time getting a result in this one. The team may have improved but they aren’t good enough defensively to compete with the top sides. The return of Mathias Normann will help and it’s also good that Smith is beginning to get the best out of Milot Rashica but this is a match where Norwich will look to do their best and see what happens from there.
Prediction
Fantasy managers will be rewarded with a Mohamed Salah brace as Liverpool rolls through the Canaries. Pick: Liverpool 3, Norwich 0
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