Liverpool Loan Watch Roundup Harvey Elliott (Blackburn) – 90 mins vs. Coventry, goal and assist Harry Wilson (Cardiff) – 90 mins vs. Middlesbrough Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff) – 86 mins vs. Middlesbrough, goal Ben Woodburn (Blackpool) – 69 mins vs. MK Dons Taiwo Awoniyi (Union Berlin) – 19 mins vs. Freiburg Kamil Grabara (AGF Aarhus) – 90 mins vs. FC Copenhagen Unused: Marko Grujic, Morgan Boyes, Loris Karius, Tony Gallacher, Anderson Arroyo. Monday night: Adam Lewis.
Taiwo Awoniyi has now scored 5 goals and one assist in 9 starts and Berlin sitting 4th in the league .
Liverpool forward Ben Woodburn scored a hat-trick in an internal training match on Saturday. Woodburn netted three times for the team which played in red at the AXA Training Centre while 16-year-old Kaide Gordon - a £1m January signing from Derby County - and Rhys Williams also bagged in a 5-1 win. Billy Koumetio scored a consolation for the team in black kit. Playing for the red team, which also featured Trent Alexander-Arnold, James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Fabinho, Woodburn was the stand-out player. It was a less happy afternoon at training for Nat Phillips and Ben Davies, who were playing alongside each other at centre-back for the team wearing the changed black strip. Reacting to the game, assistant manager Pepijn Lijnders told Liverpoolfc.com: “It was everything we expected, and a little bit more because everyone was fully concentrated and enthusiastic. “The variety in the type of goals, the conviction both teams played with was just great to see. All the senior players were pure examples – their character [was] top. I love that. You can lose games, but you should never lose team spirit.”
18 March Harvey Elliott (Blackburn) – 69 mins vs. Bristol City Liam Millar (Charlton) – 60 mins vs. Bristol Rovers Sepp van den Berg (Preston) – 90 mins vs. Middlesbrough Kamil Grabara (AGF Aarhus) – 90 mins vs. Randers Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff) – 74 mins vs. Stoke Harry Wilson (Cardiff) – 6 mins vs. Stoke Adam Lewis (Plymouth) – 11 mins vs. MK Dons Not in action: Takumi Minamino, Anderson Arroyo, Marko Grujic, Loris Karius, Vitezslav Jaros Injured: Taiwo Awoniyi
20 March https://www.thisisanfield.com/2021/03/liverpool-loanee-enjoys-top-class-professional-debut/ Having joined Irish Premier Division side St Patrick’s Athletic on loan at the start of February, Liverpool youngster Vitezslav Jaros made a “top-class” debut on Friday. Jaros left Kirkby in pursuit of valuable first-team experience last month, having been included in the matchday squad for the Champions Leagueon three occasions earlier this season. The 19-year-old goalkeeper’s destination was unexpected, but a switch to Dublin has given Jaros a platform to prove himself at senior level, arriving as first choice under manager Stephen O’Donnell. His move to Ireland came before St Pat’s pre-season began, and he kept clean sheets against Wexford, Cobh Ramblers and UCD as he went the entire preparation schedule without conceding a goal. After a positive start, then, Jaros was entrusted to make his senior professional debut in the campaign opener away to rivals Shamrock Rovers on Friday night, and produced an impressive display throughout. The youngster enjoyed a quiet first half at the Tallaght Stadium, but was called into action more often after the break, forced to deny Danny Mandroiu and twice Graham Burke with strong saves. An own goal from Shamrock Rovers’ Roberto Lopes broke the deadlock in the 87th minute, only for Aaron Greene to spoil Jaros’ debut with an equaliser two minutes later. It was an excellent debut for the Czech, however, with ExtraTime naming Jaros their Man of the Match, while the St Pat’s Twitter page hailed him for a “top-class” effort. From now, it is a full-on schedule for Jaros and St Pat’s, with the campaign due to run until November, and next up brings the visit of Drogheda United on March 27. There are high hopes for Jaros in Dublin, but O’Donnell is realistic in acknowledging there could be difficulties ahead as he puts his faith in a 19-year-old as No. 1. “Everyone’s been impressed with Vitez since he’s come into training but he’s a 19-year-old and goalkeeper is an unforgiving position,” he told the Irish Times earlier this month.
Harvey Elliott paid a heartwarming tribute to the victims of the Hillsborough tragedy after scoring the match-winner for Blackburn on Friday. It was a fantastic finish by Elliott, that’s 6 and 11 assists just in the league . Interesting decision for us next season .
April 5th update Liam Millar (Charlton) – 25 mins vs. Doncaster Adam Lewis (Plymouth) – 71 mins vs. Wimbledon Harvey Elliott (Blackburn) – 72 mins vs. Wycombe Harry Wilson (Cardiff) – 71 mins vs. Nottingham Forest Sheyi Ojo (Cardiff) – 19 mins vs. Nottingham Forest Sepp van den Berg (Preston) – 90 mins vs. Norwich Vitezslav Jaros (St Pat’s) – 90 mins vs. Bohemians, clean sheet Anderson Arroyo (Salamanca) – 90 mins vs. Lealtad Kamil Grabara (AGF Aarhus) – 90 mins vs. Nordsjaelland Unused: Marko Grujic, Loris Karius, Takumi Minamino Injured: Taiwo Awoniyi April 12th update Harry Wilson (Cardiff) – 90 mins vs. Blackburn, two assists Harvey Elliott (Blackburn) – 78 mins vs. Cardiff, assist Marko Grujic (Porto) – 90 mins vs. Tondela Sepp van den Berg (Preston) – 90 mins vs. Brentford Vitezslav Jaros (St Pat’s) – 90 mins vs. Derry City, clean sheet Adam Lewis (Plymouth) – 90 mins vs. Hull Liam Millar (Charlton) – 34 mins vs. Sunderland Anderson Arroyo (Salaamanca) – 90 mins vs. Real Oviedo B Unused: Loris Karius, Kamil Grabara, Sheyi Ojo Injured: Taiwo Awoniyi To play Monday: Takumi Minamino Didn’t get any mins and Southampton lost 3-0 to West Brom April 16th update Takumi Minamino will return to Liverpool at the end of his loan, with Ralph Hasenhuttl revealing that Southampton “haven’t had any negotiations” over a permanent deal
Several Championship clubs are queuing up to take Liverpool defender Sepp van den Berg out on loan next season, The Athletic understands. One of the interested parties is a side currently among those in contention for promotion to the Premier League. This growing interest in Van den Berg follows a so-far successful loan spell at Championship side Preston North End. He has been playing right wing back for Preston and seems both us and Preston are very happy with his loan spell
4,500 in attendance tonight, maybe I missed something or some can clear up how come its being played in Villa Park and not somewhere neutral?