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LIVERPOOL GO FOR 16TH STRAIGHT WIN IN THE PREMIERSHIP

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This Saturday sees the current Premier League leaders, Liverpool set to keep a stranglehold on the top spot with a trip to newly promoted Sheffield United.

They are targeting a 16th straight Premier League victory as they journey to Sheffield United who are aiming for a second consecutive win after their defeat of Everton.

But Sheffield United striker, David McGoldrick  who is down with groin injury is a major doubt but the Blades have no other fresh injury concerns. Billy Sharp remains sidelined as he serves the final match of his suspension.

Liverpool’s Sadio Mane who had a knock and Divock Origi  with ankle injury are available after returning to full training on Thursday. 

James Milner and Curtis Jones should recover from knocks but Xherdan Shaqiri (calf) remains sidelined. Goalkeeper Alisson is set to resume training on Sunday after seven weeks out.

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INTRIGUING MATCH FACT:

Bramall Lane is one of only three grounds Liverpool have played at without winning in the Premier League (three matches), along with Nottingham Forest’s City Ground (five matches) and Blackpool’s Bloomfield Road (one match).

All seven of Sheffield United’s PL goals this season have been scored by different players. This includes two own goals, the joint-highest tally in favour of a team alongside Liverpool.

Since the start of 2014/15, Chris Wilder has won more English league games and earned more points than any other manager in the top four tiers, with 125 and 426 respectively.

Liverpool have won their last 12 PL matches against promoted sides, scoring 35 times and conceding only four goals. The last team to have a longer such winning run was Spurs, with 16 wins between 2015 and 2018.

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Kunle Solaja is the author of landmark books on sports and journalism as well as being a multiple award-winning journalist and editor of long standing. He is easily Nigeria’s foremost soccer diarist and Africa's most capped FIFA World Cup journalist, having attended all FIFA World Cup finals from Italia ’90 to Qatar 2022. He was honoured at the Qatar 2022 World Cup by FIFA and AIPS.

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