Liverpool 0-0 West Bromwich Albion - Player Ratings
It was another frustrating night for Liverpool as they dropped points at home to a side they should have and could have beat on the evidence of the game.
The Reds had ample chances to score but a combination of poor finishing, dubious refereeing and brilliant defending from West Brom have put a halt to Liverpool's recent run of rich goalscoring form.
Liverpool's substitute Dominic Solanke seemed to have scored for Liverpool late in the game but the referee disallowed the goal for handball much to the annoyment of Jurgen Klopp. The German manager will be disappointed that his side dropped points in back to back home games when they had the chance to close the gap on the teams above them.
West Bromwich Albion
Ben Foster - 6/10
Foster wasn't tested by Liverpool despite starting their 'fab four'. The wind at Anfield cause him to drop a relatively simple catch but an alert defence cleared the danger.
Alan Nyom- 6/10
Nyom used his speed and upper body strength well to stop Roberton from offering Liverpool width down the left-hand side. He also did well to cope with the agility and flair of Mane and Coutinho.
Ahmed Hegazi - 8/10
It took Mohamed Salah's compatriot to finally stop him from scoring. Hegazi's positional sense was impeccable and he made a good clearance from Dominic Solanke's effort when Foster was off the line. He also had a good chance to score at the other end.
Jonny Evans - 6.5/10
Hegazi was the more aggressive of the two defenders but Evans complimented his defensive partner well and made sure that there was no space for Liverpool to exploit when Hegazi was defending on the front foot.
Kieran Gibbs - 6/10
Wasn't as spectacular as the other West Brom defenders and let Salah ghost past him on a few occasions. He wasn't able to stop Alexander-Arnold from putting in dangerous crosses either.
Jake Livermore - 6/10
Livermore like most of his teammates had very little influence on the attacking front but he too did well to ensure the Liverpool attack didn't get the space to operate in.
Claudio Yacob - 7/10
Yacob looked on top of his game, battling with the likes of Can, Coutinho and Wijnaldum to not let them dictate the play.
Grzegorz Krychowiak - 7.5/10
The Pole looked like he was slowly back to his best. He released Rondon in a rare attacking move for West Brom from which they won a free-kick. The resulting free-kick which Krychowiak took nearly swung into the net because of the wind.
Hal Robson-Kanu - 6/10
Was involved more at the defensive end understandably to give cover to the fullbacks. He came closest to scoring for West Brom when his brilliant effort from distance beat Karius and hit the crossbar.
Jose Salomon Rondon - 6.5/10
Starved off any attacking service but did whatever he could to hold the ball up and bring his team into play. Won a few fouls which also helped his side run down the clock.
James McClean - 5/10
Was energetic and hardworking but that's about it. Hardly ever put the Liverpool defense under pressure.
Substitutes:
Jay Rodriguez - 5.5/10
He made a few risky decisions while defending which could have proved costly for his side in the few minutes he was on the pitch.
James Brunt - 6/10
Played the last 10 minutes or so in place of Krychowiak and did the exact same things as the other West Brom midfielders.