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Arsenal

  • Adebayor 23’

Liverpool

  • Kuijt 26’
  1. Gunners pegged back by Kuyt

    Gunners pegged back by Kuyt

    Arsenal and Liverpool drew 1-1 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg encounter at the Emirates Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Arsenal
    • Liverpool
    • 90+3' A great block from Jamie Carragher prevents Adebayor reaching Bendtner's cross and that's full-time. The teams go back to Merseyside for the second leg next Tuesday on level terms.
    • 90+1' Fabregas' diving header from Adebayor's centre is straight at Reina.
    • 90' Three minutes added time.
    • 88' Clichy's long cross is headed away by Auerlio.
    • 85' Andriy Voronin is on for Torres.
    • 82' Reina tries to send Torres away with an early kick but Toure and Senderos see off the danger.
    • 80' Good work from Kuyt who gets to the by-line but he pulls his cross back too far.
    • 77' Lucas replaces Alonso.
    • 76' Skrtel looks to be tugging Adebayor back on the edge of the penalty area but they finally get a decision their way as Alonso is penalised for handball. But the Gunners drift offside.
    • 74' Senderos fails to clear his lines and gives away a corner which Gerrard fires dangerously across the face of the goal.
    • 72' Incredible stuff as Bendtner clears Fabregas' goalbound effort off the Liverpool line! Adebayor got to the by-line and his chip eluded the Dane in the centre but fell to the Spaniard whose effort was set to nestle in the corner before Bendtner, still in a tangle from the cross, knocked it away from danger. The flag went up but if he hadn't touched the ball, Arsenal would have been leading again.
    • 70' An ambitious effort from Torres is wide of the post.
    • 69' And the Dane's first significant act is to tee up Fabregas but he drives his shot past the post.
    • 67' Nicklas Bendtner replaces the hugely disappointing Eboue.
    • 66' Amazing run by Hleb who tricks his way past about five men before having his arm hooked back by Kuyt - only for the referee, Dutchman Pieter Vink, to wave away very strong looking penalty claims.
    • 65' Adebayor's reverse pass finds Walcott who squares the ball to Eboue but he can't hook his shot on goal from eight yards.
    • 63' Torres latches onto a ball down the right channel and then nutmegs Clichy on the by-line to earn a free-kick which Adebayor heads away.
    • 61' Hleb finds Adebayor in the penalty area but the Togo striker loses his footing.
    • 59' Skrtel gets caught out by Adebayor's run but Fabregas' long pass is just about a yard too long and Reina claims.
    • 57' Toure earns a free-kick on the right touchline but Senderos heads over. Yossi Benayoun replaces Babel for the visitors.
    • 56' Arsenal increase the tempo and Hleb almost finds Walcott. They do earn a corner which Reina flaps away.
    • 55' A 25-yard diagonal piledriver from Walcott is only marginally past the far post.
    • 54' Fabregas' free-kick is straight into the bread basket of Reina.
    • 52' Arsenal are getting nothing from the flanks and Eboue's tame cross is easily cleared.
    • 50' Seemingly a shot on for Adebayor but he declines the opportunity and loses possession.
    • 48' A deep cross from Gerrard is not dealt with allowing Skrtel to nod back into Kuyt's path. Almunia gets down well to save his shot and although he spills it, manages to claim the ball at the second attempt just ahead of Hyypia.
    • 46 Walcott is on for the injured van Persie (thigh) at the start of the second-half. The hitherto anonymous Alexander Hleb has moved inside.
    • 45+1' Half-time at the Emirates and it's all-square.
    • 45' Another corner for the Gunners but van Persie's delivery is headed away at the near post.
    • 44' Arsenal earn their third corner, the fifth of the match, but van Persie and Fabregas try to be too clever and they fail to get a cross in.
    • 42' Eboue's deep cross is not dealt with but Adebayor's shot is blocked by Skrtel.
    • 40' Gerrard almost picks out the advancing Torres but just a little too much purchase on his pass.
    • 38' Flamini catches Kuyt and the Dutchman has to get treatment.
    • 36' Almunia claims the set-piece with ease.
    • 35' Liverpool win a free-kick on the edge of the penalty area, Gerrard picks out Torres at the back pass who lobs the ball across to Hyppia at the back post and the visitors win a corner.
    • 33' Neat interchange from Arsenal but van Persie can't find Fabregas with the final pass.
    • 31' Torres tees up Ryan Babel whose near post shot is comfortably saved, low to his right, by Almunia.
    • 29' The ball drops to Adebayor on the left-hand side of the penalty area but the attempted left-foot volley is a complete air shot.
    • 26' Liverpool back on terms almost immediately. Steven Gerrard bursts past Toure and William Gallas and crosses for Kuyt who smuggles the ball home from close range.
    • 23' From the corner, Adebayor is afforded a free header and the big striker plants the ball past Reina from eight yards. Zonal marking brought into question once again.
    • 22' Wonderful move from the Gunners and Reina dives full stretch away to his left to push van Persie's slightly scuffed shot around the post.
    • 21' A super ball from Flamini finds van Persie, who has got in between the two centre-halves, but the Dutchman volleys over the top. First big chance of the match.
    • 20' Toure almost meets Fabregas' corner but the ball zips across the face of the goal.
    • 19' Van Persie's free-kick is headed clear but Kolo Toure does well to force a corner.
    • 17' Fernando Torres goes down theatrically after a tap from Mathieu Flamini and is denied treatment.
    • 16' The Gunners only half-clear the corner and Xabi Alonso picks out Sami Hyppia, still up from the corner, but Clichy does just enough to deny him a shot.
    • 15' Almunia claws at Gerrard's over-hit free-kick and gives away a needless corner.
    • 14' Gael Clichy has a great chance to slide Robin van Persie in but the French full-back over hits his pass.
    • 12' Over in Istanbul, Chelsea have the lead via an own goal.
    • 10' Adebayor is just offside as Cesc Fabregas looks to hit him over the top - a cagey opening ten.
    • 8' Adebayor tricks his way into the penalty area but Martin Skrtel makes a solid challenge.
    • 6' Pepe Reina comes off his line and completely misses the ball on the right flank with Emmanuel Adebayor lurking but the Spanish custodian keeps his calm to block the shot at goal from outside the penalty area.
    • 4' Xabi Alonso's astute pass just slips under Dirk Kuyt's foot with the Dutchman dangerously positioned in the penalty area.
    • 2' Manuel Almunia comfortably claims a low cross from the right flank.
    • 1' We are underway for the All-Premier League clash which has just two Englishmen starting.
    • - Rafa Benitez plays the XI most expected with Javier Mascherano and Fabio Aurelio back after both missed the Merseyside derby. Only Harry Kewell (groin) and Daniel Agger (foot) are out.
    • - Philippe Senderos starts for Arsenal as they take on domestic rivals Liverpool in the Champions League at the Emirates Stadium. Theo Walcott is on the bench with Emmanuel Eboue in midfield. Bacary Sagna, Tomas Rosicky and leg-break victim Eduardo are all absent from the squad.

  • Team Stats

    Arsenal Stats Liverpool
    65% Possession 34%
    15 Shots 4
    6 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 3
    6 Corners 3
    12 Fouls 8
    4 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 0
    0 Red cards 0
    26 Tackles 51
    513 Accurate passes 230
    90 Bad passes 40

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Arsenal
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      24 Manuel Almunia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0
      10 William Gallas 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 60 1 1
      22 Gaël Clichy 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 67 24 7
      5 Kolo Toure 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 56 0 1
      6 Philippe Senderos 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 54 4 2
      4 Francesc Fabregas 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 67 12 3
      16 Mathieu Flamini 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 51 7 3
      27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 29 0 3
      13 Alexander Hleb 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 50 20 2
      25 Emmanuel Adebayor 1 3 2 1 1 2 0 23 11 2
      11 Robin Van Persie 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 12 3 0
      17 Alexandre Song 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      32 Theo Walcott 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11 3 2
      2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      31 Justin Hoyte 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Jens Lehmann 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 4 0
      19 Gilberto Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 7 4
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 26 9 8
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 14 0 3
      37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 0 3
      8 Steven Gerrard 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 35 9 4
      14 Xabi Alonso 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 25 2 3
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 7 8
      19 Ryan Babel 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 7 0 2
      9 Fernando Torres 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 13 1 1
      18 Dirk Kuyt 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 20 1 11
      11 Yossi Benayoun 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 3
      30 Charles Itandje 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Andrej Voronin 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 1
      6 John Arne Riise 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Peter Crouch 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 72' Incredible stuff as Bendtner clears Fabregas' goalbound effort off the Liverpool line! Adebayor got to the by-line and his chip eluded the Dane in the centre but fell to the Spaniard whose effort was set to nestle in the corner before Bendtner, still in a tangle from the cross, knocked it away from danger. The flag went up but if he hadn't touched the ball, Arsenal would have been leading again.
    • 66' Amazing run by Hleb who tricks his way past about five men before having his arm hooked back by Kuyt - only for the referee, Dutchman Pieter Vink, to wave away very strong looking penalty claims.
    • 55' A 25-yard diagonal piledriver from Walcott is only marginally past the far post.
    • 48' A deep cross from Gerrard is not dealt with allowing Skrtel to nod back into Kuyt's path. Almunia gets down well to save his shot and although he spills it, manages to claim the ball at the second attempt just ahead of Hyypia.
    • 26' Liverpool back on terms almost immediately. Steven Gerrard bursts past Toure and William Gallas and crosses for Kuyt who smuggles the ball home from close range.
    • 23' From the corner, Adebayor is afforded a free header and the big striker plants the ball past Reina from eight yards. Zonal marking brought into question once again.
    • 22' Wonderful move from the Gunners and Reina dives full stretch away to his left to push van Persie's slightly scuffed shot around the post.
    • 21' A super ball from Flamini finds van Persie, who has got in between the two centre-halves, but the Dutchman volleys over the top. First big chance of the match.
    • - Philippe Senderos starts for Arsenal as they take on domestic rivals Liverpool in the Champions League at the Emirates Stadium. Theo Walcott is on the bench with Emmanuel Eboue in midfield. Bacary Sagna, Tomas Rosicky and leg-break victim Eduardo are all absent from the squad.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Arsenal

    Manager: Arsene Wenger

    Captain: William Gallas

    On the Field

    • Almunia
    • Senderos
    • Toure
    • Gallas
    • Clichy
    • Eboue Substitution Out (67′)
    • Flamini
    • Fabregas
    • Hleb
    • Adebayor Goal
    • van Persie Substitution Out (46′)

    Subs

    • Lehmann
    • Gilberto Silva
    • Hoyte
    • Song
    • Diaby
    • Bendtner Substitution In (67′)
    • Walcott Substitution In (46′)

    Injured

    • Rosicky
    • Sagna
    • Eduardo

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafa Benitez

    Captain: Steven Gerrard

    On the Field

    • Reina
    • Carragher
    • Hyypia
    • Skrtel
    • Aurelio
    • Kuijt Goal
    • Mascherano
    • Alonso Substitution Out (77′)
    • Babel Substitution Out (57′)
    • Gerrard
    • Torres Substitution Out (85′)

    Subs

    • Riise
    • Crouch
    • Benayoun Substitution In (57′)
    • Itandje
    • Voronin Substitution In (85′)
    • Arbeloa
    • Lucas Substitution In (77′)

    Injured

    • Kewell
    • Agger

    Suspended

    None