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Saturday April 25, 2009 Day 34 Finished KC Stadium

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Hull City

  • Geovanni 73’

Liverpool

  • Alonso 45’
  • Kuyt 63’, 89’

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  1. Liverpool stay in hunt after win

    Liverpool stay in hunt after win

    Liverpool saw off 10-man Hull City to win 3-1 at the KC Stadium and keep alive their slimming hopes of winning the Premier League title. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hull City
    • Liverpool
    • - Thanks for joining us today... stay right there for Manchester United v Tottenham, coming right up!
    • 90'+4 There goes the final whislte! And Liverpool record a vital victory!
    • 90' Dossena for Kuyt.... this one's over!
    • 89' GOAL! KUYT AGAIN! 3-1 LIVERPOOL! It's another poacher's goal from the Dutchman, who pounces on a wayward shot by Arbeloa to turn past Myhill!
    • 87' Agger comes on for Benayoun now...
    • 86' Corner to Hull now! Reina flaps a little as the pressure mounts!
    • 85' El Zhar on for Mascherano, who anmbles off the pitch, clearly in no hurry to get off.
    • 83' Reina deals with the free-kick well enough...
    • 82' Skrtel is penalised for a foul out on the Hull left and the home fans sense something here!
    • 79' Hull with a final throw of the dice now as Boateng is replaced by Manucho.
    • 79' TORRES OFF THE BAR! Great header from Kuyt's cross! Close, but no cigar!
    • 73' GOAL! GEOVANNI KEEPS ALIVE HULL'S HOPES OF GETTING SOMETHING FROM THIS! Mendy sends Cousin free on the left-hand side... he gets to the by-line before cutting back to Geovanni who sidefoots home! 2-1 now and this one is still not finished!
    • 70' But the Brazilian hits it straight into the wall and the chance goes...
    • 69' Geovanni wins an unlikely free-kick after clashing with Carragher... and Hull have a chance here, right on the edge of the D... Geovanni himself is over it.
    • 67' Liverpool look like they're going back to the top of the Premier League - at least for a couple of hours...
    • 66' Insua! Oooh! He strikes it well, first-time from a corner, but his effort goes well over!
    • 65' Replays of the goal show that the ball hit Lucas on his arm moments before the second went it... Hull can count themselves unlucky.
    • 64' Arbeloa into the book for a foul on Geovanni...
    • 63' GOAL! KUYT PUTS LIVERPOOL TWO UP! Benayoun crosses into the danger area where Lucas causes panic... the ball falls to Skretl on the edge of the box... he fires into the ground and it looks to be going wide until Kuyt sticks his head on it to nod into the back of the net!
    • 61' And Fagan now gets booked as the crowd get on the referee's back!
    • 60' Silly, very silly from the Hull player... that should be that now. His indiscretion had shades of Pepe's red for Real Madrid in midweek.
    • 59' Skrtel and Folan clash as Reina deals with a back pass... and Folan is sent off! HULL DOWN TO 10 MEN! Replays show the Hull man to have taken a swipe at Skrtel, once the Liverpool defender had hit the deck!
    • 55' Torres with a snap shot from the edge of the area! Ooh! Just over the bar after the ball had fallen kindly to him...
    • 51' The goal seems to have deflated Hull a little... they've lost the tempo they had before the break.
    • 50' Mascherano again tries his luck from distance... and again it's way over the bar.
    • 49' Liverpool have started the second period in confident mood - they're playing the ball around nicely and Hull haven't had a look-in so far.
    • 47' Mascherano elicits jeers from the crowd with a wayward shot over the Hull City bar...
    • 46' No changes to tell you about at the break...
    • 46' Back underway at the KC Stadium!
    • - Boateng is booked on his way off the pitch... looks like he had a little bit too much to say to the ref about the award of the free-kick from which the goal came.
    • 45'+2 There goes the half-time whistle! And Liverpool head in a goal to the good, despite having been far from dominant.
    • 45'+1 Reina flaps at a Hull free-kick... Giovanni bravely sticks his head into a sea of boots but the whistle goes and Liverpool are awarded a free-kick!
    • 45' GOAL! ALONSO BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! The Spaniard crashes home on the volley after his initial free-kick rebounded straight back to him off the wall! Myhill no chance and Liverpool lead 1-0!
    • 44' Benayoun is felled but play continues... Mascherano bursts forward and is eventually brought down by Boateng... free-kick to Liverpool as Marney is booked for his earlier challenge.
    • 42' Time for Kilbane to launch a long throw into the Liverpool danger area, from the Hull left... easily dealt with by the Reds' back line.
    • 39' A rare moment of panic from Zayatte at the other end results in him heading behind for a corner after a mix-up with Myhill...
    • 38' Oooh! Real chance for Hull! The ball is delivered towards the far post where Barmby dives in bravely in a bid to get his head to it! But he can't get any decent contact on the ball and chance vanishes as quickly as it arrived.
    • 37' Zayatte again shows composure under pressure from Torres moments later... he turns the Spaniard and gets a round of applause from the home crowd for his efforts!
    • 35' Lovely play by Benayoun to control the ball in the box and fashion a shooting chance... only a great block by Zayatte prevents the ball reaching Myhill's goal.
    • 34' Torres tries a cheeky little flick from a Liverpool free-kick... it doesn't come off for the Spaniard this time though.
    • 33' Insua leathers an effort way over the bar from the corner! And a huge cheers goes up from the home fans! They're enjoying this at the moment...
    • 32' Kuyt lashes an effort goalwards! It takes a slight deflection behind for a Liverpool corner...
    • 29' Again, Hull pressure forces a Liverpool error... this time Reina spoons an admittedly difficult back-pass up into the air under pressure from Folan!
    • 28' Insua gets forward well but his cross is intercepted and Hull can break now with Giovanni! He plays the ball out to Folan, but the move loses its momentum and eventually Liverpool regain possession.
    • 27' Hull are doing really well so far... and their work ethic is typified by Folan now as he hassles and harries Arbeloa!
    • 25' Lucas fires goalwards! But the Brazilian drags his effort wide of the mark!
    • 24' Oooh! Reina is called into action as Turner fires another header on target! And Giovanni pounces on a loose ball moments later... he takes on Arbeloa, but slips on the turf at the last minute...
    • 23' Arbeloa looks a bit shaky at the moment... he concedes another now... but this time the ball runs all the way through and immediate danger is averted.
    • 22' And then from the corner, Liverpool nearly make a hash of it! Eventually, it's hacked clear and Liverpool can breathe again!
    • 21' Arbeloa panics somewhat as a long ball comes over towards the far post... he heads behind for a corner!
    • 20' A cheer from the stands goes up as Torres misjudges a clipped ball through to... no one at all! The ball bounces out of play and Hull have a goal kick.
    • 19' Ricketts again gets past his man on the right... this is good little spell from the hosts and the crowd are responding!
    • 18' Ricketts plays a one-two with Fagan out on the Hull right... he gets to the by-line before centring towards Folan... but Skrtel is there to head clear for Liverpool...
    • 17' Oooh! Geovanni latches onto a half-cleared Ricketts long throw... the Brazilian's first-time half volley from the edge of the area whistles just wide of the post! That would have been a contender for goal of the season, had it found the back of the net! Cracking effort!
    • 16' Good pressure from Folan forces Skrtel to go back to his keeper... Hull are willing to fight all the way.
    • 14' And then Marney bursts forward before striking at goal! But he doesn't catch it too well and his effort bounces a couple of feet wide of Reina's post!
    • 14' Reina has to be rather more alert soon enough... he gets down to claim a cross, low near his left hand post...
    • 13' Turner gets his head to another long throw from Ricketts... but it's easy for Reina to pluck out of the air.
    • 12' Zayatte nearly gets himself into a spot of bother at the back now... but in the end he worms himself out of trouble with Torres breathing down his neck...
    • 11' Mascherano loses his concentration for a second and allows the ball to slip under his foot and out for a Hull throw.
    • 10' Mascherano gets a talking to from the ref... but no card is produced for the Argentinian's choice words.
    • 9' Benayoun teases Ricketts on the Liverpool left... but his eventual cross-shot lands on top of the Hull City goal and Myhill is not troubled.
    • 8' That really looked like the opener... and perhaps it should have been, considering who it was with the final effort on goal.
    • 7' Straight down to the other end and Benayoun weaves his way into a shooting position! Blocked, but the ball falls to Torres! NO! Great save by Myhill to tip the Spain striker's effort over the bar!
    • 6' Chance here for Folan to run in on goal after a pass takes a fortunate deflection! But the Hull striker looks a little leaden-footed as he tries to turn Carragher and the opportunity goes begging!
    • 5' Ricketts now launches a long throw deep into the Liverpool box... headed clear by Kuyt...
    • 4' Torres threatens for the first time today... and Boateng steps in to foul the Spaniard...
    • 3' Hull win an early free-kick, 35 yards out... Geovanni clips it in, but it's easily headed clear from the edge of the Liverpool box...
    • 2' Hull may be down at the bottom of the league, but they're b battling for their lives today and will give Liverpool a real fight.
    • 1' Bright sunshine on Humberside as referee Martin Atkinson gets things underway!
    • - And Liverpool make three changes with Rafa Benitez opting for Lucas Leiva in the centre of Liverpool's midfield in the absence of Steven Gerrard. Emiliano Insua comes in for Fabio Aurelio and Martin Skrtel replaces Dan Agger at the back.
    • - So, Hull boss Phil Brown recalls Nicky Barmby while Caleb Folan starts up front. Andy Dawson and Manucho miss out for the Tigers.
    • - Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire).
    • - And Liverpool like this: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Kuyt, Alonso, Mascherano, Benayoun, Lucas, Torres - Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Agger, Riera, Aurelio, Ngog, El Zhar
    • - The teams are in... Hull line up like this: Myhill, Ricketts, Zayatte, Turner, Kilbane, Fagan, Boateng, Marney, Geovanni, Barmby, Folan - Subs: Duke, Hughes, Garcia, Mendy, Halmosi, Cousin, Manucho
    • - Liverpool can once again climb to the top of the Premier League table with victory over Hull City at the KC Stadium - at least until Manchester United play later. And nothing but three points will do for either side.

  • Team Stats

    Hull City Stats Liverpool
    26% Possession 73%
    9 Shots 26
    1 Shots on target 5
    2 Saves 0
    3 Corners 8
    14 Fouls 15
    3 Offsides 3
    3 Yellow cards 1
    1 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 15
    123 Accurate passes 505
    29 Bad passes 44

  • 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
    • Hull City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Boaz Myhill 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 0
      21 Sam Ricketts 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 10 0 2
      24 Kamil Zayatte 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 5 2 5
      6 Michael Turner 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 2 0
      7 Craig Fagan 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 12 1 0
      10 Marcio Geovanni 1 4 1 0 2 0 0 16 5 5
      8 Nick Barmby 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 10 2 2
      22 Dean Marney 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 18 6 1
      20 George Boateng 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 15 1 2
      17 Kevin Kilbane 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 4 1
      18 Caleb Folan 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 9 4 0
      16 Péter Halmosi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      15 Bernard Mendy 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0
      14 Richard Garcia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      28 Manucho Gonçalves 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Matt Duke 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      25 Daniel Cousin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1
      11 Bryan Hughes 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 1 0 0 17 0 0
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 61 0 2
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 64 8 0
      37 Martin Skrtel 0 1 0 2 3 0 1 60 1 2
      22 Emiliano Insua 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 35 9 3
      15 Yossi Benayoun 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 19 4 2
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 3 0 1 2 0 0 52 5 1
      14 Xabi Alonso 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 101 8 1
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 3 0 1 1 1 0 45 3 2
      9 Fernando Torres 0 7 1 5 6 1 0 10 0 0
      18 Dirk Kuyt 2 4 2 1 0 1 0 33 5 1
      11 Albert Riera 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 Daniel Agger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
      31 Nabil El Zhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      2 Andrea Dossena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 David Ngog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 89' GOAL! KUYT AGAIN! 3-1 LIVERPOOL! It's another poacher's goal from the Dutchman, who pounces on a wayward shot by Arbeloa to turn past Myhill!
    • 79' TORRES OFF THE BAR! Great header from Kuyt's cross! Close, but no cigar!
    • 73' GOAL! GEOVANNI KEEPS ALIVE HULL'S HOPES OF GETTING SOMETHING FROM THIS! Mendy sends Cousin free on the left-hand side... he gets to the by-line before cutting back to Geovanni who sidefoots home! 2-1 now and this one is still not finished!
    • 63' GOAL! KUYT PUTS LIVERPOOL TWO UP! Benayoun crosses into the danger area where Lucas causes panic... the ball falls to Skretl on the edge of the box... he fires into the ground and it looks to be going wide until Kuyt sticks his head on it to nod into the back of the net!
    • 59' Skrtel and Folan clash as Reina deals with a back pass... and Folan is sent off! HULL DOWN TO 10 MEN! Replays show the Hull man to have taken a swipe at Skrtel, once the Liverpool defender had hit the deck!
    • 55' Torres with a snap shot from the edge of the area! Ooh! Just over the bar after the ball had fallen kindly to him...
    • 45' GOAL! ALONSO BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! The Spaniard crashes home on the volley after his initial free-kick rebounded straight back to him off the wall! Myhill no chance and Liverpool lead 1-0!
    • 38' Oooh! Real chance for Hull! The ball is delivered towards the far post where Barmby dives in bravely in a bid to get his head to it! But he can't get any decent contact on the ball and chance vanishes as quickly as it arrived.
    • 24' Oooh! Reina is called into action as Turner fires another header on target! And Giovanni pounces on a loose ball moments later... he takes on Arbeloa, but slips on the turf at the last minute...
    • 22' And then from the corner, Liverpool nearly make a hash of it! Eventually, it's hacked clear and Liverpool can breathe again!
    • 17' Oooh! Geovanni latches onto a half-cleared Ricketts long throw... the Brazilian's first-time half volley from the edge of the area whistles just wide of the post! That would have been a contender for goal of the season, had it found the back of the net! Cracking effort!
    • 7' Straight down to the other end and Benayoun weaves his way into a shooting position! Blocked, but the ball falls to Torres! NO! Great save by Myhill to tip the Spain striker's effort over the bar!
    • 6' Chance here for Folan to run in on goal after a pass takes a fortunate deflection! But the Hull striker looks a little leaden-footed as he tries to turn Carragher and the opportunity goes begging!
    • - Liverpool can once again climb to the top of the Premier League table with victory over Hull City at the KC Stadium - at least until Manchester United play later. And nothing but three points will do for either side.

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • B. Myhill
      • S. Ricketts
      • K. Zayatte
      • M. Turner
      • K. Kilbane
      • G. Boateng Yellow Card Substitution Out (79′)
      • Geovanni
      • C. Fagan Yellow Card Substitution Out (62′)
      • D. Marney Yellow Card
      • N. Barmby Substitution Out (62′)
      • C. Folan Red Card

      Subs

      • B. Mendy Substitution In62′
      • D. Cousin Substitution In62′
      • B. Hughes
      • R. Garcia
      • P. Halmosi
      • M. Duke
      • Manucho

    • Starting line-up

      • J. Reina
      • &. Arbeloa
      • M. Škrtel
      • J. Carragher
      • E. Insúa
      • J. Mascherano Substitution Out (85′)
      • X. Alonso Goal
      • D. Kuyt
      • Lucas
      • Y. Benayoun Substitution Out (87′)
      • F. Torres

      Subs

      • Fábio Aurélio
      • A. Riera
      • A. Dossena Substitution In90′
      • D. Agger Substitution In87′
      • D. N'Gog
      • D. Cavalieri
      • N. El Zhar

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
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