Tuesday April 21, 2009 Finished Anfield
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Liverpool deny four-star Arshavin
Andrey Arshavin scored four for Arsenal but Yossi Benayoun's injury-time equaliser earned Liverpool a 4-4 draw in a Premier League thriller. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Liverpool
- Arsenal
90+6' FULL-TIME! The end of an incredible night at Anfield. Liverpool return to the summit, for 24 hours at least. What a game!
90+5' Fabregas puts the ball in the net but it's offside.
90+4' GOAL LIVERPOOL!! 4-4. Yet again Arsenal fail to deal with a header across goal and the ball drops to Benayoun six yards out who scuffs his shot into the corner.
90+3' Fabianski palms away El Zhar's shot.
90+2' Bendtner replaced by Diaby.- 90+1' GOAL ARSENAL! Amazing!! Walcott finds Arshavin who plants his shot past Reina at the near post with his weak foot. FOUR FOR ARSHAVIN, FOUR FOR ARSENAL.
- 90' A Liverpool corner but Arsenal clear and Walcott is charging forward, the pass to Arshavin is on. It's up for grabs now!!
- 89' Gibbs pokes the ball behind for Liverpool's 11th corner. Arsenal have had none.
- 88' Carragher storms forward but his final shot is wayward.
- 87' Speculative shot from Walcott from the right channel sails wide.
- 86' Kuyt makes way.
- 85' Nabil El Zhar is coming on.
- 84' Nasri's drive from the edge of the penalty area fails to test Reina.
- 83' Fabianski punches the corner straight to Carragher but the defender fails to hit the target with his volley.
- 82' Torres' header is nodded off the line by Gibbs.
- 81' Babel forces a corner off Sagna.
- 80' Alonso's free-kick is over the top.
- 79' Arshavin fouls Benayoun on the edge of the penalty area and it's a free-kick in a dangerous place.
- 78' Another sketchy clearance by Sagna and eventually Song deals with the danger.
- 77' Six goal attempts by Torres and all on target.
- 76' Toure under pressure from Torres and his clearance bounces off Sagna but luckily back to Fabianski.
- 75' We have 15 minutes to find a winner.
- 74' Bendtner finds the back of the net but he has just strayed offside.
- 73' Ryan Babel replaces Riera.
- 72' GOAL LIVERPOOL! The ball is worked into Torres, he is afforded too much space 16 yards out by Silvestre and although Fabianski gets a strong hand on the ball, he can't keep the shot on the turn out. It's 3-3.
- 71' Torres tries to get his side back on level terms but screws his shot wide.
- 70' GOAL ARSENAL! Aurelio fails to deal with a cross from the left and his intended clearance lands at Arshavin's feet six yards out whose shot goes under Reina and into the net for his hat-trick. INCREDIBLE!! DOUBLE INCREDIBLE!!
- 68' 11 shots on target for Liverpool and just two for Arsenal but the Gunners have made theirs count.
- 67' GOAL ARSENAL!! Arshavin has hardly had a kick but he's scored two goals. He nicks the ball off Arbeloa and dispatches a 20-yard shot past Reina. It went like a rocket!
- 66' Fabianski punches a deep frre-kick away and is fouled by Benayoun in the process.
- 65' Yet again Denilson has been a bystander for Arsenal and is the man to make way.
- 64' Walcott is getting ready to come on at the scene of his wonderful Champions League goal last season.
- 63' Riera bursts into the area and his shot is deflected into the side netting for a corner.
- 62' Arbeloa picks out Torres whose shot on the turn is held by Fabianski.
61' Sagna catches Riera with a flailing arm and is booked.- 60' Kuyt almost sells Reina short with his backpass but Arshavin was offside in any case.
- 59' Alonso's free-kick is too deep, maybe a shot.
- 58' Liverpool have battered Arsenal into submission with relentless pressure.
- 56' The Israeli just nipped in ahead of Sagna who gave him a kick in the head as he scored. Fabianski punched the ball away but he was way behind the line, a clear goal.
- 55' GOAL LIVERPOOL! The home side lead and more slack defending from Arsenal. Gibbs' clearance only falls to Kuyt and his cross is headed home by Benayoun at the back post.
- 54' Sagna goes down injured but Benayoun can't expose the big gap at right back.
- 52' Arsenal at sixes and sevens at the back.
- 51' Kuyt bursts down the right and Silvestre comes across to give Kieran Gibbs the help he needs. Fabianski eventually clears.
- 50' Acres of space for Riera but his first touch lets him down and a good chance is lost.
- 49' GOAL LIVERPOOL! A really poor cleanrace by Sagna falls to Kuyt who picks out Torres with his cross at the second attempt and the Spanish striker heads home his 12th goal of the season past the diving Fabianski.
- 48' Kuyt has pushed to the right flank in this half with Benayoun playing off Torres.
- 47' Early corner for Liverpool which is pulled back to Fabio Aurelio but his volley is way off target.
46' We are underway for the second-half with no changes to either side.- 45+1' Liverpool have dominated but Arsenal lead at half-time.
- 45' Benayoun's back heel sets up Riera but Arbeloa's shot is straight at Fabianski.
- 44' Arbeloa's cross from the right is headed over by Benayoun. Moments earlier Fabianski had made a complete hash in trying to deal with a corner but Kuyt couldn't capitalise.
- 43' Vital touch from Toure to prevent Torres getting a shot off.
- 42' Replays show that Fabregas was level with Carragher before passing to Arshavin for the goal.
- 41' Song has a dig from distance but not testing Reina.
- 40' Fabianski claims this one.
- 39' And another as Toure heads away at the back post.
- 38' A fourth Liverpool corner.
- 37' Almost an instant reply but Fabianski pushes away Benayoun's shot with his right hand.
- 36' Liverpool are complaining that Fabregas was offside - a goal most definitely against the run of play.
- 35' GOAL ARSENAL! Mascherano loses the ball in his own penalty area and Fabregas tees up Arshavin who smashes his shot into the net, off the underside of the bar.
- 33' Arshavin's attempted cross hits his standing foot, one for the blooper reel from the Russian.
- 32' From the corner, Nasri clears Agger's header off the line.
- 31' A third Liverpool corner.
- 30' Torres' drive is fumbled by Fabianski but Silvestre clears.
- 29' Arsenal's best chance. Daniel Agger heads away a cross from the left from Jose Reina's grasp and Fabregas' volley is just inches away from Bendtner who could have given his side the lead with a meaningful touch.
- 28' A short corner and Bendtner heads away Xabi Alonso's delivery.
- 27' Lovely footwork from Benayoun and his pass deflects off Song for a corner.
- 26' Fabregas swings in a free-kick from the right but it is far too deep.
- 25' A chorus of boos from the Kop after that non-decision.
- 24' Kuty tumbles on the edge of the penalty area as Silvestre cuts across him but Webb says no.
- 23' Liverpool have had a week to rest since that heartbreaking Champions League exit at the hands of Chelsea and look far the brighter side.
- 22' Arshavin has been a spectator in the opening quarter.
- 21' Silvestre brings down Torres from behind and gets a lecture from Mr Webb.
- 20' 5-0 to the home side in goal attempts.
- 19' All Liverpool so far.
- 18' Torres wins two headers in the box before Song finally clears.
- 17' Torres' fierce diagonal drive is tipped over the top by Fabianski.
- 16' We also have live Spanish action for you tonight. Click on the match link in the livebox for Real Madrid v Getafe.
- 15' Neat passing from Arsenal and Fabregas almost picks out Andrey Arshavin on the left side of the area but Benayoun tracks back and clears.
- 14' Mascherano's 20-yard drive is past the near post.
- 13' Benayoun's cross is flicked away by Sagna at the back post.
- 12' Torres goes down in the corner but FA Cup final referee Howard Webb says no foul.
- 11' A free-kick from Cesc Fabregas is comfortably dealt with by the home defence.
- 10' A ball is threaded through to Benayoun in the penalty area but great work from Fabianski as he races from his line and smothers the shot. The Pole then gets up to deny Arbeloa a shot.
- 9' Torres is back on and moving ok.
8' Torres, making only his 16th Premier League start of the season, hurt his ankle in that Toure tackle and needs treatment.- 7' Carragher's long ball finds Torres; Koure does just enough but the ball falls to Riera whose drive is held by Fabianski.
- 6' Benayoun's square drive picks out Torres but Mikael Silvestre gets a vital foot in.
- 5' Javier Mascherano finds Torres but he is crowded out in the penalty area. The ball eventually falls to Fabio Aurelio but Yossi Benayoun has drifted offside.
- 4' Torres beats Sagna and Kolo Toure with a burst of pace but his shot from the edge of the penalty area is comfortably saved by Lukasz Fabianski who needed that early confidence boost after Saturday's performance.
- 3' Nasri tries to pick out Bendtner but the Dane is blocked off by Jamie Carragher.
- 2' Dirk Kuyt is starting up top alongside Fernando Torres in a genuine 4-4-2 for the hosts.
1' We are underway on Merseyside.- - Liverpool will go top with a draw tonight. Manchester United host Portsmouth tomorrow.
- - Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor are out injured so Bacary Sagna, Samir Nasri, Alex Song, Andrey Arshavin and Nicklas Bendtner start.
- - Of the Arsenal side who started Saturday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea, Theo Walcott, Abou Diaby and Emmanuel Eboue are dropped to the bench.
- - Agger made his 50th Premier League appearance, replacing Martin Skrtel, and Riera comes in for Lucas Leiva.
- - Centre-back Daniel Agger and winger Albert Riera are Liverpool's two changes from the side which drew 4-4 at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League.
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Team Stats
Liverpool Stats Arsenal 53% Possession 46% 26 Shots 8 14 Shots on target 4 0 Saves 8 12 Corners 0 12 Fouls 10 5 Offsides 6 0 Yellow cards 1 0 Red cards 0 21 Tackles 34 333 Accurate passes 283 43 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
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Liverpool G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1 0 17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 28 0 3 5 Daniel Agger 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 27 3 4 23 Jamie Carragher 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 41 3 2 12 Fabio Aurelio 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 37 11 2 15 Yossi Benayoun 2 5 4 3 2 2 0 19 3 1 11 Albert Riera 0 1 1 2 2 0 1 19 4 1 20 Javier Mascherano 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 44 8 3 14 Xabi Alonso 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 46 5 3 18 Dirk Kuyt 0 1 0 2 0 1 2 33 2 2 9 Fernando Torres 2 8 7 0 2 1 0 10 1 0 24 David Ngog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Lucas Leiva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Ryan Babel 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 6 2 0 37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andrea Dossena 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Nabil El Zhar 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Arsenal G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 21 Lukasz Fabianski 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3 0 3 Bacary Sagna 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 23 0 2 18 Mikael Silvestre 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 24 3 2 5 Kolo Toure 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 3 3 17 Alexandre Song 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 32 8 6 8 Samir Nasri 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 35 1 4 4 Francesc Fabregas 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 37 5 3 15 Denilson Pereira Neves 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 28 1 0 40 Kieran Gibbs 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 25 7 8 23 Andrey Arshavin 4 4 4 2 1 1 0 20 6 4 26 Nicklas Bendtner 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 24 6 2 16 Aaron Ramsey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Theo Walcott 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 12 Carlos Vela 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Emmanuel Eboue 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Eduardo da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Vito Mannone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Vasiriki Abou Diaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
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Summary
- 90+5' Fabregas puts the ball in the net but it's offside.
- 90+4' GOAL LIVERPOOL!! 4-4. Yet again Arsenal fail to deal with a header across goal and the ball drops to Benayoun six yards out who scuffs his shot into the corner.
- 90+3' Fabianski palms away El Zhar's shot.
- 90+1' GOAL ARSENAL! Amazing!! Walcott finds Arshavin who plants his shot past Reina at the near post with his weak foot. FOUR FOR ARSHAVIN, FOUR FOR ARSENAL.
- 82' Torres' header is nodded off the line by Gibbs.
- 74' Bendtner finds the back of the net but he has just strayed offside.
- 72' GOAL LIVERPOOL! The ball is worked into Torres, he is afforded too much space 16 yards out by Silvestre and although Fabianski gets a strong hand on the ball, he can't keep the shot on the turn out. It's 3-3.
- 70' GOAL ARSENAL! Aurelio fails to deal with a cross from the left and his intended clearance lands at Arshavin's feet six yards out whose shot goes under Reina and into the net for his hat-trick. INCREDIBLE!! DOUBLE INCREDIBLE!!
- 67' GOAL ARSENAL!! Arshavin has hardly had a kick but he's scored two goals. He nicks the ball off Arbeloa and dispatches a 20-yard shot past Reina. It went like a rocket!
- 63' Riera bursts into the area and his shot is deflected into the side netting for a corner.
- 55' GOAL LIVERPOOL! The home side lead and more slack defending from Arsenal. Gibbs' clearance only falls to Kuyt and his cross is headed home by Benayoun at the back post.
- 49' GOAL LIVERPOOL! A really poor cleanrace by Sagna falls to Kuyt who picks out Torres with his cross at the second attempt and the Spanish striker heads home his 12th goal of the season past the diving Fabianski.
- 45' Benayoun's back heel sets up Riera but Arbeloa's shot is straight at Fabianski.
- 44' Arbeloa's cross from the right is headed over by Benayoun. Moments earlier Fabianski had made a complete hash in trying to deal with a corner but Kuyt couldn't capitalise.
- 37' Almost an instant reply but Fabianski pushes away Benayoun's shot with his right hand.
- 35' GOAL ARSENAL! Mascherano loses the ball in his own penalty area and Fabregas tees up Arshavin who smashes his shot into the net, off the underside of the bar.
- 32' From the corner, Nasri clears Agger's header off the line.
- 30' Torres' drive is fumbled by Fabianski but Silvestre clears.
- 29' Arsenal's best chance. Daniel Agger heads away a cross from the left from Jose Reina's grasp and Fabregas' volley is just inches away from Bendtner who could have given his side the lead with a meaningful touch.
- 17' Torres' fierce diagonal drive is tipped over the top by Fabianski.
- 14' Mascherano's 20-yard drive is past the near post.
- 10' A ball is threaded through to Benayoun in the penalty area but great work from Fabianski as he races from his line and smothers the shot. The Pole then gets up to deny Arbeloa a shot.
- 7' Carragher's long ball finds Torres; Koure does just enough but the ball falls to Riera whose drive is held by Fabianski.
- 4' Torres beats Sagna and Kolo Toure with a burst of pace but his shot from the edge of the penalty area is comfortably saved by Lukasz Fabianski who needed that early confidence boost after Saturday's performance.
- - Of the Arsenal side who started Saturday's FA Cup semi-final defeat to Chelsea, Theo Walcott, Abou Diaby and Emmanuel Eboue are dropped to the bench.
- - Centre-back Daniel Agger and winger Albert Riera are Liverpool's two changes from the side which drew 4-4 at Stamford Bridge in the Champions League.
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Howard Webb
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LiverpoolManager: Rafael Benitez
Captain: Jamie Carragher
Starting line-up
- J. Reina
- A. Arbeloa
- D. Agger
- J. Carragher
- F. Aurelio
- J. Mascherano
- Y. Benayoun
×2 - X. Alonso
- D. Kuyt
- A. Riera
- F. Torres ×2
Subs
- A. Dossena
- M. Skrtel
- R. Babel
73′ - D. N'Gog
- N. El Zhar 86′
- L. Lucas
- D. Cavalieri
Injured
- S. Gerrard
- P. Degen
Suspended
None
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ArsenalManager: Arsene Wenger
Captain: Cesc Fabregas
Starting line-up
- L. Fabianski
- B. Sagna
- K. Toure
- M. Silvestre
- K. Gibbs
- A. Song
- C. Fabregas
- .. Denilson
- S. Nasri
- A. Arshavin ×4
- N. Bendtner
Subs
- A. Diaby 90′
- E. Eboue
- T. Walcott 65′
- C. Vela
- V. Mannone
- D. Eduardo
- A. Ramsey
Injured
- W. Gallas
- M. Almunia
- E. Adebayor
- G. Clichy
- R. van Persie
- J. Djourou
Suspended
None
Arsenal should of won bendtner was on side and arsenal were the better team
That was the best I have ever seen by andrey ashavin!!!!!!! well done andrey brilliant peformace by you well done say hipp hiphpp horray everyone to andrey
a historic game . "Arshavin" registered a russian night.
Best Game Of The Season
Liverpool are the best teams in the world go on Torres and Gerard
from umer izzy and joe
REF!
JUST FACE DA FACT,U CAN LOSE
IF IT WAS U U WOULD MISSGunners!
go arsenal 4-4 better than losing
come de reds yu cn beat tigers...gogogogoal............
arsenal always waste chances like dis dey were 1-0 up against chelsea and dey lost now 1-0 1-1 2-1 behind 2-2 3-2 up 3-3 3-4 up 4-4 wasted goals
arsenal are the best and the match was amazing arshavin played great 'COME ON GUNNERS'
liverpool were lucky even though i support them
babykangaroo89, they wernt ofside
just take the fact u didnt winliverpool vs arshavin 4-4
reds draw again, wat happen???????????come on liverpool dont make yu fans sad
One of the best English clubs ever, 8 goals scored,
4 by a Russian
2 by Spaniard
2 by Israeli.What happened to English players? Where are they?
liverpool drawd never liverpool should have won 100 0
Keep off the cooking sherry, 1889.
What a game fantastic
best game ever
very amazing game,it is good for english football.
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