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Sunday February 22, 2009 Day 26 Finished Anfield

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Liverpool

  • Kuyt 78’

Manchester City

  • Bellamy 49’

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  1. Draw hits Liverpool hopes

    Draw hits Liverpool hopes

    Liverpool lost further ground on Premier League leaders Manchester United after they drew 1-1 with Manchester City at Anfield. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Liverpool
    • Manchester City
    • 90+4' The final whistle goes, and the end result of an entertaining match is that Liverpool have slipped a further two points behind Manchester United.
    • 90+3' Reina is miles out of his area to clear a long ball and almost gives it straight to Bellamy. Luckily he knocks it just past him.
    • 90' Wayne Bridge sends in a free-kick from the left, but Reina is commanding as he comes out to catch.
    • 88' Robinho is replaced by Felipe Caicedo for the final few minutes.
    • 87' Kuyt controls with his back to goal and in one swift motion turns and STRIKEs... Across the face of goal and wide of the far post with Given at full stretch!
    • 85' Richards's headed clearance falls for BENAYOUN TO VOLLEY... Palmed away two-handed by Given! looks like we're in for a grandstand finish here at Anfield!
    • 84' Nedum Onuoha finds himself with the ball at his feet on the edge of the Liverpool box, but his shot is right at Reina.
    • 84' Ryan Babel comes on for Javier Mascherano.
    • 83' Kuyt takes a shot from distance... Beaten away by Given!!
    • 80' Given races off his line to grab El Zhar's deflected cross, but he can't stop it going out for a corner. No matter, the set piece ends up in his hands anyway.
    • 78' GOAL!! Liverpool have equalised! Torres completely miscued his shot from Benayoun's cross, but the loose ball rolls to Kuyt who finishes to get Liverpool back on terms!
    • 73' Skrtel, Mascherano and Kompany all collide in mid-air, with the Belgian coming off the worse. After a moment on the ground he gets up, and collects a booking for his troubles.
    • 71' City fail to make anything from the corner and Liverpool survive. The two teams have completely switched roles from the first half.
    • 70' Robinho STRIKES... The low drive takes a slight deflection off the wall as it flies just wide of the post!
    • 69' Robinho is tumbled by Skrtel right on the edge of the Liverpool box. The Brazilian will fancy taking this himself...
    • 67' Ireland gets a faint touch to knock the past Reina and into the net! The flag was already up for offside though.
    • 66' El Zhar crosses in for TORREs... Dunne gets a boot in to delfect the ball behind at the near post!
    • 64' Reina jumps up behind Onuoha to catch a high ball, and is bundled over the top of him! The goalkeeper loses the ball, but the whistle had gone for the foul.
    • 63' Benitez makes his first change, bringing Riera off and El Zhar on.
    • 62' Liverpool are having their first spell of good possession for a while, and it ends with Mascherano sending yet another shot into the crowd.
    • 59' Robinho finds Ireland with a ball from deep, and the Irishman turns and blasts a shot from distance over the bar. Robinho has been much more effective sonce the break - he has dropped back and is seeing more of the ball now.
    • 57' Riera is getting involved on the left flank and his cross wins Liverpool a corner. Torres is at the near post but can only steer his header into the Kop.
    • 56' Riera pings a low ball into the box and Torres slides in... He just can't reach to flick it past Given and the Irish keeper gratefully collects.
    • 55' Liverpool work their way forward and Benayoun scuffs a shot from the edge of the box.
    • 53' Torres gives chase but can't stop the ball running out for a throw in. Liverpool have looked a bit rattled since the goal went in.
    • 50' De Jong has space to fire a shot from distance, but it's well over Reina's goal. How will Liverpool react to this?
    • 49' GOAL!! Robinho slips a through ball in to Kompany, who holds it up before teeing it up for BELLAMY TO FIRE PAST REINA!!! The Welshman wheels away but then gives a subdued celebration out of respect to his former club. City may have done their local rivals United a big favour.
    • 47' City win the ball early from the kick off and advance. Vincent Kompany lets off a shot, but it's right at Reina who holds on to it.
    • 46' Liverpool kick off and the second half is underway!
    • 45+3' Phil Dowd brings the half to a close just as City were putting Liverpool under some sustained pressure. The visitors have rode their luck at times, but they had the best chance to score through Ireland.
    • 45' Arbeloa has all the time he needs to charge down the right and cross for KUYT AT THE FAR POST... Headed wide under pressure from Onuoha! Liverpool have had their chances during this half.
    • 44' City have their first corner. Ireland whips it in and Reina misses it! Luckily for him there is nobody on hand to turn it in, and the next ball into the box ends up in his hands.
    • 43' Brilliant from Torres! He controls Reina's long ball with one touch and slips a pass through the legs of Bridge into the path of Benyoun, who scoops his shot over the bar!
    • 41' Torres and Dunne clash again, only this time it's the Liverpool striker who is penalised for barging into the defender in mid-air.
    • 39' Richards is in the wars again, this time he's flipped into the air by a typically robust Skrtel challenge! Richards is made of stern stuff though, and he'll be back on the field in a jiffy.
    • 37' Torres beats Bridge down the wing and cuts a ball back to the edge of the box for Riera, who takes a touch and STRIKES... Dragged wide of the goal with Given rooted to the spot! Riera really should have hit the target at least there.
    • 36' Richards heads a cross away but it falls for DOSSENA TO VOLLEY... Given gets down low to save and hold! The shot was just wide of the post but Given wasn't to know and did well.
    • 33' Liverpool work the ball across to Mascherano who STRIKES... Well wide of the goal.
    • 32' Dunne fouls Torres as the Spaniard turns with the ball and gets a deserved booking. The free-kick is about 35 yards out. Benayoun floats it in and Dunne heads away for a throw.
    • 30' De Jong brings down Mascherano, who takes the free-kick quickly. They bungle it and City can break! Robinho bursts down the left, cuts inside and feeds IRELAND... Shot right at Reina but the rebound comes back to him... Into the side netting!
    • 29' City earn themselves a throw in the final third. Skrtel muscles out Bellamy to head away for another, and this time Liverpool clear their lines.
    • 28' Torres has the ball and is facing goal, but fails to get his through-ball up to Kuyt.
    • 26' City have nothing but under pressure since the off, but to be honest Given is yet to make a save.
    • 25' The ball comes in again and there's a big scramble... Dunne and Onuoha can't clear and Kuyt strikes... Blocked on the line! City escape! Lioveprool come again and now Kuyt shoots from outside the area... dragged wide of Given's goal and City can breathe again!
    • 22' Arbeloa's cross comes in... it deflects Bridge and out of Torres's path! City scramble it away but only for brief respite.
    • 20' Benayoun strikes... The shot rebounds off the wall and Benayoun's second ball in ends in Given's arms.
    • 19' Torres goes to ground very easily with Dunne behind him on the edge of the box. The Irishman holds his head in his hands in disbelief, but no matter, Liverpool have a greast dead-ball chance here...
    • 17' City have smuggled the ball through midfield and Bellamy gives chase! Reina is off his line quick-smart. If City are going to score, then it'll probably be be catching Liverpool cold just like that.
    • 15' Lucas fouls De Jong in midfield. Liverpool have been the dominant side thus far but city aren't doing themselves any favours.
    • 14' Robinho chases a ball over the top that ends up in Reina's arms. So he is on the pitch after all.
    • 14' Dunne hounds Torres down to the byline in the area and Torres hits the deck... no penalty says Phil Dowd! Good decision by the official.
    • 11' Torres and Benayoun try a nifty one-two that doesn't come off and City still can't fully clear.
    • 10' Torres gets down the wing and crosses for Riera... Dunne steams back to clear for a corner! Cleared only as far as Mascherano and Bridges concedes another throw.
    • 8' Carragher knocks a long ball forward that Arbeloa knocks back for TORRES... He sends the first-time shot well wide! It bounced up at an awkward height for him.
    • 7' Richards is down injured after clashing with Dossena. The Italian tries to charged down Richards's clearance and caught him on the shin. Richards is up and will continue.
    • 6' Torres draws the foul from Onuoha in midfield and Liverpool push men forward. The visitors are really struggling to clear their lines with any finality at the moment.
    • 4' Arbeloa crosses in and Richards gets ahead of Riera to head clear!
    • 2' Ireland tries a headed pass back to Onuoha but Kuyt intercepts and wins a throw-in which ultimately leads to a Liverpool corner. Ireland blocks it for another throw. City under some early pressure here.
    • 1' Referee Phil Dowd blows his whistle and this match is underway!
    • 15:00 The players are out on the pitch, and we're about to get this show on the road...
    • 14:58 City have managed to drag themselves away from the relegation mire in recent weeks and they currently ninth. If they can break their atrocious away form and win at Anfield then they'll be back in the hunt for a European spot. And to think, not so long ago the fans wanted Mark Hughes out.
    • 14:57 Chelsea's win over Aston Villa yesterday has them nipping at the heels of Rafa Benitez's side. They need a win to reopen the gap between second and third and, more importantly, keep five points behind Manchester United.
    • 14:54 Mark Hughes has opted for two holding midfielders in Vincnet Kompany and Nigel de Jong, while Pablo Zabaleta and Stephen Ireland will be looking to get down the wings to feed Robinho and Craig Bellamy on the break.
    • 14:53 The major team news isn't exactly a surprise, but Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has been left out of the squad entirely in order for him to recover in time for the trip to Real Madrid on Wednesday. Andrea Dossena is preferred to Fabio Aurelio at left-back.
    • 14:46 Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Manchester City!

  • Team Stats

    Liverpool Stats Manchester City
    60% Possession 39%
    23 Shots 10
    3 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 1
    6 Corners 4
    14 Fouls 10
    2 Offsides 1
    1 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    33 Tackles 28
    386 Accurate passes 217
    57 Bad passes 50

  • 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
    • Liverpool
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      25 Jose Reina 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0 0
      37 Martin Skrtel 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 49 7 4
      2 Andrea Dossena 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 6 4
      17 Alvaro Arbeloa 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 27 0 7
      23 Jamie Carragher 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 63 2 3
      15 Yossi Benayoun 0 6 1 0 1 0 0 23 3 1
      21 Lucas Leiva 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 45 6 3
      20 Javier Mascherano 0 4 0 1 2 0 0 59 10 8
      11 Albert Riera 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 21 10 0
      9 Fernando Torres 0 3 0 5 2 1 1 16 2 1
      18 Dirk Kuyt 1 5 2 0 1 0 0 24 4 1
      12 Fabio Aurelio 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 1
      31 Nabil El Zhar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      4 Sami Hyypia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      26 Jay Spearing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Diego Cavalieri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 David Ngog 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      19 Ryan Babel 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 0
    • Manchester City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      37 Shay Given 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 0
      4 Nedum Onuoha 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 10 1 1
      22 Richard Dunne 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 11 0 3
      25 Wayne Bridge 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 18 8 8
      33 Vincent Kompany 0 2 1 3 0 0 1 23 4 2
      5 Pablo Zabaleta 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 9 3
      2 Micah Richards 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 15 0 2
      34 Nigel de Jong 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 33 5 4
      7 Stephen Ireland 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 22 2 3
      39 Craig Bellamy 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 23 7 1
      10 Robson de Souza 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 29 9 1
      12 Darius Vassell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      40 Vladimir Weiss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Blumer Elano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Ched Evans 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      1 Joe Hart 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      20 Felipe Caicedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0
      15 Javier Garrido 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 87' Kuyt controls with his back to goal and in one swift motion turns and STRIKEs... Across the face of goal and wide of the far post with Given at full stretch!
    • 85' Richards's headed clearance falls for BENAYOUN TO VOLLEY... Palmed away two-handed by Given! looks like we're in for a grandstand finish here at Anfield!
    • 83' Kuyt takes a shot from distance... Beaten away by Given!!
    • 78' GOAL!! Liverpool have equalised! Torres completely miscued his shot from Benayoun's cross, but the loose ball rolls to Kuyt who finishes to get Liverpool back on terms!
    • 70' Robinho STRIKES... The low drive takes a slight deflection off the wall as it flies just wide of the post!
    • 67' Ireland gets a faint touch to knock the past Reina and into the net! The flag was already up for offside though.
    • 49' GOAL!! Robinho slips a through ball in to Kompany, who holds it up before teeing it up for BELLAMY TO FIRE PAST REINA!!! The Welshman wheels away but then gives a subdued celebration out of respect to his former club. City may have done their local rivals United a big favour.
    • 45' Arbeloa has all the time he needs to charge down the right and cross for KUYT AT THE FAR POST... Headed wide under pressure from Onuoha! Liverpool have had their chances during this half.
    • 43' Brilliant from Torres! He controls Reina's long ball with one touch and slips a pass through the legs of Bridge into the path of Benyoun, who scoops his shot over the bar!
    • 37' Torres beats Bridge down the wing and cuts a ball back to the edge of the box for Riera, who takes a touch and STRIKES... Dragged wide of the goal with Given rooted to the spot! Riera really should have hit the target at least there.
    • 30' De Jong brings down Mascherano, who takes the free-kick quickly. They bungle it and City can break! Robinho bursts down the left, cuts inside and feeds IRELAND... Shot right at Reina but the rebound comes back to him... Into the side netting!
    • 25' The ball comes in again and there's a big scramble... Dunne and Onuoha can't clear and Kuyt strikes... Blocked on the line! City escape! Lioveprool come again and now Kuyt shoots from outside the area... dragged wide of Given's goal and City can breathe again!
    • 14' Dunne hounds Torres down to the byline in the area and Torres hits the deck... no penalty says Phil Dowd! Good decision by the official.
    • 4' Arbeloa crosses in and Richards gets ahead of Riera to head clear!

Team lineup & ratings

  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • J. Reina
      • &. Arbeloa
      • J. Carragher
      • M. Škrtel
      • A. Dossena Substitution Out (76′)
      • J. Mascherano Substitution Out (83′)
      • Lucas
      • Y. Benayoun
      • A. Riera Substitution Out (63′)
      • F. Torres
      • D. Kuyt

      Subs

      • S. Hyypiä
      • Fábio Aurélio Substitution In76′
      • R. Babel Substitution In83′
      • D. N'Gog
      • J. Spearing
      • D. Cavalieri
      • N. El Zhar

    • Starting line-up

      • S. Given
      • M. Richards
      • R. Dunne Yellow Card
      • N. Onuoha
      • W. Bridge
      • N. de Jong
      • V. Kompany Yellow Card
      • P. Zabaleta
      • S. Ireland
      • Robinho
      • C. Bellamy Goal

      Subs

      • D. Vassell
      • J. Garrido
      • J. Hart
      • Elano
      • F. Caicedo
      • C. Evans
      • V. Weiss

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