Liverpool suffered their second defeat of their opening three Premier League games of the season by losing 3-1 to Aston Villa at Anfield. More
90+5' The final whistle goes, and Villa have completed their smash and grab win at Anfield, their first in eight years. Liverpool did not look like title contenders on that showing, though of course it is still early in the season.
90+1' There will be four minutes added to the end of this match. Surely that still won't be enough.
87' You can almost sense the belief draining out of the Liverpool players and their fans alike. Torres's strike to make it 2-1 gave them hope, but the penalty was a killer blow. Skrtel goes ino the referee's book.
84' Voronin finds Carragher of all people on the overlap, but the defender is offside when the ball is played.
82' Insua's ball to the far post finds Kuyt, but his effort goes back across goal and out for a goal kick. Time is running out for Rafa's men.
80' Ashley Young is replaced by former Liverpool striker Emile Heskey, who gets a sporting pat on the back from Benitez on his way out.
80' Kuyt almost gets the rub of the green as a loose ball is knocked into his path but Beye comes across to stop the Dutchman shooting.
76' Rafa rolls the dice again, bringing on Babel for Benayoun.
75' GOAL!! Young calmly strikes to his right, sending Reina the wrong way, and Villa have their two-goal cushion once more!
74' PENALTY!! Gerrard slides in to try and stop Reo-Coker but he has no chance of getting the ball and the referee points to the spot! Ashley Young steps up...
72' GOAL!! Insua bursts into the Villa box and toe-pokes a ball across to Torres, who fires into the roof of the net! Game on!
69' Voronin, Benayoun and Torres combine well on the edge of the box and the ball comes back for GERRARD... Friedel gets a solid two hands to the strike from distance.
67' Voronin comes on, replacing the unfortunate Lucas.
66' Torres goes down under the challenge from Davies in the box... No chance of a penalty there!
59' The cross is delivered and KUYT... his header rebounds off shorey and then the post!
57' Villa clear and Reo-Coker is the furthest man forward. He concedes a foul and then kicks the ball away in frustration - a stupid booking, especially considering Reina did the same in the first half.
50' Villa are keeping the ball in midfield well in this spell, but then Young is flagged up for offside.
47' Johnson weaves his way into the Villa box and finds Gerrard who strikes on the turn... beaten away by Friedel! That's the way to lift to Anfield crowd!
46' No changes for either side as Liverpool kick off.
45+2' Three sides of Anfield boo the referee as the half-time whistle goes, even though he was perfectly in the right in everything he did at the end of the half.
45+2' GOAL!! Just as Benitez is complaining to the fourth official about the length of stoppage time, neither Torres or Carragher are tight enough to Davies and the big defender glances the header past Reina to give Villa a 2-0 lead right on the stroke of half-time!
45+1' Ashley Young is surrounded by three red shirts but Villa find Sidwell who STRIKES... The referee gives a corner and Reina boots the ball upfield! He'll earn a booking for that.
34' GOAL!! Young strikes the dead ball and Lucas heads it into the corner of his own net! Reina was moving the other way and had no chance. Villa ahead!
14' Benayoun's pass is just behind Torres in the box. He finds Kuyt who lays it across to GERRARD... The Liverpool skipper fires his first-time shot over the bar.
9' Bedlam in the Villa box! Torres miscues a shot on the turn, then Gerrard and Benayoun both scuff efforts from close range! Dear oh dear.
1' Torres chips a ball in and Benayoun is on his own in the Villa box! The midfielder beats Friedel to it, but can only nod his backwards header just wide. Almost a disaster for Villa, with just 33 seconds on the clock!
1' The match is underway!
19:34 There were several great strike performances in the Premier League this weekend, but it's Wayne Rooney who heads our Team of the Week
19:32 There's just under half an hour until kick off at Anfield, which is just enough time to check out this week's edition of the rather spiffing Eurosport-Yahoo! podcast.
82' Insua's ball to the far post finds Kuyt, but his effort goes back across goal and out for a goal kick. Time is running out for Rafa's men.
80' Kuyt almost gets the rub of the green as a loose ball is knocked into his path but Beye comes across to stop the Dutchman shooting.
75' GOAL!! Young calmly strikes to his right, sending Reina the wrong way, and Villa have their two-goal cushion once more!
74' PENALTY!! Gerrard slides in to try and stop Reo-Coker but he has no chance of getting the ball and the referee points to the spot! Ashley Young steps up...
72' GOAL!! Insua bursts into the Villa box and toe-pokes a ball across to Torres, who fires into the roof of the net! Game on!
69' Voronin, Benayoun and Torres combine well on the edge of the box and the ball comes back for GERRARD... Friedel gets a solid two hands to the strike from distance.
66' Torres goes down under the challenge from Davies in the box... No chance of a penalty there!
59' The cross is delivered and KUYT... his header rebounds off shorey and then the post!
47' Johnson weaves his way into the Villa box and finds Gerrard who strikes on the turn... beaten away by Friedel! That's the way to lift to Anfield crowd!
45+2' GOAL!! Just as Benitez is complaining to the fourth official about the length of stoppage time, neither Torres or Carragher are tight enough to Davies and the big defender glances the header past Reina to give Villa a 2-0 lead right on the stroke of half-time!
34' GOAL!! Young strikes the dead ball and Lucas heads it into the corner of his own net! Reina was moving the other way and had no chance. Villa ahead!
14' Benayoun's pass is just behind Torres in the box. He finds Kuyt who lays it across to GERRARD... The Liverpool skipper fires his first-time shot over the bar.
9' Bedlam in the Villa box! Torres miscues a shot on the turn, then Gerrard and Benayoun both scuff efforts from close range! Dear oh dear.
1' Torres chips a ball in and Benayoun is on his own in the Villa box! The midfielder beats Friedel to it, but can only nod his backwards header just wide. Almost a disaster for Villa, with just 33 seconds on the clock!
19:34 There were several great strike performances in the Premier League this weekend, but it's Wayne Rooney who heads our Team of the Week
19:32 There's just under half an hour until kick off at Anfield, which is just enough time to check out this week's edition of the rather spiffing Eurosport-Yahoo! podcast.
LiverpoolManager: Rafael Benítez
Captain: Steven Gerrard
Aston VillaManager: Martin O'Neill
Captain: Stiliyan Petrov
LiverpoolManager: Rafael Benítez
Captain: Steven Gerrard
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Aston VillaManager: Martin O'Neill
Captain: Stiliyan Petrov
80′ your right

arsenal!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not chelsea

Rafa (The Fat Spanish Waiter) will be "walking alone" soon...along the beaches of the Costa Blanca... looking for anything "washed up"...well let's face it..he's had plenty of experience at Liverpool!!
ASTON VILLA ALWAYS!!!!!!!!!

Sandie G # 1406
My sentiments exactly see comment # 1383.
" I must agree with you these days the hate and venom on these pages has no place in football. "
I agree with this too. I prefer to carry out my hate and venom in local bars. When I'm celebrating a good win I like to unwind with a bit of gratuitous violence with my 'patsy' mates. I find the Lounge Inn bar in Southport particularly suitable for this purpose.

3-1 to villa liverpool get with it will u next match u must win
10th liverpool
12 villa
topnem
chelsea
arsenal
man u
man city
sunland
burnley
birningum
liverpool
west ham
villa
wolves
hull
wigan
bulton
blackburn
portmouth
everton

1404# Please dont tar all Man U fans with the same brush, over the years ther has always been a healthy love hate relationship on and off pitch between Liverpool and Man U but I must agree with you these days the hate and venom on these pages has no place in football.
Hope you go to many Liverpool games and enjoy yourself,keep safe and have fun.
To all of you with hatered at your finger tips Get a life.
From a somewhat upset Man U fan

steviet59 # 1404
Good morning sports fans,
Patsypool FC and Manure fans love each other really. We're nothing without each other. Try having some banter with an Arsenal fan or a Chelsea fan. It just doesn't work. There's something lacking in their personalties. We both enjoy entertaining ourselves. Patsypool and Manure fans have wit and are at times very humourous. We should both be proud of that.
SCOUSE HATER and the SILENT ASSASSIN both give as much as they take. At times they're the most reasonable of contributors. If there's a fight they'll be the sort to step in and stop it so most of the time I don't have a problem with them and I suggest that you don't either.
Hopefully Benny The Ball will get it together and you can give us a laugh as you fall over each other frantically trying to catch us up in the title run-in. No title would be complete without that comical display every season. It's too early to be tripping yourselves up already.

How sick are the man u fans on this site, I thought they were sick before but after reading some of the comments after monday,I've never seen comments like them in all my life, they ain't football fans, they're certifiable, especially SCOUSE HATER and the SILENT ASSASSIN, it's worrying how much hate there is between football fans? these days!!

pazi

pff, Liverpool, whats up with ya?
Glory Glory Man United~!

liverpool are no more wait for the red devils to show u what they got

Come on Arsenal

go GUNNERS .......... leaves leaverpool club ....... you will walk alone idiot !!!!!!!!!!

" U all vil walk alone..u all vil walk alone..hahahahaha ask the Liverfoolsz guys 2 sing thiz song n proud bout themselves..!!!! Ask them 2go n carry the Aston Villa's "@#$%" in da toilet.!!!! Wakakakakakakakak wat a shame..go n hang on ur selves lah.!! "MAN UTD 4 LIFE"...SHAME LOSE IN DA HOME GROUND...
....ReD DeViLs..

you will never walk alone,...Rafa, don't worry, next season you will walk with newcastle and west brom. hahaha GUNNERS FOR LIFE....

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAA UP THE BLUES

Benitez is paying for his foolish mouthing. Remember he said the only team that is worried about Man city is Man u. Look now Man city is above Looserpool. You need not bad mouthing like the way Benitez talks too much and I dont know how he is. But what we know is that at Anfield players are good but a bad carpenter is failing to do his job. Lets wait if they can emulate Man u system beng slow starters but at the end being champions. Benitez should learn how to behave. W

Benitez is paying for his foolish mouthing. Remember he said the only team that is worried about Man city is Man u. Look now Man city is above Looserpool. You need not bad mouthing like the way Benitez talks too much and I dont know how he is. But what we know is that at Anfield players are good but a bad carpenter is failing to do his job. Lets wait if they can emulate Man u system beng slow starters but at the end being champions. Benitez should learn how to behave. W

go chelsea
