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  1. Beach ball causes Liverpool woe

    Beach ball causes Liverpool woe

    Darren Bent continued his scoring form by netting a freak goal that went in off a beach ball in a 1-0 win over Liverpool at the Stadium More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Sunderland
    • Liverpool
    • 90'+7 There it is! All over! And Sunderland take all three points thanks to Darren Bent's eighth goal of the season in the fifth minute!
    • 90'+6 Whistles ring out at the Stadium of Light! The home crowd want the final whistle!
    • 90'+3 Oooh! What a double save by Gordon! First to deny Kuyt and then Ngog on the follow up!
    • 90'+2 Johnson causing all sorts of problems in the Sunderland box! Cana slides in! But it's a Liverpool corner!
    • 89' Seven minutes of added time to be played! SEVEN! Still plenty of time for Liverpool to grab something!
    • 86' Mascherano fires on goal now... over the bar!
    • 85' Gordon is stretched as Johnson's cross threatens to curl in... corner to Liverpool!
    • 81' Here comes Ngog, at the expense of Babel. He's got just under 10 minutes to impress.
    • 80' David Ngog looks like he's coming on for Liverpool.
    • 79' This one is far from over... Liverpool have struggled throughout, but at 1-0 you simply can't discpunt them nabbing a late equaliser.
    • 76' Oooh! Henderson fires just wide!
    • 75' Carragher slips at the back and Bent can pick up the ball again...
    • 73' Liverpool make a change now... Voronin and Mascherano on for Spearing and Skrtel as Benitez looks to urge his team forward.
    • 70' Sunderland break now! But Malbranque opts to go for goal when he should really look for Bent in the middle! Carragher gets back to make the challenge!
    • 69' Penalty shout for Liverpool now as the ball hits Cana's shoulder... play on! But the visitors are getting a head of steam up here...
    • 68' Benayoun and Kuyt go up for the same ball... Kuyt gets there first but he is put off by his team-mate's presence and his header is weak and straight at Gordon, who gobbles it up gratefully!
    • 66' Fraizer Campbell comes on to replace the already departed Jones.
    • 65' Jones is off... and Sunderland are down to 10 men for the time being.
    • 64' Bruce and Benitez are having an almighty shouting match on the touchline! In fact, it's Bruce mostly who is letting off some hot air... Benitez takes it coolly and points his watch. He doesn't want any time wasting while his side are chasing the game.
    • 63' Jones looks like he's injured actually, and the stretcher is on its way out to carry him off.
    • 62' Jones wins a free-kick with some impressive writhing on the ground following a clash with Skrtel... and there could be more danger for the Liverpool defence here...
    • 61' OFF THE POST FROM BENT! It stems from a terrible back header by Skrtel... Reina fails to get there ahead of Bent, who rounds the keeper again, but is this time denied by the outside of the post, having taken it a little too wide!
    • 58' Here comes the Dutchman, to a rousing welcome. Off goes Cattermole on a stretcher.
    • 56' Bolo Zenden looks like he's going to make an appearance! The new signing is stripped and ready to come on.
    • 55' Bent's in here! Lovely through ball by Jones... he must score! No! As he rounds Reina and fires goalwards, the Spaniard sticks out a big hand and makes the block! Super keeping!
    • 53' The resulting free-kick is cleared and Sunderland can break now! Jones lays off for Malbranque who centres for Bent... but the striker opts out of taking on a volley, instead bringing the ball down... he eventually loses possession and the move breaks down.
    • 52' Reid looks like he'll be booked here... that really was a late challenge on Skrtel as the Liverpool defender moved forward.
    • 50' It's taken short to Johnson... real shooting opportunity! But the England man lamps it well over the bar!
    • 49' Benayoun wins a fourth corner for Liverpool as the visiting support roar encouragement!
    • 48' That Sunderland change has meant Ferdinand has moved to left-back, with Cana dropping back into the middle of defence.
    • 47' Big hand ball shout in the Liverpool box! But referee Jones is having none of it and play goes on!
    • 46' One change to tell you about at the break... McCartney has been replaced by Henderson for Sunderland.
    • 46' Back underway on Wearside!
    • 45'+4 There goes the whistle! And Sunderland take in a one-goal lead at the break, Darren Bent notching his eighth of the season, with a little help from a red balloon!
    • 45'+3 Oh dear, that's risky by Cana, who is already on a yellow... he's penalised for using his arm as he slips on the turf... free-kick to Liverpool, but no second booking.
    • 45'+2 Johnson twists and turns when faced by McCartney... he eventually wins a corner.
    • 45'+1 Cana unleashes an effort from fully 30 yards... but it's poor and Reina is not troubled.
    • 45' Three minues of additional time to be played at the end of the first half.
    • 42' Babel tries to use his trickery to get out of defence... it intially works for him but then he runs the ball out of play and Sunderland are handed back possession.
    • 41' What a run by Johnson... he threatens to go all the way as he skips past two challenges thanks to his pace... but he can't get past the third and the move breaks down.
    • 39' Oooh! Spearing fires inches over the bar at the other end! Cracking effort from the youngster!
    • 38' Oooh! Bent! So close to a second! But his header from Bardsley's cross is glanced inches wide of the upright!
    • 36' Jones is down again, this time clutching his shin following a sliding challenge by Carragher...
    • 33' Steve Bruce is animated on the touchline as he barks instructions to Bent... what a signing he has been so far this season...
    • 32' Benayoun again threatening with the ball at his feet... but McCartney wins this battle and Sunderland can break with Jones.
    • 31' Agger sticks out a foot and upends Cattermole, who had beaten him and was ready to hare off down the right wing! No booking for the Dane, and he can consider himself lucky.
    • 30' What a challenge by Bardsley to deny Johnson a certain scoring opportunity! Lovely back heel from Benayoun to set the chance up, but just as Johnson is about to pull the trigger, Bardsley manages to wrap his leg around the ball and win the tackle!
    • 28' Kuyt goes up for an aerial challenge with Turner... the Sunderland man goes down and referee Mike Jones decides to book the Dutchman.
    • 28' Some good pressure from Jones results in Sunderland winning a throw following some poor defensive play by Agger.
    • 27' Aurelio does indeed take it... it's well hit by the Brazilian, but it flies wide of Gordon's right hand post!
    • 26' Johnson totally mishits a volley from the corner... but Spearing wins a free-kick in a dangerous positions - dead centre, 25 yards out - soon after... danger here, with Aurelio over it.
    • 25' Benayoun menaces for Liverpool now as he runs at the Sunderland defence... and the Israeli wins a corner!
    • 22' Bent gets a header on target from Reid's far post delivery! But it's straight at Reina and the score remains 1-0!
    • 21' Malbranque skins Aurelio before delivering a great cross into the box that Carragher does well to deal with.
    • 20' Reod fires the resulting free-kick into the wall... it falls to Malbranque who lashes it back towards goal! Off Johnson's shoulder and away!
    • 19' And then Agger is pulled up for a foul on Jones as a high ball comes in towards them...
    • 18' Benayoun is pulled up for a high foot on McCartney and Sunderland have a free-kick...
    • 15' Lucas looks to get onto a long ball forward... but Turner is there to shepherd the ball out of play for a Sunderland goal kick.
    • 14' Just a few warning signs for Sunderland there though...
    • 13' Aurelio fires on goal again! But it's way off target...
    • 12' An almighty scramble in the Sunderland box after McCartney messes up a clearance... Kuyt causes all sorts of problems with dangerous ball into the box which Gordon unconvincingly punches clear... Aurelio fores a shot off... blocked! Johnson is in there, but in the end it's hacked clear by Turner and Sunderland fans breathe a huge sigh of relief!
    • 10' Spearing fancies his chances here... he lets fly from distance, but it's well wide and Gordon is not troubled in the slightest.
    • 9' That balloon on the pitch really did confuse Reina for the goal... he followed its path, rather than the ball. That's sure to be a talking point...
    • 8' Cana will be booked here for a wild lunge in Babel... that's his fourth of the season so far...
    • 7' Sunderland come again... and they win a corner, which Cana meets with a header that flies wide of the mark!
    • 6' What a start for Sunderland! There's no stopping Bent at the moment!
    • 5' GOAL! DARREN BENT! Sunderland take the lead through who else but Bent! Liverpool fail to deal with a ball into the box... it falls to Bent at the far post and he strikes on goal! It appears to hit a red balloon in front of Johnson and the ball diverts off him and past Reina! That's eight for the season now for Bent! 1-0!
    • 4' Lucas falls theatrically to the floor under a challenge from Cattermole... free-kick to Liverpool, which Aurelio will take.
    • 3' Down to the other end and Johnson gets forward in typical fashion before firing wide of the mark!
    • 3' Liverpool are in their dark coloured shirts with golden shorts and socks today... Sunderland in their traditional red and white stripes.
    • 2' First slight chance of the day falls to Sunderland's Reid, who lashes a long-range shot high and wide from around 25 yards out!
    • 1' Here we go! Underway at the Stadium of Light!
    • - It looks like Babel will play up front on his own for Liverpool, with Kuyt and Benayoun supporting from the flanks.
    • - Sunderland boss makes just one change to the side that grabbed a point at Old Trafford - George McCartney replaces the suspended Kieran Richardson.
    • - So, Liverpool are forced into making changes, with Stevn Gerrard and Fernando Torres both out injury and Javier Mascherano suffering the effects of a long trip to South America for Argentina's World Cup qualifiers. He starts on the bench with Fabio Aurelio, Yossi Benayoun, Ryan Babel and Jay Spearing coming into the midfield alongside Lucas.
    • - And today's referee is Mike Jones (Cheshire).
    • - Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Carragher, Babel, Lucas, Aurelio, Spearing, Benayoun, Kuyt. Subs: Cavalieri, Voronin, Riera, Mascherano, Insua, Ngog, Kelly
    • - Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Turner, Ferdinand, McCartney, Malbranque, Cana, Cattermole, Reid, Bent, Jones. Subs: Fulop, Nosworthy, Zenden, Campbell, Henderson, Da Silva, Healy
    • - Villa are leading Chelsea in the early kick-off. Follow live text commentary on that game here!
    • - Bruce was also the first manager to win a Premier League match against Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez at Anfield - Birmingham's 1-0 victory on November 4, 2004.
    • - Interestingly, Bruce has only lost one of his previous five previous Premier League home matches against Liverpool, and in total has lost only three of 12 matches against the club (three wins) when he was in charge at Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic.
    • - The Reds have lost back-to-back Premier League matches in almost two years, since a 3-1 defeat at Reading and 1-0 home defeat to Manchester United in December 2007.
    • - Liverpool have won their last six Premier League matches against Sunderland without conceding a goal, since a 2-1 defeat at the Stadium of Light in December 2002.
    • - The two sides have met 16 times in the Premier League. Sunderland have won one, Liverpool 10 and there have been five draws.
    • - They won't be helped by the absence of Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres - both are out injured - or an expectant home crowd, but at least Reds fans have statistics on their side.
    • - Rafa Benitez's side have already lost three league matches, including the Chelsea clash on their last outing, prompting talk of their title bid being over already.
    • - And with Liverpool's season having largely failed to get going, the hosts will have the smell of blood in their nostrils today.
    • - Darren Bent in particular has been on fire so far this season, the former Tottenham striker having netted seven in eight games since his summer move, including five in his last four outings.
    • - Only an injury time own goal by Anton Ferdinand prevented the Black Cats from registering a famous victory, but a point against the champions will have nevertheless served to boost confidence in the camp.
    • - Steve Bruce's side head into the encounter on Wearside just two points behind the Reds after a sterling start to the season which was nearly capped by an unlikely win over Manchester United at Old Trafford before the international break.
    • - This season's surprise package Sunderland welcome Liverpool to the Stadium of Light knowing that victory would see them leapfrog their opponents and potentially move into fifth place in the Premier League.

  • Summary

    • 90'+3 Oooh! What a double save by Gordon! First to deny Kuyt and then Ngog on the follow up!
    • 76' Oooh! Henderson fires just wide!
    • 70' Sunderland break now! But Malbranque opts to go for goal when he should really look for Bent in the middle! Carragher gets back to make the challenge!
    • 61' OFF THE POST FROM BENT! It stems from a terrible back header by Skrtel... Reina fails to get there ahead of Bent, who rounds the keeper again, but is this time denied by the outside of the post, having taken it a little too wide!
    • 55' Bent's in here! Lovely through ball by Jones... he must score! No! As he rounds Reina and fires goalwards, the Spaniard sticks out a big hand and makes the block! Super keeping!
    • 47' Big hand ball shout in the Liverpool box! But referee Jones is having none of it and play goes on!
    • 39' Oooh! Spearing fires inches over the bar at the other end! Cracking effort from the youngster!
    • 38' Oooh! Bent! So close to a second! But his header from Bardsley's cross is glanced inches wide of the upright!
    • 22' Bent gets a header on target from Reid's far post delivery! But it's straight at Reina and the score remains 1-0!
    • 20' Reod fires the resulting free-kick into the wall... it falls to Malbranque who lashes it back towards goal! Off Johnson's shoulder and away!
    • 5' GOAL! DARREN BENT! Sunderland take the lead through who else but Bent! Liverpool fail to deal with a ball into the box... it falls to Bent at the far post and he strikes on goal! It appears to hit a red balloon in front of Johnson and the ball diverts off him and past Reina! That's eight for the season now for Bent! 1-0!
    • - Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Agger, Skrtel, Carragher, Babel, Lucas, Aurelio, Spearing, Benayoun, Kuyt. Subs: Cavalieri, Voronin, Riera, Mascherano, Insua, Ngog, Kelly
    • - Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Turner, Ferdinand, McCartney, Malbranque, Cana, Cattermole, Reid, Bent, Jones. Subs: Fulop, Nosworthy, Zenden, Campbell, Henderson, Da Silva, Healy

Live Team Line-Up

  • Sunderland

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Lorik Cana

    Starting line-up

    • C. Gordon
    • P. Bardsley
    • M. Turner
    • A. Ferdinand
    • G. McCartney Substitution Out (45′)
    • L. Cana Yellow Card
    • L. Cattermole Substitution Out (58′)
    • S. Malbranque
    • A. Reid Yellow Card
    • D. Bent Goal
    • K. Jones Substitution Out (66′)

    Subs

    • N. Nosworthy
    • D. Healy
    • M. Fülöp
    • P. da Silva
    • B. Zenden Substitution In58′
    • F. Campbell Substitution In66′
    • J. Henderson Substitution In45′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Liverpool

    Manager: Rafael Benítez

    Captain: Jamie Carragher

    Starting line-up

    • J. Reina
    • G. Johnson
    • J. Carragher
    • D. Agger
    • M. Škrtel Substitution Out (73′)
    • Lucas
    • J. Spearing Substitution Out (73′)
    • Fábio Aurélio
    • Y. Benayoun
    • R. Babel Substitution Out (81′)
    • D. Kuyt Yellow Card

    Subs

    • A. Riera
    • J. Mascherano Substitution In73′
    • D. N'Gog Substitution In81′
    • E. Insúa
    • M. Kelly
    • D. Cavalieri
    • A. Voronin Substitution In73′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. I wonder what Reina has to say about the beach ball­ sitting perfectly on the 6 yard line, where a goal kick­ should normally be taken from. Telling me the­ "beach ball" strolled - thanks to the wind -­ all the way from inside the goal to that spot and­ stayed there for so long that he didn't notice, is­ such a convenient excuse for ..........

    From Steve, on Fri 6 Nov 12:33PM

  2. beachball is making his debut today and could it be a­ lovely pass from bent reina could do nothing about­ it
    he was in a lovely position and an unstopible shot­ to finish it off

    From Jack, on Thu 22 Oct 7:28PM

  3. haha actually the beach ball wasnt offside, because it­ was an own goal, it was wearing liverpool red and the­ badge, SUNDERLAND 1 - 0 LIVERPOOL (Beach ball, o.g 5)­ lol.

    From joanne.henry, on Thu 22 Oct 1:41PM

  4. why was reina watching the red ball,he"d played 5­ minutes with the white one,he definately needs to go to­ spec-savers.

    From cubblet, on Thu 22 Oct 11:51AM

  5. unfair rsult.....

    From Amirul, on Tue 20 Oct 6:54AM

  6. Did you hear ??
    Man City Have made an outrageous bid­ to sign a totally unknown, but DEADLY striker !!
    whats­ his name i hear you say ?

    HE is the liverpool­ BEACHBALL !!!!
    sum goal !!!

    Actually, the goal­ should have never have stood, cos, the beachball was in­ an offside position !!!!

    From Paul, on Mon 19 Oct 9:00PM

  7. Well I hate to remind you scousers but I did say­ before­ the season started that Liverpool would be­ lucky to­ finish in the top four this season. I also­ said that­ Man Utd were so far above the rest of the­ premier­ league that the loss of Ronaldo and Tevez­ would not­ affect us in the Premiership, except to let­ other teams­ get a bit closer, but it would be felt in­ the­ Champions League. Once again it appears that I­ have got­ it right.

    From elrosso, on Mon 19 Oct 11:48AM

  8. looks like sunderland was having a beach of a time HA!­ HA! Plus man city have just put a £30 million pound bid­ in for the beach ball

    From veryluckytez, on Mon 19 Oct 12:29AM

  9. DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!­ DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIG­ HTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!DELIGHTED!

    From antonbracken, on Sun 18 Oct 11:44PM

  10. reina

    johnson skrtel­ carragher agger

    mascherano ­ aurelio

    ­ benayoun babel reira

    kyut

    subs:­­ caveliari, insua, lucas, voronin, ngog. spearing,­ kelly­

    From SHELWIN, on Sun 18 Oct 11:15PM

  11. this lose is to blame rafas tactics. without torres and­ gerrard liverpool's only hope are the likes­ mascherano, riera, kuyt and benayoun(sometimes babel) ­
    so why did rafa put mascherano and reira on the bench­ and let spearing and crappy lucas play.­ outrageous.
    this might sound foolish but johnson likes­ to attack. so why was he a fullback rather than in­ defensive midfield where skrtel was.

    for that match my­ line up would be

    reina

    skrtel­ carragher agger

    johnson mascherano aurelio

    ­ benayoun babel reira

    kyut

    subs:­ caveliari, insua, lucas, voronin, ngog. spearing, kelly­

    wat do u think guys

    From SHELWIN, on Sun 18 Oct 10:49PM

  12. fergie would have demanded a public inquiry

    From chalky white, on Sun 18 Oct 7:51PM

  13. Why not ask Alex Ferrgusson to intervene, after all he­ is the tail that wags the FA dog!!!

    From shootrdude, on Sun 18 Oct 7:40PM

  14. Why not ask Alex Ferrgusson to intervene, after all he­ is the tail that wags the FA dog!!!

    From shootrdude, on Sun 18 Oct 7:40PM

  15. thank u 2 that beach ball and the boy who throw it...
    i­ luv u beach ball....haha

    From MANU, on Sun 18 Oct 7:12PM

  16. 480 would you say the same for alonso's goal that­ was given at anfield in the C/L! it wasn't over the­ line fact ! but the law says unless it is proven to be­ over the line it cant be given ??????? very poor­ argument ,it might have beat reina anyway

    From lemontreesid, on Sun 18 Oct 5:57PM

  17. it was a liverpool fan who put it on the pitch...poor­ little boy he must be devasted now....

    From Maria...Malta, on Sun 18 Oct 5:41PM

  18. im feeling so balloonatic:)

    From Maria...Malta, on Sun 18 Oct 5:40PM

  19. wayne your comment was spot on

    From Keith, on Sun 18 Oct 5:06PM

  20. Dissapointing to see a utd fan calling for a replay did­ you watch chelsea vs barca ? Then you should know­ better .

    From elias, on Sun 18 Oct 4:50PM
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