Brendan Rodgers's first Premier League game in charge of Liverpool ended in a 3-0 defeat at West Brom. More
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90+3 That's the final whistle, West Brom beat Liverpool 3-0 as Brendan Rodgers's league debut for Liverpool ends in a heavy defeat.
90+2 Carroll goes in clumsily on Olsson, not a terrible tackle but West Brom overreact, Ridgewell in particular. Yellow card, which is still harsh in my view for an awkward but not dangerous challenge.
84' Liverpool are hanging on to prevent a fourth and I can see one coming as Mulumbu hammers one just over.
83' Fortune with a fantastic long-range effort that is tipped around the post by Reina!
81' WEST BROM SUB: Brunt on for Morrison.
81' Suarez just wide with a free header, another good chance for him that he should have taken.
79' LIVERPOOL SUB: Cole's hamstring hasn't recovered from that Europa League tweak and he comes off.
77' GOAL WEST BROM! Lukaku on his debut with a powerful header after Ridgewell's fine cross came following the initial corner, which had been cleared. 3-0!
74' Cole then wins a free-kick off Fortune, who is booked.
72' WHAT A MISS BY MORRISON! Fortune makes mincemeat of Carragher on the right, cutting inside and unselfishly laying on a simple finish for Morrison when he could have scored himself - bad call, Morrison thrashed it high and wide.
69' LIVERPOOL SUB: Lucas hasn't been at his best today and he walks off for Joe Cole.
68' WEST BROM SUB: Lukaku replaces Long, and Gera is rested for Fortune. Cheers for both.
64' AND ODEMWINGIE SCORES! Powerful effort, lowish to the left, Reina guessed right but that was a proper penalty.
62' ANOTHER PENALTY FOR WEST BROM! Skrtel this time, caught dallying by that man Long again, and he clips him as he's robbed and another spot-kick. Deary me.
61' Long to take this penalty now... shocking penalty, straight at Reina. Dreadful, passed it to him.
60' Liverpool will make a change as soon as possible, and Downing is replaced by Carragher.
59' Shane Long exploited Liverpool's over-commitment to attack as Gerrard gave the ball away - he raced through and Agger shoved him, last man, red card, penalty.
58' AGGER IS SENT OFF AND WEST BROM HAVE A PENALTY!
56' Lucas is the latest to be booked for a shirt-pull on Morrison. Clear booking.
46' The second half is underway at the Hawthorns.
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45+3 Half-time and West Brom lead through Gera's screamer, and just about deservedly so. Good game.
45+2 A bit of a scramble follows that free-kick but the flag is up after Reid lets him in down the left. Suarez shows dissent and is booked.
43' GOAL WEST BROM! Zoltan Gera is a Baggies legend and he makes up for missing most of last season injured with a wonderful strike into the top left after a super touch on the chest. Boom.
41' Odenwingie is hacked down by Johnson, who was well out of position on the inside. Booking.
38' Suarez steps away from Ridgewell on the right, lovely feet and a low ball drilled in, through Olsson's legs and McAuley fluffs the clearance to JOHNSON but he volleys well over!
29' SUAREZ HEADS OVER FROM POINT-BLANK RANGE! Superb wide play from Johnson, who buys space for the cross with a step-over and shimmy, fantastic ball too and Suarez should have scored.
17' Constant stream of highlights in this match as both sides attack with a large degree of freedom. Now Borini curls an improvised effort just beyond the top right after Johnson kept the ball in on the left side of goal. Probably a cross but it almost snuck in!
16' Fantastic skill from Suarez in the Baggies box, weaving in and out as the home defence look petrified to make a challenge, but his final effort is straight at Foster.
15' Mazy run by Odemwingie that sees him race in via the right but his low drilled ball is blocked by a stretching Agger, with Long ready to pounce!
13' Lovely short-passing move from Liverpool that culminates in a late-arriving Gerrard drive that is blocked by McAuley. That's more like it.
12' Liverpool break from the corner but Suarez is offside.
10' And straight down the other end Long races away, nutmegging Agger for good measure before drawing a faint trip from the Dane. No card. Free-kick...
9' Great save by Foster from Suarez! The Uruguayan nutmegged McAuley before rifling a superb shot on target that the keeper was equal to!
4' Jinking run by Downing down the right and a super mid-height ball in for BORINI FLYING IN but somehow the ball bounces clear! Not sure if he fluffed his header or Olsson got a touch, but that was a great chance!
3' Just over by Ridgewell after a lovely passing move involving Yacob and Gera! It was a toe-poke from the left-back, Reina not truly threatened, but a fine move.
1' The first half is underway as the 2012-13 season begins!
14:50 Predictions on Twitter - @Murray_Hughes: Easy win for Brendan Rodgers side today 2-0 Borini and Gerrard good, exciting match; @Lukedbest: Liverpool to win 2-1-New signings Borini and Allen to score. FOLLOW ON TWITTER!
14:35 I'm guessing many of you, like me, will have reluctantly flicked the football switch back on after the giddy heights of the Olympics. So, as is customary, you may tweet me your predictions @Reda_Eurosport for this game, the final standings at the end of the season, or just give your view on the summer's signings, real or imagined. FOLLOW ON TWITTER!
14:25 TEAMS: West Brom - Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Mulumbu, Yacob, Morrison, Gera, Long, Odemwingie /// Liverpool - Reina, Johnson, Kelly, Agger, Skrtel, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Downing, Borini, Suarez
84' Liverpool are hanging on to prevent a fourth and I can see one coming as Mulumbu hammers one just over.
83' Fortune with a fantastic long-range effort that is tipped around the post by Reina!
81' Suarez just wide with a free header, another good chance for him that he should have taken.
77' GOAL WEST BROM! Lukaku on his debut with a powerful header after Ridgewell's fine cross came following the initial corner, which had been cleared. 3-0!
72' WHAT A MISS BY MORRISON! Fortune makes mincemeat of Carragher on the right, cutting inside and unselfishly laying on a simple finish for Morrison when he could have scored himself - bad call, Morrison thrashed it high and wide.
64' AND ODEMWINGIE SCORES! Powerful effort, lowish to the left, Reina guessed right but that was a proper penalty.
62' ANOTHER PENALTY FOR WEST BROM! Skrtel this time, caught dallying by that man Long again, and he clips him as he's robbed and another spot-kick. Deary me.
61' Long to take this penalty now... shocking penalty, straight at Reina. Dreadful, passed it to him.
59' Shane Long exploited Liverpool's over-commitment to attack as Gerrard gave the ball away - he raced through and Agger shoved him, last man, red card, penalty.
58' AGGER IS SENT OFF AND WEST BROM HAVE A PENALTY!
43' GOAL WEST BROM! Zoltan Gera is a Baggies legend and he makes up for missing most of last season injured with a wonderful strike into the top left after a super touch on the chest. Boom.
38' Suarez steps away from Ridgewell on the right, lovely feet and a low ball drilled in, through Olsson's legs and McAuley fluffs the clearance to JOHNSON but he volleys well over!
29' SUAREZ HEADS OVER FROM POINT-BLANK RANGE! Superb wide play from Johnson, who buys space for the cross with a step-over and shimmy, fantastic ball too and Suarez should have scored.
17' Constant stream of highlights in this match as both sides attack with a large degree of freedom. Now Borini curls an improvised effort just beyond the top right after Johnson kept the ball in on the left side of goal. Probably a cross but it almost snuck in!
16' Fantastic skill from Suarez in the Baggies box, weaving in and out as the home defence look petrified to make a challenge, but his final effort is straight at Foster.
15' Mazy run by Odemwingie that sees him race in via the right but his low drilled ball is blocked by a stretching Agger, with Long ready to pounce!
13' Lovely short-passing move from Liverpool that culminates in a late-arriving Gerrard drive that is blocked by McAuley. That's more like it.
10' And straight down the other end Long races away, nutmegging Agger for good measure before drawing a faint trip from the Dane. No card. Free-kick...
9' Great save by Foster from Suarez! The Uruguayan nutmegged McAuley before rifling a superb shot on target that the keeper was equal to!
4' Jinking run by Downing down the right and a super mid-height ball in for BORINI FLYING IN but somehow the ball bounces clear! Not sure if he fluffed his header or Olsson got a touch, but that was a great chance!
3' Just over by Ridgewell after a lovely passing move involving Yacob and Gera! It was a toe-poke from the left-back, Reina not truly threatened, but a fine move.
14:25 TEAMS: West Brom - Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Mulumbu, Yacob, Morrison, Gera, Long, Odemwingie /// Liverpool - Reina, Johnson, Kelly, Agger, Skrtel, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Downing, Borini, Suarez
West Bromwich AlbionManager: Steve Clarke
LiverpoolManager: Brendan Rodgers
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same old comments from the same idiots
Shane Long should never take a pen for the Baggies ever again, the smirk on his face after the schoolboy miss was there for all to see, we have at least 6 other players capable of putting them away. tha Baggies played with vigour, pace and committment well done all.
Can Renia save a shot or is he someone who can't play football in disguise
Liverpool need some Spanish brilliance apart from Renia!
List of changes lfc need to make Rodgers goes Carroll out Sign Valdes Get Guardiola
DALGLISH... DALGLISH !
Wow!! Did no one see how good the West Brom team played!! Always the same when WBA play bigger clubs, they never get the praise they diserve!
First of all well done to WBA for winning and also congratulations to Steve Clarke on his first win as a Prem league manager. I see that we have the same old fools and trolls back on our boards giving us their unbiased opinions which are not wanted. Like me does it not amaze you that there is so much energy wasted on trying to belittle anything that we do at LFC or might be trying to do? Perhaps Yahoo should just rename the name of ours pages and call it slate Liverpool as much as you want page. It always baffles me how does one team attract so much attention from other clubs so called supporters. Hate or prejudice of someone or something you know nothing about is in short ignorance which most of those who come onto these pages to rant about us are in truth guilty of. Turn the clocks back to the start of last season and the same things were being said then about our team. From what history states Rome wasn't built in a day, and yes we are still rebuilding even after the departure of KD. As a life long supporter of this great club of ours I didn't condone the way in which KD was so poorly treated and dumped or thrown out as manager without being given the time he requested, certainly at this point in time many would agree that we're no better off. At the end of the day any rebuilding process takes time and all of us as LFC supporters need to have faith. Those of you who love to hate us need to get yourselves a life and find something constructive to do with yourselves rather than hate something you know nothing about which is Liverpool FC. Finally Victor LFC biggest troll, you need to get out more if in fact you ever do. Get yourself some daylight or sun on what you call your skin. You are the worst troll on these boards and really do need to stop leaving your sick comments in order to attract our attention. Get out of the house man there is life beyond those 4 walls of yours, what would you do if your PC or L/top were to breaks down I ha
We will never get a champs league place if br changes the style
This Liverpool team is worse than Gryfindor quidditch team and they are only Kids!
What was the ref thinking dan Aggers red card was not a red card ! SORT IT OUT REF
I agree with dr gwaish lfc need a keeper
I've created a new anthem for lfc it go Es we can't score a goal We get relegated so Inprove your performance
Rubbish performance by the red men ! Lfc need a better goalie like Callsias or Valdes!
liverpool problem is the keeper
I don't imagine many people know this, but Liverpools home webpage has written on it: 18 league titles, 5 European Cups. My word do they live in the past... I'm 18, only one of those was when I was alive, and that was because they cheated in the semi, and final... Hmmm. It's all about the history boys! Well watch your godawful team now! They had their butts handed to them and they deserved it too! My god it's funny though...
One of the failure of liverpool is from referres and sort of players the buy. Why not those Eto'O Dragba,Kalou,and Song the strong midifielder in the world.
how come i pressed the premier league button and loserfool came up
where the f--- is anfeildstar blah blah ,, they should hold the x factor at anfield it will be to big when loserfool go down ,, tesco or asda could buy it and put it to good use ?
Why Rodgers want to change the way Liverpool play, the only thing we lacked was goals even though we played well in most games. LFC have spent a lot of money in paying managers & clubs off & still can't find a decent one. Yesterday WBA played like they wanted to win LFC couldn't string a pass together, mid table for us this season if we are lucky. We need a striker now, why not go for Michael Owen he's free & a proven goal scorer, if only for one season. Rodgers is doomed, said he wasn't good enough for the task ahead, nearly everyone said he was the right man for the job, he will be out by Xmas (if the owners can afford his pay off)