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Liverpool 0 - 0 West Bromwich
Albion
| Wednesday 13 December 2017 20:00
FA Premier League |
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| Liverpool |
West
Bromwich Albion |
| 0 - 0 (0-0) |
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| GOAL |
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1 Loris Karius
26 Andrew Robertson
17 Ragnar Klavan
6 Dejan Lovren
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
23 Emre Can
19 Sadio Mane
10 Philippe Coutinho (c)
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
11 Mohamed Salah
9 Roberto Firmino
Subs:
22 Simon Mignolet
12 Joe Gomez
7 James Milner
14 Jordan Henderson
20 Adam Lallana
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
29 Dominic Solanke |
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1 Ben Foster
3 Kieran Gibbs
26 Ahmed Hegazi
6 Jonny Evans
2 Allan Nyom
14 James McClean
20 Grzegorz Krychowiak
5 Claudio Yacob
8 Jake Livermore
4 Hal Robson-Kanu
9 Jose Salomon Rondon
Subs:
13 Boaz Myhill
23 Gareth McAuley
64 Nathan Ferguson
11 Chris Brunt
17 Oliver Burke
28 Sam Field
19 Jay Rodriguez |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Mane (Solanke 76)
Wijnaldum (Oxlade-Chamberlain 76)
Alexander-Arnold (Gomez 80) |
Robson-Kanu (Rodriguez
71)
Krychowiak (Brunt 79) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Paul Tierney
(Lancashire) Linesmen: Constantine Hatzidakis, Mick McDonough
(Buckinghamshire) 4th Official: Neil Swarbrick (Lancashire) |
| Booked: Can 68 |
Booked: Field 90 |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity 54,074)
Attendance: 53,243 |
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool)
Alan Pardew (WBA) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 5.
- West Bromwich Albion league position after match: ?.
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Reds
held to goalless stalemate by West Brom
Liverpool were forced to settle for a point for the second game in a row as West
Bromwich Albion claimed a 0-0 draw at Anfield.
In a game short on clear-cut opportunities, Hal Robson-Kanu hit the woodwork in the
first half and substitute Dominic Solanke had a late conversion chalked off for handball.
The final whistle confirmed another frustrating home stalemate for Jьrgen Klopp’s
Reds following the same outcome in Sunday’s Merseyside derby.
The key points…
West Brom hit crossbar in goalless first half
Solanke has effort disallowed for handball
Third successive home league draw for Reds
The team news…
Klopp again sought to freshen up his starting XI, with perhaps the most notable of six
changes the one in goal – Loris Karius replaced Simon Mignolet, who suffered a minor
ankle injury last time out.
With both Jordan Henderson and James Milner on the bench, Philippe Coutinho
captained Liverpool.
The first half…
It was a tepid opening 10 minutes at Anfield. Faced once more with a deep-lying
opposition defence, the hosts allowed themselves the opportunity to gauge where the gaps
might be.
Indeed it was past the quarter-hour when the first chance of note was created.
The genesis was Sadio Mane’s smart backheel into Mohamed Salah, who quickly
shuffled inside his marker and – rather than a trademark shot – threaded a cross
towards the back post.
Waiting to pounce behind the helpless Allan Nyom was Roberto Firmino, but the
Brazilian’s effort back across goal was directed the wrong side of the far post.
Further openings were scarce, however, and in fact the Reds were fortunate not to
fall behind against the run of play at the 30-minute mark.
West Brom not only prevented the ball from being played out of Liverpool territory
but worked it to Robson-Kanu in space – and the forward’s audacious attempt to loft a
finish over Karius from 25 yards bounced off the top of the crossbar.
Salah was agonisingly close to a tap-in when Trent Alexander-Arnold spun a fine
delivery into the area but couldn’t make contact, before Mane’s poor touch foiled a
counter-attack from a Baggies corner.
Firmino forced the issue with a drive into the box from the left but both his hit
– and Salah’s on the follow-up – were blocked by Albion bodies. Goalless at the
break.
The second half…
Karius had to make two stops in quick succession early in the second half, first
tipping over an inswinging set-piece from Grzegorz Krychowiak and then repelling Claudio
Yacob’s near-post header from the resulting corner.
As Klopp’s men responded, Mane sliced a presentable chance wide from the edge of
the area and Salah was off target with a header when Alexander-Arnold found the Egyptian
with a cross.
Ben Foster almost gifted Liverpool the breakthrough by fumbling his own punched
clearance from Mane’s delivery, but the visitors cleared their lines before Georginio
Wijnaldum could pounce.
With 15 minutes remaining, Klopp made a double switch – on came fresh attacking options
in Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Solanke, with Mane and Wijnaldum taken off.
And Solanke thought he had won it for the Reds soon after.
Joe Gomez, also sent on from the bench, picked out his teammate yards from the West Brom
goal but though the ball bounced off the summer signing and beyond Foster, it did so via
an arm.
The Englishman was then thwarted by a goalline clearance from Ahmed Hegazi, after the ball
squirmed to Solanke inside the box – leaving Liverpool with just a point on the night.
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Bournemouth 0 - 4 Liverpool
| Sunday 17 December 2017 16:30 FA
Premier League |
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| Bournemouth |
Liverpool |
| 0 - 4 (0-3) |
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| GOAL |
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Coutinho 20, Lovren 26, Salah 44,
Firmino 66 |
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27 Asmir Begovic
11 Charlie Daniels
5 Nathan Ake
2 Simon Francis (c)
15 Adam Smith
7 Marc Pugh
6 Andrew Surman
17 Joshua King
16 Lewis Cook
33 Jordon Ibe
18 Jermain Defoe
Subs:
1 Artur Boruc
3 Steve Cook
4 Dan Gosling
8 Harry Arter
19 Junior Stanislas
24 Ryan Fraser
9 Benik Afobe |
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22 Simon Mignolet
26 Andrew Robertson
17 Ragnar Klavan
6 Dejan Lovren
12 Joe Gomez
10 Philippe Coutinho
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
14 Jordan Henderson (c)
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
11 Mohamed Salah
9 Roberto Firmino
Subs:
1 Loris Karius
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
7 James Milner
20 Adam Lallana
19 Sadio Mane
28 Daniel Ings
29 Dominic Solanke |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
King ( Stanislas 31)
Pugh (Fraser 46)
Daniels (Cook 56) |
Salah (Lallana 71)
Firmino (Solanke 76)
Coutinho (Ings 86) |
| |
| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Andre Marriner
(West Midlands) Linesmen: Simon Beck (Bedfordshire, Yellow-Red Flag),
Scott Ledger (Yorkshire, Yellow Flag) 4th Official: Kevin Friend
(Leicestershire) |
| Booked: Ake 10 |
Booked: Lallana 73 |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Dean Court (capacity 11,464)
Attendance: 10,780 |
Eddie Howe (Bournemouth)
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- Bournemouth league position after match: 16.
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Rampant
Reds back to winning ways at Bournemouth
Liverpool moved up to fourth in the Premier League after they recorded an emphatic
4-0 victory over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Philippe Coutinho started the scoring with a magnificent solo effort, bamboozling
the Cherries defence with a run from the left and a neat near-post finish.
Dejan Lovren grabbed the second moments later, converting Roberto Firmino’s ball
back into the danger zone at a corner with a diving header.
Mohamed Salah claimed the visitors’ third with another strike of individual
brilliance just before the interval and Firmino glanced in just after the hour to make it
4-0 and wrap up a fine afternoon’s work for Jьrgen Klopp’s side.
The key points…
Stunning Coutinho solo effort opens scoring on 20 minutes.
Lovren diving header doubles advantage soon after.
Salah nets 20th goal of the season with individual strike just before half-time.
Firmino glances in fourth on 65 minutes from Coutinho cross.
Reds go fourth in Premier League standings.
The team news…
Four changes were made to Liverpool’s starting line-up as Simon Mignolet, Joe
Gomez, Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain began. Emre Can missed out due to a
one-match suspension, but Adam Lallana was named on the bench.
The first half…
Liverpool began assertively on the south coast as they sought to return to winning
ways after back-to-back home draws with Everton and West Bromwich Albion.
Coutinho mustered the game’s first attempt on goal with three minutes gone when
he looped a header from Oxlade-Chamberlain’s cross over the bar.
Gomez then was an inch away from picking out an unmarked teammate inside the box
with a searching ball from the right that just evaded those in white.
Next, Coutinho whipped a free-kick around a Bournemouth wall but against the inside
of the post with Asmir Begovic beaten before Salah expertly controlled a Henderson pass in
the box and struck wide of the post after cutting onto his left foot.
But the Cherries’ resistance was finally broken on 20 minutes – courtesy of
some sublime solo quality from Coutinho.
Collecting the ball on the left, the No.10 danced his way into the centre of the
box, evading Simon Francis and Nathan Ake, before coolly slipping a reverse shot into the
near bottom corner.
Salah again threatened and Firmino had a close-range prod blocked by a defender in
front of goal before Liverpool did grab a second.
First Georginio Wijnaldum at the near post and then Firmino at the back showed
great improvisation to keep Coutinho’s corner alive and Lovren stooped to nod in from
inside the six-yard box.
The Reds were afforded a real let-off six minutes prior to half-time, however, when
Jermain Defoe escaped in behind the visiting defence and steered a shot beyond Mignolet
but against the base of the woodwork.
At the other end, Coutinho and Salah combined to almost devastating effect as a
one-two sliced open Bournemouth, but the latter’s attempt to nudge home was thwarted by
a sprawling stop from Begovic.
But the Premier League’s top scorer wasn’t to be denied a moment later when he
furthered Liverpool’s stronghold with another moment of individual mastery.
Collecting Oxlade-Chamberlain’s pass down the right, Salah scampered into the
area, gliding beyond three Cherries players, before delaying his shot and eventually
guiding the ball across Begovic and into the bottom corner.
It was the Egyptian’s 20th of the season so far in all competitions.
The second half…
Bournemouth sent on Ryan Fraser during the interval – the man who’d helped
engineer their comeback against Liverpool at this venue a year ago – and he crashed a
shot into the side-netting in the early exchanges.
Meanwhile, Oxlade-Chamberlain’s powerful surge into the area after winning
possession back resulted in him cannoning a strike against the upright.
Mignolet needed to be alert to keep out a curler from Defoe and any hopes of more
drama in this season’s version of the fixture were quelled when Firmino nodded in the
Reds’ fourth, meeting Coutinho’s cross with a glancing header to divert beyond
Begovic.
As the game edged towards its conclusion, Lallana was introduced in place of Salah,
while Firmino and Coutinho made way for Dominic Solanke and Danny Ings before the end.
And Ings went close to extending Liverpool’s lead to five when he struck the
side-netting from Lallana’s lay-off.
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Arsenal 3 - 3 Liverpool
| Friday 22 December 2017 19:45 FA
Premier League |
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| Arsenal |
Liverpool |
| 3 - 3 (0-1) |
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| GOAL |
| Sanchez 54, Xhaka 56, Ozil 58 |
Coutinho 26, Salah 52, Firmino 71 |
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33 Petr Cech
30 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
18 Nacho Monreal
6 Laurent Koscielny (c)
24 Hector Bellerin
10 Jack Wilshere
29 Granit Xhaka
7 Alexis Sanchez
11 Mesut Ozil
17 Alex Iwobi
9 Alexandre Lacazette
Subs:
13 David Ospina
20 Shkodran Mustafi
34 Francis Coquelin
31 Sead Kolasinac
35 Mohamed Elneny
14 Theo Walcott
23 Danny Welbeck |
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22 Simon Mignolet
26 Andrew Robertson
17 Ragnar Klavan
6 Dejan Lovren
12 Joe Gomez
14 Jordan Henderson (c)
19 Sadio Mane
23 Emre Can
10 Philippe Coutinho
11 Mohamed Salah
9 Roberto Firmino
Subs:
1 Loris Karius
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
7 James Milner
20 Adam Lallana
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
29 Dominic Solanke |
| |
| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Monreal (Mustafi 46)
Iwobi (Welbeck 78)
Sanchez (Walcott 89) |
Henderson (Milner 13)
Mane (Wijnaldum 80)
Coutinho (Oxlade-Chamberlain 84) |
| |
| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Martin Atkinson
(Yorkshire) Linesmen: Stephen Child (Kent), Adam Nunn (Wiltshire) 4th
Official: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire) |
| Booked: |
Booked: |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Emirates Stadium (capacity 60,432)
Attendance: 59,409 |
Arsene Wenger (Arsenal)
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- After out Jordan Henderson with field, captain was James Milner.
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- Arsenal league position after match: 5.
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Reds
held to draw by Arsenal in six-goal Emirates thriller
Liverpool played out a pulsating 3-3 draw with Arsenal at Emirates Stadium on
Friday night in their final fixture before Christmas.
The Reds led 2-0 in London as Philippe Coutinho’s deft header put them in front
during a first half they dominated for long periods, before Mohamed Salah found the net
via the aid of the deflection just after the break.
However, the Gunners struck three times in the six minutes that followed the
Egyptian’s effort to incredibly go in front as Alexis Sanchez, Granit Xhaka and Mesut
Ozil all found the target to stun the visitors.
Nevertheless, Roberto Firmino made it 3-3 when his drive crept through the
fingertips of Petr Cech and looped into the net, meaning the spoils were shared in this
frenetic encounter.
The key points…
Jordan Henderson forced off with early injury at the Emirates.
Coutinho header opens the scoring on 26 minutes.
Salah claims goal No.21 of campaign just after half-time.
Three strikes in five minutes from Sanchez, Xhaka and Ozil put hosts in front.
Firmino levels up as Cech fails to keep out drive.
Liverpool unbeaten run extended to 13 matches.
The team news…
Liverpool made two changes for the fixture at Emirates Stadium as Sadio Mane and
Emre Can replaced Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Georginio Wijnaldum in the line-up, both of
whom were named on the bench.
The first half…
The visitors kicked the game off in north London aiming to build upon last weekend’s
emphatic 4-0 success at Bournemouth; however, their early game plan was dealt a blow with
less than 10 minutes played when Henderson pulled up with an injury. The captain was
unable to continue and James Milner replaced him in the midfield three.
Shortly after, Liverpool fashioned the game’s first opportunity as Salah and
Coutinho swapped passes intricately down the right before the latter swiped a left-footed
effort wide of the post.
Next, the Reds opened up their hosts down the other flank before Andy Robertson’s
cross was met with a planted header from Firmino, but Cech pushed it behind at the near
post.
Soon after, a similar situation – this time from a Coutinho delivery – saw the
Brazilian forward guide a powerful downward header the wrong side of the far stick.
But finally, with 26 minutes played, Arsenal’s resistance was broken via a header
– though it was Coutinho who successfully converted.
Racing 60 yards to keep up with play after Milner’s pass had sent Salah
scampering down the right, the No.10 arrived right on time to subtly loop the Egyptian’s
deflected centre over Cech with his forehead.
By now, Jьrgen Klopp’s side were firmly in the ascendancy and Firmino was an
inch away from doubling the advantage when he sent a blistering shot just over the angle
of the goal after side-stepping Hector Bellerin.
Indeed, Liverpool perhaps should have made it 2-0 a minute before the break when
Laurent Koscielny inadvertently sent Salah bounding down on goal. His attempt to steer
beyond Cech was thwarted by the Arsenal goalkeeper and Mane’s acrobatic follow-up
whistled over the crossbar.
Then, seconds later, Salah uncharacteristically miscued a shot just inside the box
after being teed up by Mane.
The second half…
Just minutes of the second period had elapsed when Liverpool threatened once more.
In what’s become a trademark counter-attack from an opposition corner, Salah and Mane
broke at speed, but the former saw a low effort parried to safety by Cech.
However, the Gunners’ rear-guard was finally breached for a second time on 52
minutes as Salah registered his 21st goal of the season.
Another counter resulted in Firmino playing a perfectly-weighted reverse ball into
the No.11’s path midway inside the home side’s half. Up against two Arsenal defenders,
he held up play before attempting to arch a shot into the bottom corner – which
successfully found it’s intended target via the aid of a deflection off Koscielny.
However, in a fixture that has had a habit of throwing up high-scoring clashes over
the years, Arsenal remarkably found themselves ahead just six minutes later.
Firstly, Sanchez reduced the arrears when he caught Joe Gomez unawares to steal in
at the back post and plant a close-range header into the back of the net.
Mignolet then couldn’t keep out Xhaka’s swerving drive from distance despite
getting a hand to the ball, before Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette combined in the box to
allow the former to dink a chip over the Liverpool ‘keeper and put the Gunners 3-2
ahead.
Liverpool were stunned, but Mane went close to restoring parity when he met
Coutinho’s outside-of-the-foot ball with a volley; however, Cech was able to get his
body in the way.
But in what had turned into another incredible game of football, the Reds did
equalise with just under a quarter of the game to play when Firmino collected Coutinho’s
pass just inside the area and found the net via the fingertips of Cech.
With the game approaching stoppage-time, Salah smacked an effort into the side
netting, but there was to be no further late drama as the points were shared.
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Liverpool 5 - 0 Swansea City
| Tuesday 26 December 2017 17:30 FA
Premier League |
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| Liverpool |
Swansea
City |
| 5 - 0 (1-0) |
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| GOAL |
| Coutinho 6, Firmino 52, 66,
Alexander-Arnold 65, Oxlade-Chamberlain 82 |
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22 Simon Mignolet
26 Andrew Robertson
17 Ragnar Klavan
32 Joel Matip
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
23 Emre Can
10 Philippe Coutinho (c)
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
11 Mohamed Salah
9 Roberto Firmino
Subs:
1 Loris Karius
6 Dejan Lovren
12 Joe Gomez
7 James Milner
20 Adam Lallana
19 Sadio Mane
29 Dominic Solanke |
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1 Lukasz Fabianski
16 Martin Olsson
6 Alfie Mawson
33 Federico Fernandez
26 Kyle Naughton
51 Roque Mesa
18 Jordan Ayew
8 Leroy Fer
14 Tom Carroll
15 Wayne Routledge
62 Oliver McBurnie
Subs:
13 Kristoffer Nordfeldt
5 Mike Van Der Hoorn
22 Angel Rangel
11 Nathan Dyer
17 Sam Clucas
35 Renato Sanches
10 Tammy Abraham |
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| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Firmino (Solanke 68)
Salah (Lallana 69)
Robertson (Milner 75) |
McBurnie (Abraham 62)
Mesa (Clucas 65)
Fer (Sanches 78) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Kevin Friend
(Leicestershire) Linesmen: Adrian Holmes (West Yorkshire), Mark Scholes
(Buckinghamshire) 4th Official: Paul Tierney (Lancashire) |
| Booked: |
Booked: Olsson 56 |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity 54,074)
Attendance: 52,850 |
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool)
Leon Britton (Swansea C) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- Swansea City league position after match: 20.
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Firmino
nets brace in five-goal Swansea win
Roberto Firmino scored twice as Liverpool made an immediate return to the Premier
League top four with a 5-0 win over Swansea City at Anfield.
The Reds had dropped down to fifth place after Tottenham's victory against
Southampton earlier in the day, but signalled their intention to quickly bounce back as
they took a sixth-minute lead through Philippe Coutinho's brilliant long-distance strike.
Leon Britton's side showed fight as they kept things tight over the remainder of
the first half, but were blown away in the second period as Firmino struck either side of
a Trent Alexander-Arnold goal and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain added another late on.
The key points
Coutinho wondergoal opens the scoring
Firmino scores a second-half brace
Alexander-Arnold and Oxlade-Chamberlain get first Anfield goals
Reds back up to fourth in the Premier League
The team news...
With Jordan Henderson sidelined by the injury he picked up against Arsenal, Klopp
was always going to be forced into making at least one change upon his side's return to
Anfield.
He in fact made four in total, with Georginio Wijnaldum, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Joel
Matip and Alexander-Arnold coming into the team in place of the skipper, Sadio Mane, Dejan
Lovren and Joe Gomez.
The first half...
The visitors came into the game having won just one of their last 11 Premier League
outings, and the Reds wasted little time in capitalising on their fragile confidence.
Just six minutes had elapsed when Firmino won the ball high before feeding Mohamed
Salah, whose first-time pass gave Coutinho space at the edge of the box.
The Brazilian made the most of the opportunity he had been afforded, blasting an
unstoppable strike into the inner side-netting to put the hosts ahead.
But for a smart low stop from Simon Mignolet, the Swans might have responded
immediately through Jordan Ayew's back-post header, and they built on that chance to play
their part in an even half from that point on.
The balanced nature of the opening 45 minutes was underlined by the back and forth
that followed, with Andy Robertson and Emre Can going close from distance for the Reds and
Oliver McBurnie testing Mignolet before the hosts survived a scramble in the Kop-end box.
The best of the openings after the first goal came in the 45th minute, when Firmino
deceived the last defender with a twist of the hips in the box but dragged his shot
agonisingly wide.
The second half...
Despite their dream start, the Reds would have no doubt been disappointed with
their overall performance in the first half, but they quickly set about making amends in
the second.
Firmino came inches from heading an Alexander-Arnold cross home just after the
restart before Salah saw a curler from just inside the box stopped by Lukasz Fabianski -
but the home fans wouldn't have to wait too long.
With just seven minutes of the second period having elapsed, Coutinho curled a
self-won free-kick in behind the Swansea defence where Firmino met the ball with an
emphatic sidefooted finish.
The hosts' confidence - and the quality of their attacking play - skyrocketed in
the aftermath of the second goal, a fact that contributed to two further strikes being
added in just two minutes.
The first came when Alexander-Arnold's sheer desire to reach a clearance at the
edge of the area saw him win the ball before running on and smashing a shot in off the
underside of the bar.
And the second saw Salah unselfishly square for Firmino to tap into an empty net
after the Egyptian had been played in behind by a misplaced Swansea pass.
Klopp elected to make a string a changes after the fourth, with Adam Lallana,
Dominic Solanke and James Milner all entering the field.
But it was a starter in Oxlade-Chamberlain who got the fifth, dinking a clever
finish into the far corner from the right-hand side of the box after the ball had bounced
up nicely.
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Liverpool 2 - 1 Leicester City
| Saturday 30 December 2017 15:00
FA Premier League |
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| Liverpool |
Leicester
City |
| 2 - 1 (0-1) |
| |
| GOAL |
| Salah 53, 76 |
Vardy 3 |
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22 Simon Mignolet
26 Andrew Robertson
6 Dejan Lovren
32 Joel Matip
12 Joe Gomez
23 Emre Can
19 Sadio Mane
10 Philippe Coutinho
7 James Milner (c)
11 Mohamed Salah
9 Roberto Firmino
Subs:
1 Loris Karius
17 Ragnar Klavan
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
20 Adam Lallana
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
29 Dominic Solanke |
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1 Kasper Schmeichel
28 Christian Fuchs
15 Harry Maguire
5 Wes Morgan (c)
18 Daniel Amartey
21 Vicente Iborra
25 Wilfred Ndidi
11 Marc Albrighton
7 Demarai Gray
26 Riyad Mahrez
9 Jamie Vardy
Subs:
12 Ben Hamer
16 Aleksandar Dragovic
22 Matty James
13 Ahmed Musa
19 Islam Slimani
20 Shinji Okazaki
30 George Thomas |
| |
| SUBSTITUTIONS |
Mane (Oxlade-Chamberlain
72)
Salah (Wijnaldum 83)
Coutinho (Klavan 89) |
Mahrez (Slimani 74)
Vardy (Okazaki 74)
Albrighton (James 83) |
| |
| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Neil Swarbrick
(Lancashire) Linesmen: Scott Ledger (Yorkshire), Andy Garratt (West
Midlands) 4th Official: Lee Mason (Lancashire) |
| Booked: Milner 8, Can 53,
Robertson 90 |
Booked: Maguire 53, Ndidi
62 |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity 54,074)
Attendance: 53,226 |
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool)
Claude Puel (Leicester C) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- Leicester City league position after match: 8.
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Salah
strikes twice as Reds beat Foxes at Anfield
Mohamed Salah grabbed a brace as Liverpool came from behind to beat Leicester City
2-1 at Anfield in their final game of 2017.
In a hard-fought encounter, Jamie Vardy tapped the Foxes into the lead after just
100 seconds as he converted Riyad Mahrez’s cutback from close range.
The Reds piled on the pressure in an attempt to restore parity – and after
spurning a series of first-half chances, they finally drew level through Salah’s calm
finish just after the break.
And the No.11 made sure Jьrgen Klopp’s side signed off from the year with a
victory as he spun Harry Maguire on the edge of the box and coolly slotted home to decide
the outcome of the contest with 13 minutes remaining.
The key points…
Vardy gives Leicester lead inside opening three minutes.
Salah levels shortly after half-time from Mane’s back-heel.
Egyptian claims goal No.23 of the season to put Reds ahead on 77.
Reds remain fourth in Premier League standings.
The team news…
Liverpool made five changes to the team that began the 5-0 win over Swansea City on
Boxing Day as Loris Karius, Joe Gomez, Dejan Lovren, James Milner and Sadio Mane came into
the line-up.
The first half…
Liverpool began the game looking for a second home win in the space of five days;
however, they were left stunned with barely two minutes elapsed on Merseyside.
Vicente Iborra’s driven pass picked out Mahrez’s run into the box, behind the
Reds’ back line. The forward steered it back across goal into the path of Vardy, who
scooped into the roof of the Kop end net from six yards out.
The hosts may have been shocked, but they almost restored parity when Salah took a
touch on Mane’s pull-back before arrowing wide of the near post.
Moments later, the Egyptian was sent scampering into space by Milner’s pass
forward, though he was thwarted by Maguire’s excellent sliding challenge.
Next, Philippe Coutinho’s crisply-struck drive from range warmed the palms of
Kasper Schmeichel before Mane turned home Andy Robertson’s delivery from the left, only
to have his celebrations cut short by the sight of a raised flag.
Then, on 20 minutes, Salah threatened once more, playing a one-two with Roberto
Firmino to glide into the area, only to see his attempt to lift over Schmeichel skew wide
of the upright.
The Leicester goalkeeper was next called into action to parry Firmino’s stabbed
effort from the edge of the box before Gomez scraped the roof of the netting with a
chest-and-half-volley from the corner of the box.
But the visitors were able to see out the remainder of the half and head back to
the dressing rooms holding the advantage.
The second half…
Liverpool began the second half assertively –and their pressure finally told
seven minutes after the restart as top-scorer Salah grabbed his 22nd of the campaign.
Mane’s clever back-heel found the No.11 inside the area and he side-stepped
Wilfred Ndidi majestically before rifling beyond Schmeichel.
The Reds weren’t finished there, though, and Salah caused havoc again when he
sped into the box and lofted an effort over Schmeichel from Coutinho’s pass, but onto
the roof of the net.
The Foxes did go close to regaining the lead when Ndidi cracked a strike an inch
wide of Karius’ post from a corner cleared to the edge of the box.
With the game entering its final straight, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain was introduced
for Mane and Coutinho cut in from the left, only to have a whack blocked by the gloves of
Schmeichel.
However, Leicester’s resistance was broken for a second time when Salah struck
once again with 13 minutes left on the scoreboard.
Collecting Milner’s pass with his back to goal on the edge of the box, the
forward rolled Maguire to leave the Blues defender on the ground before sweeping home at
the near post.
Claude Puel’s men conjured up some late pressure on their opponent’s goal, but
Liverpool had done enough to sign off from the calendar year with a win.
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Burnley 1 - 2 Liverpool
| Monday 1 January 2018 15:00 FA
Premier League |
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Liverpool |
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| Gudmundsson 87 |
Mane 61, Klavan 90 |
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29 Nick Pope
3 Charlie Taylor
6 Ben Mee (c)
5 James Tarkowski
26 Phil Bardsley
16 Steven Defour
4 Jack Cork
37 Scott Arfield
13 Jeff Hendrick
17 Jуhann Berg Gudmundsson
10 Ashley Barnes
Subs:
22 Anders Lindegaard
2 Matthew Lowton
28 Kevin Long
18 Ashley Westwood
9 Sam Vokes
19 Jonathan Walters
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22 Simon Mignolet (c)
12 Joe Gomez
17 Ragnar Klavan
6 Dejan Lovren
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
23 Emre Can
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
20 Adam Lallana
19 Sadio Mane
29 Dominic Solanke
Subs:
1 Loris Karius
26 Andrew Robertson
32 Joel Matip
7 James Milner
28 Daniel Ings
9 Roberto Firmino
58 Ben Woodburn |
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Hendrick (Vokes 71)
Arfield (Wells 86) |
Mane (Firmino 72)
Lallana (Milner 86)
Oxlade-Chamberlain (Matip 90) |
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| Referee: Roger East
(Wiltshire) Linesmen: Mark Scholes (Buckinghamshire), Mick McDonough 4th
Official: Martin Atkinson (Yorkshire) |
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| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Turf Moor (capacity 21,401)
Attendance: 21,756 |
Sean Dyche (Burnley)
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool) |
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Notes:
- Liverpool league position after match: 4.
- Burnley league position after match: 7.
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Liverpool
snatch dramatic late victory at Burnley
Liverpool snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory over Burnley with a stoppage-time goal in
their Premier League clash at Turf Moor on New Year's Day.
In an encounter often short on clear-cut chances, Sadio Mane produced the opener
just over an hour in by walloping a shot high into the net having controlled Trent
Alexander-Arnold’s cross.
Jurgen Klopp’s side looked to have preserved their slender advantage in the face
of late pressure but were then undone by Johann Berg Gudmundsson’s back-post header on
88 minutes.
But there was time for more. Dejan Lovren nodded a deep set-piece across goal and
Ragnar Klavan was there to force the ball over the goalline and snatch all three points.
The key points…
Burnley go closest to opener in goalless first half
Mane breaks deadlock with touch-and-turn smash
Gudmundsson leveller looked to have salvaged draw
Lovren and Klavan combine to steal dramatic win
The team news…
Klopp made seven changes to the side that began against Leicester City two days
ago, with Adam Lallana handed a first start of the season and Simon Mignolet the captain’s
armband.
Philippe Coutinho (thigh) and Mohamed Salah (groin) were absent due to injury.
The first half…
Perhaps with their previous festive exertions in mind – and indeed legs – each
team afforded themselves the opening quarter of an hour to settle into proceedings and
there was little goalmouth action.
The first save of note was forced in the 16th minute.
Calm use of the ball by the visitors deep in their own half opened up space in
midfield for Lallana and when he knocked forward a diagonal pass, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
stepped in from the flank and drew a smart stop from Nick Pope low to his right.
Lallana was Liverpool’s saviour at the other end within moments. Klopp’s men
were caught short at the back and Gudmundsson was primed to sprint through one-on-one
until the No.20 timed a sliding tackle to perfection and scooped clear.
Mane should have done better after driving into central space to the edge of the
area but dragged his effort wide, before an intricately-plotted counter agonisingly failed
to fall kindly for Dominic Solanke inside the box.
Burnley went closest yet with seven minutes of the half remaining.
Lovren was nudged in his attempt to head away a long pass and Scott Arfield
instantly fired a 20-yard strike along the turf in search of the bottom left corner –
but saw it go inches wide of the post.
And as rain poured down ever heavier at Turf Moor the pressure was coming from the
Clarets, though the interval was reached without a mark on the scoresheet.
The second half…
Though genuine opportunities remained rare after the restart, the action resumed
with an increase in tempo and greater intent in both directions.
And the deadlock was finally broken a minute past the hour with a strike of
clinical excellence from Mane.
The goal’s genesis was in Oxlade-Chamberlain reclaiming possession inside his own
half and waiting for the correct moment to release a cross-field pass into the run of
Alexander-Arnold along the right wing.
His delivery was not perfect but sufficient for Mane to control with one touch,
turn on his heels and thump a rising left-footed finish past Pope and into the roof of the
net in front of the travelling fans.
The Burnley goalkeeper soon had to stretch towards his top left corner to claw away
a swerving blast from Alexander-Arnold, while Ashley Barnes hooked a volley off target
from a set-piece second ball.
Pope blocked what looked a certain goal for Oxlade-Chamberlain at his near post as
Liverpool dallied over a promising counter-attack, and Mignolet summoned an even better
save to deny substitute Sam Vokes.
But the Belgian was helpless when Charlie Taylor swung in a cross from the left,
Vokes flicked the ball on from the middle and Gudmundsson pounced at the back post to
seemingly snatch a draw.
But the visitors were not finished and when Lovren met a lofted free-kick with a
header across the Clarets goal, Klavan was the right man in the right place to bundle home
a thrilling winner.
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Liverpool 2 - 1 Everton
| Friday 5 January 2018 19:55 FA
Cup 3rd Round |
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| Milner 35 p, Van Dijk 84 |
Sigurdsson 67 |
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1 Loris Karius
26 Andrew Robertson
4 Virgil Van Dijk
32 Joлl Matip
12 Joe Gomez
23 Emre Can
19 Sadio Mane
20 Adam Lallana
7 James Milner (c)
21 Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
9 Roberto Firmino
Subs:
52 Danny Ward
6 Dejan Lovren
17 Ragnar Klavan
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
28 Daniel Ings
29 Dominic Solanke |
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1 Jordan Pickford
15 Cuco Martina
6 Phil Jagielka (c)
30 Mason Holgate
43 Jonjoe Kenny
2 Morgan Schneiderlin
18 Gylfi Sigurdsson
10 Wayne Rooney
16 James McCarthy
7 Yannick Bolasie
29 Dominic Calvert-Lewin
Subs:
33 Joel Robles
5 Ashley Williams
26 Tom Davies
27 Nikola Vlasic
54 Beni Baningime
19 Oumar Niasse
31 Ademola Lookman |
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Lallana (Wijnaldum 70)
Gomez (Solanke 77)
Milner (Alexander-Arnold 77) |
Rooney (Lookman 53)
Calvert-Lewin (Niasse 82)
McCarthy (Davies 86) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Bobby Madley
(West Yorkshire) Linesmen: Marc Perry (West Midlands), Adrian Holmes
(West Yorkshire) 4th Official: Jonathan Moss (West Yorkshire) |
| Booked: Solanke 88 |
Booked: Rooney 7,
McCarthy 60 |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Anfield (capacity 54,074)
Attendance: 52,513 |
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool)
Sam Allardyce (Everton) |
 Price: J3,50 (the price is specified in a year of made and sale of
this programme)
Notes:
- Virgil Van Dijk
makes his LFC debut.
- Virgil Van Dijk
scores his debut goal for LFC.
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Debutant
Van Dijk settles FA Cup derby
A late debut goal from Virgil van Dijk earned Liverpool a dramatic 2-1 victory over
Everton in the FA Cup on Friday night.
The all-Merseyside third-round tie at Anfield looked to be heading for a replay
after Gylfi Sigurdsson had levelled James Milner’s 35th-minute penalty midway through
the second half.
However, Van Dijk met Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s inswinging corner with a firm
downwards header five minutes from time in front of the Kop to secure the hosts’ place
in round four and induce wild celebrations both on the pitch and in the stands.
Key points...
Milner’s spot-kick put the Reds in front shortly before the break
Sigurdsson equalised in the 67th minute
Van Dijk headed home a late Kop-end winner
Team news...
Van Dijk’s Liverpool bow came as one of six changes made by Jьrgen Klopp, with
Loris Karius, Joel Matip, Andy Robertson, Milner and Roberto Firmino also coming in to the
Reds’ XI.
First half...
It was no surprise to see the game begin at a frenetic pace as Anfield crackled
with noise from both sets of supporters, but there was nothing in the way of goalmouth
action in the opening 10 minutes.
Emre Can and Sadio Mane both sent wayward efforts off target as the contest settled
down slightly, before Milner volleyed Joe Gomez’s deep cross wide.
Mane then sent a long-range attempt over the bar, but the first goal was imminent.
Mason Holgate hauled down Adam Lallana in the area and Milner, cool as you like,
stepped up and sent his penalty straight down the middle of Jordan Pickford’s goal to
spark an eruption of celebration among the home fans.
Second half...
There was no drop in intensity from either side in the early stages of the second
period and Lallana had the half’s first sight of goal 10 minutes after the restart.
The No.20 raced clear onto a cushioned through ball from Oxlade-Chamberlain, but
could only scuff his shot wide with Phil Jagielka in pursuit.
A fierce drive from Robertson was palmed away by Pickford at his near post and Van
Dijk nodded Oxlade-Chamberlain’s wicked delivery straight at the Everton goalkeeper as
the Reds went in search of a crucial second.
But, in the 67th minute, a rapid counter-attack from the visitors ended with
Jagielka teeing up Sigurdsson, who stroked a shot into the bottom corner from 18 yards.
A tense finale beckoned - as did a replay at Goodison Park as both teams struggled
to carve out clear-cut opportunities for a winner.
But then came Van Dijk’s moment.
A classy, assured presence at the back throughout his debut, the No.4 made a
telling contribution at the other end by planting Oxlade-Chamberlain’s corner low into
the Kop net.
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| Wednesday 19 July 2017 13:30
Premier League Asia Trophy Semi-Final |
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Liverpool |
| 0 - 2 (0-0) |
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Solanke 61, Origi 79 |
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13 Wayne Hennessey
27 Damien Delaney
6 Scott Dann
2 Joel Ward
31 Jeffery Schlupp
42 Jason Puncheon (c)
4 Luka Milivojevic
10 Andros Townsend
11 Wilfried Zaha
17 Christian Benteke
24 Keshi Anderson
Subs:
1 Julian Speroni
34 Martin Kelly
45 Michael Phillips
3 Patrick Van Aanholt
44 N Kirby
46 Aaron Wan-Bissaka
8 Rufus Loftus-Cheek
26 Bakary Sako
36 Freddie Ladapo |
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18 Alberto Moreno
12 Joe Gomez
32 Joel Matip
66 Trent Alexander-Arnold
58 Ben Woodburn
14 Jordan Henderson (c)
20 Adam Lallana
9 Roberto Firmino
15 Daniel Sturridge
11 Mohamed Salah
Subs:
1 Loris Karius
6 Dejan Lovren
17 Ragnar Klavan
38 Jon Flanagan
5 Georginio Wijnaldum
7 James Milner
16 Marko Grujic
40 Ryan Kent
10 Philippe Coutinho
27 Divock Origi
24 Dominic Solanke |
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Townsend (Wan-Bissaka 59)
Schlupp (Van Aanholt 59)
Anderson (Sako 65)
Benteke (Ladapo 72)
Dann (Kelly 77)
Milivojevic (Loftus-Cheek 77)
Puncheon (Kirby 77)
Zaha (Phillips 77) |
Alexander-Arnold
(Flanagan 46)
Matip (Lovren 46)
Gomez (Klavan 46)
Moreno (Milner 46)
Lallana (Origi 48)
Woodburn (Grujic 48)
Firmino (Coutinho 48)
Sturridge (Wijnaldum 48)
Henderson (Solanke 50)
Salah (Kent 50) |
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| OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS |
| Referee: Bobby Madley
(England) |
| Booked: Dann 41 |
Booked: Grujic 68 |
| VENUE |
MANAGERS |
Hong Kong Stadium (capacity 40,000)
Attendance: 39,273 |
Frank De Boer (Crystal P)
Jugen Klopp (Liverpool) |
 Price:
Notes:
- Mini-tournanent.
- After out Jordan Henderso with field, captain was James Milner in the second
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Reds
beat Palace to reach Asia Trophy final
Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi scored as Liverpool booked a place in the Premier
League Asia Trophy final with a 2-0 win over Crystal Palace in Hong Kong.
The second-half substitutes found the target with a sweetly-struck low drive on the
turn and a close-range finish late on respectively to secure the result.
Jurgen Klopp’s side were in the supremacy for the majority of the contest at Hong Kong
Stadium and fully merited progression to a meeting with Leicester City on Saturday.
Liverpool took authority from the off, using possession neatly as the Eagles
adopted a deep backline and invited pressure.
And the first real chance was created in the 13th minute courtesy of a well-worked
passing exchange between Ben Woodburn and Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right edge of the
box.
Daniel Sturridge’s clever movement fooled Scott Dann into allowing space for a
strike that the Palace defender quickly recovered to block.
The Reds No.15 tried to lay on a goal three minutes later, drawing cheers from the
crowd for an impudent flick back into Adam Lallana’s path from Jordan Henderson’s
diagonal pass, but his teammate shot off target.
And the sold-out crowd – almost exclusively Liverpool fans – showed their class
when the clock reached 21 minutes – paying tribute to Lucas Leiva with huge applause
after the Brazilian left the club on Tuesday.
Mohamed Salah’s ability to burst past defenders was a regular feature of the half
and the summer signing sent an effort swerving wide after cutting in to shooting
territory.
For all of their dominance, though, Liverpool were indebted to Simon Mignolet’s
reactions on 27 minutes as Andros Townsend slipped in Keshi Anderson, free inside the box,
and his hit on the turn found the goalkeeper an obstacle.
Salah might have had a tap-in having knocked the ball around Dann with space to
attack in behind but the centre-back committed a blatant foul to stop the Egypt
international.
Sturridge then drew a diving save with a low prod from the left of the area towards
the far corner and the half-time whistle was blown with the score still goalless.
There were a host of changes made in three stages by Klopp in the early minutes of
the second half, with Mignolet the only player to continue on.
Among those introduced was Philippe Coutinho and it wasn’t long before the No.10
had combined at pace with James Milner to open up a trademark step infield and shot –
only, his drive flew too high on this occasion.
Solanke, on the other hand, was clinical in the 61st minute.
Coutinho prompted the move with a pass into Origi outside the box and though the
Belgian’s clip to his fellow forward presented a shooting chance, there was plenty still
to do.
Yet Solanke made the conclusion look simple, his subtle turn and touch preceding a
thumped finish on the angle across the face of goal – his first strike for the club.
Marko Grujic was inches away from doubling Liverpool’s lead with a typically
fierce blast from around 25 yards, but Origi soon did from close range on 79 minutes to
ensure his team’s place in Saturday’s final.
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