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Match Report

Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Chelsea. A crowd of 17,674 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Liverpool and Chelsea are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.


0.00
Liverpool start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.24
Daniel Müller makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
4.23
Ian Barrett deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard lofts in a cross ball towards Stephen Young. Stephen Young is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
6.46
Ian Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
8.01
Glynn Southgate chips the ball to his team mate, Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower plays a perfect one-two with Noel Weaver and rushes in on goal... Craig Gower tries a spectacular strike but it is miles over!
10.36
Carlos Butragueno catches Dave Thomson on the ankles. Carlos Butragueno is warned by the referee! Dave Thomson runs off the knock.
15.05
Daniel Müller controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to John Rankin who gathers it comfortably.
16.23
Daniel Müller makes a simple pass to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball towards Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
21.35
Brian Keane knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker makes a probing pass to Craig Gower. Craig Gower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but somehow Paolo Gascoigne manages to keep it out.
22.58
Sanchez Aldair passes the ball forward to Stephen Young. Stephen Young makes a probing pass to Jan Schulze but he's offside!
24.26
Kelvin Cooper deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower knocks in a cross ball towards Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver flicks the ball with his head. Paolo Gascoigne easily smothers it.
26.23
Richard Serrant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson plays a perfect one-two with Craig Gower and rushes in on goal... Dave Thomson makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. Magnificent save by Paolo Gascoigne!
27.48
Sanchez Aldair chips the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard plays a perfect one-two with Jan Schulze and rushes in on goal... Kasper Hyldgaard takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Kasper Hyldgaard!
30.27
Richard Serrant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Thomson but he's offside!
32.28
Rafael Bakboord threads the ball through to Steven Potts. Steven Potts makes a simple pass to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard goes all the way! Kasper Hyldgaard cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's there!! John Rankin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
36.39
Brian Keane deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker makes a simple pass to Craig Gower. Craig Gower goes all the way! Craig Gower takes a shot at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
38.14
Chelsea are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
40.27
Glynn Southgate hacks Jan Schulze from behind! The referee calls over Glynn Southgate and warns him to calm down! Jan Schulze runs off the knock.
42.25
Daniel Müller clumsily knocks into Ross Izzet. Daniel Müller is given a warning by the referee! Ross Izzet hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
44.42
Ross Izzet knocks the ball forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson goes all the way! Dave Thomson shows great control and tries a shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half


45.00
The whistle blows and Chelsea get the second half underway!
48.05
Peter Atherton sees space and advances. Peter Atherton kicks a strong pass forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Gascoigne who gathers it comfortably.
51.18
Rafael Bakboord controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sanchez Aldair. Sanchez Aldair threads the ball through to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
53.22
Ugo Parker passes the ball forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower goes all the way! Craig Gower shoots from just inside the box. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
59.38
Ugo Parker barges into Ian Barrett. Ugo Parker is warned by the referee! Ian Barrett gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
63.49
Ian Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
65.19
Carlos Butragueno brings the ball forward. Carlos Butragueno controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Stephen Young. Stephen Young shoots from 25 yards. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
69.35
Ugo Parker makes a probing pass to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson goes all the way! Dave Thomson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Dave Thomson!
72.49
Rafael Bakboord kicks a strong pass forward to Steven Potts. Steven Potts deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball towards Stephen Young. Stephen Young is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's miles wide!
73.41
Ross Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver goes all the way! Noel Weaver shoots from just inside the box but it is tipped over by Paolo Gascoigne.
77.58
Ian Barrett chips the ball to his team mate, Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard whips in a cross ball towards Jan Schulze. Jan Schulze connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is tipped over by John Rankin.
79.20
Steven Potts kicks a strong pass forward to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
81.26
Sanchez Aldair passes the ball forward to Kasper Hyldgaard. Kasper Hyldgaard shoots from 20 yards. It's miles wide!
85.19
Peter Atherton knocks the ball to his team mate, Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker passes the ball forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson plays a perfect one-two with Noel Weaver and rushes in on goal... Dave Thomson cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but Paolo Gascoigne is on top of it.
89.23
Glynn Southgate kicks a strong pass forward to Ugo Parker. Ugo Parker makes a simple pass to Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver goes all the way! Noel Weaver cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
90.00
Ross Izzet passes the ball forward to Craig Gower. Craig Gower controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Kasper Hyldgaard of Chelsea

Match Statistics

Match Statistics
Goals
Goals: 1 vs 4
Shots on Target
Shots on Target: 7 vs 5
Shots off Target
Shots off Target: 5 vs 5
Offsides
Offsides: 1 vs 1
Fouls
Fouls: 2 vs 2
Yellow Cards
Yellow Cards: 0 vs 0
Red Cards
Red Cards: 0 vs 0

Possession
Possession: 54.9450549450549 vs 45.0549450549451
Play Area
Home team third: 29.67%, Midfield: 43.96%, Away team third: 26.37%