Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich Albion | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | manager | Computer Player | Computer Player | |||||||||||||||||
| John Rankin | J. Rankin |  | 65 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Paolo Fowler | P. Fowler | |||||||||
| Brian Keane | B. Keane | | 82 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 77 | | Nick Bishop | N. Bishop | |||||||||
| Glynn Southgate | G. Southgate | | 66 | D | | 3 | | D | 68 |  | Edmundo Zamora | E. Zamora | |||||||||
| Peter Atherton | P. Atherton | | 63 | D | | 4 | | D | 67 | | Dion Rankin | D. Rankin | |||||||||
| Richard Serrant | R. Serrant | | 75 | M | | 5 | | M | 71 | | Craig Davies | C. Davies | |||||||||
| Ross Izzet | R. Izzet | | 70 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Craig Izzet | C. Izzet | |||||||||
| Ugo Parker | U. Parker | | 64 | M | | 7 | | M | 60 |  | David Breitner | D. Breitner | |||||||||
| Kelvin Cooper | K. Cooper | | 62 | M | | 8 | | M | 60 |  | Sergei Oliynyk | S. Oliynyk | |||||||||
| Craig Gower | C. Gower | | 74 | A | | 9 | | A | 76 | | Graeme Vassell | G. Vassell | |||||||||
| Dave Thomson | D. Thomson | | 73 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Ralph Young | R. Young | |||||||||
| Noel Weaver | N. Weaver | | 67 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Jason Wetherall | J. Wetherall | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to West Bromwich Albion. A crowd of 19,621 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
Both Liverpool and West Bromwich Albion are lined up in a 3-4-3 formation.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and West Bromwich Albion kick off!
3.53
0-0Edmundo Zamora chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Davies. Craig Davies flicks the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall plays a perfect one-two with Graeme Vassell and rushes in on goal... Jason Wetherall tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
9.26
0-0Noel Weaver catches Edmundo Zamora on the ankles. Noel Weaver is given a warning by the referee! Edmundo Zamora carries on, but is struggling a bit.
10.32
0-0Craig Izzet knocks the ball forward to Graeme Vassell. Graeme Vassell knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Peter Atherton.
12.34
0-0Kelvin Cooper surges forward with the ball. Kelvin Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Gower. Craig Gower shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Paolo Fowler easily smothers it!
14.41
0-1Edmundo Zamora threads the ball through to Sergei Oliynyk. Sergei Oliynyk controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Young. Ralph Young flicks the ball with his head. It's there!! John Rankin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
18.55
Kelvin Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
22.59
0-1Edmundo Zamora kicks a strong pass forward to Sergei Oliynyk. Sergei Oliynyk knocks the ball to his team mate, Graeme Vassell. Graeme Vassell makes a probing pass to Jason Wetherall but he's offside!
26.33
0-1Peter Atherton barges into Ralph Young. Peter Atherton is warned by the referee! Ralph Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
27.13
Kelvin Cooper passes the ball forward to Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver goes all the way! Noel Weaver rockets a shot on goal but it flies wide!
28.05
Craig Izzet knocks the ball forward to Graeme Vassell. Graeme Vassell shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
36.41
Peter Atherton flicks the ball to his team mate, Kelvin Cooper. Kelvin Cooper controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paolo Fowler who gathers it comfortably.
39.41
0-2Liverpool are easily keeping West Bromwich Albion at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
42.28
Ross Izzet chips the ball to his team mate, Craig Gower. Craig Gower goes all the way! Craig Gower rockets a shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
44.04
Glynn Southgate catches Ralph Young on the ankles. The referee calls over Glynn Southgate and warns him to calm down! Ralph Young hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
The second half starts with Liverpool kicking off!
49.02
David Breitner makes a probing pass to Ralph Young. Ralph Young goes all the way! Ralph Young shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's there!! John Rankin has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
53.48
David Breitner makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall finds some space and shoots from distance but it goes wide for a goal kick.
54.47
Craig Izzet makes a beautiful solo run. Craig Izzet plays a perfect one-two with Graeme Vassell and rushes in on goal... Craig Izzet makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it curls horrendously wide!
55.12
Jason Wetherall comes in with a late challenge on Glynn Southgate. Jason Wetherall is given a warning by the referee! Glynn Southgate carries on, but is struggling a bit.
59.30
Brian Keane boots it upfield. Dave Thomson controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. Magnificent save by Paolo Fowler!
61.51
David Breitner takes it forward alone. David Breitner makes a probing pass to Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall takes a shot at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Jason Wetherall!
65.30
Richard Serrant makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Craig Gower. Craig Gower makes a probing pass to Dave Thomson but he's offside!
66.28
Graeme Vassell comes in with a late challenge on Glynn Southgate. Graeme Vassell is warned by the referee! Glynn Southgate hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
73.36
David Breitner deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Young. Ralph Young shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
75.34
Liverpool are easily keeping West Bromwich Albion at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
77.37
Ross Izzet kicks a strong pass forward to Dave Thomson. Dave Thomson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball comes in low, but Paolo Fowler easily smothers it!
78.42
Ross Izzet flicks the ball to his team mate, Noel Weaver. Noel Weaver goes all the way! Noel Weaver shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
81.23
David Breitner catches Brian Keane on the ankles. David Breitner is given a warning by the referee! Brian Keane hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
83.49
Ugo Parker decides to run forward with the ball. Ugo Parker finds some space and shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Paolo Fowler!
84.55
Sergei Oliynyk chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall whips in a cross ball towards Ralph Young. Ralph Young flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
90.00
Dion Rankin sees a break and surges forward. Dion Rankin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Young. Ralph Young shoots from 20 yards. John Rankin is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Ralph Young 14, 49, 85, 90 Graeme Vassell 28 Jason Wetherall 62 |