Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Southampton | Southampton | ||||||||||||||||
| Maurice Joseph Cole | Maurice Joseph Cole | manager | Richard Taylor | Richard Taylor | |||||||||||||||||
| Lars Lindner | L. Lindner |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Fabricio Castroman | F. Castroman | |||||||||
| Carl Dyer | C. Dyer |  | 64 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 68 |  | Pedro Faria | P. Faria | |||||||||
| Christian Backes | C. Backes | | 64 | D | | 3 | | D | 61 | | Danny Boertien | D. Boertien | |||||||||
| Muzzy Izzet | M. Izzet |  | 71 | D | | 4 | | D | 64 | | Frank Hurst | F. Hurst | |||||||||
| Adriano Tacchi | A. Tacchi |  | 67 | D | | 5 | | D | 68 |  | Shota Pahlplatz | S. Pahlplatz | |||||||||
| Victor Kiko | V. Kiko |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 65 | | Tobias Geis | T. Geis | |||||||||
| Jean Borios | J. Borios |  | 71 | M | | 7 | |  | M | 77 | | Trevor Kerr | T. Kerr | ||||||||
| Daniel Salazar | D. Salazar |  | 75 | M | | 8 | | M | 74 | | Alfons Van Basten | A. Van Basten | |||||||||
| Dean Salmon | D. Salmon | | 70 | A | | | 9 | | M | 66 | | Dayo Appoloni | D. Appoloni | ||||||||
| Tomˆs Pahlplatz | T. Pahlplatz | | 69 | A | | 10 | | A | 80 |  | Djamel Benmiloudi | D. Benmiloudi | |||||||||
| Msaddeck Hemdani | M. Hemdani | | 69 | A | | 11 | | A | 70 | | Amine Benyettou | A. Benyettou | |||||||||
| Alexander Unsworth | A. Unsworth | | 65 | A | | 12 | | D | 70 | | Kelvin Vassell | K. Vassell | |||||||||
| Robert Edworthy | R. Edworthy | | 53 | A | | 13 | | A | 68 | | Nigel Nicholls | N. Nicholls | |||||||||
| Paolo Boertien | P. Boertien | | 50 | M | | 14 | | A | 69 | | Gary Whelan | G. Whelan | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
Rain lashes down heavily here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Southampton. A crowd of 18,798 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Southampton appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Ben Upson.
0.00
0-0Liverpool kick off!
2.03
0-0Jean Borios threads the ball through to Tomˆs Pahlplatz. Tomˆs Pahlplatz shoots from 25 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
3.11
0-0Alfons Van Basten knocks the ball to his team mate, Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou tries a spectacular long range effort but Lars Lindner is on top of it.
8.57
0-0Victor Kiko barges into Dayo Appoloni. Victor Kiko is warned by the referee! Dayo Appoloni grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
18.56
0-0Daniel Salazar flicks a high pass forward to Tomˆs Pahlplatz who brings the ball under control. Tomˆs Pahlplatz makes a probing pass to Dean Salmon but he's offside!
21.02
0-0Trevor Kerr knocks the ball to his team mate, Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
24.20
0-1Trevor Kerr darts forward. Trevor Kerr lofts in a cross ball towards Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
27.58
Carl Dyer sees Victor Kiko in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Victor Kiko knocks the ball forward to Dean Salmon. Dean Salmon rushes past Frank Hurst! Some clumsy but lucky footwork from Dean Salmon provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is a match for it. Great save!
30.11
Trevor Kerr laces a weighted ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Great keeping!
32.35
Trevor Kerr flicks the ball to his team mate, Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but slams it into the crowd!
33.24
Trevor Kerr hits a low pass to Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
40.22
0-1There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool have changed their lineup with Robert Edworthy replacing Adriano Tacchi and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 3-4-3 formation. Southampton appear unchanged since the first half. The Liverpool players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.
45.00
The whistle blows and Southampton kick off!
47.54
Muzzy Izzet makes a simple pass to Victor Kiko. Victor Kiko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Pahlplatz. Tomˆs Pahlplatz knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Msaddeck Hemdani is offside!
55.03
Tobias Geis takes it forward alone. Tobias Geis plays a one-two with Amine Benyettou and rushes in on goal... Tobias Geis shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
60.41
0-1Southampton have made a substitution with Kelvin Vassell replacing Pedro Faria .
65.38
Alfons Van Basten passes the ball forward to Djamel Benmiloudi. Djamel Benmiloudi shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is on top of it. Nice save!
66.35
Dayo Appoloni hits a low pass to Amine Benyettou. Amine Benyettou sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it rises well off target!
71.47
Jean Borios brings the ball forward. Jean Borios deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tomˆs Pahlplatz but the linesman indicates offside!
72.44
0-1Robert Edworthy hacks Dayo Appoloni from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Dayo Appoloni stretches but gets up unharmed.
75.50
With vision, Muzzy Izzet plays the ball forward to Jean Borios. Jean Borios advances with the ball. Jean Borios threads the ball through to Dean Salmon but he's offside!
77.59
Liverpool have made a substitution with Paolo Boertien replacing Dean Salmon .Southampton have made 2 substitutions with Nigel Nicholls replacing Djamel Benmiloudi and Gary Whelan replacing Amine Benyettou .
79.49
Trevor Kerr knocks the ball to his team mate, Gary Whelan. Gary Whelan shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Lars Lindner!
83.03
Danny Boertien flicks a high pass forward. Alfons Van Basten collects the pass. Alfons Van Basten flicks a high pass forward to Gary Whelan who brings the ball under control. Gary Whelan edges inside the box! Gary Whelan strikes a beautiful right-footed shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
89.14
Victor Kiko flicks the ball to his team mate, Paolo Boertien. Paolo Boertien deftly passes the ball to Tomˆs Pahlplatz, releasing him through on goal. Tomˆs Pahlplatz rockets a shot on goal. Tomˆs Pahlplatz scores for Liverpool!!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Lars Lindner (GK)
8
2. Carl Dyer (DEF)
6
3. Christian Backes (DEF)
7
4. Muzzy Izzet (DEF)
6
5. Adriano Tacchi (DEF)
6
6. Victor Kiko (MID)
6
7. Jean Borios (MID)
7
8. Daniel Salazar (MID)
6
9. Dean Salmon (ATT)
6
10. Tomˆs Pahlplatz (ATT)
8
11. Msaddeck Hemdani (ATT)
6
12. Alexander Unsworth (ATT)
0
13. Robert Edworthy (ATT)
5
14. Paolo Boertien (MID)
7
1. Fabricio Castroman (GK)
6
2. Pedro Faria (DEF)
6
3. Danny Boertien (DEF)
6
4. Frank Hurst (DEF)
7
5. Shota Pahlplatz (DEF)
6
6. Tobias Geis (MID)
6
7. Trevor Kerr (MID)
9
8. Alfons Van Basten (MID)
7
9. Dayo Appoloni (MID)
6
10. Djamel Benmiloudi (ATT)
6
11. Amine Benyettou (ATT)
9
12. Kelvin Vassell (DEF)
6
13. Nigel Nicholls (ATT)
6
14. Gary Whelan (ATT)
7