Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Jay Livermore | Jay Livermore | manager | Maurice Joseph Cole | Maurice Joseph Cole | |||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Tudor | A. Tudor |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Ruben Gomes | R. Gomes | |||||||||
| Lourenço Barajas | L. Barajas |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 73 |  | Ian Vieira | I. Vieira | |||||||||
| Andy Elliott | A. Elliott |  | 77 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 74 |  | Hakan Izzet | H. Izzet | ||||||||
| Manny Chavarri | M. Chavarri |  | 77 | D | | 4 | | D | 78 |  | Youri Chislenko | Y. Chislenko | |||||||||
| Marcos Gomez | M. Gomez |  | 88 | D | | 5 | | D | 79 | | Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Alberto Eadie | A. Eadie | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Mansour Marchand | M. Marchand | |||||||||
| Alan Sherwood | A. Sherwood | | 81 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 | | Barry Brown | B. Brown | |||||||||
| Alex Caldwell | A. Caldwell | | 82 | M | | 8 | | | A | 77 | | Jean-Philippe Fanchone | J. Fanchone | ||||||||
| Darren Coppinger | D. Coppinger | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Laurent Chagot | L. Chagot | |||||||||
| Klas Nordahl | K. Nordahl |  | 82 | A | | 10 | | A | 75 | | Nick Barrett | N. Barrett | |||||||||
| Frank Sinclair | F. Sinclair | | 78 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Isaiah Salmon | I. Salmon | |||||||||
| Jason Jobson | J. Jobson | | 68 | D | | 12 | | M | 77 | | Marcus Ward | M. Ward | |||||||||
| Mitica Zeklos | M. Zeklos |  | 79 | M | | 13 | | M | 69 | | Nicky Laycock | N. Laycock | |||||||||
| James Wright | J. Wright | | 70 | A | | 14 | | A | 68 | | Patricio Ortega | P. Ortega | |||||||||
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Match Report
Match Report
The air is damp with a fine drizzle here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 19,697 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kieron Bramble.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 4-2-4.
Today's match is refereed by Kieron Bramble.
0.00
0-0Liverpool get the match underway!
3.25
0-0Alex Caldwell chips the ball to his team mate, Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Ruben Gomes manages to gather it comfortably.
4.32
Youri Chislenko pushes mid-way up the pitch. Youri Chislenko sees Isaiah Salmon in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Isaiah Salmon shoots from 25 yards but it is tipped over by Anthony Tudor.
5.02
0-0It's a corner kick which Mansour Marchand takes quickly, playing the ball short to Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone knocks the ball into the box. Andy Elliott jumps high to head the ball out to safety!
10.00
Mansour Marchand controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon lofts in a cross ball towards Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but Anthony Tudor is on top of it.
12.49
0-1Mansour Marchand makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone knocks in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett jumps high and flicks the ball with his head. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
18.58
Manny Chavarri kicks a strong pass forward to Alan Sherwood. Alan Sherwood decides to run forward with the ball. Alan Sherwood plays a one-two with Frank Sinclair and advances towards the goal... Alan Sherwood looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but Ruben Gomes reads it well. Superb keeping!
21.26
0-1Alex Caldwell clumsily knocks into Mansour Marchand. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Mansour Marchand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.17
With some swift thinking, Barry Brown plays the ball forward to Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot shoots from long range. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Good keeping!
28.56
Hakan Izzet advances with the ball. Hakan Izzet knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon makes a looping header on goal. The ball flies towards the top corner but the keeper is able to reach it. Nice keeping!
30.00
0-1Coventry City are playing very deep making it very hard for their opposition to get back into the game.
32.43
Alberto Eadie decides to run forward with the ball. Alberto Eadie knocks in a cross ball towards Klas Nordahl. Klas Nordahl flicks the ball with his head. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
38.58
1-1Lourenço Barajas kicks a strong pass forward to Alberto Eadie. Alberto Eadie makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ruben Gomes who gathers it comfortably.
40.55
Hakan Izzet takes a short throw-in bringing Youri Chislenko into play. Youri Chislenko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Barry Brown. Barry Brown sees Jean-Philippe Fanchone in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jean-Philippe Fanchone makes a defence splitting pass to Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
45.00
1-2Darren Coppinger barges into Hakan Izzet. The referee warns Darren Coppinger to calm down! Hakan Izzet stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City also 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 Coventry City get the second half underway!
49.46
Youri Chislenko volleys a long ball forward. Jean-Philippe Fanchone whips in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot directs the ball goalwards with his head but Anthony Tudor is on top of his game. Fabulous save!
54.33
Barry Brown runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Barry Brown knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
55.24
Alan Sherwood barges into Barry Brown. Alan Sherwood is shown the yellow card! Barry Brown runs off the knock.
57.30
Alberto Eadie passes the ball forward to Klas Nordahl. Klas Nordahl knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Hakan Izzet.
59.41
1-2Alan Sherwood plays the ball forward to Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger knocks the ball forward to Klas Nordahl but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
60.56
1-2Liverpool have made a substitution with Mitica Zeklos replacing Alex Caldwell .
66.25
Alex Telfer barges into Alberto Eadie. The referee calls over Alex Telfer and shows him a yellow card! Alberto Eadie runs off the knock.
75.24
Barry Brown flicks a high pass forward to Jean-Philippe Fanchone who brings the ball under control. Jean-Philippe Fanchone knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Manny Chavarri.
78.12
Alberto Eadie deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger shoots from 25 yards. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
83.52
Alan Sherwood knocks the ball forward to Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair threads the ball through to Darren Coppinger but he's offside!
84.24
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
85.16
2-2Lourenço Barajas threads a neat ball through to Alan Sherwood. Alan Sherwood flicks the ball to his team mate, Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair plays a scrappy one-two with Darren Coppinger and stumbles forward towards the goal... Frank Sinclair looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. It curls slightly but is blocked by Ian Vieira.
87.31
Mitica Zeklos threads the ball through to Klas Nordahl. Klas Nordahl knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
89.55
Frank Sinclair clumsily knocks into Alex Telfer. Frank Sinclair is shown the yellow card! Alex Telfer stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
Mansour Marchand hacks Alberto Eadie from behind! Mansour Marchand is given a warning by the referee! Alberto Eadie stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle blows full-time!
Match Statistics
Match Statistics
Goals
Shots on Target
Shots off Target
Offsides
Fouls
Yellow Cards
Red Cards
Possession
Play Area
Scorers
| Klas Nordahl 32 Darren Coppinger 78 | Nick Barrett 12, 41 |
Match Ratings
Match Ratings
1. Anthony Tudor (GK)
7
2. Lourenço Barajas (DEF)
6
3. Andy Elliott (DEF)
6
4. Manny Chavarri (DEF)
6
5. Marcos Gomez (DEF)
6
6. Alberto Eadie (MID)
8
7. Alan Sherwood (MID)
7
8. Alex Caldwell (MID)
5
9. Darren Coppinger (ATT)
7
10. Klas Nordahl (ATT)
7
11. Frank Sinclair (ATT)
6
12. Jason Jobson (DEF)
0
13. Mitica Zeklos (MID)
6
14. James Wright (ATT)
0
1. Ruben Gomes (GK)
6
2. Ian Vieira (DEF)
6
3. Hakan Izzet (DEF)
7
4. Youri Chislenko (DEF)
7
5. Alex Telfer (DEF)
5
6. Mansour Marchand (MID)
6
7. Barry Brown (MID)
7
8. Jean-Philippe Fanchone (ATT)
7
9. Laurent Chagot (ATT)
6
10. Nick Barrett (ATT)
9
11. Isaiah Salmon (ATT)
6
12. Marcus Ward (MID)
0
13. Nicky Laycock (MID)
0
14. Patricio Ortega (ATT)
0