REDS ROUT BURNLEY AT ANFIELD

[gerrard]

LIVERPOOL 4 - 0 BURNLEY
Saturday 12 September 2009 15:00 , Barclays Premier League

YOSSI TREBLE SECURES EMPHATIC WIN

Yossi Benayoun fired a hat-trick as Liverpool beat newly-promoted Burnley 4-0 at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.


Liverpool: Reina, Insua, Carragher, Skrtel, Johnson, Riera, Gerrard (captain), Leiva, Benayoun, Torres, Kuyt. Subs - Spearing, Kyrgiakos, Ngog, Dossena, Voronin, Degen, Cavalieri

Burnley: Jensen, Jordan, Carlisle, Bikey, Mears, McCann, Alexander (captain), Fletcher, Elliott, Paterson, Blake. Subs - Penny, Guerro, Nugent, Eagles, Thompson, McDonald, Gudjonsson



Man-of-the-Match: Yossi Benayoun

Breakdown

14:00 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Burnley kick off attacking the Kop end
1 min : The visitors are quick out of the traps and Martin Paterson goes close with a low effort from just inside the area
4 mins : Good to see Michael Shields in the crowd today. It must be a dream moment for him to be back watching his beloved Reds
7 mins : Yossi and Riera combine on the left edge of the area, the ball falls for Kuyt... great stop from Brian Jensen
10 mins : It's been a slow start from LFC and the visitors look determined to continue their fine start to life in the PL
15 mins : Johnson marauds down the right but his cross is easily gathered by Jensen
17 mins : Skrtel's raking ball is hit first-time across goal by Insua... but no-one is in the box to take advantage of the situation, much to Rafa's frustration
17 mins : Torres goes close with a 25 yarder. Hopefully the Reds are starting to find a bit of rhythm
20 mins : Skrtel finds space in the centre circle and races forward before unleashing a long range drive just wide
21 mins : Kuyt fires over after a clever run and pass from Gerrard
23 mins : Yossi heads the best chance of the match so far just wide after the Reds caught Burnley off guard with a short corner
26 mins : Great tackle Skrtel. That stops Steven Fletcher in his tracks
27 mins : GOAL! Yossi Benayoun: The Israeli weaves his way past a defender before coolly placing the ball beyond Jensen
27 mins : It could be two... Jensen produces a superb double stop to keep Burnley in it
30 mins : Gerrard is inches away from taking Insua's clipped pass in his stride. A great forward run from the skipper
34 mins : Lucas forces a corner with a thunderbolt effort that Jensen manages to tip past the post
36 mins : Reina is forced to make a rare save, easily gathering Paterson's rising shot
37 mins : Yossi tees up Riera...just wide of the far post from the winger
38 mins : A dangerous cross from Blake is hacked clear by Gerrard. The away side are enjoying their best spell of the match so far
41 mins : GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: The Dutchman taps home after Jensen could only parry Benayoun's shot into his path
44 mins : Jensen pulls off a magnificent save to deny Gerrard's curling attempt
45 mins : It was a slow start but the Reds are well worth their lead as we head towards the interval
14:47 GMT : Half Time Reached
15:04 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : LFC restart the match
48 mins : Johnson threads a great ball through for El Nino...but the flag is up for offside
50 mins : Corner to LFC...Gerrard takes...easily cleared by Alexander
52 mins : Gerrard goes down just outside the area....free-kick to LFC in a good position
52 mins : Riera is lining this up...
53 mins : Well blocked by the wall. The winger's second effort flies harmlessly wide
55 mins : Great feet from Johnson sets up Yossi whose cross is diverted goalwards by Kuyt. Easily saved by Jensen
56 mins : First Booking: Stephen Jordan:
58 mins : Today's attendance is 43,817
58 mins : Substitution: Chris Eagles for Robbie Blake:
61 mins : A last-ditch tackle by Mears denies Torres after the striker was sent clear by Kuyt
62 mins : GOAL! Yossi Benayoun: Wonderful goal is tapped home by Yossi after Gerrard raced onto Torres' path and put it on a plate for him
64 mins : Substitution: Philipp Degen for Glen Johnson:
68 mins : Carra blocks Eagles' attempt after a rare attack from Owen Coyle's men
69 mins : Substitution: Andriy Voronin for Dirk Kuyt:
70 mins : Substitution: David Nugent for Martin Paterson:
71 mins : Bikey does brilliantly to outmuscle Torres after Gerrard's pass had put El Nino in on goal
72 mins : Yossi is denied a hat-trick by the offside flag after Gerrard's free-kick was palmed into his path by Jensen
75 mins : Gerrard bursts into teh area, goes beyond the keeper.... but hits the post
75 mins : Substitution: Joey Gudjonsson for Graham Alexander:
76 mins : Substitution: David Ngog for Fernando Torres:
79 mins : A Burnley free-kick flies well over the top of Reina's goal. It's been a comfortable afternoon in the sun for the stopper
81 mins : GOAL! Yossi Benayoun: HAT-TRICK. Voronin's pass beats the offside trap, allowing Yossi to coolly slot home
84 mins : First Booking: Chris Eagles:
86 mins : Jensen makes a great stop to deny Gerrard after Voronin's audacious back heel
90 mins : Voronin beats the offside trap but clips his effort wide. A sitter missed!
90 mins : Three minutes added time
15:51 GMT : Match Over

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** OH WE ARE SOOOO GOOOD ARENT WE

[gerrard]

RAFA DELIGHTED WITH YOSSI









Benitez said: "We know he's a player with quality. We have seen how good he is coming from the bench and we were talking about whether he could start or not.

"Today he was very, very good and his movement was fantastic for the team.

"During the internationals I was talking with some players about how they could change things, and it was just to work hard.

"Yossi was away but he wanted to play, and when a player wants to play it's very easy: you have to prove these things in every training session and in a game if you get the opportunity.

"Yossi is someone with experience and he knows the best way to fight for your position is doing something well on the pitch."

Despite Benayoun walking away with the match ball, Benitez believes another player was key to the 4-0 victory.

"Lucas supported and managed in the middle and kept everyone else going forward," said the Spaniard.

"For me he was the key player today. We can talk about Yossi but it was thanks to Lucas. One thing everyone told me when I came here was that if you work hard the fans are with you.

"They could see again today that Lucas is a worker who has quality. He can challenge in the air, tackle and pass the ball.

"He worked so hard in different positions and allowed the other players more freedom. For me he was a very important player for us today."

and about missing Masch ......


Benitez revealed the midfielder was still in South America after representing Argentina this week.

He explained: "Mascherano was not available. He still hasn't arrived. He is coming back on Sunday. He had some problems, and our doctor was talking to their doctor.

"Now I think he's okay but he's coming back later because he had to do some tests over there.

"Don't be worried, it's not serious!"

Burnley boss Owen Coyle reserved his praise for Steven Gerrard, who operated in a deeper role alongside Lucas.

"Steven Gerrard could play at right-back and still be effective because he is a world-class player," said Coyle.

"You see it on the international stage and the club stage every week. He's a real Liverpool player, I would say - though I would prefer it if he did play at right-back!"


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[Scousysmurf]

Great news, another 3 points in the bag

[elroja]

Great result, to be fair, Burnley were not that great but they had heart and these are the games we dropped points last year

Now im going to have a cracking weekend

[craig johnson]

it was a great team performance - well done Yossi

[gonzales]

Aye aul Yossi did well, he scores right important goals does the lad