Post by gerrard on Mar 20, 2011 18:53:27 GMT
West Brom 2-1 Liverpool
Barclays Premier League
2nd Apr 2011 * KO 15:00
Ground: The Hawthorns
Teams:
Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Kuyt, Spearing, Lucas, Meireles, Carroll, Suarez. Subs: Gulacsi, Cole, Kyrgiakos, Maxi, Wilson, Ngog, Poulsen.
West Brom: Carson, Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Scharner, Mulumbu, Brunt, Cox, Thomas, Odemwingie. Subs: Myhill, Cech, Pablo, Vela, Zuiverloon, Fortune, Jara.
Two penalties and two injuries proved Liverpool's undoing as they came up against former manager Roy Hodgson at the Hawthorns.
The Reds took the lead through Martin Skrtel despite early injuries which forced Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger from the pitch - but the game ended 2-1 to the Baggies after Chris Brunt successfully converted a pair of spot-kicks.
Liverpool travelled to the Midlands without skipper Steven Gerrard, who continues to recover from the groin operation he underwent three weeks ago.
In his absence Dalglish selected exactly the same team and bench as served us so well in Sunderland before the international break.
The visitors instantly looked to penetrate a nervy West Brom defence and almost scored on two minutes when Andy Carroll flicked on a Raul Meireles corner only for Dirk Kuyt to be denied on the line by former Reds stopper Scott Carson.
The momentum was theirs - but Dalglish was dealt a duff hand on eight minutes when yet another full-back collapsed with an apparent hamstring problem. It is an injury that is already keeping Martin Kelly and Fabio Aurelio in the treatment room - and it looks like they will now be joined by Johnson for a period of time. The reshuffle saw Sotirios Kyrgiakos strip down and Agger shift to left-back.
Kuyt again came close to affecting the scoreboard when he dragged wide after a Luis Suarez pass, while any problems Liverpool did encounter were presented to physio Rob Price rather than Pepe Reina. He was on the field again on 24 minutes to accompany Agger down the tunnel.
The Dane's replacement Danny Wilson was immediately called into action with a fine intervention to stop Brunt in the box.
The changes seemed to disrupt Liverpool and Reina again dirtied his knees to gather a Steven Reid header. Seconds later a cross came into the box, Skrtel connected and our Spanish stopper was required to make another diving save.
At the other end, West Brom seemed to be making a tactic of manhandling Carroll - and the No.9 found himself in the referee's notebook when he gave as much as he got to Reid.
The home side now had the initiative, and Dalglish was no doubt the happier of the managers when half-time provided the opportunity to regroup.
That said, it was West Brom who almost opened the scoring straight from the restart when Simon Cox turned Kyrgiakos and blasted a right-foot effort which Reina did well to parry.
A lofted ball from Jamie Carragher then presented Liverpool with an opportunity as Carroll controlled and shot in a single movement. Carson tipped over but was helpless when Meireles floated in the resulting corner and Skrtel powered into the net with his head to make it 1-0 with 40 minutes remaining.
Kuyt attempted to make it 2-0 with an ambitious flash at goal from the edge of the box when a pass to the unattended Suarez might have been wiser.
West Brom responded with a Brunt strike after a superb clearing header from Wilson - but Reina barely broke sweat in keeping his sheet blank.
A shut-out was to evade him, however, as Brunt fired in from the penalty spot after Martin Atkinson adjudged Kyrgiakos to have fouled Peter Odemwingie. Replays showed the Greek defender made contact with the ball - but tackles from behind are always going to tempt a referee to blow his whistle.
Odemwingie again proved a nuisance midway through the half with a fierce hit which Reina earned his wages in saving. At the other end Suarez was becoming more involved, twisting past defenders to create chances like that which saw Raul Meireles blast over when he might have hit the target.
Hodgson's men looked certain to take the lead when Odemwingie found the ball at his feet with just Reina to beat, but Carragher launched himself into the scene to block a goalbound effort.
Jerome Thomas was next to threaten with a curling effort which again called Liverpool's goalkeeper into action.
But it was another penalty that decided the game with two minutes to go. Referee Atkinson pointed to the spot after Odemwingie waltzed around Kyrgiakos before being felled by the unfortunate Reina. Brunt again converted, dealing a serious blow to Liverpool's chances of European qualification.
A goalline clearance denied Luis Suarez seconds before the final whistle as West Brom claimed their first ever Premier League win over the Reds.
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Barclays Premier League
2nd Apr 2011 * KO 15:00
Ground: The Hawthorns
Teams:
Liverpool: Reina, Carragher, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Kuyt, Spearing, Lucas, Meireles, Carroll, Suarez. Subs: Gulacsi, Cole, Kyrgiakos, Maxi, Wilson, Ngog, Poulsen.
West Brom: Carson, Reid, Meite, Olsson, Shorey, Scharner, Mulumbu, Brunt, Cox, Thomas, Odemwingie. Subs: Myhill, Cech, Pablo, Vela, Zuiverloon, Fortune, Jara.
Two penalties and two injuries proved Liverpool's undoing as they came up against former manager Roy Hodgson at the Hawthorns.
The Reds took the lead through Martin Skrtel despite early injuries which forced Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger from the pitch - but the game ended 2-1 to the Baggies after Chris Brunt successfully converted a pair of spot-kicks.
Liverpool travelled to the Midlands without skipper Steven Gerrard, who continues to recover from the groin operation he underwent three weeks ago.
In his absence Dalglish selected exactly the same team and bench as served us so well in Sunderland before the international break.
The visitors instantly looked to penetrate a nervy West Brom defence and almost scored on two minutes when Andy Carroll flicked on a Raul Meireles corner only for Dirk Kuyt to be denied on the line by former Reds stopper Scott Carson.
The momentum was theirs - but Dalglish was dealt a duff hand on eight minutes when yet another full-back collapsed with an apparent hamstring problem. It is an injury that is already keeping Martin Kelly and Fabio Aurelio in the treatment room - and it looks like they will now be joined by Johnson for a period of time. The reshuffle saw Sotirios Kyrgiakos strip down and Agger shift to left-back.
Kuyt again came close to affecting the scoreboard when he dragged wide after a Luis Suarez pass, while any problems Liverpool did encounter were presented to physio Rob Price rather than Pepe Reina. He was on the field again on 24 minutes to accompany Agger down the tunnel.
The Dane's replacement Danny Wilson was immediately called into action with a fine intervention to stop Brunt in the box.
The changes seemed to disrupt Liverpool and Reina again dirtied his knees to gather a Steven Reid header. Seconds later a cross came into the box, Skrtel connected and our Spanish stopper was required to make another diving save.
At the other end, West Brom seemed to be making a tactic of manhandling Carroll - and the No.9 found himself in the referee's notebook when he gave as much as he got to Reid.
The home side now had the initiative, and Dalglish was no doubt the happier of the managers when half-time provided the opportunity to regroup.
That said, it was West Brom who almost opened the scoring straight from the restart when Simon Cox turned Kyrgiakos and blasted a right-foot effort which Reina did well to parry.
A lofted ball from Jamie Carragher then presented Liverpool with an opportunity as Carroll controlled and shot in a single movement. Carson tipped over but was helpless when Meireles floated in the resulting corner and Skrtel powered into the net with his head to make it 1-0 with 40 minutes remaining.
Kuyt attempted to make it 2-0 with an ambitious flash at goal from the edge of the box when a pass to the unattended Suarez might have been wiser.
West Brom responded with a Brunt strike after a superb clearing header from Wilson - but Reina barely broke sweat in keeping his sheet blank.
A shut-out was to evade him, however, as Brunt fired in from the penalty spot after Martin Atkinson adjudged Kyrgiakos to have fouled Peter Odemwingie. Replays showed the Greek defender made contact with the ball - but tackles from behind are always going to tempt a referee to blow his whistle.
Odemwingie again proved a nuisance midway through the half with a fierce hit which Reina earned his wages in saving. At the other end Suarez was becoming more involved, twisting past defenders to create chances like that which saw Raul Meireles blast over when he might have hit the target.
Hodgson's men looked certain to take the lead when Odemwingie found the ball at his feet with just Reina to beat, but Carragher launched himself into the scene to block a goalbound effort.
Jerome Thomas was next to threaten with a curling effort which again called Liverpool's goalkeeper into action.
But it was another penalty that decided the game with two minutes to go. Referee Atkinson pointed to the spot after Odemwingie waltzed around Kyrgiakos before being felled by the unfortunate Reina. Brunt again converted, dealing a serious blow to Liverpool's chances of European qualification.
A goalline clearance denied Luis Suarez seconds before the final whistle as West Brom claimed their first ever Premier League win over the Reds.
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