FFO2 Premiership, Liverpool vs. Sheffield Wednesday (Fri Mar 24) Liverpool | Sheffield Wednesday 5-3-2 P | 5-3-2 C Hamza Siddiqui | Mike Bradwell | A_Onana GK | GK A_Gunn D_Lovren DF | DF M_Targett B_Mee DF | DF B_Engels J_Denayer DF | DF E_Dier Palhinha DF | DF E_Pinnock Douglas_Luiz MF | DF J_Egan D_McNeil MF | MF H_Calhanoglu Y_F_Carrasco MF | MF H_Mkhitaryan N_Gonzalez DF | MF Fred A_Silva FW | FW D_Undav Munir FW | FW S_Azmoun | B_Samba SUB | SUB C_Dawson J_Rothwell SUB | SUB C_Edwards Thiago_Maia SUB | SUB Taison P_Downing SUB | SUB D_Samassekou N_Mendy SUB | SUB L_Novak Min. 6 :(liv) J_Denayer takes possession ... Knocks it past the defender ... He's through on goal ... But E_Dier slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 9 :(liv) D_McNeil takes advantage of a mistake by J_Egan ... He crosses to Y_F_Carrasco ... Y_F_Carrasco attempts the shot! ... GOOOOAAAAAAL!! ... That was unstoppable! ... Liverpool have taken the lead! ... Liverpool 1-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 13 :(liv) N_Gonzalez looks around for some movement ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He hits the ball to D_Lovren ... D_Lovren with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... A_Gunn catches the ball Min. 16 :(liv) A_Silva sidesteps E_Dier ... He was too quick for his marker ... B_Engels with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 17 :(liv) D_Lovren holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to Palhinha ... J_Egan robs him of the ball Min. 18 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan knocks it forward ... J_Denayer slips ... D_Undav gets to it! ... But N_Gonzalez slid in ... It was a well timed tackle and it had to be Min. 21 :(liv) B_Mee cuts the ball back to Palhinha ... Palhinha fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Gunn gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 32 :(liv) Munir runs at E_Pinnock ... The defender slips and falls over ... E_Dier with a bad challenge ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He's warned for that one ... Anymore like that and he'll receive a booking Min. 33 :(liv) A_Silva lobs the ball over the defence ... Douglas_Luiz latches on to it ... Douglas_Luiz fires off a right-footed shot! ... A_Gunn makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 34 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz breaks free from D_Undav ... Douglas_Luiz with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... But it's hit the defender and went out for a corner ... CORNER! ... D_McNeil plays it towards the near post! ... The ball comes to B_Mee ... He knocks it goalward ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into A_Gunn's arms ... He's spilt it! ... But he gathers it second time round! Min. 35 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu times his run well ... D_Lovren goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 35 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz is closed down ... He plays a quick pass ... Y_F_Carrasco latches onto the ball ... J_Egan fouls badly ... The Referee warned him Min. 39 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu drives the ball across field ... It comes to M_Targett ... M_Targett aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... A_Onana guesses right Min. 40 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco loses his marker! ... Y_F_Carrasco attempts a chip! ... A_Gunn is stranded! ... He can't get there in time! ... OH! It drifts just past the post ... Great strike! ... Deserved a goal really Min. 41 :(shw) E_Pinnock with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... Fred gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... Palhinha with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It's just a warning Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(liv) Munir finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... Munir throws himself at the ball! ... He manages to reach the ball ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 45 :(liv) A_Silva looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to Douglas_Luiz ... A scorcher of a shot from Douglas_Luiz! ... A_Gunn with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday Min. 46 :(shw) S_Azmoun finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... A_Silva with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 48 :(liv) D_McNeil reads the run of A_Silva ... A_Silva tries to catch the keeper out! ... But A_Gunn hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 53 :(liv) D_Lovren pushes it past the defender ... E_Pinnock gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 58 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz dribbles past E_Pinnock ... Douglas_Luiz with a little chip! ... He's pulled it wide! ... He looks horrified by that miss! Min. 59 :(shw) H_Mkhitaryan pass splits open the defence ... What a ball! ... S_Azmoun is clean through! ... J_Denayer with the tackle Min. 60 :(shw) Substitution by Sheffield Wednesday ... COMING ON: D_Samassekou ... COMING OFF: H_Mkhitaryan Min. 60 :(shw) Tactical Change by Sheffield Wednesday ... Sheffield Wednesday have changed their playing style to A Min. 65 :(liv) N_Gonzalez over hits his pass ... He finds D_McNeil though ... That was fortunate ... D_McNeil must beat A_Gunn! ... A_Gunn watches it sail safely wide! Min. 65 :(shw) H_Calhanoglu breaks free from the last defender! ... He just has to beat A_Onana now! ... Douglas_Luiz trips him up from behind! ... He could be in big trouble! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That's a surprise, I think he should've gone! ... The ref must have got a nice Christmas present ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... D_Samassekou passes to D_Undav ... B_Mee reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 65 :(shw) D_Samassekou with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... S_Azmoun gets on the end of the pass ... S_Azmoun goes for the top corner! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 66 :(liv) A_Silva looks around for support ... He knocks the ball across to B_Mee ... B_Mee is in acres of space! ... He looked offside to me ... He tries to round A_Gunn ... He dinks it over A_Gunn ... A_Gunn reacts well to save!! Min. 67 :(liv) Palhinha lays the ball back to Munir ... Munir tries to beat A_Gunn from outside the area! ... But A_Gunn with the difficult save Min. 68 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco chips the ball over the defence and finds D_Lovren ... D_Lovren hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... A_Gunn parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 69 :(liv) D_Lovren wins possession ... He plays the ball across to Palhinha ... Palhinha with a stunning strike! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 69 :(shw) S_Azmoun gets possession in his own half ... S_Azmoun fires off a right-footed shot! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... E_Pinnock curls it into the box! ... It goes straight into the arms of A_Onana Min. 70 :(liv) Munir retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... A_Silva gets on the end of it ... J_Egan with a poor challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on Min. 73 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco moves out wide ... He plays the ball through to A_Silva ... A wicked drive by A_Silva! ... GOAL!! ... That was sheer delightful football!! ... Liverpool 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday ... Min. 74 :(shw) E_Pinnock plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He heads towards the goal ... He slides it past the defender! ... E_Pinnock with the shot! ... A_Onana won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 75 :(liv) D_McNeil is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to A_Silva ... A_Silva with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... A_Gunn gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 78 :(liv) N_Gonzalez with the heel pass to A_Silva ... A_Silva hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Hamza Siddiqui spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 81 :(liv) D_McNeil slips past his marker ... D_McNeil with a thundering volley! ... But A_Gunn makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 81 :(shw) E_Pinnock runs with the ball to the corner flag ... He plays the ball across to S_Azmoun ... S_Azmoun swings in the shot! ... A_Onana with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 83 :(shw) S_Azmoun is too quick for J_Denayer ... B_Mee slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 84 :(liv) Munir looks around for support ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to D_Lovren ... M_Targett goes in with the block tackle ... He comes out of it with the ball ... Great tackle! Min. 87 :(shw) E_Pinnock with an amazing show of skill to get past J_Denayer ... He crosses to E_Dier ... E_Dier controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... But he's missed it! ... It's unbelievable, Jeff! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 92 :(liv) A_Silva loses M_Targett ... A wicked drive by A_Silva! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Silva (Man of the Match) Scorers : Y_F_Carrasco (9), Palhinha (21), A_Silva (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Douglas_Luiz (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sheffield Wednesday Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : H_Mkhitaryan Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Egan (70) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool | Sheffield Wednesday Attempts on Goal : 21 | 6 Off target : 9 | 4 On target : 12 | 2 Possession : 60 | 40 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 6 | 8 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 18 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool 3 - 0 Sheffield Wednesday ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Onana GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 40 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 1 18 14 12 29 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 44 36 32 B_Mee DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 96 0 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 48 50 36 J_Denayer DF 1 18 13 6 26 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 Palhinha DF 1 14 18 9 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 61 Douglas_Luiz MF 1 15 17 8 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 13 70 D_McNeil MF 1 8 18 14 28 | 96 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 64 24 Y_F_Carrasco MF 1 4 18 16 25 | 96 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 50 40 N_Gonzalez DF 1 15 18 6 28 | 96 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 42 0 A_Silva FW 1 6 11 19 28 | 96 0 1 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 34 63 54 Munir FW 1 2 15 19 24 | 96 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 34 14 B_Samba GK 13 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Rothwell DF 1 7 13 4 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Thiago_Maia MF 1 6 12 3 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Downing DF 1 11 7 2 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mendy FW 1 6 11 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Sheffield Wednesday Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A_Gunn GK 20 1 1 1 21 | 96 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 M_Targett DF 1 19 11 8 31 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 0 20 B_Engels DF 1 18 14 9 28 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 E_Dier DF 1 18 12 8 25 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 0 16 E_Pinnock DF 1 18 12 7 27 | 96 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 22 60 17 J_Egan DF 1 12 10 2 33 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 -2 -2 H_Calhanoglu MF 1 4 18 14 21 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 H_Mkhitaryan MF 1 3 17 12 27 | 64 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 Fred MF 1 2 17 11 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Undav FW 1 2 12 18 24 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Azmoun FW 1 3 10 18 26 | 96 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 C_Dawson GK 13 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Edwards DF 1 11 7 2 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Taison MF 1 5 11 8 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Samassekou MF 1 12 15 6 23 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 L_Novak FW 1 1 7 11 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1679654136 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40