FFO2 Premiership, Liverpool vs. Brighton (Fri Oct 20) Liverpool | Brighton 5-1-2-2 P | 5-1-0-3-1 L Hamza Siddiqui | Peter Hayward | A_Onana GK | GK R_Sanchez D_Lovren DF | DF Yeray J_Matip DF | DF A_Florenzi J_Denayer DF | DF H_Bellerin Munir FW | DF J_Bednarek L_Ayling DF | DF B_Hubner B_Mee DF | DM Rodri D_McNeil MF | AM M_Kovacic Y_F_Carrasco MF | AM J_Henderson Douglas_Luiz DM | AM M_Reus A_Silva FW | FW S_Haller | B_Samba SUB | SUB S_Mignolet P_Downing SUB | SUB F_Medina G_Honeyman SUB | SUB Y_Bissouma G_Dobson SUB | SUB D_Drexler N_Mendy SUB | SUB L_Alberto Min. 3 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to Munir ... Munir with the shot on net! ... R_Sanchez catches the ball Min. 6 :(bri) J_Bednarek is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to J_Henderson ... B_Mee intercepts the pass Min. 7 :(bri) M_Reus looks up ... He swings the ball right towards S_Haller ... D_Lovren with an awful challenge Min. 11 :(liv) B_Mee takes advantage of a mistake by J_Bednarek ... He knocks the ball to Munir! ... Munir hits the ball on the bounce! ... R_Sanchez with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 12 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz flights the ball to Munir ... H_Bellerin with the tackle ... He came to the rescue there! Min. 15 :(liv) Munir hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... B_Mee collects the loose ball! ... B_Mee bears down on goal! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 23 :(liv) A_Silva steps over the ball ... He nutmegs the defender ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... But Rodri wins the ball from behind ... The crowd appeal but The Referee has none of it Min. 24 :(liv) A_Silva jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Munir ... Munir with the attempt at goal! ... GOAL!! ... Ooooohh... Un-be-lievable ! ... What a goal... ... Peter Hayward is barking orders at his players! ... His team will have to come back from behind now ... Liverpool 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 25 :(bri) Tactical Change by Brighton ... Brighton have changed their playing style to A Min. 26 :(bri) J_Henderson pulls it back to M_Kovacic ... M_Kovacic runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... But A_Onana tips it over the bar ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson with an outswinging corner into the box ... S_Haller makes a firm connection with his head ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it wide Min. 27 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz moves forward ... Douglas_Luiz sees R_Sanchez off his line! ... R_Sanchez parries it, he follows it up ... And R_Sanchez recovers to save!! Min. 36 :(liv) A_Silva with the dribble ... Rodri is easily beaten ... But M_Reus wins the ball with a sliding challenge Min. 37 :(liv) J_Matip sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball across to Munir ... Munir attempts to drive it home! ... But it puts it well wide Min. 41 :(bri) M_Kovacic is too quick for B_Mee ... M_Kovacic hits the ball first time! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... NO HE DOESN'T!! ... How on Earth did he put that wide? ... He was two yards out! Min. 42 :(liv) L_Ayling looks for options ... His team mate makes an overlapping run now! ... He knocks a through ball to A_Silva ... J_Bednarek takes out the attacker ... He looked to have fouled him there Min. 42 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco flights the ball to Munir ... Yeray with an awful challenge ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words ... FREE KICK! ... Nerves jangling as the free kick is lined up ... A_Silva with the curler ... GOAL!! ... A classy finish ... Liverpool 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 44 :(liv) B_Mee gets to the byline ... He sees a team mate in space ... He plays the ball through to A_Silva ... Yeray makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 44 :(liv) B_Mee off the woodwork! ... D_McNeil picks up the deflection ... A_Florenzi with a nasty foul ... The Referee writes his name in his little black book ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 45 :(liv) A_Silva knocks it forward ... H_Bellerin slips ... L_Ayling gets to it! ... A well-placed shot from L_Ayling! ... R_Sanchez makes a good save Min. 48 :(bri) J_Henderson breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on A_Onana! ... D_McNeil brings him down! ... He's in trouble here!! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He deserved that! And was lucky it wasn't more! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-0 Brighton Min. 48 :(bri) M_Kovacic with a flicked pass to M_Reus ... A heafty challenge by J_Matip ... Which leads to the ball going out for a corner ... CORNER! ... J_Henderson hits it towards the far post! ... Rodri rises above his marker and heads it towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But hits the side netting! ... CORNER! ... Rodri with an inswinging corner into the box ... The ball comes to A_Florenzi ... He gets the shot away ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... No, it's wide!! ... That was terrible! Min. 49 :(bri) B_Hubner kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... M_Reus gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... J_Denayer does well to intercept the ball Min. 50 :(liv) D_McNeil runs at goal ... He spots the run of D_Lovren ... He's played him in ... But he loses control of it ... S_Haller hits it out for a throw Min. 51 :(bri) Rodri plays in H_Bellerin with a beautiful ball ... H_Bellerin tries one from the edge of the box! ... A_Onana with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 56 :(bri) J_Henderson with an inswinging cross to Rodri ... Rodri hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... But A_Onana makes a comfortable save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 57 :(bri) A_Florenzi flicks it past L_Ayling ... He runs forward ... Launched towards the top corner by A_Florenzi! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Liverpool fans taunt him! Min. 58 :(liv) J_Denayer finds B_Mee in the box ... B_Mee with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But R_Sanchez punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 58 :(bri) The ball goes loose! ... M_Kovacic gains possesion and thinks about the shot ... J_Matip gets to the ball first Min. 59 :(liv) A_Silva sprints forward with the ball ... A_Silva hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... R_Sanchez saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 60 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: L_Alberto ... COMING OFF: B_Hubner Min. 61 :(liv) D_McNeil knocks the ball past the defender ... D_McNeil drives the shot in! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 62 :(bri) H_Bellerin beats B_Mee with absolute ease! ... H_Bellerin with the attempt at goal! ... A_Onana with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 65 :(liv) D_McNeil with a smart pass to A_Silva ... A_Silva with the crafty shot! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 66 :(liv) D_McNeil picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... D_McNeil with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... It hits the post ... But it goes in!! ... GOAL!! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... His 10th goal of the season! ... Liverpool 3-0 Brighton ... Min. 70 :(bri) Substitution by Brighton ... COMING ON: D_Drexler ... COMING OFF: M_Reus Min. 71 :(liv) D_McNeil chips the ball over the defence and finds Douglas_Luiz ... Douglas_Luiz hits the shot with the outside of the right foot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 74 :(bri) M_Kovacic gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... Wonderful sliding challenge by Douglas_Luiz ... He had to get that one right! Min. 78 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco gets lucky and beats Yeray ... Now with the centre to A_Silva ... A glorious effort by A_Silva! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Brighton fans taunt him! Min. 79 :(liv) B_Mee takes advantage of a mistake by M_Kovacic ... B_Mee smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he puts it wide Min. 80 :(liv) Y_F_Carrasco lays the ball back to A_Silva ... Rodri with an ugly foul ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 81 :(bri) J_Bednarek nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Bednarek has a dig at goal! ... A_Onana with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 82 :(liv) L_Ayling with a glorious 60-yard pass to A_Silva ... A_Silva with the spectacular bicycle kick! ... R_Sanchez is rooted to the spot! ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 84 :(bri) S_Haller knocks it past Douglas_Luiz and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... J_Denayer stands his ground and wins the tackle Min. 85 :(bri) L_Alberto with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Fine tackle by J_Matip ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(bri) L_Alberto with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... L_Alberto rifles it to the far post! ... The shot slips through A_Onana's hands ... But A_Onana recovers to save! ... He got away with that! Min. 88 :(liv) Douglas_Luiz with a pinpoint pass to Munir ... A_Florenzi pulls the player to the ground!! ... That's a poor tackle! ... FREE KICK! ... This is a good chance! ... He's been taking tips from Juninho ... Can he show the techniques he's learned? ... Douglas_Luiz shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Munir instead ... Munir has his eyes on the goal! ... He fires the ball goalward! ... But R_Sanchez parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 89 :(bri) D_Drexler takes advantage of a mistake by D_McNeil ... He puts in M_Kovacic! ... M_Kovacic fires the shot in! ... It goes wide for a goal kick ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Silva (Man of the Match) Scorers : Munir (24), A_Silva (42), D_McNeil (66) Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_McNeil (48) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Rodri Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Florenzi (44) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 18 | 12 Off target : 8 | 6 On target : 10 | 6 Possession : 59 | 41 Corners : 0 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 9 | 7 Key Tackles : 7 | 6 Key Passes : 18 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool 3 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 23 1 1 1 22 | 96 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 47 0 0 0 D_Lovren DF 1 20 16 13 29 | 96 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Matip DF 1 20 16 12 29 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 16 0 J_Denayer DF 1 19 14 7 26 | 96 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 18 0 Munir FW 1 2 15 20 24 | 96 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 17 52 L_Ayling DF 1 18 14 9 26 | 96 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 19 B_Mee DF 1 16 11 8 30 | 96 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 48 63 52 D_McNeil MF 1 9 20 15 28 | 96 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 -2 34 41 Y_F_Carrasco MF 1 4 20 17 25 | 96 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 Douglas_Luiz DM 1 17 19 9 27 | 96 0 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 23 26 34 A_Silva FW 1 6 11 21 28 | 96 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 71 38 B_Samba GK 13 1 1 1 28 | 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 G_Honeyman MF 1 7 15 10 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Dobson MF 1 5 12 6 29 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Mendy MF 1 6 11 2 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Sanchez GK 22 1 1 1 22 | 96 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 Yeray DF 1 20 12 8 33 | 96 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 A_Florenzi DF 1 20 15 9 27 | 96 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 28 H_Bellerin DF 1 20 14 8 21 | 96 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 20 0 40 J_Bednarek DF 1 19 13 11 23 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 21 19 17 B_Hubner DF 1 18 12 7 20 | 63 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Rodri DM 1 15 20 6 21 | 96 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 25 12 40 M_Kovacic AM 1 5 21 14 22 | 96 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 34 J_Henderson AM 1 6 20 13 30 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 M_Reus AM 1 4 19 16 24 | 73 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 S_Haller FW 1 6 11 21 27 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 34 0 3 S_Mignolet GK 15 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_Medina DF 1 14 10 3 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Bissouma DM 1 14 19 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Drexler AM 1 3 15 13 28 | 23 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 L_Alberto FW 1 1 9 17 31 | 33 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1697792922 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40