FFO Prem, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Mon Aug 05) Manchester City | Liverpool 5-2-1-2 P | 5-1-0-2-2 C Nick Lovell | Graeme Edwards | Ederson GK | GK A_Onana Marquinhos DF | DF M_Hummels J_Stones DF | DF K_Mbabu Ruben_Dias DF | DF A_Robertson D_Rensch DF | DF J_Forlin N_Rovella DF | DF M_Akanji B_Silva MF | DM S_M_Savic J_Bellingham MF | AM M_Mudryk P_Foden AM | AM R_Mahrez H_Kane FW | FW M_Rashford D_Vlahovic FW | FW S_Guirassy | A_Nubel SUB | SUB J_Cillessen A_Laporte SUB | SUB I_Halifa S_Sohm SUB | SUB D_Potts N_Goodman SUB | SUB R_Khedira J_van_Aken SUB | SUB Thiago_Maia Min. 2 :(liv) R_Mahrez flicks it past J_Stones ... He runs forward ... Driven towards goal by R_Mahrez! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 5 :(mnc) B_Silva brings it under control ... He takes on S_M_Savic ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_Vlahovic! ... M_Mudryk is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... FREE KICK ... Just inside their own half ... Ruben_Dias swings it in ... B_Silva gets on the end of it ... J_Forlin reads the situation well and wins the ball Min. 6 :(liv) R_Mahrez gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past the defender! ... He has some space now! ... A delicate header from R_Mahrez! ... GOAL!! ... Hammered home! ... gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-gol-goaaaaaaaall ... Liverpool go in front now with that goal! ... Manchester City 0-1 Liverpool ... Min. 7 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic with the dribble ... A_Robertson is easily beaten ... M_Hummels hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... J_Stones swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... M_Hummels with a great clearance! Min. 10 :(liv) M_Akanji backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... M_Mudryk gets on the end of it ... J_Bellingham with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee warned him Min. 12 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias curls the ball out wide to B_Silva ... B_Silva with the punt towards goal! ... A_Onana with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 21 :(mnc) H_Kane controls it with ease ... M_Akanji body checks his opponent!! ... That's a careless challenge!! ... He got away with just a warning ... FREE KICK! ... Right on the edge of the box! ... D_Rensch shapes to shoot ... He plays it to Ruben_Dias instead ... From long range Ruben_Dias bends the ball towards goal! ... The ball hits the line the referee waves play on. ... Nick Lovell spits his dummy out yet again. Min. 24 :(mnc) J_Bellingham is clean through! ... He just has A_Onana to beat! ... He rounds A_Onana ... He hits it towards the goal! ... Cleared off the line by a diving M_Akanji!! ... But the ref's blown his whistle! He pushesd it away with his hand! ... The Referee marches over with gusto! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He can't complain about that ... He's had too many warnings ... The ref gives a PENALTY!! ... D_Vlahovic will take it ... A_Onana dives high to the right and saves it!! Min. 28 :(mnc) D_Rensch controls it with ease ... M_Hummels with a perfectly timed tackle Min. 28 :(liv) S_M_Savic back heels to find K_Mbabu in space ... K_Mbabu hits the ball first time! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it ... He pushes it on to the post ... The defender hoofs the ball to safety Min. 30 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 30 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... P_Foden will now play as a FW Min. 31 :(mnc) P_Foden looks up ... He swings the ball right towards J_Stones ... Brilliantly taken away by K_Mbabu!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 32 :(mnc) H_Kane turns past S_M_Savic ... He has some space now! ... S_M_Savic reacts well to win the ball back Min. 42 :(liv) S_Guirassy dribbles it into the box ... Ruben_Dias knocks the ball back to Ederson ... Ohhhh no!! ... It's gone past Ederson! ... And just creeps wide!! ... CORNER! ... M_Rashford floats the ball in! ... Ruben_Dias deals with the danger and clears Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(liv) R_Mahrez with a real burst of pace ... He leaves Ruben_Dias behind ... R_Mahrez with the drive! ... GOAL!! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He grabs the corner flag and pretends to sing! ... Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool ... Min. 44 :(mnc) N_Rovella with an early cross to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic goes for goal! ... The ball moves through the air! ... A_Onana moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 45 :(liv) M_Akanji with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... R_Mahrez gets on the end of the pass ... Brilliantly taken away by Marquinhos!! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 46 :(liv) M_Mudryk with a smart pass to S_Guirassy ... H_Kane with a nasty foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee will just give him a speaking to Min. 47 :(liv) A_Robertson plays the early ball across the box to find M_Mudryk in space ... Superbly timed tackle by D_Rensch ... He made it look easy ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 0-2 Liverpool Min. 46 :(mnc) B_Silva turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to P_Foden ... A_Robertson forces him off the ball ... But it rolls out of play ... CORNER! ... Ruben_Dias swings it in! ... D_Vlahovic swings a leg at it! ... A_Onana narrows the angle and turns the ball away to safety Min. 47 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic hoofs it upfield to find J_Stones ... J_Stones drives it low! ... A_Onana gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 48 :(mnc) B_Silva runs at the defender ... The ball rebounds off A_Robertson back to him! ... That was fortunate, but he continues to go forward! ... A wicked drive by B_Silva! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... A_Onana looks relieved there! Min. 48 :(liv) A_Robertson cuts in on N_Rovella's blind side ... Fine tackle by Ruben_Dias ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 49 :(mnc) B_Silva hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_Vlahovic latches onto it! ... D_Vlahovic with a bicycle kick! ... The shot deflects wide into the crowd!! ... CORNER! ... H_Kane crosses it in! ... A_Onana catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 52 :(liv) Curled in dangerously from J_Forlin to S_Guirassy ... P_Foden with a late tackle ... He certainly didn't mean it Min. 54 :(mnc) J_Bellingham with an intelligent ball to Marquinhos ... Marquinhos rifles it to the far post! ... A_Onana was lucky there Min. 57 :(liv) Ederson miskicks! ... M_Mudryk takes control of the ball! ... M_Mudryk drives the shot in! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... It's wide! ... That was a dismal effort! ... He should have buried that! Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: R_Khedira ... COMING OFF: M_Mudryk Min. 61 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic spots a team mate in space ... He finds Ruben_Dias with a lovely pass! ... Ruben_Dias fires off a left-footed snap shot! ... But A_Onana punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 61 :(liv) A_Robertson cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to S_Guirassy ... S_Guirassy shapes up for a shot! ... Ederson just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 62 :(liv) K_Mbabu plays in S_Guirassy with a beautiful ball ... Marquinhos reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 63 :(liv) S_Guirassy holds the ball up ... He sees M_Akanji in space! ... What a challenge by D_Rensch ... The ball cannoning out of play for a corner ... CORNER! ... A_Robertson hits it into the box! ... Ederson easily claims the ball! Min. 63 :(mnc) D_Rensch finds H_Kane on the edge of the box ... M_Akanji with an ugly foul Min. 64 :(liv) M_Akanji with a 50-yard pass to S_Guirassy ... S_Guirassy with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... K_Mbabu curls it into the box! ... That's a poor one ... Ederson catches it with ease Min. 65 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: I_Halifa ... COMING OFF: R_Mahrez Min. 67 :(liv) M_Rashford breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Ederson! ... J_Stones brings him down! ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... Nothing. Just a ticking off! Min. 67 :(liv) S_Guirassy takes advantage of a mistake by Marquinhos ... That mistake could prove costly ... S_Guirassy rifles it at the goal! ... It hits the inside of the post ... It falls right into Ederson's arms ... Unlucky Min. 73 :(mnc) N_Rovella looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Bellingham receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... J_Bellingham with the header! ... A_Onana makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 74 :(liv) S_M_Savic looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to R_Khedira ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... Marquinhos looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... B_Silva will now play as a AM Min. 76 :(liv) M_Akanji uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... Marquinhos scythes the player down! Min. 77 :(liv) R_Khedira spots S_Guirassy who is in acres of space ... S_Guirassy bears down on goal! ... He's dragged it wide!! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 83 :(mnc) N_Rovella with a neat pass into Ruben_Dias ... S_M_Savic robs him of the ball Min. 84 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias picks up the loose ball and runs forward with it ... A powerful shot by Ruben_Dias! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 85 :(liv) K_Mbabu with a slide rule pass to M_Hummels ... B_Silva with a poor challenge ... The Referee calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... He lets him off with a strong talking too ... FREE KICK ... M_Akanji swings it in ... I_Halifa takes control of it! ... I_Halifa sends it down the right wing and continues his run foward. ... cross comes back into him, he gets his head to the ball! ... But Ederson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(liv) S_Guirassy cuts inside D_Rensch ... He worked that well ... N_Rovella wins it well ... Perfectly timed! Min. 92 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to D_Vlahovic ... J_Forlin cuts out the pass ... That was close! Min. 92 :(liv) I_Halifa back heels to find M_Rashford in space ... P_Foden fouls badly ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Vlahovic Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : R_Mahrez (Man of the Match) Scorers : R_Mahrez (6,43) Sent Off : N/A Booked : M_Akanji (24) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 11 | 10 Off target : 5 | 6 On target : 6 | 4 Possession : 54 | 46 Corners : 3 | 3 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 2 Fouls : 13 | 7 Key Tackles : 9 | 9 Key Passes : 11 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 0 - 2 Liverpool ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Manchester City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 Marquinhos DF 1 23 18 16 25 | 95 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 39 0 11 J_Stones DF 1 22 19 15 26 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Ruben_Dias DF 1 22 18 14 27 | 95 0 3 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 42 22 37 D_Rensch DF 1 21 17 14 28 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0 N_Rovella DF 1 18 21 8 25 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 24 0 B_Silva AM 1 4 24 18 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 17 J_Bellingham MF 1 17 23 21 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 P_Foden FW 1 6 21 20 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 H_Kane FW 1 7 18 23 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Vlahovic FW 1 5 17 24 27 | 95 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 24 10 A_Nubel GK 18 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Laporte DF 1 22 17 14 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Sohm MF 1 5 16 13 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 17 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_van_Aken DF 1 14 9 4 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 0 0 M_Hummels DF 1 23 17 4 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 K_Mbabu DF 1 21 18 6 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 22 21 A_Robertson DF 1 22 18 9 29 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 22 0 J_Forlin DF 1 18 15 9 33 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 M_Akanji DF 1 21 19 10 26 | 95 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 26 -4 S_M_Savic DM 1 18 20 8 24 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 18 0 M_Mudryk AM 1 9 18 22 21 | 63 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 4 R_Mahrez AM 1 1 21 21 22 | 68 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 41 M_Rashford FW 1 6 18 23 32 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Guirassy FW 1 6 17 22 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 16 J_Cillessen GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Halifa DM 1 16 17 13 30 | 27 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 D_Potts DF 1 12 10 9 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Khedira MF 1 14 18 9 25 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 Thiago_Maia MF 1 6 12 3 34 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1722869125 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40