FFO Prem, Liverpool vs. Arsenal (Fri Apr 18) Liverpool | Arsenal 4-1-2-1-2 C | 5-1-0-2-2 A Graeme Edwards | Darren Humphris | T_Courtois GK | GK J_Trafford D_Llorente DF | DF R_James Fran_Garcia DF | DF T_Chalobah Jordi_Alba DF | DF A_Hickey M_Akanji DF | DF J_Gvardiol I_Halifa DM | DF J_Lepenant R_Bentancur MF | DM K_Thuram J_Grealish MF | AM B_Saka M_Kudus AM | AM M_Olise R_De_Tomas FW | FW R_Hojlund M_Mudryk FW | FW S_Gimenez | S_Bolat SUB | SUB E_Audero Y_Rakitskyi SUB | SUB A_Robinson P_Bertaccini SUB | SUB P_Marie M_Niang SUB | SUB I_Houben M_Kulic SUB | SUB R_Sallai Min. 4 :(liv) M_Mudryk looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to M_Kudus ... M_Kudus with a blistering shot! ... It takes a deflection! ... J_Trafford is wrong footed! ... It drifts just wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Grealish hits it towards the far post! ... The ball comes to R_De_Tomas ... He knocks it goalward ... J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save ... He showed great reflexes there Min. 4 :(ars) K_Thuram holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund pounds a rocket on goal! ... The fans get off their seats! ... T_Courtois plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 6 :(ars) T_Chalobah takes advantage of a bad back pass ... T_Chalobah shapes up for a shot! ... GOAL!! ... It was a top drawer goal ... Arsenal have taken the lead! ... Liverpool 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 9 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to P Min. 13 :(ars) B_Saka beats Fran_Garcia ... B_Saka shapes up for a shot! ... The net bulges! ... GOAL!! ... What a volley! ... What a finish. That is outrageous. ... Three words. Marco. Van. Basten ... Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal ... Min. 14 :(liv) R_De_Tomas brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Mudryk gets on the end of the pass ... M_Mudryk rises above the defence to head the ball! ... The net moves! ... GOAL!! ... He runs towards the fans! ... And slides on his knees! ... Liverpool 1-2 Arsenal ... Min. 16 :(liv) Fran_Garcia retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... R_Bentancur gets on the end of it ... R_Bentancur with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits J_Trafford and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! ... Darren Humphris is shaking his head on the touchline ... Liverpool have equalised! ... Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal ... Min. 18 :(ars) B_Saka with a 50-yard pass to R_Hojlund ... R_Hojlund aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... T_Courtois with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 20 :(ars) K_Thuram backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball upfield ... S_Gimenez gets on the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge by I_Halifa ... He timed it well Min. 22 :(ars) B_Saka with a probing through ball M_Olise ... M_Olise goes for the top corner! ... Looks like it should be T_Courtois's ... But he elects to punch it rather than catch ... It loops out for a corner. ... CORNER! ... K_Thuram swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... I_Halifa heads it away Min. 23 :(ars) M_Olise finds himself with plenty of time ... I_Halifa fouls badly Min. 23 :(ars) K_Thuram finds himself with plenty of time ... K_Thuram smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But sails wide! ... CORNER! ... A_Hickey with an outswinging corner into the box ... Fran_Garcia reads the ball well and clears Min. 26 :(ars) J_Gvardiol spots R_Hojlund who is in acres of space ... M_Mudryk robs him of the ball Min. 32 :(ars) J_Gvardiol takes possession ... What can he do here? ... Well executed sliding challenge from R_Bentancur Min. 37 :(liv) M_Kudus knocks it past B_Saka and runs onto it ... He leaves the defender standing ... K_Thuram with an ugly foul ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... He is fortunate to be given just a warning Min. 38 :(liv) M_Kudus with electric pace ... He eases past T_Chalobah ... M_Kudus tries to chip the ball over J_Trafford! ... But J_Trafford with the difficult save Min. 41 :(liv) M_Akanji has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past T_Chalobah ... He knocks it to M_Mudryk! ... M_Mudryk with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(liv) D_Llorente can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Mudryk ... Fine tackle by R_James ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 48 :(liv) M_Mudryk reads the run of Jordi_Alba ... Jordi_Alba attempts to nutmeg J_Trafford! ... J_Trafford is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool 2-2 Arsenal Min. 50 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... B_Saka will now play as a FW Min. 52 :(ars) R_Hojlund looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to T_Chalobah ... T_Chalobah aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... T_Courtois has it covered ... It takes a bobble! ... T_Courtois is left flat-footed ... It's gone wide!! Min. 53 :(ars) R_Hojlund times his run well ... R_Hojlund looks to see where T_Courtois is! ... He shoots! ... T_Courtois goes down well to save Min. 54 :(liv) J_Grealish lays the ball back to R_De_Tomas ... Cleaned up by A_Hickey Min. 55 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: A_Robinson ... COMING OFF: T_Chalobah Min. 58 :(ars) A_Hickey with the first time pass to M_Olise ... M_Olise controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... J_Gvardiol with an outswinging corner into the box ... Jordi_Alba reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 61 :(liv) M_Akanji finds the run of R_De_Tomas ... R_De_Tomas with the punt towards goal! ... It goes wide! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 62 :(ars) K_Thuram plays the early ball across the box to find B_Saka in space ... M_Akanji hits it out for a corner ... The fans behind the goal are whipping up a frenzy ... Trying to rally their team and suck the ball into the net!! ... CORNER! ... B_Saka swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... I_Halifa wins the ball ... And he clears the danger Min. 64 :(liv) M_Mudryk flicks it over the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... Excellent sliding challenge by A_Robinson ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... D_Llorente plays it into the danger area! ... Fran_Garcia with the header ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... M_Mudryk drives it into the box! ... The ball comes to Jordi_Alba ... He gets the shot away ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 65 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi ... COMING OFF: Jordi_Alba Min. 66 :(liv) R_Bentancur has plenty of time and space ... A_Robinson beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 67 :(liv) M_Akanji jumps over J_Gvardiol's challenge ... A thundering drive by M_Akanji! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 69 :(liv) I_Halifa slides the ball across to D_Llorente ... D_Llorente hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... It's wide! ... 9 times out of 10 he would have scored that! Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: M_Niang ... COMING OFF: M_Kudus Min. 71 :(ars) S_Gimenez jinks past D_Llorente ... S_Gimenez uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... T_Courtois with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 72 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: P_Marie ... COMING OFF: J_Lepenant Min. 73 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: I_Houben ... COMING OFF: M_Olise Min. 73 :(liv) M_Mudryk puts in M_Akanji ... But A_Robinson comes away with the ball ... Excellent defending there! Min. 78 :(ars) A_Robinson with a reverse pass to S_Gimenez ... Good sliding challenge from M_Akanji ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... B_Saka dinks the ball into the area! ... R_James makes a firm connection with his head ... But T_Courtois with the difficult save Min. 81 :(ars) A_Robinson controls the ball with a deft piece of skill ... He plays the ball out to the right! ... R_Hojlund gets onto the end of the pass! ... R_Hojlund tries one from the edge of the box! ... It hits the post ... And goes clear Min. 83 :(liv) M_Niang has broken clear! Just J_Trafford to beat! ... J_Gvardiol brings him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... That was very, very close to being a red let me assure you! Min. 84 :(liv) R_De_Tomas with a clever shimmy ... A_Robinson is late with that one ... He gets up and shakes the players hand ... The Referee calls him over ... It's just a warning Min. 85 :(ars) R_James leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to B_Saka ... B_Saka curls it towards the top corner! ... He hits the side netting Min. 86 :(ars) J_Gvardiol with the first time flick to B_Saka ... B_Saka with the drive! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(liv) M_Mudryk sidesteps A_Hickey ... He's been running his marker ragged all game ... M_Mudryk attempts a chip! ... J_Trafford with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 89 :(ars) R_James cuts through the defence ... Fine tackle by M_Mudryk ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 90 :(ars) B_Saka flicks it past I_Halifa ... He runs forward ... M_Mudryk with a nasty foul ... The Referee ignores the protests for a card ... Graeme Edwards looks relieved Min. 90 :(ars) I_Houben barges R_Bentancur off the ball ... Good sliding challenge from Fran_Garcia Min. 93 :(liv) M_Mudryk loses J_Gvardiol ... M_Mudryk with the strike! ... It goes wide for a goal kick ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Mudryk (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Mudryk (14), R_Bentancur (16) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : B_Saka Scorers : T_Chalobah (6), B_Saka (13) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Gvardiol (83) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 14 | 14 Off target : 9 | 7 On target : 5 | 7 Possession : 53 | 47 Corners : 3 | 5 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 0 | 1 Subs Used : 2 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 10 Key Tackles : 11 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 12 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool 2 - 2 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Liverpool Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 26 1 1 1 15 | 96 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Llorente DF 1 22 19 7 26 | 96 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 20 Fran_Garcia DF 1 21 18 5 25 | 96 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 32 28 22 Jordi_Alba DF 1 21 17 12 24 | 68 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 16 0 30 M_Akanji DF 1 22 20 11 26 | 96 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 30 20 16 I_Halifa DM 1 17 18 14 30 | 96 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 12 0 R_Bentancur MF 1 21 22 9 32 | 96 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 16 0 44 J_Grealish MF 1 9 23 20 27 | 96 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 M_Kudus AM 1 5 21 20 22 | 73 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 17 25 25 | 96 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 5 M_Mudryk FW 1 10 19 23 21 | 96 0 2 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 54 33 29 S_Bolat GK 21 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 19 13 12 29 | 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P_Bertaccini MF 1 4 12 10 31 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Niang FW 1 7 12 18 27 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Kulic FW 1 9 12 17 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J_Trafford GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 96 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -8 0 0 0 R_James DF 1 23 19 9 25 | 96 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 14 11 19 T_Chalobah DF 1 21 17 15 24 | 58 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 44 A_Hickey DF 1 22 17 13 30 | 96 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 13 0 J_Gvardiol DF 1 22 19 9 25 | 96 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 -4 18 -4 J_Lepenant DF 1 19 21 15 25 | 75 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Thuram DM 1 17 23 9 27 | 96 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 18 B_Saka FW 1 3 22 20 22 | 96 0 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 16 36 M_Olise AM 1 4 22 21 24 | 76 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 R_Hojlund FW 1 8 18 23 29 | 96 0 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 12 19 S_Gimenez FW 1 4 19 23 28 | 96 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 E_Audero GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robinson DF 1 21 20 4 24 | 38 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 20 0 P_Marie DF 1 14 12 5 26 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Houben AM 1 4 18 13 28 | 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 16 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1744999342 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40