FFO CL, Manchester City vs. Liverpool (Wed Nov 12) Manchester City | Liverpool 5-2-3 N | 5-1-1-1-2 C Nick Lovell | Graeme Edwards | Ederson GK | GK T_Courtois M_Thiaw DF | DF B_Chilwell R_Ait_Nouri DF | DF D_Upamecano J_Stones DF | DF M_Akanji A_Khusanov DF | DF D_Lovren Am_Onana MF | DF L_Spinazzola Ruben_Dias DF | DM F_Dimarco B_Silva MF | MF D_Rice J_Bellingham FW | AM L_Trossard D_Vlahovic FW | FW F_Chiesa H_Kane FW | FW R_De_Tomas | Moya SUB | SUB D_Ward L_Aigner SUB | SUB Y_Rakitskyi A_Gordon SUB | SUB F_de_Jong E_Robson SUB | SUB A_Berenguer N_Goodman SUB | SUB H_Mullins Min. 1 :(liv) F_Chiesa with the nod to F_Dimarco ... H_Kane gathers up the loose ball Min. 5 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with a real burst of pace ... D_Upamecano can't catch up with him ... He's clean through! ... L_Spinazzola cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 6 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic knocks the ball past M_Akanji ... But B_Chilwell clears the danger Min. 7 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri with a short pass to find B_Silva ... A thundering drive by B_Silva! ... But T_Courtois makes an easy save Min. 8 :(mnc) M_Thiaw plays a long ball to Ruben_Dias ... Excellent sliding challenge by L_Spinazzola ... He timed it well Min. 9 :(mnc) M_Thiaw takes advantage of a mistake by L_Spinazzola ... D_Upamecano intercepts the pass Min. 13 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic lobs the ball over the defence ... Am_Onana latches on to it ... Am_Onana with a hard drive! What a hit son! What a hit! ... T_Courtois just watches it drift out of play! Min. 14 :(liv) L_Trossard nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... B_Silva fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The Referee calls him over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He can't complain about that Min. 15 :(liv) F_Dimarco takes possession ... Knocks it past Am_Onana ... He's through on goal ... F_Dimarco lobs Ederson! ... But he puts it well wide ... The Manchester City fans taunt him! Min. 17 :(mnc) M_Thiaw jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to H_Kane ... Well intercepted by M_Akanji Min. 19 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic slows the ball down and waits for support ... A team mate overlaps him now ... He uses his team mates run as a decoy ...And heads towards the goal! ... But L_Spinazzola sweeps up the threat Min. 28 :(mnc) Am_Onana kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate leave his marker! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... D_Vlahovic gets on the end of the pass ... D_Upamecano with an ugly foul ... That looked malicious Min. 29 :(liv) B_Chilwell fires over a low cross to R_De_Tomas ... J_Stones pulls on his opponent's shirt!! ... You can't swap shirts until after the game! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee tries to calm him down Min. 32 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to P Min. 32 :(mnc) M_Thiaw steps over the ball ... He nutmegs D_Upamecano ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... D_Rice makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 35 :(mnc) J_Stones is first to the loose ball ... He plays the ball across to J_Bellingham ... J_Bellingham with the shot on net! ... GOAL!! ... He receives the congratulations from his team-mates! ... That's put Manchester City in front! ... Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool ... Min. 36 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Am_Onana will now play as a DM Min. 40 :(mnc) M_Thiaw is too quick for the defence ... F_Dimarco cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 41 :(mnc) Am_Onana plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... D_Lovren wins the ball with a clear tackle Min. 42 :(liv) L_Trossard crosses into the box, finding M_Akanji ... M_Akanji with an overhead kick! ... He gets a connection ... But Ederson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 46 :(mnc) H_Kane jumps over L_Spinazzola's challenge ... Oh, beautiful nutmeg ... He's clean through ... H_Kane with a quick pass down the wing. ... Cross comes back in to him at a good height ... Powerful header! ... T_Courtois won't get to that! ... Oooh it goes just over!! Min. 48 :(mnc) B_Silva kills the ball dead ... Beautiful turn ... He could get a shot of here ... B_Silva has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But he puts it wide ... That was a terrible attempt! Min. 49 :(liv) R_De_Tomas hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... L_Trossard latches onto it! ... R_Ait_Nouri clears with a diving header ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Manchester City 1-0 Liverpool Min. 49 :(liv) B_Chilwell runs at J_Stones ... He takes it past him ... An audacious effort from B_Chilwell! ... But he miskicks and puts it well off target ... The Manchester City fans taunt him about that effort Min. 50 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: F_de_Jong ... COMING OFF: F_Dimarco Min. 52 :(liv) B_Chilwell passes the ball to F_Chiesa ... Ruben_Dias with the tackle Min. 55 :(liv) D_Upamecano takes possession ... He's got no outlet ... He decides to go alone ... D_Upamecano with a terrific drive! ... Ederson gets his fingertips to it Min. 58 :(mnc) B_Silva backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball upfield ... D_Vlahovic latches onto the end of it ... D_Vlahovic with a thundering drive! ... But T_Courtois parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 60 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: A_Berenguer ... COMING OFF: D_Rice Min. 60 :(mnc) B_Silva feeds the ball to D_Vlahovic ... Well executed sliding challenge from R_De_Tomas Min. 62 :(liv) F_de_Jong runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to F_Chiesa ... But Ruben_Dias puts it in row Z! Min. 64 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias brings the ball under control ... He sees a team mate in space! ... He plays the ball in to him! ... H_Kane gets on the end of the pass ... D_Upamecano gets to the ball first Min. 64 :(liv) D_Upamecano nutmegs R_Ait_Nouri, he continues to run forward ... D_Upamecano sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... Ederson collects it comfortably ... The shot never troubled him Min. 65 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a AM Min. 65 :(liv) A_Berenguer unselfishly lays the ball back to F_Chiesa ... Am_Onana takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! Min. 67 :(mnc) H_Kane loses L_Trossard ... H_Kane sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 68 :(liv) B_Chilwell dribbles past Ruben_Dias ... Am_Onana is late with that one ... I think he was just trying to get to the ball ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... L_Trossard swings it in ... R_De_Tomas takes control of it! ... R_De_Tomas hits a crisp volley! ... Ederson beats the ball away Min. 70 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to A Min. 71 :(mnc) J_Bellingham is out on the right ... He moves the ball left to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic from 20 yards! ... He has put it over the bar! ... He looks stunned by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 71 :(liv) A_Berenguer flicks it past the defender ... He runs forward ... Am_Onana with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul Min. 72 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic sidesteps his marker ... Launched towards the top corner by D_Vlahovic! ... T_Courtois with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 74 :(mnc) B_Silva nutmegs R_De_Tomas, he continues to run forward ... B_Silva flicks the header toward the far post! ... T_Courtois watches it sail wide! Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 75 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Bellingham will now play as a DM Min. 76 :(mnc) H_Kane takes advantage of a mistake by L_Spinazzola ... That mistake could prove costly ... D_Lovren rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That's a foul!! ... The Referee fumbles about in his pocket! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 80 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi ... COMING OFF: D_Lovren Min. 84 :(liv) B_Chilwell hits in a wicked shot! ... It hits the defender ... F_Chiesa latches onto it! ... F_Chiesa attempts the shot! ... It hammers off the post ... And out for a throw in Min. 86 :(liv) L_Trossard finds F_de_Jong on the edge of the box ... F_de_Jong with the attempt at goal! ... Ederson with the save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 4 minutes of injury time. Min. 89 :(liv) D_Upamecano smashes the ball upfield ... M_Akanji latches onto the ball ... M_Akanji with a terrific drive! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Ederson dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Ederson beaten! ... CORNER! ... L_Trossard with an inswinging corner into the box ... J_Bellingham gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 90 :(liv) F_Chiesa pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... D_Vlahovic with a clumsy challenge Min. 93 :(liv) D_Upamecano spots his team mate making a run ... That's an excellent through ball to R_De_Tomas! ... R_De_Tomas aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... It's well wide! ... 8 times out of 10 he would have scored that! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Etihad Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Stones (Man of the Match) Scorers : J_Bellingham (35) Sent Off : N/A Booked : B_Silva (14) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : D_Upamecano Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : D_Lovren (76) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City | Liverpool Attempts on Goal : 10 | 10 Off target : 6 | 5 On target : 4 | 5 Possession : 39 | 61 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 13 | 5 Key Tackles : 6 | 11 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Manchester City 1 - 0 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 28 1 1 1 22 | 98 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 23 20 17 28 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 23 19 16 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 0 J_Stones DF 1 24 20 16 26 | 98 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 0 A_Khusanov DF 1 21 19 12 26 | 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 Am_Onana DM 1 21 24 12 29 | 98 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 19 0 18 Ruben_Dias DF 1 24 20 16 27 | 98 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 15 0 B_Silva MF 1 5 25 20 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 -2 18 30 J_Bellingham DM 1 18 25 23 28 | 98 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 22 10 26 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 18 26 27 | 98 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 17 16 H_Kane FW 1 8 20 25 27 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 32 0 10 Moya GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Aigner DF 1 17 9 4 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Gordon MF 1 5 22 22 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Robson MF 1 12 18 7 18 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Goodman FW 1 3 13 18 23 | 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Courtois GK 27 1 1 1 15 | 98 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 B_Chilwell DF 1 25 20 17 24 | 98 0 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 45 13 D_Upamecano DF 1 23 19 8 27 | 98 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 34 32 48 M_Akanji DF 1 23 21 12 26 | 98 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 17 0 38 D_Lovren DF 1 21 16 14 29 | 84 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 -2 -2 L_Spinazzola DF 1 23 20 17 27 | 98 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 F_Dimarco DM 1 20 22 13 24 | 54 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 17 D_Rice MF 1 20 24 6 27 | 64 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0 L_Trossard AM 1 12 24 22 24 | 98 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 20 25 22 | 98 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 5 R_De_Tomas FW 1 3 18 25 25 | 98 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 37 17 12 D_Ward GK 24 1 1 1 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y_Rakitskyi DF 1 18 13 11 29 | 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 F_de_Jong AM 1 12 23 22 28 | 44 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 A_Berenguer AM 1 4 21 20 25 | 34 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 H_Mullins MF 1 14 18 7 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1762965417 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40