FFO Prem, Liverpool vs. Manchester City (Mon Oct 06) Liverpool | Manchester City 5-1-0-3-1 C | 5-1-1-3 C Graeme Edwards | Nick Lovell | T_Courtois GK | GK Ederson N_Mazraoui DF | DF M_Thiaw D_Upamecano DF | DF R_Ait_Nouri M_Akanji DF | DF A_Khusanov D_Lovren DF | DF Marquinhos L_Spinazzola DF | FW A_Gordon D_Rice DM | DF Ruben_Dias F_de_Jong AM | DM J_Stones A_Berenguer AM | MF B_Silva L_Trossard AM | FW D_Vlahovic F_Chiesa FW | FW H_Kane | D_Ward SUB | SUB Moya Y_Rakitskyi SUB | SUB L_Magnino J_Aidoo SUB | SUB A_Farnerud H_Mullins SUB | SUB E_Robson J_Wind SUB | SUB N_Goodman Min. 3 :(mnc) Ruben_Dias drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to R_Ait_Nouri ... R_Ait_Nouri hits a crisp volley! ... GOAL!! ... That's given Manchester City the advantage! ... Liverpool 0-1 Manchester City ... Min. 4 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... L_Trossard will now play as a FW Min. 4 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... J_Stones will now play as a MF Min. 5 :(mnc) A_Khusanov with the header on ... He finds A_Gordon in space ... A_Gordon with the shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... GOAL!! ... Liverpool 0-2 Manchester City ... Min. 6 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... A_Gordon will now play as a AM Min. 6 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Ruben_Dias will now play as a MF Min. 12 :(liv) F_de_Jong plays it long to M_Akanji ... M_Akanji beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... He just has to beat the keeper ... He rounds Ederson ... He taps it towards the goal! ... Ederson manages to get to it!! Min. 13 :(liv) F_de_Jong hits the ball through the heart of the defence ... D_Rice latches onto it! ... A_Gordon robs him of the ball Min. 20 :(liv) D_Lovren threads the through ball to F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! ... It sails over! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 23 :(liv) A_Berenguer with an inch perfect pass to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The ball moves through the air! ... Ederson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 23 :(liv) D_Lovren with the dribble ... He uses his pace to get free ... Ruben_Dias with a late tackle ... Well to be fair he was looking for the foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll have to watch himself now Min. 29 :(mnc) Marquinhos gets to the byline ... He centres the ball to H_Kane ... H_Kane blasts the ball towards goal! ... T_Courtois with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 35 :(liv) D_Lovren runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to L_Trossard ... L_Trossard pounds a rocket on goal! ... But Ederson with the difficult save Min. 38 :(liv) D_Upamecano jumps over the defender's challenge ... Wonderful sliding challenge by H_Kane ... He had to get that one right! Min. 40 :(liv) A defence splitting pass from A_Berenguer to N_Mazraoui ... J_Stones takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 40 :(mnc) H_Kane brings the ball into the opposing area ... Excellent sliding challenge from D_Lovren Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 43 :(liv) L_Trossard flicks the ball on to L_Spinazzola ... R_Ait_Nouri with the tackle ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Liverpool 0-2 Manchester City Min. 46 :(liv) D_Lovren crosses to F_Chiesa ... Fine tackle by D_Vlahovic ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 47 :(mnc) Marquinhos sidesteps his marker ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... N_Mazraoui with a superb challenge ... The referee has given the free kick the other way! ... He is warned by The Referee Min. 47 :(mnc) B_Silva takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to D_Vlahovic ... D_Vlahovic blasts the ball towards goal! ... T_Courtois catches the ball Min. 48 :(mnc) H_Kane sidesteps D_Lovren ... He was too quick for his marker ... H_Kane hits the ball first time! ... T_Courtois fists it away ... That was a good save! Min. 56 :(mnc) R_Ait_Nouri drives it forward to Ruben_Dias ... Great turn! Astonishing! The defence has gone to sleep ... Ruben_Dias is all alone ... T_Courtois comes towards him ... He nutmegs T_Courtois ... It hits the post!! ... And goes wide! Min. 60 :(mnc) Substitution by Manchester City ... COMING ON: A_Farnerud ... COMING OFF: J_Stones Min. 60 :(liv) A_Berenguer looks for options ... He knocks the ball across to L_Spinazzola ... L_Spinazzola goes for goal! ... But Ederson parries the ball ... It's picked up by the defender, much to the relief of the crowd Min. 61 :(liv) M_Akanji flicks it past D_Vlahovic ... He runs forward ... M_Akanji curls it towards the top corner! ... It takes a deflection! ... But goes wide! ... CORNER! ... D_Lovren swings the ball in hard and fast towards the back post! ... Ederson comes towards the ball ... And he claims it with ease! Min. 61 :(mnc) A_Farnerud breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Courtois! ... M_Akanji brings him down! ... 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 Min. 64 :(mnc) The ball runs loose! ... A_Gordon seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... M_Akanji is called for the holding foul ... He won that header unfairly ... His 2nd yellow card! ... RED CARD!! ... That's an early shower for him! Min. 64 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: Y_Rakitskyi ... COMING OFF: A_Berenguer Min. 65 :(liv) L_Trossard with the dribble ... L_Trossard tries to curl it into the bottom corner! ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! Min. 66 :(mnc) D_Vlahovic breaks free from Y_Rakitskyi ... N_Mazraoui seizes control of the ball ... He hoists it forward Min. 70 :(liv) Substitution by Liverpool ... COMING ON: H_Mullins ... COMING OFF: D_Lovren Min. 70 :(liv) Tactical Change by Liverpool ... Liverpool have changed their playing style to E Min. 71 :(mnc) M_Thiaw has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Courtois! ... D_Rice hacks him down! ... The Referee consults his linesman ... Now he calls the player over ... YELLOW CARD! ... He is lucky not to have seen red really ... That looked to be a late tackle on the replays! Min. 73 :(liv) H_Mullins plays in F_Chiesa with a beautiful ball ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Ait_Nouri looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 77 :(liv) D_Upamecano cuts inside Ruben_Dias ... He worked that well ... He puts in L_Spinazzola! ... A wicked drive by L_Spinazzola! ... Ederson is beaten! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Manchester City were probably counting their chickens ... Liverpool have pegged a goal back! ... Still life in this game yet! ... Liverpool 1-2 Manchester City ... Min. 78 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to D Min. 78 :(liv) F_Chiesa pass splits open the defence and finds F_de_Jong ... F_de_Jong blasts the ball towards goal! ... Ederson gets up well to catch that one Min. 81 :(liv) F_de_Jong turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to F_Chiesa ... F_Chiesa is clean through, he is one on one with Ederson ... He lobs it over Ederson ... It goes over!! ... He'll have to be a master of spin to explain that one to his manager! Min. 82 :(liv) L_Spinazzola with an intelligent ball to Y_Rakitskyi ... Y_Rakitskyi belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... It hits the post!! ... But he beats the defender to the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH!! ... He's put it over Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(liv) F_de_Jong flicks the ball on to F_Chiesa ... D_Vlahovic with a clumsy challenge ... The Referee wants a word ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... An expectant silence takes the crowd ... F_de_Jong hits it hard ... The ball moves through the air! ... Ederson moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... GOAL!! ... Ederson looks dejected! ... An equaliser late in the game!! ... Nick Lovell looks gutted ... Liverpool 2-2 Manchester City ... Min. 89 :(mnc) Tactical Change by Manchester City ... Manchester City have changed their playing style to A Min. 89 :(mnc) A_Farnerud with a flicked pass to H_Kane ... Y_Rakitskyi robs him of the ball Min. 90 :(mnc) M_Thiaw has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on T_Courtois! ... D_Upamecano hacks him down! ... He could be off here! ... The Referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... I think he deserved that! Dirty git! Min. 91 :(liv) N_Mazraoui with an amazing show of skill to get past R_Ait_Nouri ... He crosses to F_Chiesa ... A_Gordon fouls badly ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! ... Graeme Edwards looks bemused that it wasn't more! He wanted to see red! Min. 92 :(liv) L_Trossard is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to N_Mazraoui ... M_Thiaw takes the ball and the player!! ... But the ref waves play on!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : Anfield ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : F_de_Jong (Man of the Match) Scorers : , L_Spinazzola (77)F_de_Jong (88) Sent Off : M_Akanji (64) Booked : D_Rice (71), D_Upamecano (90) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Manchester City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : A_Gordon Scorers : , R_Ait_Nouri (3)A_Gordon (5) Sent Off : N/A Booked : , Ruben_Dias (23), D_Vlahovic (88)A_Gordon (91) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liverpool | Manchester City Attempts on Goal : 12 | 6 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 6 | 5 Possession : 46 | 54 Corners : 1 | 0 Red Cards : 1 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 1 Fouls : 14 | 6 Key Tackles : 3 | 7 Key Passes : 17 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Liverpool 2 - 2 Manchester City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -5 0 0 0 N_Mazraoui DF 1 23 18 10 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 15 0 D_Upamecano DF 1 23 18 8 27 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 -2 33 -2 M_Akanji DF 1 23 21 12 26 | 67 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 -12 -12 22 D_Lovren DF 1 21 16 13 29 | 73 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 51 0 L_Spinazzola DF 1 23 20 16 27 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 13 50 D_Rice DM 1 20 24 6 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 F_de_Jong AM 1 12 23 21 28 | 95 0 0 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 40 42 A_Berenguer AM 1 4 21 20 25 | 67 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 L_Trossard FW 1 11 24 22 24 | 95 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 14 F_Chiesa FW 1 5 20 25 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 6 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 | 28 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 20 0 17 J_Aidoo DF 1 16 11 5 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Mullins DM 1 14 18 7 30 | 22 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 J_Wind FW 1 5 10 15 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 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 | 95 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Thiaw DF 1 23 19 17 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 R_Ait_Nouri DF 1 23 19 16 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 14 36 A_Khusanov DF 1 21 19 12 26 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 Marquinhos DF 1 24 20 17 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 A_Gordon AM 1 5 22 22 26 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 31 -2 22 Ruben_Dias MF 1 24 19 15 27 | 95 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 -2 31 11 J_Stones MF 1 24 20 16 26 | 63 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0 B_Silva MF 1 4 25 19 24 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 D_Vlahovic FW 1 6 18 25 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 30 -2 3 H_Kane FW 1 8 20 25 27 | 95 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 30 0 10 Moya GK 22 1 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Magnino DF 1 15 12 10 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Farnerud FW 1 3 18 15 29 | 32 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 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 1759767733 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40