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Stoke
3
v
1
Liverpool
26 Dec 2012 19:45
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Premier League
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Britannia Stadium
Walters blasts home for 3-1
Jon Walters fires an unstoppable shot beyond the reach of Reina to make it 3-1
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94 MinFULL-TIME
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91 MinSuarez tries his luck from distance with a shot which is well wide.
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90 MinFour minutes of time added on.
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89 MinQuick, curling effort from 25 yards by Gerrard - Begovic palms clear.
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87 MinSuarez stands over a free-kick in a promising position on the right edge of the Stoke box but his low strike hits the wall.
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86 MinFirst Booking: Glenn Whelan:
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83 MinSubstitution: R. Shotton for M. Etherington
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80 MinSuarez works some space on the left side and eventually sets up the incoming Sterling - but the young forward's strike is blocked and the chance passes.
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77 MinSubstitution: P. Crouch for K. Jones
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76 MinSubstitution: J. Cole for S. Downing
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72 MinBut the goalkeeper recovers following brief treatment.
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71 MinReina is down after a brave collision with Dean Whitehead to collect a fizzing cross from Etherington.
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70 MinSubstitution: D. Whitehead for M. Kightly
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69 MinThere's a quarter of the match left for the Reds to salvage something.
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65 MinSuarez smacks the ball into the top corner... but Howard Webb had already blown his whistle for handball by Henderson.
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63 MinGerrard whips a free-kick into the danger area but Begovic collects in commanding style.
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60 MinFirst Booking: Luis Suarez:
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59 MinSubstitution: J. Henderson for L. Leiva
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58 MinJose Enrique bursts down the left but his drilled cross flies out of play.
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56 MinJordan Henderson will be joining the action very soon.
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53 MinJones tried to recreate his partner's strike but misjudged it as Liverpool try to compose themselves and mount a comeback here.
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49 MinThe front two combine to put Stoke two goals clear. Jones flicks a cross onto Walters, who controls and volleys high beyond a helpless Reina.
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49 MinGOAL! Jon Walters:
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47 MinThe Reds should be level through Suarez. Sterling works a yard on the left and picks out the No.7, whose effort is weak and brushes the post on its way wide.
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46 MinSECOND HALF
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46 MinSubstitution: R. Sterling for J. Fernandez Saez
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46 MinRaheem Sterling will be introduced for the second half.
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46 Min@OptaJoe: 2 - Liverpool have won two of the last four PL games where they've been 2-1 down at half-time, including at West Ham this month. Fight.
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46 MinHALF-TIME
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45 MinOne minute of added time.
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44 MinQuite brilliant goalkeeping from Reina, who rushes out of goal to deny Etherington with a smother after the winger found himself free in the Liverpool area.
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42 MinShelvey now trains his sights from long range but the left-footed drive is straight at Begovic without power.
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40 MinA dribble by Suarez breaks down and Gerrard's ambitious curler from distance is no concern for Begovic.
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36 MinFantastic turn in the box by Suarez, who is the main threat for the Reds here, but his blast from a narrow angle is dealt with by Asmir Begovic.
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35 MinSuarez frees Suso on the right - shot deflected wide for a corner.
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29 MinDowning sets up for Suarez now, but the Uruguayan's attempt on the spin is far too high.
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28 MinNearly a second for the skipper. Stewart Downing skips past his marker and centres for Gerrard, whose effort is bobbling and ends up wide.
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26 Min@ged0407: The first time Steven Gerrard has scored in 3 successive league games since December 2007.
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25 MinThis time it's Suso who picks a hole in the Stoke defence, but Suarez can't control and the chance is gone.
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22 MinReina keeps Liverpool in touch with a terrific save. Matt Etherington latched onto a loose ball and took aim with his usually weaker right foot and the Spaniard had to react quickly to tip the strike over.
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20 MinSuperb through ball from Lucas releases Jonjo Shelvey with plenty of freedom in the Stoke area, only for the midfielder to mistime his touch.
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18 MinAlmost an opportunity for Suso, but the youngster lost his footing at the back post before the ball from the right arrived.
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16 MinStoke's incessant pressing is causing problems for the Reds, who aren't keeping the ball with the same comfort as they were on Saturday.
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12 MinThings have got worse for Liverpool. Glenn Whelan finds Kenwyne Jones with an inswinging corner and the striker nods home with precision at the near post.
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12 MinGOAL! Kenwyne Jones:
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9 MinFair to say it has been a dramatic start at the Britannia Stadium, where things have started to settle after a goal apiece.
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6 MinFirst Booking: Ryan Shawcross: Shawcross was booked for giving away the penalty.
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5 MinThe lead lasts just three minutes as Jonathan Walters takes advantage of a Martin Skrtel slip to run clear and beat Pepe Reina.
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5 MinGOAL! Jon Walters:
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3 MinFirst Booking: Geoff Cameron:
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2 MinAn unbelievable start for the Reds as the captain converts the penalty with ease.
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2 MinGOAL! Steven Gerrard:
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1 MinFoul on Luis Suarez by Ryan Shawcross in the penalty area.
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1 MinPenalty to Liverpool!
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1 MinKICK-OFF
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-1 MinThe Reds can't climb higher than eighth in the Barclays Premier League tonight, but with victory they can close the gap to fourth place to five points once again.
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-1 MinTweet me, @shawct, during the match and I'll include some of your comments.
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-1 MinWe'll be keeping you updated with all of the action as it happens, with kick-off at 7.45pm GMT.
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-1 MinStoke have yet to be beaten at home in the Barclays Premier League this season, though, and the Reds have not beaten the Potters in four attempts since the Premier League was formed.
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-1 MinBoxing Day has been a fruitful day for the Reds recently - Liverpool have lost just twice on December 26 in the last 25 years.
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-1 MinStoke subs: Sorensen, Adam, Whitehead, Upson, Crouch, Shotton, Jerome.
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-1 MinStoke: Begovic, Cameron, Shawcross, Huth, Wilkinson, Kightly, Nzonzi, Whelan, Etherington, Walters, Jones.
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-1 MinSubs: Jones, Carragher, Coates, Henderson, Allen, Cole, Sterling.
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-1 MinThe starting XI is: Reina, Johnson, Enrique, Skrtel, Agger, Lucas, Gerrard, Shelvey, Suso, Downing, Suarez.
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-1 MinThe Reds field the same team that beat Fulham 4-0 at the weekend
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-1 MinBrendan Rodgers names an unchanged line up for the trip to Stoke City