Topic: Liverpool 2 v Sunderland 0 (Origi 75', Milner 89' )

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Liverpool vs Sunderland - Anfield - 26/11/2016
Kick off: 15h00 [UK Time]




Comm Team: Rush 82, Lady Brandybuck, JerseyKloppite
Colour: Any available Comm

First Half:
00-15:  Lady Brandybuck
15-30:  JerseyKloppite
30-45:  Rush 82


Second Half:
45-60: Rush 82
60-75: Lady Brandybuck
75-90: Lady Brandybuck

Referee: Anthony Taylor

Liverpool: Karius; Clyne; Lovren; Matip; Can; Coutinho; Henderson; Mané; Milner; Wijnaldum; Firmino;
Subs:  Mignolet, Klavan, Moreno, Leiva, Ejaria, Woodburn, Origi

Sunderland: Pickford, Denayer, Jones, Koné, O'Shea, van Aanholt, Ndong, Pienaar, Anichebe, Defoe, Watmore
Subs: Mannone, Love, Manquillo, Gooch, Januzaj, Khazri, Larsson.

[Lady_brandybuck]

0' And  so it starts, another lovely afternoon at Anfield... COME ON REDMEN!!!

[Lady_brandybuck]

5' the ball is up and down the pitch, we are putting some pressure and the game looks open. Nice control from Firmino for a run in and his first attempt at goal with a soft shot.

Stevie G. Is at Anfield

[Lady_brandybuck]

10' Lovely support with the rainbow armband and shoe laces.

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If anyone wondered whether Lallana would be missed, the second game without him should leave us no doubt that we do.

[Lady_brandybuck]

12' Nice attack from the red men that ends  as a corner.  Nothing happens

[Lady_brandybuck]

14 Coutinho with a lovely incisive pass, excellent control from gigi who turns and shots...saved by the keeper but lovely movement.

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'Boro 1 - Leicester 0

[Lady_brandybuck]

16 nice save by Karius  after a shot from Pienaar. Following play Defoe manages to get the ball only to be punched (the ball) and cleared by Karius,  not that it matters much as they were offside.

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Palace 1 - Swansea 0

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Hendo very deep again

[Lady_brandybuck]

20 Firmino tries from just outside the area with a shot that goes over the bar.

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16 nice save by Karius  after a shot from Pienaar. Following play Defoe manages to get the ball only to be punched (the ball) and cleared by Karius,  not that it matters much as they were offside.

Sunderland were two on one there - well played by Karius coming out, making himself big, and blocking the shot from Pienaar.

[Lady_brandybuck]

21 the line official got a hamstring injury so it ischanged for the 4th official.

[Lady_brandybuck]

23 Mane outruns everyone on the side just to shoot it very sloppily... like the game so far...

[Narwin Dunez]

The Can-Wij-Hendo three, all seem to do the same thing for me. We're dominating, but Lallana was so much more effective.

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   looks like Mane lost a bit of his mojo during the break

[Lady_brandybuck]

26' the Referee just had a word with Firmino after stopping the free kick from Sunderland... I have no idea why, I am just looking at Linda Pizutti in her seat... waht a beautiful woman, I want be like her when I grow up

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Come on lads, give Linda a reason to give us a big smile

[Lady_brandybuck]

28 the ball is up and down the field...

[Lady_brandybuck]

29 Coutinho with a knock inside of the area after Ndon blocks his shot. We all hope is nothing serious although it seems otherwise

[Lady_brandybuck]

Up to you Rush82

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33' - Horrible scene of our Phil being stretchered off after being caught on the foot by Taylor.

Origi on

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34' - Sunderland have played their plan to perfection and gotten the bonus of having one of our key playmakers taken out of the game. We are struggling to break them down and they have had a couple of semi dangerous breaks into our half

[Welshred]

33' - Horrible scene of our Phil being stretchered off after being caught on the foot by Taylor.

Origi on

Immobilisation, Entonox followed by a fracpac and stretcher = not very good

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35' - this ref is terrible! Origi clearly fouled, ref waves on. 30s later fouled again and Hendo takes the FK - what a good ball in, Lovren heads it across and nearly gets in the right hand corner

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38' - We're looking more positive but still not able to break through.

Milner with a run down the left, lofts it in, but it's easily pushed out.

Klopp not looking impressed - Moyes on the other hand, is animated

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40' - Mane, Firmino, Clyne working the ball around and into the box. Corner earned - Hendo to take - Can makes a hash of the flick on and it comes off his shoulder to loop way over

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41' - Clyne and Mane flattering to deceive - crowd whooshes up only to deflate as the ball goes nowhere.

We're passing around, and passing around but not getting in behind

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43' - Origi lively on the left, diddles one defender but cannot get through. Ball goes upfield, and back down again.

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44' - Hendo with a lovely floater into the box, but.....urgh.

Now Firmino makes something out of nothing on the left of the box, but again, we cannot get through the 11 in the box

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45' - Moyes boys defending for their lives - another ball in and Can just heads it wide.

Bobby with a stunning steal off Sunderland in the midfield but we can't capitalise on it.

4' added on

45+2' - Lovren with a 30 yard screamer that is well wide

[Narwin Dunez]

Wrong decisions made all over the pitch by Liverpool. Slow to move feet, crosses to an empty box.

We're nervous.

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45+3' - 80% possession - another ball in, Origi sharp but cannot get it through.

Now a chance falls to Mane but no power on the shot and the GK stops it easily

That's the whistle

Frustrating half

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45' - Sunderland kickoff. After the first minute, we're back up in their territory

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46' - Milner sends a decent ball in from the left, Hendo heads wide. Crowd trying to gee up the lads.

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48' - The ball is worked neatly from the back and we're back in the final third. Matip floats it across, it's worked back and Clyne with a heavy touch is bundled out into the hoardings

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49' - Mane makes another poor decision - should have laid it off to Bobby instead of that ineffectual attempt in the box

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51' - Long ball up the middle is intercepted by Karius averting a potentially sticky situation.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG another chance goes abegging. Can lift is over, Mane feeds it in, Milner is squished between two defenders, and yet another chance lost

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53' - Karius with a sharp clearance.  Milner with a 25 yard shot straight to the keeper