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Rafa on Reading defeat

Rafa looks back at our exit from this season's FA Cup

LFCCTV: Aquilani v Reading

Our Italian midfielder was your man of the match v Reading - here's why

Highlights: LFC 1-2 Reading

Relive the action from our Cup defeat to Reading

Minute By Minute

• 123 Min
  Extra Time End: It's all over - Reading secure a 2-1 victory at Anfield after extra-time
• 122 Min
  Agger's deep cross is straight into Federici's hands
• 121 Min
  Agger launches one forward but Reading clear
• 120 Min
  Two minutes of stoppage-time to be played
• 120 Min
  Lucas heads Insua's cross wide when well placed but he was offside anyway
• 119 Min
  Babel and Benayoun get in each others way on the edge of the box
• 115 Min
  Ngog tries to release Babel over the top but the ball bounces through to the goalkeeper
• 113 Min
  Dirk drills one goalwards but it's comfortable for Federici
• 111 Min
  Ngog scuffs a chance wide when well positioned after good work from Kuyt and Lucas
• 110 Min
  Carragher fires one over from 20 yards
• 108 Min
  Aquilani goes down in the box as he tries to reach Lucas' cross...the Kop want a penalty but the referee says no
• 106 Min
  Insua is thwarted on the edge of the Reading box as he shapes to shoot
• 106 Min
  Extra-time: Liverpool kick off the second half of extra-time
• 106 Min
  Extra Time - HT':
• 105 Min
  Benayoun spurns a great chance for the Reds when he goes clear on goal, but sees his low effort blocked by Federici
• 104 Min
  McAnuff skews his volley as Reading threaten once more
• 102 Min
  Reds will have to dig deep now
• 100 Min
  GOAL! Long heads Reading into an extra-time lead from Gunnarsson's cross
• 97 Min
  Insua tries to weave his way through...ball breaks for Babel but his shot on the spin is collected by Federici
• 95 Min
  Aquilani's corner is cleared
• 95 Min
  Agger's shot is deflected behind for a corner
• 95 Min
  Full-time:
• 94 Min
  Kuyt wins a free-kick on the edge of the box
• 94 Min
  Sigurdsson scores from the spot
• 93 Min
  Penalty Scored:
• 92 Min
  Bertrand heads Insua's cross away under pressure from Kuyt
• 92 Min
  Reading win a penalty as Long goes down under Benayoun's challenge
• 91 Min
  Substitution: M. Skrtel for P. Degen
• 91 Min
  Cavalieri is forced into a low diving save to repel Sigurdsson's curler from the edge of the box
• 90 Min
  Extra-time: Reading get extra-time underway
• 90 Min
  The game ends 1-1, so the tie goes into extra-time at Anfield
• 90 Min
  Three minutes of stoppage-time to be played
• 89 Min
  Lucas' corner is cleared
• 88 Min
  Dirk wins a corner...but the Kop claim handball by Bertrand
• 87 Min
  McAnuff's ball behind the Reds' defence goes out for a goal kick to LFC
• 85 Min
  Another good chance for Reading as Church heads Gunnarsson's right-wing cross over from 10 yards
• 83 Min
  Agger heads Kebe's shot to safety
• 81 Min
  Substitution: S. Long for J. Karacan
• 80 Min
  Unbelievable miss from McAnuff who runs from his own half, beating several Liverpool players, before going one-on-one with Cavalieri. It appeared inevitable he would score, but the winger somehow slotted wide much to the Reds' relief.
• 77 Min
  Aquilani whips it into the box, but it just evades the head of Ngog thanks to Mills' clearance
• 76 Min
  Liverpool break forward and Ngog wins a free-kick in a good position on the right wing
• 74 Min
  Aquilani is crowded out by Reading defenders as he attempts to break into their box
• 73 Min
  Tonight's attendance is 31,063
• 72 Min
  Aquilani went down after that header but he was soon back to his feet and was given a great reception by the Kop
• 71 Min
  Great play from Benayoun sees him pick Aquilani out yards from goal, but the Italian heads wide
• 70 Min
  Howard's back pass almost plays Kuyt through on goal, but Federici is quick off his line to clear
• 68 Min
  Liverpool have been much more dominant in this second half
• 67 Min
  Reading pump another long free-kick into Liverpool's box and Ingimarsson comes close to directing it goalwards with his head
• 66 Min
  Rasiak will feel he probably should have scored that chance in the first half
• 65 Min
  Substitution: J. Kébé for G. Rasiak
• 65 Min
  Aquilani curls into the wall…ball breaks for Agger but he volleys just wide
• 64 Min
  Babel wins a free-kick right on the very edge of the Reading box...
• 63 Min
  Aquilani attempts a one-two with Babel on the edge of the visitors' box but the move breaks down
• 61 Min
  Lucas does well to clear Bertrand's cross and LFC break...Ngog fires one low into the Reading box...Ingimarsson clears on the slide
• 59 Min
  Substitution: B. Howard for K. Cissé
• 58 Min
  Benayoun glides beyond two Reading defenders and into a good position in the box, but Gunnarsson blocks his attempted cross
• 56 Min
  Babel plays Ngog into space in the right hand channel of the box but the French star can't pick a teammate out in the centre
• 55 Min
  More good skill...this time from Kuyt on the right touchline
• 52 Min
  Brilliant skill from Degen sees him glide into the box, but he goes down under a challenge and is shown a yellow card by referee Phil Dowd, who believes the defender dived
• 52 Min
  First Booking: Philipp Degen.
• 51 Min
  Kuyt hooks over from the resulting flag-kick
• 51 Min
  Aquilani frees Benayoun in the box but his cross is cleared and LFC win a corner
• 49 Min
  Agger smacks his shot into the Reading wall and the visitors clear
• 48 Min
  Kuyt wins a free-kick 30 yards from the Royals' goal
• 47 Min
  Kuyt appears to have taken up a central role alongside Ngog, with Babel operating on the right
• 46 Min
  Ryan Babel comes on as a half-time sub to replace Stevie G
• 46 Min
  Substitution: R. Babel for S. Gerrard
• 46 Min
  Start Second Half: LFC begin the second half kicking towards the Kop
• 46 Min
  Half-time:
• 45 Min
  Own Goal!: Ryan Bertrand. Bertrand deflects Gerrard's cross into his own goal from close-range to give LFC the lead
• 45 Min
  First Booking: Matthew Mills.
• 45 Min
  LFC win a corner...breaks for Benayoun but Reading block
• 44 Min
  It's overhit once again and Liverpool win a goal kick
• 43 Min
  Reading win a free kick 40 yards from Liverpool's goal
• 41 Min
  Ngog tries his luck from the edge of the box but it's gathered by Federici
• 40 Min
  Almost brilliant from Benayoun as he strikes Degen's pass towards goal first time but his curler from the edge of the box is just the wrong side of Federici's post
• 39 Min
  Benayoun tries to dink a pass over the Reading back line for Ngog but it's cleared. Unlucky
• 37 Min
  Agger tries to pick out the run of Ngog, but Gunnarsson cuts out the danger for Reading
• 36 Min
  Gunnarsson attempts to pump another long ball into Liverpool's box but it sails into the Kop
• 34 Min
  Bit of a lull in the game at the moment, but Reading have worked their socks off so far
• 32 Min
  Gerrard heads clear for Liverpool
• 31 Min
  Reading win another free-kick on the right wing
• 30 Min
  El Nino leaves the field after picking up a knock.
• 29 Min
  Substitution: D. Ngog for F. Torres
• 27 Min
  Agger releases Insua down the left but his cross is easily collected by Federici
• 26 Min
  Reading go close again. This time McAnuff speeds down the right wing on a counter-attack from the visitors and his cross is inches away from picking out the head of the diving Church
• 24 Min
  Torres' header from Carragher's clearance almost sends Gerrard through on goal but Reading are able to return the ball back to Federici who clears
• 22 Min
  Real let off for Liverpool. Reading break and Church skips beyond Agger and into the box. The striker's low cross finds Rasiak at the back post but he contrives to loft the ball over the bar from point-blank range.
• 21 Min
  Gerrard drills an inviting ball into the Royals' box but Gunnarsson mops up the danger for the visitors
• 20 Min
  Torres surges forward from Gerrard's pass but drags a low strike wide of Federici's far post
• 18 Min
  The smattering of Reading fans in the Anfield Road end are trying to make themselves heard
• 17 Min
  Gerrard whips it in and Reading try to clear but the ball breaks for Kuyt, however his shot at the second attempt is well blocked
• 16 Min
  Degen wins a free-kick in a good position on the right...very close to being inside the box
• 15 Min
  More pressure from the visitors forces Cavalieri to kick straight into touch
• 14 Min
  Dirk's back on after treatment
• 13 Min
  Kuyt goes down after a stern challenge by Bertrand. Reading closing down the Reds quickly here
• 11 Min
  The unmarked Church picked out in the Reds box but his shot lacks conviction and Cavalieri scoops up the effort with ease
• 9 Min
  Reading win a free-kick in a good position on the left hand side of the box after a foul by Lucas...Sigurdsson takes and draws a good stop out of Cavalieri at his near post
• 8 Min
  Cavalieri put under pressure by Church from Agger's back pass, but the Brazilian finds Carra
• 7 Min
  Aquilani finds space in the right hand channel of the box, however his attempted cross is overhit
• 6 Min
  Kuyt bursts into the box but is crowded out by three Reading defenders
• 4 Min
  Corner played short...Insua wins a free-kick on the corner of the box...Gerrard takes but Federici gathers
• 3 Min
  Gerrard's dangerous cross is turned just beyond his own post by Mills. Corner to LFC
• 2 Min
  Brilliant play by Torres releases Gerrard down the right. The skipper finds Aquilani, but he can't pick out Benayoun's dart into the box
• 0 Min
  Kick-off: Reading get us underway here on a cold night at Anfield. The Reds are kicking towards the Anfield Road end in the first half.
• -1 Min
  New signing Maxi Rodriguez was introduced to the fans on the pitch at Anfield before kick-off.
• -1 Min
  Alberto Aquilani returns to the starting line-up for this evening's FA Cup clash with Reading, while there are also places for Philipp Degen and Diego Cavalieri in Rafa Benitez's XI.

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