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92 Min
Full-time:
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90 Min
Two minutes of added time to be played...
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89 Min
Downing works some space inside the box but his shot is blocked...LFC break and Ngog plays a one-two with Johnson but he can't control properly in the box
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87 Min
Babel wins a free-kick...Aurelio swings it in...Carew clears
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84 Min
Meireles shoots from the edge of the box but it's easy for Friedel
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83 Min
Substitution: M. Kelly for S. Kyrgiakos
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83 Min
Kelly's coming on...for Soto we think
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83 Min
Meanwhile, the Kop are singing the names of McAllister and Houllier
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82 Min
Villa fans now chanting 'Let's pretend we've scored a goal' before celebrating...
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81 Min
LFC work a short corner...Johnson shoots from the edge of the box...blocked by Pires
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80 Min
Substitution: J. Cole for D. Kuyt
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80 Min
Babel's cross is put behind for a corner by Warnock
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79 Min
Ball breaks for Lucas on the edge of the box, whose effort is blocked by Hogg
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78 Min
Tonight's attendance is 39,079
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76 Min
Substitution: F. Aurélio for M. Rodríguez
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75 Min
Meireles takes...Soto's header is cleared off the line by Hogg. Liverpool work it back into the box and Skrtel shoots over the bar
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75 Min
Kuyt wins a corner off Warnock...
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73 Min
Fabio Aurelio is preparing to enter the action
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72 Min
Maxi's pass sends Johnson bursting into the box but the full-back drills over the bar
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69 Min
Johnson jinks beyond two Villa defenders and into the box only to see his powerful strike beaten away by Friedel
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67 Min
Villa subs instantly into the action as Pires's shot narrowly evades Carew before being collected by Reina
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66 Min
Substitution: R. Pires for M. Albrighton
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66 Min
Substitution: J. Carew for G. Agbonlahor
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65 Min
If Pepe can keep a clean sheet tonight he'll be the fastest 'keeper in our history to reach the 100 mark
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63 Min
Babel attempts to weave his way into space inside the box but Villa crowd him out
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61 Min
Villa fans ironically chanting 'ole' each time one of their players touches the ball...Reina gathers an attempted cross to a chorus of boos from the away end
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58 Min
Xabi Alonso is amongst the spectators inside Anfield tonight
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57 Min
The goal came a good time for LFC as Villa were starting to exert some pressure on our goal
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55 Min
The Reds make it three as Maxi starts and finishes a move involving Ngog which results in the Argentine firing beyond Friedel from 12 yards
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55 Min
GOAL! Maxi Rodriguez:
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54 Min
Downing delivers a free-kick from the right...easy for Pepe to claim
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53 Min
Brilliant save from Reina at point-blank range denies Agbonlahor after the striker was picked out by Downing's cross
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49 Min
Agbonlahor goes beyond Skrtel but Johnson is on hand to deal with the danger
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47 Min
Babel beats Dunne for pace down the right but his cross is cleared
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46 Min
Villa get the second half underway
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46 Min
Second Half Begins
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46 Min
Substitution: N. Delfouneso for C. Clark
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46 Min
Half Time Reached
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45 Min
One minute of added time to be played
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44 Min
Meireles is looking impressive in the centre of midfield again
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43 Min
Villa not having much joy against the Reds' defence here
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40 Min
Babel wins the applause of the crowd for his efforts in trying to retain possession under pressure from three Villa players
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38 Min
First Booking: Ciaran Clark:
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38 Min
Heavy tackle by Clark on Lucas...that'll be a booking
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37 Min
Babel steers a shot wide from the edge of the box after being picked out by Meireles's excellent pass
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36 Min
Young halts Ngog's run on the edge of the Villa box
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34 Min
Great play from Babel as he goes past two Villa defenders but the visitors manage to clear his attempted cross
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32 Min
Babel heads down to Kuyt from Maxi's pass. The Dutchman skips past Dunne's challenge and into the box, but Warnock puts it out for a throw
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27 Min
Meireles chips the free-kick in and Kyrgiakos heads over at the back post. Unlucky
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26 Min
Ngog wins a free-kick in a good position on the right
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24 Min
Ngog's deft flick almost releases Kuyt into the box but Collins is on hand to clear
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23 Min
Lucas attempts to pick out Babel's run with a 40-yard pass but Villa get it away
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22 Min
Dunne meets it but his header loops well over the bar
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22 Min
Villa win a corner...Downing to take...
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21 Min
Agbonlahor shrugs off Skrtel but Liverpool are back in numbers to clear
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18 Min
That quick-fire double has certainly warmed the fans up!
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16 Min
Babel latches onto Lucas's ball over the top and fires a volley beyond Friedel to double our lead
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16 Min
GOAL! Ryan Babel:
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14 Min
Skrtel powers a header towards goal from Meireles's corner and Ngog is there to nod it over the line
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14 Min
GOAL! David Ngog:
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13 Min
Sublime flick by Babel finds Ngog but he can't return the favour. Liverpool force a corner, though...
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9 Min
Reina's poor clearance only finds Albrighton but he's thwarted by Konchesky as he speeds towards goal
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9 Min
Downing takes but Ngog heads the danger away
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8 Min
Skrtel brings down Ireland and Villa have a free-kick in a dangerous area on the right wing
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8 Min
Konchesky beats Albrighton to Downing's dangerous centre as Villa launch their first attack
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7 Min
Konchesky's pass releases Ngog into space inside the box but the striker can't pick out a teammate in the centre
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6 Min
Kuyt lofts one over the top for Babel to chase but he's offside
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4 Min
Raul whips in another free-kick after Warnock's foul on Babel...Villa clear to the edge of the box...Kuyt and Lucas try to work an opening but it's cleared
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3 Min
Meireles delivers the free-kick...Ngog and Kyrgiakos attack it...ball breaks for Kuyt, who shoots wide from 15 yards
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2 Min
Ngog tripped by Dunne as he spins the Villa defender on the right
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0 Min
Liverpool get us underway on a bitterly cold night at Anfield. The Reds will attack the Anfield Road in this first half
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0 Min
Match Starts
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The Kop have unfurled a huge Houllier banner
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The teams are out and You'll Never Walk Alone is playing
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The teams are about to come out onto the pitch...Wigan boss Roberto Martinez is in the Directors' Box. His side play Villa in a couple of weeks
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Gerard Houllier's been out for a walk on the pitch as he returns to Anfield for the first time as an opposition manager since leaving the Reds in 2004
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-1 Min
Meanwhile, Ryan Babel replaces Fernando Torres after the Spain star's wife went into labour
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Two changes for Liverpool to the team that started at Spurs with Kyrgiakos replacing Carragher in the heart of the defence