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90 Min
Full-time:
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90 Min
Three minutes of added time
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89 Min
Substitution: D. N'Gog for M. Rodríguez
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86 Min
GOAL! Joe Cole: Instant impact from Cole who cuts in from the right and fires in a low shot that Doyle fumbles over the line
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84 Min
Substitution: J. Cole for R. Meireles
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83 Min
Phillips fizzes one in from distance...punched clear by Reina
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82 Min
Raul forces a fine save out of Doyle before Suarez attempts to back flick the rebound home. Good effort but easy for the City 'keeper
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81 Min
Kuyt is put through by Shelvey... he's forced wide and Doyle does well to gather the cross at his near post
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80 Min
Substitution: K. Phillips for C. Gardner
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79 Min
Substitution: J. Shelvey for J. Robinson
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77 Min
The Kop singing Gerard Houllier's name. Nice touch for our former boss who has been in hospital this week
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76 Min
Very comfortable for LFC now. The Kop are in good voice
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73 Min
GOAL! Maxi Rodriguez: Maxi sees his first shot blocked by Doyle but follows in to tuck home the rebound. Hat-trick
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73 Min
Carr lines one up from 30 yards. Reina waves it goodbye as it arrows into the Kop
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72 Min
Audacious flick by Suarez sets the Reds off on another attack. It doesn't result in a goal but that really was sublime
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71 Min
Deja vu as Suarez crosses deep for Maxi but this time the Argentine heads wide
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67 Min
Substitution: D. Bentley for A. Hleb
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66 Min
GOAL! Maxi Rodriguez: Suarez clips a ball to the far post where Maxi is left unmarked to volley home
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64 Min
Fahey tries his luck from distance...great header clear by Skrtel
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63 Min
This afternoon's attendance is 44734
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62 Min
A forceful run by Kuyt leads to a neat exchange with Suarez who wins a corner... but it comes to nothing
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60 Min
Fahey fires well wide from 20 yards before some sublime trickery from Suarez is brought to a halt just as he looked set to pull the trigger
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55 Min
The No.7 whips it over the wall but into the crowd
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54 Min
Free-kick to LFC in a dangerous position. Suarez lines it up...
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53 Min
A low key start to the second half. The visitors have stepped up their game a notch
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52 Min
Searching cross by Meireles is headed to safety by Carr
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49 Min
First Booking: Jack Robinson:
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46 Min
Reina forced into action within seconds of the restart after Larsson tried his luck with a speculative volley
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46 Min
Second Half Begins
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45 Min
Half Time Reached
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45 Min
Superb play by Suarez but after a great run his low shot is easy for Doyle to gather
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45 Min
Gardner finds space 25 yards out but drags his effort way off target
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45 Min
Four minutes of added time at the end of the first period
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44 Min
Another gem of a cross from Meireles is met by Kuyt who guides his header inches wide of the far post
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43 Min
Meireles scampers clear on the right and cuts the ball back for Suarez but Johnson is there to deny what would surely have been the third
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41 Min
Substitution: C. Doyle for B. Foster
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39 Min
Shots on at the Birmingham goal as Maxi sees an effort blocked before Robinson crashes one into the Kop. The silky skills of Skrtel on the right wing earn a cheer from the home support too
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34 Min
Carr forced to volley clear following a probing ball into the area by Meireles
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33 Min
Birmingham fans chanting 'We're going to win 3-2'. The Kop responds with 'Dalglish'
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30 Min
Spearing sees a long range effort well blocked before Meireles is denied inside the area. All Liverpool at the moment
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24 Min
GOAL! Dirk Kuyt: The Dutchman scrambles home at the second attempt after Foster had intially denied both him and Suarez
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20 Min
The Reds survive a scare as a ball into the box is nodded down by Ridgewell - but Carra is there to hack clear
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19 Min
Jerome attacks Robinson down the flank but the youngster does brilliantly to divert the ball out for a corner
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16 Min
Flanagan and Robinson show their defensive quality with two important headers within seconds of each other as Birmingham begin to press
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11 Min
Reina forced to sweep up under pressure after a weak back pass almost gave the visitors a sight of goal
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10 Min
The away side have responded in the right manner and Gardner should have done better with his hooked volley from the edge of the box
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7 Min
GOAL! Maxi Rodriguez: The Argentine taps home the opener after Foster failed to hold Spearing's long range drive
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5 Min
Some fine approach play by the Reds early doors but no strike on goal as of yet
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3 Min
Foster's poor clearance causes mayhem in the Birmingham defence but Suarez can't take advantage
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2 Min
Great first touch for Jack Robbo. Intercepts a ball out to the wing before clearing upfield
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1 Min
Match Starts
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Academy starlet Conor Coady is on the bench
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He's joined in the back four by the fit-again Jamie Carragher as well as John Flanagan and Martin Skrtel
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Jack Robinson makes his first senior start for Liverpool this afternoon