English Premier League

FT Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Sunderland WLWWL 0
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Liverpool WLWLW 3
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SUN000
LIV213
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Match Report

Kumble bows out with tame draw

Anil Kumble's 18-year Test career ended without the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in his hands but India still have a strong chance to claim the prize in Nagpur after batting out a draw at the Feroz Shah Kotla

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Team Stats

6
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
7
5
Corner Kicks
9
7
Saves
2
33.8
Possession
66.2
8
SHOTS
29
2
ON GOAL
10
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
219
Accurate Passes
539
303
Passes
620
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
3
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
20
0.2
Cross %
0.2
45
Long Balls
47
21
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.5
Long Balls %
0.7
5
Blocked Shots
9
11
Effective Tackles
13
19
Tackles
18
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
18
Effective Clearances
19
32
Clearances
25

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

LIV · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 5Daniel AggerCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 2Glen JohnsonLB
  5. 47Andre WisdomRB
  6. 21Lucas LeivaLM
  7. 8Steven GerrardRM
  8. 7Luis SuárezF
  9. 14Jordan HendersonRCF
  10. 19Stewart DowningAM-L
  11. 31Raheem SterlingAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 33Jonjo ShelveySUB
  2. 4Nuri SahinSUB
  3. 49Jack RobinsonSUB
  4. 24Joe AllenSUB
  5. 1Brad JonesSUB
  6. 23Jamie CarragherSUB
  7. 30SusoSUB

SUN · 4-4-1-1

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 12Matthew KilgallonCD-L
  3. 24Carlos CuéllarCD-R
  4. 3Danny RoseLB
  5. 8Craig GardnerRB
  6. 14Jack ColbackCM-L
  7. 7Sebastian LarssonCM-R
  8. 23James McCleanLM
  9. 21Adam JohnsonRM
  10. 26Steven FletcherF
  11. 28Stéphane SessegnonRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Fraizer CampbellSUB
  2. 10Connor WickhamSUB
  3. 2Phil BardsleySUB
  4. 11James McFaddenSUB
  5. 19Titus BrambleSUB
  6. 20Kieren WestwoodSUB
  7. 15David VaughanSUB

Timeline

  1. 19' Goal! Liverpool 1, Sunderland 0. Raheem Sterling (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Luis Suárez.
  2. 26' Goal! Liverpool 2, Sunderland 0. Luis Suárez (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Gerrard.
  3. 45' Second Half begins Liverpool 2, Sunderland 0.
  4. 52' Luis Suárez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  5. 57' James McClean (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  6. 60' Luis Suárez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. 62' Attempt blocked. Luis Suárez (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  8. 67' Attempt missed. Daniel Agger (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a corner.
  9. 73' Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Danny Rose.
  10. 74' Substitution, Sunderland. David Vaughan replaces Danny Rose.

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