English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Liverpool WWWLW 1
–
Stoke City WWDDD 3
1st2ndT
LIV101
STK213
bet365 Stadium · 27,490 att.

Team Stats

6
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
4
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
3
62.4
Possession
37.6
17
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
5
0.2
On Target %
0.5
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
419
Accurate Passes
203
496
Passes
284
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
8
Accurate Crosses
4
21
Crosses
22
0.4
Cross %
0.2
48
Long Balls
42
34
Accurate Long Balls
18
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
7
Blocked Shots
3
19
Effective Tackles
17
21
Tackles
26
0.9
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
25
Effective Clearances
12
40
Clearances
17

Head to Head

LIV leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

STK · 4-5-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 4Robert HuthCD-L
  3. 17Ryan ShawcrossCD-R
  4. 28Andy WilkinsonLB
  5. 2Geoff CameronRB
  6. 15Steven N'ZonziCM-L
  7. 6Glenn WhelanCM-R
  8. 19Jonathan WaltersAM
  9. 26Matthew EtheringtonLM
  10. 21Michael KightlyRM
  11. 9Kenwyne JonesF

Substitutes

  1. 18Dean WhiteheadSUB
  2. 33Cameron JeromeSUB
  3. 25Peter CrouchSUB
  4. 16Charlie AdamSUB
  5. 20Matt UpsonSUB
  6. 30Ryan ShottonSUB
  7. 29Thomas SorensenSUB

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 25Pepe ReinaG
  2. 5Daniel AggerCD-L
  3. 37Martin SkrtelCD-R
  4. 3José EnriqueLB
  5. 2Glen JohnsonRB
  6. 21Lucas LeivaCM
  7. 33Jonjo ShelveyLM
  8. 8Steven GerrardRM
  9. 30SusoF
  10. 7Luis SuárezLF
  11. 19Stewart DowningRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Jamie CarragherSUB
  2. 31Raheem SterlingSUB
  3. 10Joe ColeSUB
  4. 24Joe AllenSUB
  5. 14Jordan HendersonSUB
  6. 16Sebastián CoatesSUB
  7. 1Brad JonesSUB

Timeline

  1. 1' Ryan Shawcross (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 2' Goal! Stoke City 0, Liverpool 1. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 4' Geoff Cameron (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 5' Goal! Stoke City 1, Liverpool 1. Jonathan Walters (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 12' Goal! Stoke City 2, Liverpool 1. Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Glenn Whelan with a cross following a corner.
  6. 45' Second Half begins Stoke City 2, Liverpool 1.
  7. 49' Luis Suárez (Liverpool) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Raheem Sterling with a cross.
  8. 59' Foul by Kenwyne Jones (Stoke City).
  9. 61' Delay in match Luis Suárez (Liverpool) because of an injury.
  10. 70' Offside, Liverpool. Steven Gerrard tries a through ball, but Luis Suárez is caught offside.
  11. 77' Attempt blocked. Andy Wilkinson (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jonathan Walters.
  12. 78' Substitution, Liverpool. Joe Cole replaces Stewart Downing.
  13. 83' Attempt blocked. Steven Gerrard (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Henderson with a headed pass.
  14. 86' Luis Suárez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

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