English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 1, 2015
Manchester City DDWWL 1
–
Liverpool WWWWL 2
1st2ndT
MNC101
LIV112
Anfield · 44,590 att.

Match Report

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Philippe Coutinho cracker earns Liverpool victory over Man City

Liverpool put a huge dent in Manchester City's title hopes with a 2-1 victory which dramatically enhanced their own hopes of a top-four finish.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
6
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
0
52
Possession
48
8
SHOTS
11
1
ON GOAL
5
0.1
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
412
Accurate Passes
374
524
Passes
481
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
1
Accurate Crosses
4
11
Crosses
11
0.1
Cross %
0.4
69
Long Balls
64
28
Accurate Long Balls
30
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
0
Blocked Shots
1
17
Effective Tackles
14
22
Tackles
24
0.8
Tackle %
0.6
0
Interceptions
0
15
Effective Clearances
26
15
Clearances
26

Head to Head

MNC leads series 2-1-2

Lineups

LIV · 3-4-3

  1. 22Simon MignoletG
  2. 37Martin SkrtelCD
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-L
  4. 23Emre CanCD-R
  5. 24Joe AllenCM-L
  6. 14Jordan HendersonCM-R
  7. 18Alberto MorenoLM
  8. 50Lazar MarkovicRM
  9. 31Raheem SterlingF
  10. 10Philippe CoutinhoCF-L
  11. 20Adam LallanaCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Kolo TouréSUB
  2. 9Rickie LambertSUB
  3. 29Fabio BoriniSUB
  4. 52Danny WardSUB
  5. 49Jordan WilliamsSUB
  6. 45Mario BalotelliSUB
  7. 15Daniel SturridgeSUB

MNC · 4-4-2

  1. 1Joe HartG
  2. 20Eliaquim MangalaCD-L
  3. 4Vincent KompanyCD-R
  4. 11Aleksandar KolarovLB
  5. 5Pablo ZabaletaRB
  6. 25FernandinhoCM-L
  7. 42Yaya TouréCM-R
  8. 21David SilvaLM
  9. 8Samir NasriRM
  10. 10Edin DzekoCF-L
  11. 16Sergio AgüeroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Frank LampardSUB
  2. 13Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  3. 7James MilnerSUB
  4. 6FernandoSUB
  5. 26Martín DemichelisSUB
  6. 22Gaël ClichySUB
  7. 14Wilfried BonySUB

Timeline

  1. 11' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 0. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  2. 25' Goal! Liverpool 1, Manchester City 1. Edin Dzeko (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sergio Agüero with a through ball.
  3. 57' Samir Nasri (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 58' Substitution, Manchester City. James Milner replaces Edin Dzeko.
  5. 75' Goal! Liverpool 2, Manchester City 1. Philippe Coutinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Raheem Sterling.
  6. 76' Substitution, Liverpool. Daniel Sturridge replaces Lazar Markovic.
  7. 78' Substitution, Manchester City. Wilfried Bony replaces Fernandinho.
  8. 82' James Milner (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 83' Substitution, Liverpool. Kolo Touré replaces Alberto Moreno.
  10. 83' Substitution, Manchester City. Frank Lampard replaces Samir Nasri.
  11. 84' Adam Lallana (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 86' Wilfried Bony (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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