Liverpool vs Huddersfield Town, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
FT
5 - 0
5 - 0
Mane, Salah doubles see Liverpool past Huddersfield back into first in Premier League
Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of relegated Huddersfield Town at Anfield on Friday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Goal! Liverpool 1, Huddersfield Town 0. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 2': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
- 3': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 6': Attempt missed. Isaac Mbenza (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Erik Durm.
- 6': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 7': Foul by Tommy Smith (Huddersfield Town).
- 7': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 9': Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Jon Gorenc Stankovic tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 13': Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Foul by Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town).
- 14': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Dejan Lovren.
- 14': Attempt missed. Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 16': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 16': Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Jonas Lössl.
- 17': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 23': Goal! Liverpool 2, Huddersfield Town 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 28': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Daniel Sturridge.
- 29': Attempt missed. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 30': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Erik Durm tries a through ball, but Jonathan Hogg is caught offside.
- 36': Hand ball by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 37': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Erik Durm.
- 39': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 39': Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 43': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 45'+1': Goal! Liverpool 3, Huddersfield Town 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Liverpool 3, Huddersfield Town 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 3, Huddersfield Town 0.
- 46': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Tommy Smith tries a through ball, but Steve Mounie is caught offside.
- 47': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
- 47': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Georginio Wijnaldum with a through ball.
- 52': Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Naby Keita.
- 53': Offside, Huddersfield Town. Erik Durm tries a through ball, but Juninho Bacuna is caught offside.
- 54': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Daniel Sturridge is caught offside.
- 55': Attempt saved. Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 56': Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
- 57': Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town).
- 57': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 57': Naby Keita (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt missed. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 61': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 61': Naby Keita (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Daniel Sturridge (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 65': Foul by Steve Mounie (Huddersfield Town).
- 65': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Chris Löwe replaces Steve Mounie.
- 66': Goal! Liverpool 4, Huddersfield Town 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 68': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 68': Jon Gorenc Stankovic (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Chris Löwe (Huddersfield Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Karlan Grant.
- 72': Offside, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson tries a through ball, but Daniel Sturridge is caught offside.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Daniel Sturridge.
- 73': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Georginio Wijnaldum.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Christopher Schindler.
- 76': Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Karlan Grant (Huddersfield Town).
- 76': Attempt saved. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a through ball.
- 78': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri with a cross.
- 79': Foul by Christopher Schindler (Huddersfield Town).
- 79': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 80': Attempt missed. Dejan Lovren (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
- 81': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Alex Pritchard replaces Jon Gorenc Stankovic.
- 81': Foul by Jonathan Hogg (Huddersfield Town).
- 81': Naby Keita (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Goal! Liverpool 5, Huddersfield Town 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 85': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Tommy Smith.
- 87': Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
- 87': Substitution, Huddersfield Town. Elias Kachunga replaces Isaac Mbenza.
- 88': Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
- 90'+2': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Huddersfield Town).
- 90'+2': Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 5, Huddersfield Town 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Liverpool 5, Huddersfield Town 0.
Statistics
 HUD |
LIV |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 29.7 | Possession | 70.3 |
| 5 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 211 | Accurate Passes | 638 |
| 306 | Passes | 726 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 60 | Long Balls | 42 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 23 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 20 | Clearances | 11 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,249
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,249
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 37 | +43 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 37 | +43 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 37 | +16 | 68 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | +6 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 6 | Dejan Lovren |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 5 | Georginio Wijnaldum |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 15 | Daniel Sturridge |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Huddersfield Town (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jonas Lössl (GK) |
| 5 | Terence Kongolo |
| 26 | Christopher Schindler |
| 27 | Jon Gorenc Stankovic |
| 37 | Erik Durm |
| 2 | Tommy Smith |
| 7 | Juninho Bacuna |
| 6 | Jonathan Hogg |
| 16 | Karlan Grant |
| 18 | Isaac Mbenza |
| 24 | Steve Mounié |
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