Liverpool vs VfB Stuttgart, 2020 Club Friendly, Club Friendly

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15': Roberto Firmino
40': Naby Keïta
68': Rhian Brewster

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3 - 0

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Liverpool are hosting VfB Stuttgart at FC Pinzgau Saalfelden Arena, Saalfelden, Austria, starting on . The match is a part of the Club Friendly.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Pascal Stenzel tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
2': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
2': Gregor Kobel (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart).
3': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt blocked. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mateo Klimowicz.
6': Attempt blocked. Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gonzalo Castro.
6': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Fabinho.
6': Attempt missed. Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
7': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Wataru Endo tries a through ball, but Erik Thommy is caught offside.
8': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
8': Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Foul by Naby Keita (Liverpool).
9': Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
10': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Gonzalo Castro tries a through ball, but Waldemar Anton is caught offside.
11': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marcin Kaminski.
11': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross following a corner.
13': Attempt saved. Curtis Jones (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
15': Goal! Liverpool 1, VfB Stuttgart 0. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Curtis Jones.
16': Attempt saved. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Didavi.
16': Foul by Roberto Massimo (VfB Stuttgart).
16': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Offside, Liverpool. Andrew Robertson tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
21': Offside, Liverpool. Naby Keita tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
21': Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Curtis Jones (Liverpool).
23': Attempt missed. Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pascal Stenzel.
23': Foul by Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart).
23': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Attempt missed. Daniel Didavi (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Wataru Endo.
24': Offside, Liverpool. Virgil van Dijk tries a through ball, but Sadio Mané is caught offside.
25': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Waldemar Anton tries a through ball, but Daniel Didavi is caught offside.
26': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart).
29': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
29': Mateo Klimowicz (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Erik Thommy (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
29': Foul by Joseph Gomez (Liverpool).
30': Joseph Gomez (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
32': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Darko Churlinov replaces Erik Thommy because of an injury.
32': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
32': Foul by Marcin Kaminski (VfB Stuttgart).
36': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart).
36': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
39': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Borna Sosa replaces Roberto Massimo because of an injury.
40': Goal! Liverpool 2, VfB Stuttgart 0. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Firmino with a through ball.
43': Attempt missed. Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Borna Sosa with a cross.
44': Attempt missed. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
45': Attempt blocked. Pascal Stenzel (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45': Curtis Jones (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Foul by Gonzalo Castro (VfB Stuttgart).
45'+1': First Half ends, Liverpool 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
45': Second Half begins Liverpool 2, VfB Stuttgart 0.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Adrián replaces Alisson.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Naby Keita.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Harvey Elliott replaces Roberto Firmino.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Fabinho.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Ki-Jana Hoever replaces Curtis Jones.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Neco Williams.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Marko Grujic replaces Sadio Mané.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Joseph Gomez.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Rhian Brewster replaces Andrew Robertson.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Sepp van den Berg replaces Virgil van Dijk.
45': Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Mohamed Salah.
45': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Philipp Klement replaces Daniel Didavi.
49': Attempt saved. Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is saved in the centre of the goal.
51': Foul by Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart).
51': James Milner (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right from a direct free kick.
55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Silas Wamangituka.
55': Attempt missed. Marko Grujic (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Milner with a cross following a corner.
58': Foul by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool).
58': Silas Wamangituka (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Antonis Aidonis replaces Marcin Kaminski.
59': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Lilian Egloff replaces Silas Wamangituka.
60': Foul by Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool).
60': Lilian Egloff (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick on the left wing.
60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Sasa Kalajdzic replaces Mateo Klimowicz.
60': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Tanguy Coulibaly replaces Gonzalo Castro.
63': Foul by Sasa Kalajdzic (VfB Stuttgart).
63': Marko Grujic (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
64': Lilian Egloff (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Konstantinos Tsimikas.
66': Foul by Waldemar Anton (VfB Stuttgart).
66': Nathaniel Phillips (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Goal! Liverpool 3, VfB Stuttgart 0. Rhian Brewster (Liverpool) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
68': Substitution, Liverpool. Billy Koumetio replaces Sepp van den Berg.
69': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Hamadi Al Ghaddioui replaces Pascal Stenzel.
69': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Luca Mack replaces Wataru Endo.
70': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
70': Substitution, VfB Stuttgart. Nicolás González replaces Waldemar Anton.
70': Foul by James Milner (Liverpool).
70': Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Nicolás González tries a through ball, but Sasa Kalajdzic is caught offside.
72': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Darko Churlinov tries a through ball, but Tanguy Coulibaly is caught offside.
72': Attempt saved. Lilian Egloff (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
72': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Adrián.
73': Attempt missed. Nicolás González (VfB Stuttgart) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Philipp Klement with a cross following a corner.
74': Foul by Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool).
74': Philipp Klement (VfB Stuttgart) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75': Attempt saved. Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolás González.
75': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Adrián.
75': Offside, VfB Stuttgart. Philipp Klement tries a through ball, but Hamadi Al Ghaddioui is caught offside.
76': Attempt blocked. Nicolás González (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Philipp Klement.
77': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Billy Koumetio.
77': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonis Aidonis.
81': Attempt saved. James Milner (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Harvey Elliott.
81': Foul by Borna Sosa (VfB Stuttgart).
81': Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt saved. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
87': Attempt blocked. Tanguy Coulibaly (VfB Stuttgart) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gregor Kobel.
87': Corner, VfB Stuttgart. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
90': Second Half ends, Liverpool 3, VfB Stuttgart 0.
0': Match ends, Liverpool 3, VfB Stuttgart 0.

Statistics

VFB		LIV
11	Fouls	11
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
7	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	3
3	Saves	4
37.8	Possession	62.2
14	SHOTS	12
4	ON GOAL	6
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
296	Accurate Passes	547
360	Passes	607
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
4	Accurate Crosses	4
16	Crosses	15
0.3	Cross %	0.3
42	Long Balls	66
23	Accurate Long Balls	50
0.5	Long Balls %	0.8
5	Blocked Shots	0
12	Effective Tackles	8
16	Tackles	16
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
18	Interceptions	13
7	Effective Clearances	19
7	Clearances	19

Game Information

Competition: Club Friendly

Venue: FC Pinzgau Saalfelden Arena
Location: Saalfelden, Austria

Line-Ups

Liverpool (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Alisson Becker (GK)
4	Virgil van Dijk
12	Joe Gomez
26	Andy Robertson
76	Neco Williams
3	Fabinho
8	Naby Keïta
17	Curtis Jones
9	Roberto Firmino
10	Sadio Mané
11	Mohamed Salah

Liverpool Substitutes:

Caoimhín Kelleher, Marko Grujic, Sepp van den Berg, Harvey Elliott, Kostas Tsimikas, Billy Koumetio, Ki-Jana Hoever, Rhian Brewster, Takumi Minamino, Georginio Wijnaldum, Nathaniel Phillips, Adrián , James Milner.

VfB Stuttgart (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
1	Gregor Kobel (GK)
35	Marcin Kaminski
15	Pascal Stenzel
2	Waldemar Anton
3	Wataru Endo
8	Gonzalo Castro
11	Erik Thommy
30	Roberto Massimo
31	Mateo Klimowicz
10	Daniel Didavi
14	Silas Katompa-Mvumpa

VfB Stuttgart Substitutes:

Borna Sosa, Lilian Egloff, Tanguy Coulibaly, Antonis Aidonis, Hamadi Al Ghaddioui, Philipp Klement, Luca Mack, Fabian Bredlow, Darko Churlinov, Nico González, Sasa Kalajdzic.

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