Match Report
| Liverpool | Liverpool |  |  | Coventry City | Coventry City | ||||||||||||||||
| Jay Livermore | Jay Livermore | Maurice Joseph Cole | Maurice Joseph Cole | ||||||||||||||||||
| Anthony Tudor | A. Tudor |  | 76 | G |  | 1 | | G | 73 |  | Ruben Gomes | R. Gomes | |||||||||
| Andy Elliott | A. Elliott |  | 78 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 74 |  | Hakan Izzet | H. Izzet | |||||||||
| Lourenço Barajas | L. Barajas |  | 78 | D | | 3 | | D | 76 |  | Tsuneo Fujita | T. Fujita | |||||||||
| Youri Chislenko | Y. Chislenko |  | 78 | D | | 4 | | D | 79 | | Alex Telfer | A. Telfer | |||||||||
| Marcos Gomez | M. Gomez |  | 89 | D |  | | 5 | | M | 78 |  | Marcus Ward | M. Ward | ||||||||
| Alberto Eadie | A. Eadie | | 76 | M | | 6 | | M | 77 |  | Mansour Marchand | M. Marchand | |||||||||
| Mitica Zeklos | M. Zeklos |  | 79 | M | | 7 | | M | 79 |  | Barry Brown | B. Brown | |||||||||
| Alex Caldwell | A. Caldwell | | 82 | M | | 8 | | M | 72 | | Peter Ince | P. Ince | |||||||||
| Darren Coppinger | D. Coppinger | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Laurent Chagot | L. Chagot | |||||||||
| Klas Nordahl | K. Nordahl |  | 82 | A | | 10 | | | A | 77 | | Jean-Philippe Fanchone | J. Fanchone | ||||||||
| Frank Sinclair | F. Sinclair | | 79 | A | | 11 | | A | 77 | | Isaiah Salmon | I. Salmon | |||||||||
| Jody Davies | J. Davies | | 69 | D | | 12 | | D | 72 |  | Giampiero De Sanctis | G. De Sanctis | |||||||||
| Alan Sherwood | A. Sherwood | | 81 | M | | 13 | | A | 76 | | Nick Barrett | N. Barrett | |||||||||
| Fredrik Byrne | F. Byrne | | 70 | A | | 14 | | M | 70 | | Nicky Laycock | N. Laycock | |||||||||
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Match Report
Snow falls gently from the overcast sky here at Anfield where Liverpool play host to Coventry City. A crowd of 20,823 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Debaets.
The pitch is in good condition.
Liverpool are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Coventry City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Bruno Debaets.
0.00
0-0Liverpool start the match!
2.38
0-0Mansour Marchand threads the ball through to Isaiah Salmon. Isaiah Salmon tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves viciously but the keeper is more than a match for it. Nice keeping!
8.05
Hakan Izzet knocks the ball forward to Mansour Marchand. Mansour Marchand flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Anthony Tudor.
12.58
0-0Lourenço Barajas flicks a high pass forward. Alex Caldwell controls it well on his chest. Alex Caldwell controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Klas Nordahl. Klas Nordahl knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Telfer.
16.40
1-0Alex Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Klas Nordahl collects the pass. Klas Nordahl lofts in a cross ball towards Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. The ball clips the inside of the post and flies into the back of the net!! Goal for Liverpool!
20.28
Andy Elliott pushes up the pitch. Andy Elliott controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger lofts in a cross ball towards Klas Nordahl. Klas Nordahl outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. The ball clips the underside of the bar and bounces just over the line. The fans cheer wildly!
24.20
Alberto Eadie sees Darren Coppinger in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Darren Coppinger knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
34.09
2-0Alex Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Darren Coppinger collects the pass. Darren Coppinger whips in a cross ball towards Klas Nordahl. Klas Nordahl makes a convincing header but he balloons it over the crossbar!
38.31
Alex Caldwell hits a low pass to Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger jumps high and flicks the ball with his head but Ruben Gomes reads it well. Great save!
39.51
2-0Mitica Zeklos threads a neat ball through to Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Klas Nordahl but the linesman indicates offside!
42.41
2-0Mansour Marchand runs straight at the opposition's defence. Mansour Marchand whips in a cross ball towards Isaiah Salmon. Youri Chislenko hacks Isaiah Salmon from behind! Penalty not given!!
44.30
2-0There is some beautiful football being played out on the pitch today.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Liverpool appear unchanged since the first half. Coventry City have changed their lineup with Giampiero De Sanctis replacing Marcus Ward and Nick Barrett replacing Peter Ince and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-2-4 formation.
45.00
The whistle blows and Coventry City get the second half underway!
49.40
Andy Elliott hits a low pass to Alberto Eadie. Alberto Eadie makes a probing pass to Darren Coppinger. Darren Coppinger knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alex Telfer.
55.17
Tsuneo Fujita flicks a high pass forward to Mansour Marchand who brings the ball under control. Mansour Marchand flicks the ball to his team mate, Jean-Philippe Fanchone. Jean-Philippe Fanchone whips in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot fearlessly jumps in, powering the ball goalwards with his head. Solid save from Anthony Tudor. What a great pair of hands!
57.27
With intelligent vision, Mansour Marchand laces a through ball forward to Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Anthony Tudor manages to gather it.
60.15
2-0Liverpool have made a substitution with Fredrik Byrne replacing Klas Nordahl .
66.55
Mansour Marchand passes the ball forward to Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett whips in a cross ball towards Laurent Chagot. Laurent Chagot makes a convincing header. Anthony Tudor punches it away to safety.
69.08
Giampiero De Sanctis threads a neat ball through to Mansour Marchand. Mansour Marchand flicks a high ball forward to Laurent Chagot who gracefully takes it down. Laurent Chagot lofts in a cross ball towards Nick Barrett. Nick Barrett outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward but Anthony Tudor reads it well. Nice keeping!
71.04
Alberto Eadie threads the ball through to Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair whips in a cross ball towards Fredrik Byrne. Fredrik Byrne beats his man to it with a header. Solid save from Ruben Gomes. What a great pair of hands!
72.57
2-0Youri Chislenko clumsily knocks into Laurent Chagot. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Laurent Chagot stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.21
Liverpool have made a substitution with Jody Davies replacing Marcos Gomez .
78.30
Youri Chislenko sees a break and surges forward. Youri Chislenko knocks the ball to his team mate, Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair sees Darren Coppinger just inside the box and quickly passes the ball. Darren Coppinger shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Wonderful reactions from Ruben Gomes keeps it out!
83.12
Alex Caldwell flicks a high pass forward. Fredrik Byrne holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Fredrik Byrne knocks in a cross ball towards Frank Sinclair. Frank Sinclair connects with a diving header but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
6
Shots off Target
2
0
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
57.7%
42.3%
Play Area
22.5%
46.5%
31%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Frank Sinclair of Liverpool |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Anthony Tudor (GK) | 8 | |
| 2. | Andy Elliott (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Lourenço Barajas (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Youri Chislenko (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 5. | Marcos Gomez (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Alberto Eadie (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Mitica Zeklos (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Alex Caldwell (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Darren Coppinger (ATT) | 7 | |
| 10. | Klas Nordahl (ATT) |  | 9 |
| 11. | Frank Sinclair (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Jody Davies (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Alan Sherwood (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Fredrik Byrne (ATT) | 6 | |
| 1. | Ruben Gomes (GK) | 7 | |
| 2. | Hakan Izzet (DEF) | 7 | |
| 3. | Tsuneo Fujita (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Alex Telfer (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Marcus Ward (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mansour Marchand (MID) | 8 | |
| 7. | Barry Brown (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Peter Ince (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Laurent Chagot (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Jean-Philippe Fanchone (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Isaiah Salmon (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Giampiero De Sanctis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 13. | Nick Barrett (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Nicky Laycock (MID) | 0 | |