Liverpool vs Arsenal
Match pulse
LIVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Liverpool 1-0
Liverpool beat Arsenal 1-0 on Tuesday, February 14, 2006 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Luis García (87').
Play by play
- 93'
FULL-TIME: Not a particularly entertaining game, stolen at the death by Liverpool, who move to within three points of Manchester United in second place.
- 93'
Arsenal win a late corner. Lehmann comes up for it, but Liverpool clear.
- 92'
Some late Arsenal pressure comes to nothing.
- 91'
There will be three minutes of added time.
- 90'
Wenger must be infuriated; his side have been dreadful tonight but they came within a couple of minutes of an undeserved point that might have given the club a little confidence.
- 89'
The Kop suddenly come to life as their side close in on priceless victory in the race for second place in the Premiership.
- 88'
Lehmann was so unlucky there; he has kept his side in this match with a couple of excellent saves, and deserved more from his defenders - none of whom had followed-in Hamann's shot.
- 87'
GOAL! Lehmann makes a superb save from Hamann's 25-yard drive, but the ball falls at the feet of Garcia, who tucks away the rebound from a tight angle.
- 86'
A slight moment of panic as Toure and Lehmann both decide to allow a through-ball to run on. Unfortunately, the only Liverpool player in attendance is Cisse, and he looks as bemused as the rest of us.
- 85'
LIVERPOOL SUB: Sissoko is replaced by Garcia.
- 84'
WHAT A MISS! Morientes contrives to completely mis-kick from six yards out as Gerrard's cross lands at his feet. Unbelieveable.
- 83'
Senderos puts a dangerous cross behind for another corner, but Liverpool can't create anything.
- 82'
Kewell forces another Liverpool corner when his attempted cross is deflected behind by Eboue. Gerrard fires the ball in, but Senderos clears.
- 81'
Cisse offers the home side a threat in behind the Arsenal defence, but Liverpool have shown scant inclination to try and play their strikers in all evening; what's going to change in the final ten minutes?
- 80'
LIVERPOOL SUB: Fowler is replaced by Cisse. The Anfield fans rise to their feet to applaud off their hero, who has been, at best, fairly average.
- 79'
ARSENAL SUB: Hleb replaces Fabregas. An attacking change from Wenger as he bids to sneak an unlikely winner.
- 78'
Henry and Adebayor combine to slide in Ljungberg on the edge of the penalty area, but the linesman halts him in his tracks with an elegantly-raised off-side flag.
- 77'
Henry is getting more and more frustrated; his team have looked really poor this evening.
- 76'
Pires and Fabregas combine wonderfully in the middle of midfield, but Pires' attempted through-ball to Henry is woefully under-hit.
- 75'
The news from the Liverpool bench is that Alonso picked up a thigh injury sometime in that second half. He has, according to my source, 'got an ice-pack strapped to his thigh'. My diagnosis? A thigh strain.
- 74'
OVER-HEAD KICK! Kewell rises above the mediocrity with a bicycle kick at the far post, forcing Lehmann to palm the ball around the post for a Liverpool corner.
- 73'
Gerrard does brilliantly to find some space and fire a cross over from the right wing; it falls to Kewell at the far post, but his volley is quite dreadful.
- 72'
LIVERPOOL SUB: Alonso is replaced by.....Hamann. Strange change from the Liverpool boss. Alonso was one of Liverpool's better players, but has been replaced by a defensive midfielder.
- 72'
Nope...
- 72'
...Garcia?
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