Liverpool vs Sunderland
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Who won: Liverpool 3-0
Liverpool beat Sunderland 3-0 on Saturday, February 2, 2008 at Anfield. Goals for Liverpool: Peter Crouch (57'), Fernando Torres (69') and Steven Gerrard (89' pen).
Play by play
- 93'
Game over. A job just about well done for Liverpool, and they win 3-0. Thanks for your company, until next time...
- 92'
My word, there is still time for Dirk Kuyt to remind us why he is the worst player in history. His rank first touch inside the box means a great chance to make it four goes begging. He's useless.
- 91'
Well, Roy Keane will have been reasonably pleased with his side after 45 mins but he'll be spitting after 90. They have imploded this half and gifted Liverpool an easy win.
- 90'
Craig Gordon raced across to abuse the linesman after the penalty was given and got a yellow card for his trouble by the way.
- 89'
GOAL! Despite a decent hand on it from Gordon Gerrard's shot had power and creeps in. Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland.
- 87'
Penalty for Liverpool, Nosworthy dives in and upends Pennant and after looking over quizzically at his assistant Rob Styles awards a pen.
- 86'
Daryl Murphy has just won the new world record for the planet's poorest free-kick, and in the process has totally embarrassed my family name. Shocking.
- 85'
Free kick right on the edge of the box for Sunderland as Finnan brings down Roy O'Donovan. Yellow card for Finnan. Is there still a chance for Sunderland?
- 84'
Now some substitutions, Crouch is off and Kuyt is on, while Chopra has been replaced by Martin Waghorn for the visitors.
- 83'
Now Miller tries his luck on the edge of the box after good work from Chopra but he's blazed it over.
- 81'
Ooh, they nearly did get something! Murphy climbed and win the header but Chopra just failed to get something on it and as it flicked up off Reina Miller poked the ball over the bar. A great chance goes begging.
- 80'
If Sunderland are going to get anything from this (which they are not) it needs to happen now. Murphy has forced a corner for them.
- 78'
It's all gone quiet at Anfield now.
- 77'
Another Sunderland penalty appeal is turned down! Mascherano stuck his boot in Liam Miller's face but Styles was having none of it.
- 76'
Keano went bananas at Rob Styles when the ref failed to give the pen, as did the away fans behind the goal. On reflection, Carragher is lucky to get away with that.
- 74'
Sunderland are screaming for a penalty after Murphy's shot hit Caragher. JC's arm was up but he had no chance to get it out of the way.
- 73'
Stevie G is limping slighty, but fear not Liverpool fans, it doesn't look too serious.
- 71'
Sunderland have gifted their opponents two goals in this half; Murphy was slow and ponderous in allowing Carragher to cross for the first then two defenders tried to beat Crouch to the header leaving Torres with only the lumbering Bardsley to outpace.
- 70'
GOAL! A classic flick on from Crouch finds Torres who bursts clear of Bardsley and fires past Gordon. Game over. Liverpool 2-0 Sunderland.
- 69'
Roy Keane has been unexpectedly calm by and large this season but it was only a matter of time before he blew up and it has arrived at Anfield. He is L-I-V-I-D.
- 67'
Indecision rules OK in the Sunderland rearguard at present and a dithering Nosworthy nearly let Torres nip in front of him there.
- 65'
From the corner Crouch's header is cleared off the line by Murphy. The big man is on fire!
- 64'
Oh, so nearly two! Crouch tried another one of his scissor-kick specials and Gordon saved very smartly, then Gerrard's follow up was deflected inches wide.
- 63'
Benayoun is on for Lucas, who has been a bit rubbish to be honest.
- 62'
Mascherano has just been hacked down and elbowed simultaneously by Roy O'Donovan, who is lucky not to be booked.
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