FT: LIVERPOOL 5-0 SWANSEA

Date: Sunday 17 February 2013
Kick Off: 15:00
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
Broadcast: n/a


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=187680


LIVE ARTICLE

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/190086


Liverpool thrashed a much-changed Swansea City side 5-0 on Sunday afternoon at Anfield in the Premier League.

The Reds dominated the game from start to finish but they were helped by Michael Laudrup's decision to rest a number of his key players, with the likes of Michu, Nathan Dyer and Ashley Williams finding themselves on the bench.

Liverpool demonstrated their attacking intent from the first whistle, but had to wait 34 minutes before the first goal arrived. They should have been awarded a penalty earlier on in the game when Daniel Sturridge was brought down in the box, but when Kemy Agustien brought down Luis Suarez with 33 minutes gone, the penalty was awarded.

Steven Gerrard stepped up and slotted it into the bottom left corner. And just seconds into the second half it was 2-0, as Philippe Coutinho, making his first start for the club, burst through on goal and hit his shot through Michel Vorm into the net.

Four minutes later it was three with Jose Enrique finishing off a superb team goal. Coutinho back heeled it to Suarez, who moved it on to Sturridge, who dragged it back and played it across for Enrique to poke into the roof of the net.

And another six minutes after this, a ruthless Liverpool began to embarrass the Swans with a fourth. Suarez received the ball from Stewart Downing and charged forward unchallenged, before cutting inside and curling it into the far corner.

On 71 minutes the rout was complete, again from the penalty spot. Substitute Wayne Routledge bizarrely decided to stick his arm out in the area and handle the ball to prevent it from reaching Suarez. This time it was Sturridge who stepped up, and he placed it into the back of the net.

The only downside to the game was substitute Fabio Borini's clear agony after dislocating a shoulder, and he had to leave the field again just minutes after coming on.

With no other league game being played at the weekend, Liverpool reduced the gap to fourth-placed Tottenham Hotspur to nine points and move up to seventh in the table.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

LIVERPOOL - 5
Gerrard pen 34'
Coutinho 46'
Enrique 50'
Suarez 56'
Sturridge pen 71'

SWANSEA - 0


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

7. Liverpool - Pld 27, W 10, D 9, L 8, F 49, A 34, GD 15, Pts 39.
8. Swansea - Pld 27, W 9, D 10, L 8, F 38, A 34, GD 4, Pts 37.


TEAMS

Liverpool
25 Reina
2 Johnson
23 Carragher
5 Agger
3 Enrique
19 Downing
8 Gerrard
21 Lucas (Allen 72')
10 Coutinho (Henderson 60')
7 Suarez (Borini 78')
15 Sturridge

Subs: 42 Gulacsi, 14 Henderson, 24 Allen, 29 Borini, 31 Sterling,
33 Shelvey, 37 Skrtel.

Swansea
1 Vorm
21 Tiendalli
16 Monk
2 Bartley
33 Davies
7 Britton
26 Agustien
20 De Guzman
14 Lamah (Routledge 64')
17 Shechter (Rangel 82')
11 Hernandez (Dyer 76')

Subs: 25 Tremmel, 6 Williams, 9 Michu, 12 Dyer, 15 Routledge,
19 Moore, 22 Rangel.


KEY UPDATES

33: PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL
Luis Suarez is brought down by Kemy Agustien and Howard Webb points to the spot.

34: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 1-0 SWANSEA
Steven Gerrard (8) steps up and hits the ball low into the bottom left corner.

46: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 2-0 SWANSEA
Jose Enrique passes it to Luis Suarez, who finds Philippe Coutinho (1), who races forward with the ball, cuts inside and then unleashes a shot which Michel Vorm gets a touch on but cannot stop it going into the net.

50: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 3-0 SWANSEA
Philippe Coutinho back heels it to Luis Suarez, who finds Daniel Sturridge in the box. He drags it away from a defender before sending a low ball across goal for Jose Enrique (2) to poke into the roof of the net.

56: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 4-0 SWANSEA
Stewart Downing passes the ball to Luis Suarez (23), and he takes it forward, cuts inside Kyle Bartley and curls it left footed into the bottom left corner.

60: LIVERPOOL SUB
Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Jordan Henderson.

64: SWANSEA SUB
Roland Lamah is replaced by Wayne Routledge.

70: PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL
Wayne Routledge handles the ball in the area and a penalty is awarded.

71: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 5-0 SWANSEA
Daniel Sturridge (5) steps up and places the ball high and to the left into the net.

72: LIVERPOOL SUB
Lucas is replaced by Joe Allen.

76: SWANSEA BOOKING
Pablo Hernandez receives a yellow card (3) for a foul on Daniel Agger.

76: SWANSEA SUB
Pablo Hernandez is replaced by Nathan Dyer.

78: LIVERPOOL SUB
Luis Suarez is replaced by Fabio Borini.

82: SWANSEA SUB
Itay Shechter is replaced by Angel Rangel.


LAST MATCHES

Liverpool
Thursday 14 February 2013
UEFA Europa League Round of 32 First Leg
Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Liverpool

Swansea
Saturday 9 February 2013
Barclays Premier League
Swansea 4-1 QPR

Head to head
Sunday 25 November 2012
Barclays Premier League
Swansea 0-0 Liverpool


TOP SCORERS

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 23
Steven Gerrard - 8
Jonjo Shelvey - 5

Swansea
Michu - 18
Jonathan de Guzman - 6
Wayne Routledge - 5