FT: LIVERPOOL 3-2 MAN CITY

Date: Sunday 13 April 2014
Kick Off: 13:37
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (Tyne & Wear)
Broadcast: Sky Sports 1, 12:30


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=253538


JUSTICE FOR THE 96


Liverpool entertain Manchester City on Sunday afternoon in a match that could have a huge influence on where the Premier League title is heading this season.

The match, like all games this weekend, will kick off seven minutes later than the scheduled time as a mark of respect for the 25th anniversary of Hillsborough.

Liverpool have won nine league games in a row but were forced to fight hard for it last weekend as they battled to a slender victory at West Ham United in a match that was marred with controversy.

City are four points behind Liverpool but with two games in hand. Currently, either team will definitely win the league if they win all of their remaining games. For one of the two teams, this will no longer be the case after the final whistle. A draw would favour City, who cruised to a big win at home to Southampton last weekend.

Liverpool are without Sebastian Coates (knee) and Jose Enrique (knee) for this match.

City are without Matija Nastasic (knee).


LIVE SCOREBOARD

LIVERPOOL - 3
Sterling 6'
Skrtel 26'
Coutinho 78'

MAN CITY - 2
Silva 57'
Johnson o.g. 62'


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

1. Liverpool - Pld 34, W 24, D 5, L 5, F 93, A 42, GD 51, Pts 77
3. Man City - Pld 32, W 22, D 4, L 6, F 86, A 32, GD 54, Pts 70


TEAMS

Liverpool
22 Mignolet
2 Johnson
37 Skrtel
17 Sakho
38 Flanagan
14 Henderson
8 Gerrard
10 Coutinho (Moses 89')
31 Sterling (Lucas 90+5')
15 Sturridge (Allen 66')
7 Suarez

Subs
1 B Jones
4 Toure
5 Agger
9 Aspas
12 Moses
21 Lucas
24 Allen

Man City
1 Hart
5 Zabaleta
4 Kompany
26 Demichelis
22 Clichy
42 Toure (Garcia 19' )
25 Fernandinho
15 Navas (Milner 50')
21 Silva
8 Nasri
10 Dzeko (Aguero 68')

Subs
30 Pantilimon
6 Lescott
7 Milner
9 Negredo
13 Kolarov
14 Garcia
16 Aguero


KEY UPDATES

5: LIVERPOOL BOOKING
Luis Suarez receives a yellow card (5) for a foul on Martin Demichelis.

6: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 1-0 MAN CITY
Luis Suarez plays a good ball through to Raheem Sterling (8), and he shows incredible composure in the face of pressure from Joe Hart and Vincent Kompany to side step to the right and slot it into the net.

19: MAN CITY SUBSTITUTION
Yaya Toure is replaced by Javi Garcia due to injury.

21: MAN CITY BOOKING
Javi Garcia receives a yellow card (8) for a foul on Jordan Henderson.

26: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 2-0 MAN CITY
Steven Gerrard whips in a corner kick from the left hand side and Martin Skrtel (7) rises at the near post to get a glancing header into the far corner of the net.

45+1: MAN CITY BOOKING
Fernandinho receives a yellow card (8) for a foul on Luis Suarez.

50: MAN CITY SUBSTITUTION
Jesus Navas is replaced by James Milner.

57: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 2-1 MAN CITY
Man City make a good move that results in James Milner playing it in for David Silva (8), who slots it in from close range.

62: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 2-2 MAN CITY
Samir Nasri and David Silva exchange passes inside the box before Silva's shot from a tight angle takes a deflection off Glen Johnson and Simon Mignolet fails to keep it out.

66: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Daniel Sturridge is replaced by Joe Allen.

68: MAN CITY SUBSTITUTION
Edin Dzeko is replaced by Sergio Aguero.

78: MAN CITY BOOKING
Pablo Zabeleta receives a yellow card (9) for a foul on Philippe Coutinho.

78: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 3-2 MAN CITY
Vincent Kompany makes a total hash of what should have been a routine clearance and Philippe Coutinho (5) pounces to lash it into the bottom right corner.

89: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Philippe Coutinho is replaced by Victor Moses.

90+3: LIVERPOOL SENDING OFF
Jordan Henderson receives a red card (1) for a foul on Samir Nasri.

90+5: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Raheem Sterling is replaced by Lucas.


LAST MATCHES

Liverpool
Sunday 6 April 2014
Barclays Premier League
West Ham 1-2 Liverpool

Man City
Saturday 5 April 2014
Barclays Premier League
Man City 4-1 Southampton

Head to head
Thursday 26 December 2013
Barclays Premier League
Man City 2-1 Liverpool


TOP SCORERS

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 29
Daniel Sturridge - 23
Steven Gerrard - 14

Man City
Sergio Aguero - 26
Alvaro Negredo - 23
Yaya Toure - 22