FT: LIVERPOOL 6-1 BRIGHTON

Date: Sunday 19 February 2012
Kick Off: 16:30
Venue: Anfield, Liverpool
Competition: The FA Cup with Budweiser Fifth Round
Referee: Andre Marriner (West Midlands)
Broadcast: ESPN, 15:45


LIVE ARTICLE

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/89537

Liverpool hammered Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday afternoon to set up an FA Cup sixth round tie at home to Stoke City.

Martin Skrtel headed in Steven Gerrard's cross after five minutes, but then Kazenga LuaLua shot into the bottom corner after a free kick from 30 yards on 17 minutes. A Liam Bridcutt own goal a minute before half time restored the Reds' lead after Glen Johnson had headed towards goal.

Andy Carroll scored Liverpool's third on 57 minutes with a good finish from Stewart Downing's low cross. Bridcutt scored another own goal after Gerrard's tight angled shot hit him, and Lewis Dunk couldn't keep Luis Suarez's cross from going in.

Suarez then missed a penalty, but headed in on 84 minutes after Carroll had headed it across goal to him to round off a dominant performance.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

LIVERPOOL - 6
Skrtel 5'
Bridcutt o.g. 44', o.g. 71'
Carroll 57'
Dunk o.g. 74'
Suarez 85'

BRIGHTON - 1
LuaLua 17'


PREVIOUS ROUND

Liverpool
Saturday 28 January 2012
The FA Cup with Budweiser Fourth Round
Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd

Brighton
Saturday 28 January 2012
The FA Cup with Budweiser Fourth Round
Brighton 1-0 Newcastle


TEAMS

Liverpool
25 Reina
2 Johnson
23 Carragher
37 Skrtel
3 Enrique
14 Henderson (Kuyt 77')
8 Gerrard (Shelvey 77')
26 Adam
19 Downing (Rodriguez 76')
7 Suarez
9 Carroll

Subs: 32 Doni, 11 Rodriguez, 16 Coates, 18 Kuyt, 20 Spearing,
33 Shelvey, 34 Kelly.

Brighton
1 Brezovan
14 Calderon
3 Greer
5 Dunk
6 El-Abd (Vicente 69')
26 Bridcutt
8 Navarro
30 Buckley (Noone 46')
9 Barnes
25 LuaLua
24 Vokes (Mackail-Smith 69')

Subs: 16 Ankergren, 11 Noone, 12 Mackail-Smith, 15 Vicente,
17 Harley, 20 Vincelot, 23 Agdestein.


KEY UPDATES

5: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 1-0 BRIGHTON
Steven Gerrard whips in a corner kick from the left and Martin Skrtel (3) heads it into the far corner.

17: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 1-1 BRIGHTON
Brighton win a free kick about 30 yards from goal, and Alan Navarro lays it off to Kazenga LuaLua (2), who magnificently strikes it low into the bottom left corner.

44: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 2-1 BRIGHTON
Luis Suarez takes a shot at goal which is blocked, and Glen Johnson then heads it goalwards. Sam Vokes attempts to clear it away, but only manages to hit it against Liam Bridcutt before it goes in for an own goal.

46: BRIGHTON SUB
Will Buckley is replaced by Craig Noone at half time due to a hamstring injury.

49: BRIGHTON BOOKING
Alan Navarro receives a yellow card (5) for a foul on Steven Gerrard.

57: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 3-1 BRIGHTON
Stewart Downing receives the ball and does well to take it past his man, before drilling the ball back across goal for Andy Carroll (6) to slot in.

69: BRIGHTON SUB
Adam El-Abd is replaced by Vicente.

69: BRIGHTON SUB
Sam Vokes is replaced by Craig Mackail-Smith.

71: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 4-1 BRIGHTON
Brighton make a mess in defence and Steven Gerrard nips in and takes a shot on goal. Peter Brezovan stops it, but Gerrard runs behind him to take another shot from a very tight angle. It hits Liam Bridcutt on the goalline and goes in.

74: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 5-1 BRIGHTON
Luis Suarez crosses it in and Peter Brezovan misses it completely. Lewis Dunk attempts to control it with his chest and then thigh, but it goes over the line before he can clear it.

76: LIVERPOOL SUB
Stewart Downing is replaced by Maxi Rodriguez.

77: LIVERPOOL SUB
Steven Gerrard is replaced by Jonjo Shelvey.

77: LIVERPOOL SUB
Jordan Henderson is replaced by Dirk Kuyt.

80: PENALTY TO LIVERPOOL
Dirk Kuyt races into the box and Craig Noone brings him down.

81: MISSED PENALTY
Luis Suarez does a stuttering run-up and places it low, but Peter Brezovan saves.

85: GOAL - LIVERPOOL 6-1 BRIGHTON
Jose Enrique crosses it in from the left, Andy Carroll heads it back across goal and Luis Suarez (10) heads it in.


LAST MATCHES

Liverpool
Saturday 11 February 2012
Barclays Premier League
Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

Brighton
Tuesday 14 February 2012
npower Championship
Brighton 2-2 Millwall

Head to head
Wednesday 21 September 2011
Carling Cup Third Round
Brighton 1-2 Liverpool


TOP SCORERS

Liverpool
Luis Suarez - 10
Craig Bellamy - 9
Andy Carroll - 6

Brighton
Ashley Barnes - 9
Craig Mackail-Smith - 8
Will Buckley - 7


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=145263