Liverpool v Birmingham - Match thread

[sid]

I got done to bits for criticising his rotation policy last season and he's doing it again, we spent 20 odd million on a striker to help win the league - how the **** can he do that sitting on the ****ing bench - Benitez you wreck my ****ing head.

Crap, writing that just gave me a headache. No more ranting, come on liverpool.

[bigfooty]

Pennant started on right, Babel on left.

Sami booms one wide to Pennant, we are keeping the ball at the moment.

Babel and Riise work it well on left, Riise into box and drives the ball across the 6 yard box.

Just too hard for the strikers to get onto.

[Jayesh87]

Riise just wide, good build up

[bigfooty]

Birmingham sitting deep, Jerome up top on his own.

Good play by Babel, comes infield and shows good strength to lay it into the path of Kuyt but he sclaffs it first time horribly wide.

[bigfooty]

Pennant with a chance to break as he gets past his man but Birmingham having 2 men on him almost.

[bigfooty]

Birmingham having some time on the ball now, good passing from them.

[twistnkuyt]

Yossi's probably sitting at McDonalds patiently looking at his watch waiting for the fast to end.

He's lovin' it.

I'd have thought he could eat at Mcdonalds anyway with it being a fast food restaurant.

[bigfooty]

Carra at the back, plays it over the top but Birmingham tidy up. However, a back pass is poorly cleared and Birmingham under pressure a bit.

McLaren in the crowd.

[bigfooty]

Birmingham so far look pretty well drilled. They have 2 guys making their debuts today including a midfielder called Palacios.

Gerrard wide to Riise, in to Pennant who has switched wings with Babel.

Riise wins a corner.

[bigfooty]

Babel corner, right footed, hits first man but he was too close.

Babel again, hits the first man again.

Looks like he isn't going to be the solution to our corner problems.

[bigfooty]

We have a chance to attack and Birmingham player goes down but Arbeloa puts the ball out so he can get treatment. Didn't need to as it was a leg injury, not a head one. Looks like a bad knee problem.

[JohnDoe]

Our players need to practice corners again and again until their nose bleed.

[Jayesh87]

We have a chance to attack and Birmingham player goes down but Arbeloa puts the ball out so he can get treatment. Didn't need to as it was a leg injury, not a head one. Looks like a bad knee problem.

looks serious

[bigfooty]

Borja Oubina taken off on a stretcher.

Gary McSheffrey coming on.

[Flake]

afternoon all...