Liverpool vs Middlesborough Match Thread

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Teams are out, YNWA.

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Setanta have Gerrard on the right.

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Lucas chatting to himself with his eyes closed.

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Boro kick-off, they are attacking the kop in their white n gold.

Game is underway.

[Sprouty]

Didn't realise this was Lucas's 5th game in a row.

[dom9]

Is there a different announcer at Anfield today?

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Babel starting on the left of the three.

Nice crisp passing at the start.

Gerrard on the left, nice outside of boot cross headed away by Pogatetz.

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Big handball shout on edge of box, not given.

Tuncay skins Arbeloa and wins a free-kick.

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Rochemback, wearing gloves, lobs one forward but claimed by Pepe.

Lucas drives a pass straight to a Boro shirt, Aliadiere gets the ball but poor cross to Sami.

[Red_Polo]

Confident start from us. Gerrard seems to have a free role. (Well, the freedom to switch flanks at least)

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Gerrard picks it up, into Kuyt, miscontrol but bounces off Wheater for a corner.

Corner taker for today is Gerrard, decent, headed up in air by Arbeloa, Boro panic, ball back in, Torres does well but gives it away and Boro counter-attack.

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Babel on left but cuts infield and wins a free-kick going nowhere really.

Good ball by Sami finds Kuyt, we work it to Gerrard who smashes it wide from 30 yards. No danger for Boro.

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Torres playing on his own up front, contesting high balls with Boro's big lads.

Latches onto a long Pepe clearance, feeds it to Kuyt, his cross is good but claimed well by their keeper.

[Gazmo1]

Afternoon chaps, just sat down with my Carlsberg Pilsner. We even have English commentary in Denmark today.

Bonus!

COME ON REDMEN.

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Aliadiere on the left, Boro with some pressure, we're not really clearing it.

Babel gives away a free-kick with a handball. Chance for Boro to throw it into the box.