Liverpool vs Newcastle Match Thread

[bigfooty]

Xabi releases Torres and the new Liverpool messiah drives in from the wing and forces a good save by Harper from a tight angle.

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Gerrard corner, drops right in the box, Torres stabs at it but cleared downfield to Pepe.

Rain is pouring down now.

[cumbriankop]

cheers sprouty lad

[bigfooty]

Yossi on the left, moves infield, all very tight with lots of Newcastle players back.

Pennant now on the right, low cross cut out.

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Harper's kicking really bad so far, screws another one out for a throw to us.

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Pennant darts in behind, good cross well defended by Taylor with Torres about to pounce.

Lucas tackles hard on the edge of the box but we don't have anyone near the ball when it breaks and Newcastle clear.

Pepe with an error makes it 3 corners to Newcastle but it's cleared.

[Roboklopp]

quality

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[bigfooty]

Lucas with a nice reverse pass but doesn't quite find Pennant.

Scramble on the edge of the Newcastle box, Riise volley blocked into the air, lots of challenges, drops to Xabi, he's pulled down but no foul and Newcastle break.

Skrtel slides in to give Newcastle another corner as they break down the other end.

[slimbimjim]

Carragher plays a through ball Gerrard would have been proud of.

[bigfooty]

Pepe nudges the corner away and when it is played back in Newcastle are offside.

Torres a little isolated there, Skrtel fired it into him and he had 4 defenders behind him and 2 midfielders the other side.

[bigfooty]

Gerrard with a shot from about 25-30 yards, low at Harper who saves comfortably.

[bigfooty]

USA USA USA from the Newcastle fans.

Lucas wins a challenge in the Newcastle half but cleared away.

Yossi looks off the pace a bit.

[slimbimjim]

Looks like Alonso is back...

[bigfooty]

Pennant in space on the right, Enrique wins it but then Pennant does well to force a corner off the 6M spaniard.

Pennant corner, won by Lucas, drops into the 6 yard box but cleared. Torres tackles back well to regain possession.

Pennant on the right, to Gerarrd, his low cross hoofed up in the air and eventually thumped down field by Newcastle.

[wishiwasascouser]

Great to hear the new Torres song sung loudly!