Liverpool vs Arsenal Match Thread

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Kuyt and Carra link up, low cross easy for Almunia.

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Our fans in good voice.

Carra trys to find Kuyt, intercepted, gives Arsenal a chance to come forward.

Hleb on the left, tackled by Kuyt, throw to the Arse.

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Good pressure from us whenever Arsenal get the ball, crowing them out pretty well in the first 5 minutes.

Xabi peels out wide, low cross driven in and almost gets to Kuyt.

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Nando losing out a lot of headers, long ball over the top, Pepe races out, misses it but recovers well to block Adebayor's cross.

Nando almost gets a break, a clearance he blocks rebounds towards Arsenal's goal but Almunia is out and clears.

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Another long ball from Pepe, another easy ball for Arsenal to defend.

Adebayor drives into the box, Skrtel does well, Kuyt brings it clear but we waste the chance to test Arsenal with clichy sliding in well.

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Torres brings the ball down, looks for a foul, not given and Arsenal start a move that breaks down when Eboue runs it out.

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Senderos comes forward, lofts one out for a goal-kick but an offside given instead.

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Poor Xabi pass, Arsenal intercept but it breaks down for them. We come forward and win a throw and then another throw near the corner flag.

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Cross in, we waste it big time, Babel's poor touch mostly to blame when Aurelio plays it back to him. Arsenal break but Aurelio slides in to prevent them at the expense of a foul.

[Kenneth]

What a ****ing ridiculous dive. And no booking

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Senderos bundles over Nando, chance to put a ball into the box from deep. Gerrard over it, Skrtel and Sami in the box, deep ball but Arsenal panic a little and it goes for a corner.

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Corner is cleared away but Xabi picks out Sami in the box with a ball back in and only his pace lets him down from getting a shot off.

Skrtel does well against Adebayor.

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Babel not really had a sniff in the opening 16 minutes.

Torres caught when playing a 1-2 with Gerrard, Ref didn't give anything, our players annoyed, was a bit dramatic from Nando.

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Torres isn't moving freely, just limped a little after trying to chase a ball there. Seems a bit better now.

[Gaz]

I'd love to see Babel get a run at Toure but he just isn't in the game at the moment