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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 10 (setup 1, season 31)
Liverpool
v.
Birmingham City
Formation:
4-1-3-2
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Manuel NEUER71Loris KARIUS
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
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Daniel Alves da Silva, DANI ALVES27Jairo RIEDEWALD
Layvin KURZAWA736Jetro WILLEMS
Javier Alejandro MASCHERANO74Emmanuel Agyemang BADU
THIAGO Emiliano da SILVA757Jonathan TAH
Daniele DE ROSSI67Justin HOOGMA
Paul POGBA7Andy KING
Thomas MÜLLER8Jason PUNCHEON
Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Díaz97Carlton MORRIS
Lionel Andrés MESSI8106Michael CARRICK
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma711Eric CHOUPO-MOTING
Joshua CookManager
Laurent KOSCIELNY12Chris BRUNT
Yuri LODYGIN13Joe LEDLEY
ADRIEN Sebastian Perruchet da SILVA14Ahmed MUSA
Nemanja MATIC6156Max LOWE
Víctor Machín Pérez, VITOLO616Glenn WHELAN

Liverpool 3 Birmingham City 0
(Half-time: 2-0, Attendance: 92,524, Stadium: Anfield, Referee: Mike DEAN 6½)
12 Suárez, 15 Suárez, 60 MüllerScorers
76 De Rossi <=> Matic, 76 Pedro <=> VitoloSubstitutions48 Morris <=> Lowe, 66 Hoogma <=> Whelan
Sendings off
Bookings
9Corners6
11Fouls4
11Offsides9
13Shots on1
13Shots off6
26Total shots7
10Shots saved1
57%Possession43%
Man of the match: Lionel Andrés MESSI
3The Birmingham City 'keeper dived to his left to block an accurate shot from Liverpool's MESSI.
9A perfect strike from PUNCHEON was dealt with by a useful stop from the 'keeper.
12GOAL!! After some steady play on the right SUÁREZ came inside and hit the ball into the top corner. (1-0 Liverpool)
15GOAL!! A deep cross by DE ROSSI was met by SUÁREZ who galloped in to score. (2-0 Liverpool)
17MESSI's shot was well held by the Birmingham City 'keeper.
18CARRICK rifled an easy chance past the righthand post.
25A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper.
29A penalty box scramble resulted in MÜLLER tapping a low shot over.
38A header by MESSI at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
39The Birmingham City 'keeper did well to hold onto an amazing shot from MESSI.
39RIEDEWALD beat three Liverpool players and thundered an effort over.
43A corner found CHOUPO-MOTING who nodded an effort just wide.
45+2The Birmingham City 'keeper was able to block a tame header from MESSI.
45+3MESSI worked the ball to MÜLLER, SUÁREZ controlled his cross and nodded the ball within easy reach of KARIUS.
 
53Uncertainty in the Birmingham City defence enabled SUÁREZ to thump the ball over.
56A cross from PEDRO left MESSI in lots of space but he rushed his shot.
60GOAL!! A wonderful bit of skill enabled MÜLLER to waltz through the Birmingham City defence and score. (3-0 Liverpool)
62A good ball from MASCHERANO on the right was collected by MESSI who scuffed his shot inches over.
74LOWE hit a looping shot wide from long range.
84MÜLLER made space on the right and pulled the ball to SUÁREZ who clipped the ball wide.
85MESSI dribbled away from RIEDEWALD and rifled a poor shot wide.
90A drive from MESSI seemed a certain goal but the Birmingham City 'keeper managed to parry the ball clear.