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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 11 (setup 1, season 26)
Liverpool
v.
Portsmouth
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
8
Overall form:
Home form:
Manuel NEUER18Jeroen ZOET
Formation:
3-5-2
League position:
13
Overall form:
Home form:
Branislav IVANOVIC827Thomas VERMAELEN
Javier Alejandro MASCHERANO73Jordy CLASIE
Daniele DE ROSSI847Osvaldo 'Nicolás' Fabián GAITÁN
THIAGO Emiliano da SILVA85JUAN Guilherme Nunes Jesus
Nigel DE JONG86Neven SUBOTIC
Daniel Alves da Silva, DANI ALVES77Luciano NARSINGH
Cristiano RONALDO dos Santos Aveiro886Marco REUS
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC79Roberto SOLDADO Rillo
Andrés INIESTA Luján10Ángel Fabián DI MARÍA
Lionel Andrés MESSI116Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar
Chris PlaceManagerNigel Beck
Diego CONTENTO126NÉLSON Miguel Castro OLIVEIRA
Salvatore SIRIGU13Fabian GIEFER
ALEX Rodrigo Dias da Costa14Emiliano MORETTI
Juan Manuel MATA García15Ilkay GÜNDOGAN
Marcel SABITZER16Bruno ZUCULINI

Liverpool 1 Portsmouth 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 59,674, Stadium: Anfield, Referee: Graham SALISBURY 8)
79 IniestaScorers
Substitutions85 Di María <=> Nélson Oliveira
Sendings off
Bookings30 Soldado, 43 Subotic
1Corners7
1Fouls20
10Offsides6
11Shots on5
9Shots off14
20Total shots19
8Shots saved5
58%Possession42%
Man of the match: Daniele DE ROSSI
5RONALDO touched the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
6A free-kick from DANI ALVES raced over.
7DI MARÍA shot over.
15REUS worked the ball to SUBOTIC, SOLDADO gathered his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of NEUER.
20A refined cross from RONALDO, was hit goalbound by MESSI only for the 'keeper to palm clear.
21The 'keeper managed to block an amazing shot.
22HERNÁNDEZ poked an easy chance past the lefthand post.
23IBRAHIMOVIC headed just wide.
24SOLDADO was put clear by JUAN and he raced past NEUER but glanced his shot just beyond the near post.
30SALISBURY books SOLDADO.
33MESSI dribbled round CLASIE and stroked a tame shot over the bar.
35A shot from MESSI was smothered by the 'keeper.
41Uncertainty in the Liverpool defence enabled GAITÁN to hit an effort just beyond the near post.
43A poor foul gets SUBOTIC a yellow card.
 
49A useful ball from JUAN on the left found NARSINGH who sliced his shot inches wide.
52DI MARÍA's shot was well saved by NEUER.
55An inswinging corner was fired into the arms of the Portsmouth 'keeper by MESSI.
57The Portsmouth 'keeper was able to palm clear a tame shot from DE JONG.
60A accurate pass found JUAN and his looping shot floated narrowly wide.
62DE JONG ran onto a delightful ball from DE ROSSI but dragged his effort wide.
79GOAL!! A neat one-two left INIESTA clear and he made no mistake by instinctively chipping the ball past the oncoming Portsmouth 'keeper. (1-0 Liverpool)
85MESSI booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.