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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 1, season 18)
Liverpool
v.
Port Vale
Formation:
3-4-3
José REINA17Tim WIESE
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
15
DANIEL Alves727Cristian ZACCARDO
Giorgio CHIELLINI837Gareth BALE
SERGIO RAMOS García47Simone PERROTTA
Rio FERDINAND56FERNANDO José MEIRA
Steven GERRARD66Diego LUGANO
Cristiano RONALDO7Kim KÄLLSTRÖM
Frank LAMPARD8Michael ESSIEN
Thierry HENRY9Emmanuel ADEBAYOR
ALEXANDRE PATO7107MANICHE
Andrés INIESTA117SIMÃO Sabrosa
Toby DraperManagerScott Smillie
Guillaume HOARAU12Tom HUDDLESTONE
Vito MANNONE13Kieren WESTWOOD
James MILNER14Stilian PETROV
Carlos MARCHENA157Markus ROSENBERG
DANNY Miguel166Kenwyne JONES

Liverpool 4 Port Vale 1
(Half-time: 3-0, Attendance: 61,074, Stadium: Anfield, Referee: Mike DEAN 5½)
21 Alexandre Pato, 37 Alexandre Pato, 45 Henry, 86 DanielScorers60 Simão
Substitutions81 Adebayor <=> Jones, 81 Simão <=> Rosenberg
Sendings off
Bookings
8Corners9
1Fouls12
11Offsides13
10Shots on5
11Shots off4
21Total shots9
5Shots saved4
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: Giorgio CHIELLINI
min=13, hf=1
14The motionless 'keeper stared in disbelief as a backpass from FERDINAND dropped just over.
min=13, hf=1
14PERROTTA's shot was well saved by the Liverpool 'keeper.
min=18, hf=1
19ESSIEN brought the ball round SERGIO RAMOS and rattled a poor shot well wide.
min=20, hf=1
21GOAL!! A mishit backpass by FERNANDO MEIRA enabled ALEXANDRE PATO to run in and drill the ball past the 'keeper. (1-0 Liverpool)
min=22, hf=1
23GERRARD played the ball to DANIEL who flicked it inches over.
min=23, hf=1
24WIESE did well to hold onto a wicked strike from RONALDO.
min=27, hf=1
28RONALDO hoofed the ball wide from the edge of the box.
min=28, hf=1
29DANIEL's shot beat WIESE but rebounded off the Port Vale woodwork.
min=28, hf=1
29Uncertainty in the Liverpool defence enabled ADEBAYOR to blast the ball inches wide.
min=36, hf=1
37ALEXANDRE PATO galloped through the Port Vale defence but shot straight at the Port Vale 'keeper.
min=36, hf=1
37GOAL!! Unlucky INIESTA hit the woodwork before ALEXANDRE PATO poked the ball into the back of the net as LUGANO failed to clear. (2-0 Liverpool)
min=44, hf=1
45GOAL!! A deep corner left WIESE struggling and HENRY side-footed the ball into the net. (3-0 Liverpool)
 
min=1, hf=2
47HENRY shot wide.
min=9, hf=2
55RONALDO was put clear by ALEXANDRE PATO and he raced past the 'keeper but drilled his shot over.
min=12, hf=2
58SIMÃO's shot was well held by REINA.
min=14, hf=2
60GOAL!! A goalmouth scramble culminated with SIMÃO firing the ball into the back of the net. (3-1 Liverpool)
min=20, hf=2
66A useful ball from ALEXANDRE PATO on the left was collected by RONALDO who sliced his shot wide.
min=21, hf=2
67A twenty-five yard drive from ADEBAYOR caused the Liverpool 'keeper little difficulty.
min=23, hf=2
69A penalty box scramble resulted in RONALDO knocking the ball over.
min=32, hf=2
78An inswinging corner was nodded into the arms of WIESE by HENRY.
min=40, hf=2
86GOAL!! A nice run by LAMPARD on the right was capped by a delightful cross which DANIEL turned home at the far post. (4-1 Liverpool)
min=44, hf=2
90RONALDO rushed a simple chance.