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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 12 (setup 1, season 27)
Liverpool
v.
Rochdale
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Manuel NEUER717Nestor 'Fernando' MUSLERA Fernando
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
Overall form:
Home form:
Daniel Alves da Silva, DANI ALVES2JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
Layvin KURZAWA73ADRIANO Correia Claro
Javier Alejandro MASCHERANO4Dennis AOGO
THIAGO Emiliano da SILVA57DAVID COSTAS Cordal
Daniele DE ROSSI6Rafael VAN DER VAART
Andrés INIESTA Luján777Valon BEHRAMI
Franck RIBÉRY86Gervais Yao Kouassi, GERVINHO
Zlatan IBRAHIMOVIC97Klaas-Jan HUNTELAAR
Lionel Andrés MESSI10Wesley SNEIJDER
PEDRO Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma611Samuel ETO'O Fils
Ady Lippiatt Manager
Branislav IVANOVIC612Aleksandr KERZHAKOV
Laurent KOSCIELNY13Jérémy TOULALAN
Nigel DE JONG14Luciano SLAGVEER
Fernando Luiz Roza, FERNANDINHO15Vurnon ANITA
Juan Manuel MATA García616Clément GRENIER

Liverpool 2 Rochdale 1
(Half-time: 1-1, Attendance: 68,536, Stadium: Anfield, Referee: Darren DEADMAN 5½, TV: highlights)
23 Messi, 53 IbrahimovicScorers43 Gervinho
76 Pedro <=> Mata, 76 Dani Alves <=> IvanovicSubstitutions
Sendings off
Bookings
6Corners2
15Fouls3
9Offsides3
11Shots on4
10Shots off4
21Total shots8
8Shots saved3
49%Possession51%
Man of the match: JOÃO Pedro da Silva PEREIRA
1A fine run was ended by a good save by the advancing MUSLERA.
12IBRAHIMOVIC hit a deadly shot inches wide from twenty yards out.
14BEHRAMI chipped the ball to GERVINHO who fired it just beyond the near post.
18Uncertainty in the Rochdale defence enabled IBRAHIMOVIC to thump the ball inches over.
21An exceptional shot from MESSI was dealt with by a good block from the Rochdale 'keeper.
21A cross from SNEIJDER left ETO'O in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
23GOAL!! A deep corner left the 'keeper struggling and MESSI knocked the ball over the line. (1-0 Liverpool)
29MESSI's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
38A fine ball from MESSI on the left bobbled toward IBRAHIMOVIC who scuffed his effort just beyond the far post.
40AOGO worked the ball to ETO'O, HUNTELAAR collected his cross and kicked the ball within easy reach of NEUER.
43GOAL!! A neat one-two left GERVINHO clear and he made no mistake by instinctively chipping the ball beyond the oncoming NEUER. (1-1)
45MESSI beat GERVINHO and flicked the ball to IBRAHIMOVIC who dragged his effort wide.
 
49MUSLERA was able to claw away a tame header from MESSI.
52A delightful save prevented IBRAHIMOVIC from scoring a good goal.
53GOAL!! IBRAHIMOVIC hit a curling twenty yard shot past the motionless MUSLERA. (2-1 Liverpool)
56A corner was collected by MESSI who headed the ball wide.
57A free-kick from JOÃO PEREIRA went wide.
58MESSI headed inches wide.
60MESSI's shot was well saved by the 'keeper.
63IBRAHIMOVIC ran onto a wonderful ball from RIBÉRY but hit his shot wide.
66IBRAHIMOVIC dribbled past BEHRAMI and flicked a poor shot over.
70The Rochdale 'keeper saved a swerving shot from MASCHERANO.