Premier League – 6 February 2010 – Result
Liverpool 1 (Kuyt 55) – Everton 0
At half time it looked like referee Martin Atkinson might get all the headlines, but Dirk Kuyt and the rest of his Liverpool team-mates made sure that wasn’t going to be the case, Liverpool getting all three points, moving into fourth and doing the double over their nearest rivals.
Liverpool: 25 Reina, 5 Agger, 16 Kyrgiakos, 22 Insua, 23 Carragher, 8 Gerrard, 17 Maxi (12 Aurelio, 90+2), 20 Mascherano, 21 Lucas, 18 Kuyt (37 Skrtel, 90+6), 24 Ngog (19 Babel, 63)
Unused subs: 1 Cavalieri, 27 Degen, 4 Aquilani, 11 Riera
Booked: Kuyt, Carragher, Gerrard
Sent off: Kyrgiakos
Everton: 24 Howard, 3 Baines, 5 Heitinga, 15 Distin, 18 Neville, 9 Donovan, 17 Cahill, 20 Pienaar, 21 Osman (22 Yakubu, 72), 25 Fellaini (10 Arteta, 40), 08 Saha (28 Anichebe, 72)
Subs: 1 Nash, 23 Senderos, 31 Coleman, 7 Bilyaletdinov, 10 Arteta, 22 Yakubu, 28 Anichebe
Booked: Heitinga, Pienaar, Anichebe
Sent off: Pienaar
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Attendance: 44,316
Stats: (Liverpool – Everton)
Possession: 54% – 46%
Attempts on target: 4 – 3
Attempts off target: 5 – 3
Corners: 8 – 8
Fouls: 11 – 23
Absolutely made up with the score but that ref was a disgrace. Well done boys, true grit there!
During the LFC v Arsenal game I found myself frustrated with the Manager, as it became very clear that Maxi was a Mini in the game, Lousy Lucas was his usual self and Ngog was far too much inexperienced for the game. Just why the Manager waited so long before bring on Babel and why he did not bring on Riera in place of Maxi, I just did not understand. Some times his tactics are hard to fathom and just why he waites so long to bring on substitutes I have never understood that one.