FT: SUNDERLAND 1-3 LIVERPOOL

Date: Sunday 29 September 2013
Kick Off: 16:00
Venue: Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Competition: Barclays Premier League
Referee: Howard Webb (South Yorkshire)
Broadcast: Sky Sports 1, 15:30


LINKS

http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=216501


AND IT'S LIVE!

http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/232747


Liverpool got back to winning ways on Sunday evening with a victory away to Sunderland in the Barclays Premier League.

It was a rather nervy first half and Liverpool looked scrappy at times, conceding possession far too easily. But it was the visitors who opened the scoring just before the half hour mark. Steven Gerrard whipped in a corner from the left and Daniel Sturridge, attempting to head it in, saw it go in off his arm despite Sebastian Larsson's half-hearted attempt to clear it off the line.

Eight minutes later, Liverpool doubled their lead as Sturridge turned provider after he collected a brilliant long pass from Gerrard on the right. He slid it across the face of goal for Luis Suarez, making his first league appearance since April, to slot it in from close range.

Sunderland had some efforts but they were mostly long range, with Adam Johnson taking a couple of shots at goal when he found himself with a clear view of the target. Craig Gardner forced a great save from the foot of Simon Mignolet when he prodded it towards goal first time from a high ball over the Liverpool defence.

Seven minutes into the second half, Sunderland had real hope as they halved the deficit. Ki Sung-Yueng took a shot from long range which Mignolet could only parry, and Emanuele Giaccherini followed up the rebound.

The home crowd suddenly found their voice and Sunderland started to threaten more, and with Liverpool's worrying statistic of not scoring in the second half of any game this season their fans will have been very nervous. But Liverpool soon weathered the brief storm and settled down again, but they struggled to create an opening to find the crucial goal to kill the game off.

But in the end the important third goal came, as Mignolet started a counter attack by throwing it out to Suarez in his own half. He then found Sturridge on the left and he returned it to Suarez in the box and he swept it in.

The two goal winning margin means that Liverpool go up to second in the league, two points behind leaders Arsenal.


LIVE SCOREBOARD

SUNDERLAND - 1
Giaccherini 52'

LIVERPOOL - 3
Sturridge 28'
Suarez 36', 89'


LEAGUE POSITIONS AS IT STANDS

2. Liverpool - Pld 6, W 4, D 1, L 1, F 8, A 4, GD 4, Pts 13.
20. Sunderland - Pld 6, W 0, D 1, L 5, F 4, A 14, GD -10, Pts 1.


TEAMS

Sunderland
20 Westwood
8 Gardner
24 Cuellar
16 O'Shea
14 Colback
4 Ki
33 Cattermole (Celustka 74')
7 Larsson (Mavrias 85')
11 Johnson
17 Altidore
23 Giaccherini

Subs
25 Mannone
10 Wickham
12 Celustka
22 Ba
27 Ji
29 Roberge
35 Mavrias

Liverpool
22 Mignolet
4 Toure
37 Skrtel
17 Sakho
14 Henderson
8 Gerrard
21 Lucas
3 Enrique
12 Moses (Sterling 75')
7 Suarez
15 Sturridge

Subs
1 B Jones
5 Agger
9 Aspas
26 Ilori
31 Sterling
33 Ibe
47 Wisdom


KEY UPDATES

28: GOAL - SUNDERLAND 0-1 LIVERPOOL
Steven Gerrard swings in a corner kick from the left, and the ball finds its way to Daniel Sturridge (7), who attempts to head it in, but the ball actually comes off his arm and goes in despite Sebastian Larsson's attempt to keep it out.

36: GOAL - SUNDERLAND 0-2 LIVERPOOL
Steven Gerrard executes a brilliant long range pass to find Daniel Sturridge on the right wing, and he gets to the byline and sends a low ball across the face of goal for Luis Suarez (1) to tap in from close range.

52: GOAL - SUNDERLAND 1-2 LIVERPOOL
Ki Sung-Yueng takes a long range effort which Simon Mignolet can only parry in front of him, and Emanuele Giaccherini (3) runs up to slot in on the rebound.

60: SUNDERLAND BOOKING
Emanuele Giaccherini receives a yellow card (1) for a foul on Martin Skrtel.

74: SUNDERLAND SUBSTITUTION
Lee Cattermole is replaced by Ondrej Celustka.

75: LIVERPOOL SUBSTITUTION
Victor Moses is replaced by Raheem Sterling.

80: SUNDERLAND BOOKING
Jack Colback receives a yellow card (3) for a foul on Raheem Sterling.

82: LIVERPOOL BOOKING
Lucas receives a yellow card (5) for a foul on Emanuele Giaccherini.

85: SUNDERLAND SUBSTITUTION
Sebastian Larsson is replaced by Charis Mavrias.

89: GOAL - SUNDERLAND 1-3 LIVERPOOL
Simon Mignolet throws the ball out to Luis Suarez (2) inside his own half and Liverpool counter attack with Suarez finding Daniel Sturridge on the left. He returns it to Suarez in the penalty area and he sweeps it in.


LAST MATCHES

Sunderland
Tuesday 24 September 2013
Capital One Cup Third Round
Sunderland 2-0 Peterborough

Liverpool
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Capital One Cup Third Round
Man Utd 1-0 Liverpool

Head to head
Wednesday 2 January 2013
Barclays Premier League
Liverpool 3-0 Sunderland


TOP SCORERS

Sunderland
Emanuele Giaccherini - 3
Connor Wickham - 2
Jozy Altidore - 1

Liverpool
Daniel Sturridge - 7
Luis Suarez - 2
Jordan Henderson - 1