[Liverweb] United Preview

Liverweb Match Preview

Opponents : Manchester United

Date : Sunday January 22 @ 4.00 pm

Venue : Anfield

TV Coverage : Sky Sports 1, Canal+ Sport D/F/N/S, ART Sport 4, Sport TV,
Supersport 6SA, TPS Star, Canal+ (Spain), Sport 2 Hungary, Galaxie Sport,
TV8 Turkey, Canal+ Sport (Poland), Premiere Sport Portal, Sky Calcio 10,
Sky Sport 3 (Italia), Supersport 1, Dieme Xtra

Head to Head - Premiership Head to Head

LAST corresponding Fixture : Manchester United 2 Liverpool 1

Squads : Luis Garcia has been ruled out of the match through injury which
is still to clear up. Cristiano Ronaldo is suspended following his sending
off last week in the Manchester derby.

Liverpool : Reina, Finnan, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Warnock, Traore,
Gerrard, Hamann, Alonso, Sissoko, Kewell, Cisse, Morientes, Sinama
Pongolle, Crouch, Kromkamp, Agger, Carson.

United : Van der Sar, Howard, Neville, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Brown,
Silvestre, Vidic, Evra, O'Shea, Richardson, Smith, Fletcher, Giggs, Van
Nistelrooy, Rooney, Saha, Rossi

Team Stats : The Reds go in search of their 50th league win over United.
Man United are the only major side to have a better record over the Reds.
They have 63 wins to the Reds' 56 in all competitions.

The Reds have 14 league wins away to United whereas they have 33 home
league wins. They last won in 2004 when Danny Murphy scored the only goal
of the game from the penalty spot. Last season the Reds went down 2-1. That
defeat saw Steven Gerrard limp out with a broken foot and Mikel Silvestre
score twice as the Reds tried to get used to zonal marking.

The Reds have never turned around a loss at any point of a Premiership game
with United. On three occassions they have failed to take maximum points
after going ahead.

Player Stats : Jamie Carragher will hope to play his 275th league game for
the Reds in this one. It will be his 395th Reds game in total.

Harry Kewell needs one goal for double figures in the league for the Reds.
Both Morientes and Pongolle need one goal to hit double figures in all
competitions for the Reds.

Sami Hyypia will look to play his 350th game for Liverpool in this one. In
those games so far he has bagged 24 goals including two against United.
Those two goals make him the leading scorer against United still playing
for the Reds in the Premiership.

Ryan Giggs is the player leading the scoring charts and still playing for
either side. He has four goals against the Reds.

Referee : Mike Riley - averaging over 4 yellow cards a game this season. He
has awarded 8 penalties in nine games at Old Trafford.

Betting : Liverpool 11/5, United 11/10, Draw : 2/1

Liverweb Prediction : Manchester United 0 Liverpool 1

Andy
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[Liverweb] New Kit and Youth Cup Report

There are two pictures going around showing alleged designs for the
new Adidas Liverpool kit. They are on the site now in the colours
section :

Home Kit
http://www.liverweb.org.uk/colours1.htm

Away Kit
http://www.liverweb.org.uk/colours2.htm

Liverweb Youth Cup Match Report

Liverpool 2 Ipswich Town 1

Match Photo's - www.liverweb.org.uk/youthcupr40506pics.htm

Liverpool : Roberts, Roque, Darby(C), Hobbs, Antwi, Ryan, Anderson,
Flynn, Frayne, Hammill, Barratt

Subs Used : Barnett for Ryan (52), Linfield for Frayne (75), Smith
for Flynn (90)

Subs Unused : Josh Mimms, Robbie Threlfall

Ipswich : Petursson, Moore, Robinson, Trotter, Casement(C), Short,
Fenn, Knights, Leabon, Upson, Ainsley

Subs Used : Sheringham for Fenn (60), Webster for Upson (79)

Subs Unused : Plummer, Boto, Nimmo

Att : 1,435

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The Reds made it through to the net round of the FA Youth Cup
despite some late panic and a disallowed goal for the visiting
Ipswich Town. The goals came courtesy of Paul Anderson and Ryan
Flynn and the Reds march on to face Burnley away in the next round
of the competition.

Ipswich got the game underway attacking the Kop end in the first
half. Ipswich attacked straight from the off and had a shot over the
bar from the off. The first real effort for the Reds came after four
minutes when Adam Hammill cut inside and bent a shot on goal but it
was easy for the Ipswich keeper.

Dave Roberts was called in to fast recovery action after seven
minutes when he was forced to clear a poor back pass from Godwin
Antwi. The Reds were trying to play football but had a fundamental
flaw in keeping hold of the ball for any period of time. Much of the
play was focused around using Paul Anderson down the right hand side.

Dave Roberts was again in the action after eleven minutes when he
was sharp in saving a shot from Leabon and then managed to grab a
follow up shot with ease. Roberts was in great form on the night and
is probably the main reason Ipswich only got one goal on the night.

Jack Hobbs went close on eighteen minutes when he headed and
Anderson cross goalwards. However the header was blocked and then
cleared to keep the game all square.On twenty minutes even the ball
boys couldn't reach one ball that was hoofed so high it was stuck in
the Upper Centenary stand.

Midway through the half the Reds created a superb chance when
Hammill spread the ball to the right where Anderson crossed it in.
Frayne met the cross and glanced his header just past the far post
for what would have been a great goal.

On twenty eight minutes there was a bizarre incident that you rarely
see. The Ipswich keeper, Petursson had hold of the ball in his area
but fell over. On falling he lost control of the ball and when he
then picked it up again the referee realised his duty and awarded a
free kick to the Reds. Sadly the Reds wasted the chance as Jimmy
Ryan shot in to the wall.

Just after the half hour Miki Roque was left all ends up by his man
on the edge of the area. Just as you feared the net bulging Roberts
pulled off a quite superb save at full stretch at the foot of the
goal. Roberts was also on hand just inside first half injury time as
he tipped over a free kick from Casement.

The second half saw the Reds attacking the Kop end. Six minutes in
to the half and Anderson whipped a free kick in which Frayne headed
wide of the goal. The second half was certainly far more open than
the first thankfully. The tie of course had to be settled on the
night so there was the potential of extra time and penalties looming.

The Reds made a switch in the midfield when they brought Charlie
Barnett on for Jimmy Ryan on fifty one minutes and within two
minutes the Reds were one up. Barnett did alter the way we were in
the midfield. The goal came as Barnett played a ball to Anderson who
struck the ball home superbly well. It gave the Reds a lot of
confidence as well and minutes later Anderson crossed for Frayne but
with an ideal position the ball was just whipped off his feet before
he could shoot.

Sheringham replaced Fenn on the hour mark and just as with the Reds
a goal quickly followed. This one went to Ipswich and seem to catch
the watching Kop unaware. Ainsley score a curling shot from the left
edge of the area with Roberts for once left standing. The ball hit
the net and it was very much game on again.

The Reds slowly started to get in to the game more and control the
ball a bit. Hamill starting getting more of the ball and he jinked
his way through players at ease. On sixty four minutes he saw a shot
saved well after avoiding three tackles. The Reds were back in the
lead on seventy one minutes thanks to Ryan Flynn who drilled home a
low shot after Godwin had played him in.

As time wore on Ipswich became a bit more cavalier in their attempts
to get a way back in to the game. They forced their way back in to
it after the Reds had threatened to take the game by the scruff of
the neck and win. On eighty one minutes they had the ball in the net
and were off celebrating before they realised the linesman had his
flag up. It was a let off for the Reds but it did start a final
passage of panic.

The final ten minutes and four minutes of injury time saw the Reds
fail to get hold of the ball and you feared a goal at any time.
Thankfully the Reds had Dave Roberts in goal though. With three
minutes left of the ninety he saved with his leg as a shot came in
from the edge of the area and in to injury time pulled off a full
stretch save.

The ref added four extra minutes on at the end and within this gave
some bizarre fouls to Ipswich. One foul, well I call it a foul
because a free kick was given came right in front of us by the
corner flag. The usual take the ball to the corner flag routine came
in and after Barratt merely moved the ball away from one player the
ref blew for a free kick. He then let the kick be taken despite the
fact that the ball was rolling. Anyone would think the ref wanted
extra time! After time though the ref blew the final whistle and the
Reds march on to Burnley in the 5th round.

MotM : Dave Roberts - Roberts kept the Reds in the game throughout
the match. He was in great form and bar the goal nothing was going
to get past him.

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[Liverweb] Latest News + Tickets news

The Reds made it through to the next round of the FA Youth cup last
night after a 2-1 victory over Ipswich at Anfield. I'll post a full
report later once I've written it and photo's will go on the site as
well.

Neil Mellor has joined Wigan on loan until the end of the season.
Mellor still hopes to return to Anfield though after the spell.
He's hoping to bag a load of goals and prove his worth to the Reds.
The loan at least will give him full first team action rather than
the slower reserves football at the Reds.

Tickets

Wigan Premiership

Barclays Premiership

Wigan Athletic v Liverpool

To be played at the JJB Stadium, Wigan
On Saturday 11th February 2006, Kick Off 12.45pm

Liverpool Football Club have received an allocation of 5098 stand
tickets for this ALL ticket fixture priced as follows;-

Adult £ 25.00
Child £ 20.00 (under 16)
Over 65s £ 20.00

Ticket Allocation

Tickets will be available to Season Ticket holders based on
attendance at Premier League away fixtures during Season 2004-2005
on the following days,

Attendance at 4 or more games
Tuesday 24 January - 8.15am-5.30pm

Attendance at 2 or more games
Friday 27 January - 8.15am-5.30pm

All Season Ticket Holders
Monday 30 January - 8.15am-5.30pm

The allocation of tickets will be subject to availability and while
stocks last.

Tickets will be available for personal application at the Ticket
Office, by postal application and credit card bookings on Telephone
Number 0870 787 2000. The Fan Card must be presented when applying
at the Ticket Office and in the case of postal applications or
telephone applications the number must be quoted, telephone bookings
will require the applicants address to be confirmed and are subject
to a booking fee.

Please do not apply if you do not meet the required criteria, any
queries regarding the Fan Card please telephone 0870 220 2345.

We would emphasise to all eligible applicants that no guarantee can
be given that tickets will be available to all who apply.

Executive Box holders, Centenary, Premier and Executive members
should contact the Corporate Sales Department.

Benfica Home Tickets

UEFA Champions League

Liverpool v S.L. Benfica

To be played at Anfield on
Wednesday 8 March 2006

Kick off time 7.45 pm

Dates of Sale

Shareholders 23 - 24 Jan 2006

Season ticket holders who purchased all THREE
Home Champions League group matches
25 Jan - 1 Feb 2006

Fan Card holders who purchased all THREE
Home Champions League group matches
2 - 8 Feb 2006

Season ticket holders who purchased TWO of the
Home Champions League group matches
16 - 21 Feb 2006

Fan Card holders who purchased TWO of the
Home Champions League group matches
22 - 23 Feb 2006

Season ticket holders who purchased ONE of the
Home Champions League group matches
24 - 27 Feb 2006

Fan Card holders who purchased ONE of the
Home Champions League group matches
28 Feb– 2 March 2006

Full Selling Details

The entire stadium will be ticketed and the following prices will
apply;-

Main Stand, Centenary Stand, Paddock and Anfield Road £32.00
Over 65s £24.00

Kop Grandstand £30.00
Over 65s £22.50

Kop Grandstand one adult/one child combined £45.00

Anfield Road one adult/one child combined £48.00

Wheelchair Space and Visually Impaired £24.00

Personal Assistant Free

The allocation and selling arrangements for ALL Shareholders are as
follows,

Shareholders

On holding 1-29 shares
1 stand ticket at £32.00

30-59 shares
2 stand tickets at £32.00

60-89 shares
3 stand tickets at £32.00

90 shares and over
4 stand tickets at £32.00

Selling Arrangements for Shareholders

All the above tickets will be available to purchase by personal
application at the Ticket Office window, by postal application or on
the Credit Card line, telephone number 0870 220 2151.

Selling Arrangements for Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders
who have attended the Three Home Champions League group matches
against Chelsea on 28.09.05, RSC Anderlecht on 01.11.05, and Real
Betis Balompié S.A.D. on 23.11.05.

All the above tickets will be available to purchase at the Ticket
Office, by postal application, online at www.liverpoolfc.tv or on
the UEFA Credit Card line, telephone 0870 220 0034.
Personal application

The Fan Card must be presented when purchasing tickets at the Ticket
Office and Shareholders must bring details of their shareholding.

Postal application

Postal applications from Shareholders, qualifying Season Ticket
Holders and Fan Card Holders should include the correct remittance
and stamped addressed envelope. Fan card numbers must be quoted.
Shareholders must give details of their shareholding. Shareholders
with shares registered under a nominee company, must give details of
the nominee company and the account number. Postal applications
should be received by Friday 27th January 2006.

Online bookings

Tickets may be booked on line by quoting the Fan Card customer
number and unique password. There will be a transaction charge of
£2.50 per ticket.

Telephone bookings

Tickets will be available on 0870 220 0034 and will be subject to a
50p per ticket booking fee. Season ticket holders must quote their
Fan card number and confirm their address.

Shareholders tickets will be available on telephone number 0870 220
2151

Shareholders will be required to confirm their address and give
details of their Shareholding. Shareholders with shares registered
under a nominee company must give details of the nominee company and
the account number must be supplied.

Dates of Sale

Shareholders 23 - 24 Jan 2006

Season ticket holders who purchased all THREE
Home Champions League group matches
25 Jan - 1 Feb 2006
Fan Card holders who purchased all THREE
Home Champions League group matches
2 - 8 Feb 2006

Season ticket holders who purchased TWO of the
Home Champions League group matches
16 - 21 Feb 2006
Fan Card holders who purchased TWO of the
Home Champions League group matches
22 - 23 Feb 2006

Season ticket holders who purchased ONE of the
Home Champions League group matches
24 - 27 Feb 2006

Fan Card holders who purchased ONE of the
Home Champions League group matches
28 Feb– 2 March 2006

A further selling announcement will be made should there be any
tickets remaining after these sales.

We would emphasise to all eligible applicants that no guarantee can
be given that tickets will be available to all who apply.

Please note that due to an increased press area and ticket
allocations to UEFA we are unable to guarantee Season ticket holders
their Normal seats used for Premier League fixtures.

Priority for future home matches of the UEFA Champions League will
be given to Season Ticket Holders and Fan Card Holders who have
purchased tickets for the earlier home group stage matches.

Ticket Office hours

Monday – Friday 8.15am – 5.30pm
Saturday – Sunday 9.15am – 1.00pm

Please note telephone booking lines will open at 8.30am Monday -
Friday.

Andy
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[Liverweb] Portsmouth FA Cup Tickets

F.A. Cup 4th Round

Portsmouth v Liverpool
To be played at Fratton Park, Portsmouth
On Sunday 29 January 2006, kick off 6.00pm

Liverpool Football Club have received an allocation of 2158 tickets
for this ALL ticket fixture priced as follows;-

Adult £30
Child £18 (under 16)
Over 65s £22

Ticket Allocation

Tickets will be available subject to availability as follows:

Season Tickets holders whose attendance at Burnley 7.1.05 and Luton
on 7.1.06 is held on the Ticket Office Data Base -
Wednesday 18 January 2006 until Friday 20 January 2006.

Season Ticket holders whose attendance at Burnley on 7.01.05 is held
on the Ticket Office Data Base -
Monday 23 January 2006.

Please note that due to the allocation received we will not be able
to guarantee tickets to all supporters who qualify.

Selling Arrangements

The above tickets will be available for purchase at the Ticket
Office, by postal application or on the away credit card line,
telephone number 0870 787 2000.

The Fan Card must be presented when applying at the ticket Office
and in the case of Postal applications or telephone applications the
fan card number must be quoted, telephone bookings will require the
applicants address to be confirmed and are subject to a booking fee
of 90p per ticket.

Executive Box Holders, Centenary, Premier and Executive members
should contact the Corporate Sales Department.
Please note that telephone booking lines will open at 8.30am Monday –
Friday.

Andy
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[Liverweb] Reserves off

Tomorrow nights home reserves match against WBA has been postponed due to
Albion's involvement in the FA Cup

The first team game against Birmingham is now Wed Feb 1 since the FA Cup
game away at Portsmouth was moved to the Sunday at 6pm for BBC TV coverage

Andy
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[Liverweb] Spurs Match Report

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Liverpool 1 Spurs 0

Liverpool : Reina, Riise, Carragher, Hyypia, Finnan, Sissoko, Alonso,
Kewell, Gerrard (C), Crouch, Morientes

Subs Used : Cisse for Crouch (65), Warnock for Morientes (82), Kromkamp for
Sissoko (90)

Subs Unused : Carson, Pongolle

Att : 44,983

Ref : Dermot Gallagher

The Reds overcame a really good Spurs side in a tight encounter thanks to
an excellent volleyed goal from Harry Kewell. The goal, from the in-form
midfielder was well deserved but this was also a game played between two
quality passing sides. Spurs deserve much credit for turning up and for me
were one of the best sides to play at Anfield in many a season.

The Reds defended the Kop end in the first half as Spurs got the game
underway. The early play if anything was all Spurs and it was just a case
of pleading that we were allowed to touch the ball. It took the Reds a bit
to get going in the game. Despite this the Reds had the better first half
chances and could have gone in at half time one or two up. That they didn't
owed much to Paul Robinson who was in the same excellent form he has been
in all season.

The Reds created the first major opening on nine minutes and it really
should have been a goal. Gerrard was brought down on the right side by Lee
Young Po. He floated the ball in to the far post where Crouch sneaked in
unmarked but Robinson threw himself in front of the goal bound header and
kept it out.

Michael Dawson, a former Reds target rose well on thirteen minutes to win a
header off a corner but couldn't direct the ball near the goal. Minutes
later and Morientes should have done better with a shot but failed to
connect properly and Robinson saved with ease.

Both sides were looking to get the ball down and play football but with two
quality defences creating clear cut chances were few and far between.
Dawson and King at one end were equally well match by Carra and Sami for
the Reds. Both sides were probing away without getting that final ball
quite right.

Morientes nearly broke the deadlock after half an hour. He rose superbly
well to head a Finnan cross against the bar/post from the edge of the box.
Robinson for once had been beaten but the post hadn't and Crouch made a
hash of the follow up shot.

At times the Reds looked a little off the pace of the game to be fair. As
time ticked on towards half time both sides seemed content to go in all
square. After just one extra minute of time that's what happened as well.
The half time break gave an opportunity to get the Reds just to up that
tempo a little in the second half. Enough that is to create the extra
opening or two which may just win the match.

Paul Robinson took to his Kop goal and in timed honoured tradition was
applauded as he approached. Robinson stopped and applauded the whole Kop
for this. It's nice when you see a keeper realise this tradition and
Robinson went up I reckon even more in people's estimations.

The second half was less than two minutes old when Spurs really should have
taken the lead. Stalteri glided past Riise as if he wasn't there and
squared the ball right across the area. It went past Carra to the back post
where Keane came in but with Reina facing him he somehow skewed the ball
wide of the goal. This was a huge let off for the Reds and a bigger warning
to Riise to get tighter and stronger in the tackle.

On fifty four minutes Robinson was forced in to a full stretch diving save
to prevent Crouch's header getting beyond him. A great save although there
was a man on the line behind him who would have stopped the ball as well I
think.

The Reds finally got the goal they were looking for on fifty eight minutes
though Harry Kewell. Finnan crossed from the right hand side to the back
post. Kewell came in at the back behind Crouch and volleyed a great shot
that even Robinson couldn't keep out. This was much deserved for Kewell for
his form over the past month or so and it got the Reds that al important goal.

Just minutes after the Reds had taken the lead Spurs were nearly back in i.
Mido pushed his way clear in the area. No foul was given and he shot
goalwards but Reina was his equal and forced the ball out for a corner.
This was probably the nearest Spurs came to an actual goal in the end but
they continued to play good football and probe the Reds.

On sixty one minutes Spurs were given a corner which was conceded
unnecessarily by Crouch although every person in he ground bar the ref
thought he had actually ducked out of the way. The corner though presented
no danger to the Reds as it turned out.

The Reds though looked to counter Spurs as soon as they got hold of the
ball. Cisse came on for a jaded looking Crouch on sixty six minutes and a
minute later Defoe came on for Spurs in place of Tainio.

On sixty nine minutes the ref made another corner blunder but this time in
favour of the Reds. Gerrard had swung a corner to the back of the area and
Riise caught the ball superbly well. It was destined for the top corner
before Hyypia got his head in the way. Starting to run away rubbing his
head, Hyypia then turned round as Gallagher gave the corner to the Reds.
Bizarre decision that one!

Aaron Lennon came on for Spurs in the final twelve minutes but by now the
Reds seemed in control of the game and the side more likely to score. Just
one goal in front though is never comfortable and the Reds were being
forced to fight all the way.

Warnock replaced Morientes for the final eight minutes and slotted in at
left back which pushed Riise up into midfield and Kewell up front. With
just a few minutes left the Reds started a great counter attack. Spurs were
up for a corner but in clearing the ball the counter was. Riise had the
ball at his feet and Kewell was ready to run clean through. Riise played a
poor ball to Kewell but he managed to get the ball clear of Stalteri and as
he aimed to race clear went down under the challenge. Dermot Gallagher had
no choice but to send Stalteri off and the game was pretty much over as a
contest now.

The Reds saw out the last few minutes. It was in injury time when Jan
Kromkamp was sent in place of Sissoko but I'm not sure he actually managed
to touch the ball in his minute on the pitch. As the final whistle blew the
Reds had won the three points and because of the United defeat just before
the game they were still third but now just a point behind United in second
and still have two games in hand.

This was a good game to watch as both teams played the game as it should be
played. The one difference between the sides was that the Reds looked far
more likely to score than Spurs in that final third of the pitch. This was
a great battle though and I do enjoy Spurs coming to Anfield usually as you
get a decent game.

MotM : Momo Sissoko - played well in the first half in a central midfield
role and that played really well in the second out wider right.

Match Stats
Liverpool - Spurs
52% Possession 48%
10 Shots On Target
3 Shots Off Target 4
2 Blocked Shots 0
10 Corners 7
9 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 6
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1

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