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[Amo-te Benfica]

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[Amo-te Benfica]

Liverpool injury list as of 25/08/07

Kewell- groin, Sept 1st

Aurelio- achilles, Sept 15th

[Amo-te Benfica]

Liverpool have confirmed that Jamie Carragher has sustained a broken rib.



The centre-back was substituted 15 minutes from the end of Liverpool's match with Sunderland on Saturday after a collision with Reds goalkeeper Jose Reina.


Tests on Carragher's injury have now revealed that he has broken a rib and suffered a pneumothorax, or collapsed lung.


Carragher's injuries will not require further treatment, but he is likely to miss Tuesday's UEFA Champions League third qualifying round second leg clash with Toulouse.



Defensive replacement


However, Sami Hyypia is expected to be fit to face the French outfit despite breaking his nose against the Black Cats.


The Finland international successfully completed a training session on Sunday and should replace Carragher in the Liverpool defence against Toulouse.


"Sami has a broken nose but will be available for the second leg of our Champions League qualifier," said a statement on Liverpool's official website.


"Jamie underwent a series of investigations on Sunday morning which confirmed he has a broken rib and has also developed a pneumothorax.


"He will continue to be monitored on Sunday but at this stage no further treatment will be required."

Source: Sky Sports | Home

[Xavier4eva]

Carragher has been injured, Liverpool have just confirmed that today.

[Boodz]

Which Team Is Stronger?

I Seriously Don't Know The Answer ..?
What do you think?

[Amo-te Benfica]

Liverpool in my opinion have the capability to challenge for the Premier League title this season. Even though I believe Arsenal is getting stronger they are still in a period of transition and won't be winning naything big for a few years yet when their youngsters have deveolped. Liverpool has signed some real talent.

So, to answer your question, Liverpool.

[kevindoyle9]

Even though I hate both of those teams, I still think Liverpool are stronger.

[Amo-te Benfica]

Jamie Carragher has been declared fit for Liverpool's visit to Portsmouth this weekend.


The influential defender has recovered from the broken rib he picked up at Sunderland last month.


Carragher has come through training this week with no ill-effects and Reds boss Rafa Benitez has confirmed the former England international is back in contention for the trip to Fratton Park.


Available
"Carragher has been training normally with the rest of the players who've been here all week," Benitez told the club's official website. "He is okay and I think he will be available this weekend, which is good news for us."


Benitez also revealed that Harry Kewell and Fabio Aurelio are stepping up their comebacks from injury.


Fingers crossed

"Fabio Aurelio is now getting closer to the squad after playing 45 minutes for the reserves. Harry Kewell is also running again and is nearer to fitness," added Benitez.


"Today, I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the safe return of all our internationals. It's not going to be easy for us to travel to Portsmouth tomorrow to play without one training session.


"All you can ask the players to do when they return is some running, so it's always a difficult time."

Source: Sky Sports | Home

[GloriousReds]

Rafael Benitez today admitted the Reds have been left short defensively following the injury to Daniel Agger.
Agger will be out of action for at least the next four weeks after picking up a foot injury on international duty, leaving Jamie Carragher and Sami Hyypia as the only experienced central defenders at the club.

"We knew this was a position we could have most problems if we suffered injuries," said Benitez.

"We will be okay if Carra and Sami can stay fit, but we know if there are any more difficulties we will have more problems. Hopefully that will not be the case.

"Jack Hobbs will train with the first team and we will see how he progresses. Arbeloa also has experience at centre-half if we need him."

Benitez will also be without Xabi Alonso - another metatarsal victim - for the forseeable future and he doesn't expect either player to be fit until towards the end of next month.

"Even if they are fit again in four weeks, they will not have trained so they wouldn"t be ready," he added.

[Amo-te Benfica]

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Barclays Premier League Table

Barclays Premier League Table - September 23 2007

Pos	Team	P	Pts
2	Manchester United	7	14
3	Manchester City	7	13
4	Liverpool	6	12
5	Newcastle United	6	11
6	Chelsea	7	11

[MrsPodolski]

see.....see.............I can bet this is started in the beggining of the season and people are writing Arsenal off


NOW YOU SEE WE ARE WAY BETTER!!!

[St. Anger]

The one higher in the table.

[Freddy Adu]

I went with Liverpool. Arse are strong. But their strength will run out.

[St. Anger]

From what I've seen, Liverpool are the ones getting weaker... they have started poorly in the Champions league and just got beaten comprehensively at Anfield by Marseille who are not even in the top ten of the French League.

Arsenal on the other hand are getting stronger, with squad depth too. Gallas is back from injury and Rosicky will be available next week.

[Freddy Adu]

Liverpool F.C.
current season
Full name	Liverpool Football Club
Nickname(s)	The Reds
Founded	March 15 1892
Ground	Anfield Liverpool, England
Capacity	45,362
Chairman	Tom Hicks (co-chairman) George Gillett (co-chairman)
Manager	Rafael Benítez
League	Premier League
2006–07	Premiership , 3rd
Home colours 　 Away colours

[Freddy Adu]

Everton vs Liverpool

Premier League 2007/2008 | Campeonato | Day 10

Everton Liverpool

Date 2007-10-20 15h00 City Liverpool Stadium Goodison Park Referee

Last Matches

League	Home	Result	Away	Tournament
PL	Everton	3-0	Liverpool	Premier League 2006/2007
PL	Everton	1-3	Liverpool	Premier League 2005/2006
PL	Everton	1-0	Liverpool	Premier League 2004/05
PL	Everton	0-3	Liverpool	Premier League 2003/2004
PL	Everton	1-2	Liverpool	Liga Inglesa 2002/03
PL	Everton	1-3	Liverpool	Liga Inglesa 2001/02
PL	Everton	2-3	Liverpool	Liga Inglesa 2000/01
PL	Everton	0-0	Liverpool	Liga Inglesa 1999/00
PL	Everton	0-0	Liverpool	Liga Inglesa 1998/99
PL	Everton	2-0	Liverpool	Liga Inglesa 1997/98

[Freddy Adu]

Aston Villa are planning a bid for Liverpool fullback John Arne Riise. The News of the World says Villa boss Martin O'Neill is ready to move for the Norway international in January.

[Freddy Adu]

Rafa tracking Guinea star

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez is keen to boost his foreign contingent with a move for St Etienne's Pascal Feindouno.

Guinea captain Feindouno, 26, is an attacking midfielder who has scored 30 goals in 103 games for the French club.

He started his career at Bordeaux and scored the goal which won them the French league in 1999.

He has been attracting interest from some of Europe's top clubs and Benitez wants to head off interest with a deal in January.

Source~ The Daily Mail

[Freddy Adu]

Nigerian starlet Macauley Chrisantus is also being linked to Liverpool. The 17-year-old striker was one of the stars of the recent World Under 17 championships as he helped Nigeria seal the title.

[Freddy Adu]

Dirk Kuyt has been ruled out of Holland's Euro 2008 qualifying double-header against Romania and Slovenia because of injury. Kuyt picked up a hamstring injury during Liverpool's 2-2 draw with Tottenham last weekend and he has been forced to withdraw from the Holland squad for this week's games.

[Freddy Adu]

Torres saves sorry Reds

An injury time equaliser from Fernando Torres saved Liverpool from their second home defeat in five days.

Torres headed home in the second minute of added time to earn his side a point in a 2-2 draw with Tottenham at Anfield.

Andrei Voronin had put Liverpool, who lost to Marseille in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, in front when he poked home on 12 minutes after Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson had spilled a Steven Gerrard free-kick.

However, Robbie Keane pounced in copy cat poaching style either side of the half-time interval to put Spurs in front.

Keane latched on to a Dimitar Berbatov flick on to prod in his first on 45 minutes and with Liverpool still stunned by the equaliser the Spurs striker pounced again in the first minute after half-time.

On 47 minutes Berbatov again provided the assist as Keane beat Jamie Carragher to the ball to steer past Jose Reina in the Liverpool goal.

Liverpool looked destined for their first Premier League defeat of the season as frustrations grew, but Torres demonstrated why he earned such a high summer price tag as he saved the day.

[Freddy Adu]

Under pressure

The match brought together two managers under pressure; Rafa Benitez because of his tinkering with the side and the abject European defeat in midweek, and Martin Jol because his job seems to be under threat on a match-to-match basis.

There was extra tension in the air, but it did not stop Spurs from venturing forward. They almost took the lead after just two minutes when Gareth Bale curled a 20-yard free-kick inches wide of a post.

Voronin saw a 20-yard shot easily saved by Robinson four minutes later, but after 12 minutes the Ukrainian was more successful.

Jenas had pulled back Gerrard 25 yards out and, when the Liverpool skipper crashed the free-kick through the wall, Robinson could only half stop the deflected effort, and Voronin punished him by scoring on the rebound.

Undaunted Spurs retaliated with a flicked header from Keane which dropped just wide, and then a right-footed drive from the Irishman flashed across Reina's goal.

Gerrard almost made it 2-0 with a 20-yard free-kick which crashed against the foot of Robinson's left-hand post after 28 minutes.

[Freddy Adu]

Open game

Liverpool should have scored after 34 minutes when Torres, Voronin and Gerrard broke away, but the chance was wasted in the box after a flurry of passes and a Voronin effort was deflected away.

But Spurs deservedly equalised after 44 minutes when Dimitar Berbatov nodded on Robinson's long clearance, and Keane got in between Steve Finnan and Sami Hyypia to flick a shot past the advancing Reina.

Two minutes into the second half Keane struck again. Robinson's free-kick for a foul by Torres soared down the field to be headed on by Berbatov, and this time Keane got to the glanced pass to lift the ball over Reina into the roof of the net.

Spurs continued to come forward and, after Bale's grafting had retained possession on the left, the ball was transferred to Jenas, who fired wide from the edge of the box.

Liverpool were being forced into mistakes as Spurs continued to press for a third. The home side did break out, but after Voronin's surge the chance fell to Gerrard, who drove over.

[Freddy Adu]

Desperate Reds

There was an air of desperation now about Liverpool - yet another team had come to Anfield and attacked them - and they were not enjoying it.

The hard-working Teemu Tainio was replaced by Steed Malbranque after 75 minutes, with Liverpool still showing little sign of an equaliser.

That was until Robinson spilled another long-range effort, this time from Steve Finnan. But Dawson managed to hook the ball away from the danger area.

Robinson saved well at his near post from Javier Mascherano, while John Arne Riise and Torres both blazed efforts high over.

Mascherano fired just wide from 20 yards, with time apparently running out for Liverpool who had not been able to mount the expected grandstand finish.

But two minutes into injury-time, Torres finally found some space in the box when he rose to head home Finnan's cross to give Liverpool a fortunate point.

[Freddy Adu]

Torres voted fans star man v Spurs

Fernando Torres was voted Liverpool's star performer during the 2-2 draw with Tottenham on Sunday by the Reds fans who took part in an exclusive vote on this website.

Meanwhile Andry Voronin took the Liverpoolfc.tv accolade.

After each game we ask you to pick the Reds' top three players - and we'll pick ours too.

The winner of each poll then gets three points, the runner-up gets two and the third best player gets one. At the end of the season the points are totted up to reveal our star performer.

Liverpoolfc.tv's top three players v Spurs

1. Andriy Voronin. Worked so hard for the team and scored a poacher's goal.

2. Steve Finnan. Produced a fantastic cross for Torres to score the equaliser and tried to get forward and support the attack.

3. Ryan Babel. The Dutch international was lively when he came on as a substitute and tried to make things happen.

Liverpool fans' top three players v Spurs

1. Fernando Torres. 534 votes.

2. Andriy Voronin. 464 votes.

3. Javier Mascherano. 232 votes.

Meanwhile Pepe Reina was voted the fans star man during the 1-0 midweek defeat by Marseille while Jamie Carragher took the Liverpoolfc.tv Man of the Match award.

[Freddy Adu]

Liverpool boss hopeful over Xabi, Agger injuries

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has revealed Dan Agger and Xabi Alonso could be available for the derby against Everton.

The pair both broke metatarsals last month on international duty ahead of the opening Champions League game in Porto, and were both told it could be six weeks before they are fit again.

Benitez has been cagey on the issue of their return, and said: "Agger and Alonso are still not ready. We said six weeks for them to be out and it is getting close to that by the time the international break is over.

"We will now have a two-week break for the internationals and we will see how they are after that.

"But even after that, it may not be quite the time. It could be another week or so before they can be considered after that."

But Alonso, who has been badly missed in midfield, is ahead of schedule.

Said Benitez: "We've got to be careful and we'll have to wait and see about Xabi.

"I think he has a better chance than Agger of being back next week.

"It is too early to say anything at the moment. They are both progressing well but I'll need to speak with the physio and the doctors next week before we know what the situation is."

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[Freddy Adu]

Benitez urges Liverpool fans to stay calm

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has urged fans not to panic after recent poor performances.

Benitez insists: "This is not a time for being negative, it is a time for being positive."

But he admits that confidence is low among his squad following the 2-2 home draw with Tottenham at the weekend, coming straight after a home European defeat by Marseille.


But Benitez maintains: "We are still unbeaten in the league, qualification for the Champions League depends on that and we are still also in the Carling Cup.

"We are in a better position than last year. In the Premier League we have five more points than at this stage last season, we are closer to the top of the table and with one game in hand.

"We just have to get our confidence back because we have lost it at the moment."

He added: "At the start of the season we were playing well, with confidence and scoring goals. Now we just need to keep working hard.

"It is difficult with so many players away on international duty but we have spoken to the ones who are here and tried to analyse what has been going wrong.

"The Tottenham game was a couple of days ago now so I am still extremely disappointed with the result. We know why we did not win and that is because we didn't take our chances and then conceded two goals.

"It is difficult with the players being away but we just have to manage. We have no control over what they do for the next couple of weeks. I just hope they don't come back with any injury problems."

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[Freddy Adu]

Liverpool legend Rush: No need to panic

Liverpool legend Ian Rush insists there's no need for concern as Rafa Benitez's team struggles for form.

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"I'm a great believer in judging everything at the end of the season - not now - and that is still an awfully long way off," Rush told liverpoolfc.tv.

"There are highs and lows ahead for plenty of teams, not just Liverpool.

"There are also plenty of important Premier League points still to play for and the Reds will have big opportunities still to get back to the top and make that title challenge we all want to see.

"In my experience, the main thing everyone at Anfield must do is just stick together as one."

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[Freddy Adu]

Liverpool boss Benitez unhappy with international week

Liverpool boss Rafa Benitez has bemoaned the timing of the latest international break.

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Liverpool went into the last two week gap in the fixture list with