Matchday 18 ~ Liverpool vs Portsmouth

Freddy Adu · 12-16-2007, 10:54 PM

Liverpool vs Portsmouth

Premier League 2007/2008 | Campeonato | Day 18


Liverpool				Portsmouth

Date
2007-12-22 15h00

City
Liverpool

Stadium
Anfield Road

Referee

Oscar Cardozo · 12-16-2007, 11:02 PM

Poo to win

Cristiano Best 07 · 12-16-2007, 11:14 PM

4-1 Liverpool. As American football analyst Chris Berman & Lee Corso say, "It might be clsoer than the experts think.

Brasil · 12-17-2007, 07:22 AM

Liverpool.

scotttttttttttttt · 12-19-2007, 12:14 AM

1-1 or 2-1 in favour of liverpool

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:26 AM

Liverpool v Portsmouth

Anfield
Saturday, 22 December
Kick-off: 1500 GMT
BBC coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio Five Live & highlights on Match of the Day. Featured game on Score and Final Score.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:26 AM

Liverpool are set to shuffle their pack and now have midfielder Xabi Alonso available after he came through unscathed against Chelsea in midweek.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:26 AM

Peter Crouch is banned for three matches and Steve Finnan is doubtful with a calf problem, while Daniel Agger remains sidelined with a foot injury.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:26 AM

Portsmouth defender Noe Pamarot (hamstring) is out and midfielder Sean Davis (ankle) is a doubtful starter.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:26 AM

Hermann Hreidarsson is set to return and Pedro Mendes could keep his place.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:27 AM

Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Gerrard, Mascherano, Benayoun, Alonso, Kuyt, Torres, Aurelio, Babel, Crouch, Finnan, Hobbs, Itandje, Leiva, Voronin, Sissoko.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:27 AM

Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis, Diop, Muntari, Kranjcar, Pedro Mendes, Benjani, Kanu, Taylor, Nugent, Lauren, Hughes, Ashdown.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:27 AM

# Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso:
"I've been training for two-and-a-half weeks and everything has gone fine but the true test comes in games.

"I have been tackling as normal in training and I am totally pain free.

"For me, the most important thing is that I am back in the squad. I am delighted about that."

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:27 AM

Portsmouth boss Harry Redknapp:
"We are in the mood again but only time will tell whether we are good enough to bounce back.

"We'll go to win but we know we'll have to do a lot of defending.

"When teams have Liverpool's quality of player they force you back and you just have to make the most of your chances when they come along."

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

BIG-MATCH FACTS

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

Liverpool play their 300th home Premier League match, and are in danger of suffering three successive league defeats for the first time since October 2003.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

Portsmouth are chasing a seventh consecutive away league victory, and boast the strongest away record in the Premier League this season. They are the only club to have picked up more points on the road than Liverpool.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

Liverpool and Portsmouth have been involved in a total of seven goalless draws in this Premier League season; Portsmouth four, Liverpool, three.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

Liverpool were knocked off the top of the table, when Portsmouth held them to a no score stalemate in the reverse fixture in September. Now both sides are vying for a place in the top four.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

It's 56 years since Pompey last took away maximum points from Anfield, winning 0-2 in the top-flight on 18 August 1951.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

LIVERPOOL
Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 4th
Lowest could fall: 7th

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

1. Lost the last two in league and cup. Wednesday's 2-0 capitulation to Chelsea in the Carling Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge was their third loss in four outings.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

2. Lost the last two league matches; 3-1, away to Reading, and 0-1, home to Manchester United.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

3. Last lost three League games on the bounce between 28 September and 18 October 2003, v Charlton (a), Arsenal (h) and Portsmouth (a).

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

4. Conceded four goals in two league outings, after keeping clean sheets in the previous four.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:28 AM

5. Fallen behind from the outset three times; only Manchester United have conceded the opening goal in as few as three Premier League matches so far this season.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:29 AM

6. The only club to have scored as many as four penalties in Premier League competition this term.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:29 AM

7. Been shown 20 cards in Premier League competition this season (all yellows); only Everton have fewer (18, 16 yellow and two red).

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:29 AM

8. Defeat to Manchester United at Anfield last Sunday, ended an 11-match undefeated home league sequence.

Freddy Adu · 12-22-2007, 12:29 AM

9. Must visit Derby on Boxing Day, and Manchester City four days later, before the home clash with Wigan on 2 January.

12-16-2007, 11:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Cristiano Best 07 Soccer Forums All Star Offline Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: West Virginia Posts: 1,126 vCash: 518 Rep Points: 56	4-1 Liverpool. As American football analyst Chris Berman & Lee Corso say, "It might be clsoer than the experts think. __________________

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Portsmouth defender Noe Pamarot (hamstring) is out and midfielder Sean Davis (ankle) is a doubtful starter.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Hermann Hreidarsson is set to return and Pedro Mendes could keep his place.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Liverpool (from): Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Gerrard, Mascherano, Benayoun, Alonso, Kuyt, Torres, Aurelio, Babel, Crouch, Finnan, Hobbs, Itandje, Leiva, Voronin, Sissoko.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Portsmouth (from): James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Hreidarsson, Utaka, Davis, Diop, Muntari, Kranjcar, Pedro Mendes, Benjani, Kanu, Taylor, Nugent, Lauren, Hughes, Ashdown.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	# Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso: "I've been training for two-and-a-half weeks and everything has gone fine but the true test comes in games. "I have been tackling as normal in training and I am totally pain free. "For me, the most important thing is that I am back in the squad. I am delighted about that."

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12-22-2007, 12:28 AM	#15 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	BIG-MATCH FACTS

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Liverpool play their 300th home Premier League match, and are in danger of suffering three successive league defeats for the first time since October 2003.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Portsmouth are chasing a seventh consecutive away league victory, and boast the strongest away record in the Premier League this season. They are the only club to have picked up more points on the road than Liverpool.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Liverpool and Portsmouth have been involved in a total of seven goalless draws in this Premier League season; Portsmouth four, Liverpool, three.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	Liverpool were knocked off the top of the table, when Portsmouth held them to a no score stalemate in the reverse fixture in September. Now both sides are vying for a place in the top four.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	It's 56 years since Pompey last took away maximum points from Anfield, winning 0-2 in the top-flight on 18 August 1951.

12-22-2007, 12:28 AM	#21 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	LIVERPOOL Highest achievable after Saturday's matches: 4th Lowest could fall: 7th

12-22-2007, 12:28 AM	#22 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	1. Lost the last two in league and cup. Wednesday's 2-0 capitulation to Chelsea in the Carling Cup quarter-final at Stamford Bridge was their third loss in four outings.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	2. Lost the last two league matches; 3-1, away to Reading, and 0-1, home to Manchester United.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	3. Last lost three League games on the bounce between 28 September and 18 October 2003, v Charlton (a), Arsenal (h) and Portsmouth (a).

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	4. Conceded four goals in two league outings, after keeping clean sheets in the previous four.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	5. Fallen behind from the outset three times; only Manchester United have conceded the opening goal in as few as three Premier League matches so far this season.

12-22-2007, 12:29 AM	#27 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	6. The only club to have scored as many as four penalties in Premier League competition this term.

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Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	7. Been shown 20 cards in Premier League competition this season (all yellows); only Everton have fewer (18, 16 yellow and two red).

12-22-2007, 12:29 AM	#29 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	8. Defeat to Manchester United at Anfield last Sunday, ended an 11-match undefeated home league sequence.

12-22-2007, 12:29 AM	#30 (permalink)
Freddy Adu Fredua Koranteng Adu Offline Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Estados Unidos Posts: 256,709 vCash: 20158194 Rep Points: 916	9. Must visit Derby on Boxing Day, and Manchester City four days later, before the home clash with Wigan on 2 January.