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Today we remember the 96 Liverpool fans who lost their lives at Hillsborough on the 15th April 1989.

No football fan should attend a football match and not return home to their loved ones.

As the independent Hillsborough panel continue to si…

Liverpool 2-1 Everton

Goals:Jelavic 24′Suarez 62′Carroll 87′So, how meaningful was that Blackburn win? Liverpool’s last two matches have clearly demonstrated the importance of self-belief. That and late winners. Few things in life are better than late winners.For just over …

Liverpool v Everton 04.14.12

7:30am ET, live in the US on FSCPrevious rounds:Liverpool: 2-1 Stoke (h); 6-1 Brighton (h); 2-1 United (h); 5-1 Oldham (h)Everton: 2-0 Sunderland (a); 1-1 Sunderland (h); 2-0 Blackpool (h); 2-1 Fulham (h); 2-0 Tamworth (h)Last four head-to-head:3-0 Liv…

Put The Champagne On Ice

They even have a blue gas canister… #Loyalty

We’re going to Wembley thrice?

Well, that’s certainly Liverpool’s aim as they travel down to Wembley with the blue half of the city on Saturday. A win here for the Reds could send them to their second …

Andy Carroll: The million pound question

You are sat in the hot seat with Chris Tarrant as he stares and glares you down in the ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ studio. Lacking self believe you seem a nervous wreck yet have somehow reached the million pound question.

Carroll’s Bonce Gives Liverpool Late Win

Carroll heads home…

Liverpool grabbed themselves a win in dramatic style at Ewood Park on Tuesday night in a 3-2 victory over Blackburn Rovers. Two early goals from Maxi Rodriguez gave the Reds a cushion in just 16 minutes but after goalkeeper Don…

50 Years of Merseyside Derbies

There have been 217 Merseyside derbies in total. I limited this remembrance to the previous 122, those played in the last 50 years. Which is actually a handy dividing line, as Liverpool and Everton only met once between 1951 and 1962, in the ’54-55 FA …

TEN MAN LIVERPOOL FIGHTBACK TO WIN AT BLACKBURN

I suppose I better eat my words, at least for this game where Liverpool’s ten men beat Blackburn Rovers 3-2 thanks to an injury-time header from Andy Carroll.

Without further ado, Liverpool’s second-string raced into a 2-0 lead after 15 mins thanks to two goals from prolific midfielder Maxi Rodrigues.

Then unlucky goal-keeper Alexander Doni got sent off for fouling a Blackburn player in the box, he now misses the FA Cup semi-final v Everton.

Inexperienced young full-back John Flanagan was hauled off as the sacrificial lamb, (yes it is still lambing season) to be replaced by Brad Jones who saved Yakubu’s resultant penalty.

However, Yakubu made amends minutes later from a David Dunn free-kick as he headed a goal on 36 mins.

Then early in the second-half, Liverpool players were again guilty of passing the ball back to the keeper when in attacking positions and replacement goalie Brad Jones was very lucky not to also be sent-off when he fouled The Yak, he got a yellow and Yakubu levelled the game with his second penalty attempt of the night.

So Liverpool were looking down and out again at 2-2 having lost a two-goal lead and were a man short, it looked like another capitulation was on the cards.
But full credit to the team that played last night, they came out fighting and Andy Carroll scored Liverpool’s winner with a headed goal in injury-time.

It was just rewards for a resilient Liverpool performance, despite being reduced to ten men for over an hour, they still found it within themselves to overcome a team fighting for their lives in Blackburn Rovers.

Special mention for Andy Carroll who worked tirelessly on his own upfront, defended well at set pieces and scored the all-important winner for Liverpool.
I have been his biggest critic all season, but well done against Blackburn Andy Carroll.

Man of the Match: Andy Carroll 

Liverpool 3-2 Blackburn

Goals:Maxi 13′ 16′Yakubu 36′ 61′Carroll 90+1′Knowing the result beforehand, inevitably succumbing to spoilers, makes this review both less joyous and less frantic than it should be. Removing much of the roller-coaster emotion from that result removes m…

KENNY’S REPORT TO TOM & JOHN: WHAT HE MIGHT SAY!

With Liverpool owner’s John Henry and Tom Werner due in England later this week for the FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Everton on Saturday, it is believed that there will be something of a show-down between the owners and Manager Kenny Dalglish.

An end-of-season report is required of the Anfield boss by FSG, who must be very concerned at Liverpool’s dismal Premiership performances this Season.

Here is what Kenny may say in his defence of his reign:

1. I have engaged in a major re-building process, bringing in good young British players who will stand us in good stead in future years.
2. A lot of my key players have been injured for long parts of the Season; Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, Glen Johnson, Daniel Agger, Martin Kelly and Charlie Adam.
3. We have had some very bad luck, hitting the wood-work 34 times this year.
4. Luis Suarez being harshly banned for eight games didn’t help us.
5. If we win two cups, it will have been a sucessful Season.
6. I need more funds to buy new players to finish the rebuilding job here at Liverpool.

This may well be a convincing argument to keep the job at Anfield, however the owners of Boston Red Sox demanded 4th place as ‘a minimum requirement’ for this Season.

With Liverpool sitting joint 8th alongside Fulham and Norwich, which is totally unacceptable, Kenny may aswell just hold up his hands and say:
“Sorry John and Tom, I wasted £100 million on crap players.”

Liverpool at Blackburn 04.10.12

3pm ET, live in the US on FSCFYI: For the second time in the last three matches, I’ll have to miss this game due to prior commitments. Unlike the Newcastle abomination, I’ll have a review up later in the evening. Just no live tweets or semi-immediate m…

Reds Midweek Match At Ewood Park

I’d start these pair again…

Liverpool have a midweek trip to Blackburn on Tuesday as they aim to improve on their draw in the league with Aston Villa. It’s no secret that goals and wins have been evading the Reds lately and with an important FA Cu…

Draw With Villa For Reds

Gerrard, Suarez and Shelvey get ready…

Liverpool managed to make a slight improvement on recent form as they held Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw at Anfield on Saturday. Aston Villa took the lead with a goal from Chris Herd but Luis Suarez equalised lat…

LIVERPOOL PLAYER-RATINGS VERSUS ASTON VILLA

Liverpool got a much-deserved draw with Aston Villa at Anfield on Saturday afternoon.

Indeed, the total dominance of the home-side should have ensured all three points, but at least Liverpool have stopped the rot and managed to draw against a very defensive Villa side.

Player Ratings:

• Doni: 6/10 Flapped at the cross for Herd’s goal, did well thereafter
• Enrique: 5/10: Tried a few things going forward, not at his best
• Carragher: 6/10: Worked hard all day, had a mainly quiet day
• Skrtel: 7/10: Tenacious at the back again
• Flanagan: 7/10: Did well, the young lad
• Gerrard: 7/10: Captain still getting back to fitness, made the cross for the goal
• Shelvey: 6/10: The youngster drifted in & out of the game
• Downing: 7/10: Provided plenty of width & crosses for the team
• Henderson: 6/10: Tried his best but didn’t have a great game
• Suarez: 7/10: Was lively throughout, capped it with a goal
• Kuyt: 6/10: Was wasteful in front of goal when he should have scored.

Liverpool 1-1 Aston Villa

Goals:Herd 10′Suarez 82′Hey, at least it’s not another loss! That’s progress, right?What, that’s not enough consolation against a fairly dire, injury-ravaged 15th-placed side and when it’s the ninth home draw of the season? Oh, right. Still, better tha…

LIVERPOOL’S SEASON GRAPH SO FAR

Liverpool’s poor league form this season is easily illustrated in the graph below.
We were actually in 3rd place way back in August when hopes were high for the new season under Kenny Dalglish.

 But we soon drifted out to fifth and sixth places without our injured captain Steven Gerrard and the cruciate ligament injury to Lucas Leiva.

The loss of Luis Suarez for eight games thanks to the ‘racism’ ban also seriously disrupted our season.

However, losing six of our last seven games has seen us drop down below Everton to eighth, mid-table in the Premiership.

Lets hope for a strong finish to this season in the League and an FA Cup to bring back to Anfield.

Liverpool v Aston Villa 04.07.12

10am ET, live in the US on Fox Soccer PlusLast four head-to-head:2-0 Liverpool (a) 12.18.110-1 Villa (a) 05.22.113-0 Liverpool (h) 12.06.101-0 Liverpool (a) 12.29.09Last three matches:Liverpool: 0-2 Newcastle (a); 1-2 Wigan (h); 2-3 QPR (a)Villa: 2-4 C…

Liverpool Look To Escape The Rut

McLeish’s needs a win as much as Dalglish…

Aston Villa are the visitors to Anfield on Saturday as the Reds look to readdress their form in the league. Dalglish’s side have only had some joy of late when they beat Everton but results against the li…

2011-12 Turning Points

Lucas Injury• 1.77 points per game before, 1.05 after [-0.62 PPG]• 1.31 goals per game before, 1.05 after [-0.26 GPG]• 0.92 goals conceded per game before, 1.11 after [+0.19 GCPG]Suarez Suspension• 1.72 points per game before, 1.40 during [-0.3…

LIVERPOOL BAR-CHART SHOWING POOR RESULTS OF SEASON

I didn’t truly realise things were this bad until I did the research and created this Bar-chart.

The results are appalling.

We have won eleven, lost eleven and drawn nine of our games in the Premier League this season.

Its simply not good enough.