Newcastle v Liverpool: Premier League – Live! | Football

72 min Alexander-Arnold’s corner heads toward Henderson, who throws a half volley into orbit from 25 yards. It was on its left foot, which might explain why it rose into the air.

72 min Salah slides into the area, away from Clark, but Fernandez crosses to make a vital sliding tackle.

72 min Thiago Alcantara prepares to enter Liverpool. His last game was the derby against Everton in mid-October.

68 min: Another great opportunity for Liverpool! Darlow, who is in no-man’s-land, completely misses Robertson’s deep corner kick as Firmino hits a wide goal from twenty feet. Firmino was backing past the far post when he made contact; still, like Salah a couple of minutes ago, he should have scored.

66 min: Salah misses an excellent opportunity! Firmino lost Schar beautifully in the middle line, went ahead and found Salah to the right of the area. He sliced ​​into Clark with ease, opened his body, and landed a shot just off the far post. I estimate that he would score that 19 out of 20 times.

66 min The best thing about the game so far has been comedy commentary from Jon Champion and Ally McCoist’s friends. I was listening to them talk about drying paint.

63 min A lot of Liverpool possession, but not much progression yet. The longer they stay 0-0, the greater the psychological benefit if they win.

60 min If this ends in a draw, and that is appreciable, Liverpool will have lost as many points in the first 16 league games as they did last season.

57 min Enough shoving and missed assists anyway, as this game is sure to come alive in the last half hour. A storm is coming.

54 min Alexander-Arnold rounded the corner to the near post, where Mane fires a header into the side net. It was a good effort because he moved away from the goal and found the ball in front of the near post.

53 min Mane, who has been the liveliest of the three forwards, wins a corner for Liverpool. Robertson winds him up to the far post, where Clark directs him over his own bar. Another corner, this time to the right …

53 min “Hi Rob,” says Peter Oh. “I appreciate the straightforward discussion of pecking / blocking / kicking, but what I’d really like to read, sooner rather than later, is a Liverpool goal. Scored by whoever, with the legal part that he pleases, including the tip of the foot. Toe Salah, Curtis Toes, Divock Toe-rigi, Toe-ago Alcantara, anyone. Please!”

I can’t believe you missed Roberto Firmino.

52 min Longstaff’s cross reaches Joelinton, who throws a scissor kick from the edge of the box and lands painfully on his butt.

49 min Fabinho is booked for cynically crushing Yedlin, who hit the ball to one side of Fabinho and tried to run around the other. Fabinho quickly disabused him of this notion.

47 min Remember when, etc.

Part time talk

“We called it ‘bull’s eye’ in County Clare, I think because when we were in grade school using plastic balls, it was still the strongest direct shot you could take” – John O’Donovan.

“I’m counting this as a toe bump because it’s my second favorite ‘How did that happen?’ goal never ”- Gary Naylor.

“The best shot was, of course, Lee Trundle’s penalty at a charity game a few years ago” – Chris Martin.

Peep! A moderate first half comes to an end. Liverpool started very slowly but looked more threatening in the last 15 minutes of the half; Newcastle still has a lot of work to do.

45 + 1 min: Opportunity for Liverpool! Mane throws a half-volley cross to Firmino, whose header is dramatically parried by Darlow in a tailspin. He was going the wrong way and had to change direction, although it was still a save he hoped to make. Firmino, normally such a good header, didn’t put him near the corner.

45 min Newcastle will be really pleased with how the first half went. Aside from a sinister five-minute spell, Liverpool have lacked their usual ruthlessness.

42 min Firmino plays a direct pass to Salah, or Mane, he doesn’t really care. Yedlin steps between them to perform a vital interception.

41 min “Klinsmann’s effort was definitely filth, opening up a whole new avenue of incredible goals (hi Ricardo Quaresma),” says Matt Dony. “I am philosophically torn by many things outside of boot work. For one thing, it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing ways a soccer ball can be hit. On the other hand, it is often done because some professional footballers will do almost anything to avoid using their ‘wrong’ foot. “

You’ve been watching Seba Veron videos again, haven’t you?

40 min Murphy’s low shot at the corner is comfortably saved by Alisson. Milner is down after an aerial challenge with Fernandez, and he takes a bite out of the assistant referee as he stands up. Is it just me or have Liverpool been very distraught this season?

36 min Liverpool look really dangerous now. Firmino acrobatically throws Mane’s elevated ball down to the left of the area. He flips the hurtling Robertson, but he’s moving too fast and can’t control the ball while sprinting at 247 mph. That was another chance.

34 min: Good save for Darlow! Henderson drives a long pass over the defense to Salah, who was played by Ritchie. He lowers it immaculately, opens his body and makes a low shot that is superbly pushed around the post by Darlow who passes him. He alone He managed to put a finger on the shot, which would have otherwise gone for the bottom corner.

32 min Robertson’s cross is poorly controlled at the near post by Firmino, allowing Clark to cross and intercept. That was an opportunity, especially for someone like Firmino, whose boots are usually made of 50% velvet and 50% velcro.

31 min “We used to call them foot kisses when I was young,” says Ruth Purdue. “Anyway, any one-on-one plug with the goalkeeper is the best type of plug IMHO. Ruud did it multiple times from what I remember?

I can’t imagine that, although that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen. The one that immediately comes to mind for Man Utd is Eric Cantona against City in April 1994. However, Romario was the best one-on-one I have ever seen.

Plus, I bet David Mellor called them pecks too.

30 minutes Jones turns neatly into midfield and finds Mane on the left. His first cross to Salah is deflected behind for a corner.

28 min This threatens to turn into yet another lousy first-half performance away from Liverpool, to go with Brighton, Fulham, Aston Villa and a few others that you’ve probably forgotten about. It’s hard to understand, because I don’t think it’s complacency.

26 min “Good evening, Robert,” says Simon Whitworth. “Today I played snow soccer with my son. He commented on how hot it kept us both and asked why Premier League footballers need gloves. He has a good point. “

It’s pretty sweet to hear that even in his late forties Roy Keane still plays snow soccer with his father.

25 min Milner throws an excellent pass over the defense to Alexander-Arnold, who half-volleyes a tame cross / shot into Darlow’s arms. I think he was trying to find Mane at the far post; Either way, it didn’t connect properly.

23 min Callum Wilson is reaching out to Phillips at every opportunity, quite successfully. He has been the best player on the field by a mile so far.

23 min “In my opinion, Newcastle have been the best team so far,” says Kári Tulinius. Liverpool have been strangely poorly chosen, not picking up their rhythm as expected after the poor performance in the last game. Of course, with Liverpool’s attackers, they don’t need the whole team to click, any of them can win a game on their own ”.

That’s a really important point and one of the things that makes them so devastating. There were a few games last season where they didn’t play that OK, but he won games 2-1 through a moment of brilliance and / or insane desire.

20 minutes “Here’s my toe nomination,” says Stuart MacKenzie, “the second goal in this 3-0 win, from Jurgen Klinsmann.”

Is it a hit with the toe or the outside of the foot? It is borderline, but I would say the latter. Either way, it’s a brilliant goal.