Lfc v villa

[Judge Judy]

0.2 at ht Lucas and Curtis

We shouldve been up 2.0 in first 7 mins and we're losin at ht, joke. Villa are fuckin crap.

[Judge Judy]

another pathetic performance

if i have to watch another team in red play like women again, i reckon i'll top myself

[# 9]

villa win 1-3

[Redders]

When did Villa sign Gerrard?

[Judge Judy]

When did Villa sign Gerrard?

and the rest

[Judge Judy]

can't believe we've got a fucking 'nearly won the league' hangover, what a joke.

[Le King]

well in villa nuffin like seein the scouse get done!!!!
i thought pool were gonna jag an "standard" arsey goal in about the 8th min when torres, gerrard and benayoun couldnt put the ball in from a scramble

i opnly saw the 1st 20 mins, but is alonso being missed alot??

lol @ nearly won the league hangover

[BTAC]

Shit performance overall.
But credit to Mascherano..He had a cracker.

[Deutschland Duchess]

can't believe we've got a bottle of shiraz 'nearly won the league' hangover, what a joke.

Hangover my arse

you sound alot like Rafa Benitez with excuses like that

[Judge Judy]

i think there's an internal rift.

[El Pibe D'Oro]

Well something's going on there cos they cant be that bad.

Credit to Villa though, they are a good side and will do some damage this year.

[Le King]

i think there's an internal rift.

like down at port power land

[paul merson]

I realy do feel for you Tobes.



GO YOU VILLA!!!!!!

[BillShankly]

terrible

[povman_2009]

Are the bets on for red or blue side of Liverpool being the 1st EPL manager to get the flick this year.... Moyes and Rafa need results or one or both of them will be gonski...

[Green_Manalishi]

i think there's an internal rift.

like down at port power land

Nah, more like in the space-time continuum around the Anfield area

[tickets4cheese]

Are the bets on for red or blue side of Liverpool being the 1st EPL manager to get the flick this year.... Moyes and Rafa need results or one or both of them will be gonski...

everton won't sack moyes, he's the best thing to happen to the club in a long long time. once the lescott debacle is sorted everton will improve.

liverpool on the other had. i hope they keep rafa for ever.

[ozzie owl]

terrible

Didn't see game only the goals were they that bad?

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

Aston Villa in shock win over Liverpool

ROB HARRIS
August 25, 2009 08:45am
LIVERPOOL slumped to its second defeat of the Premier League season overnight when Aston Villa won 3-1 at Anfield.

The first loss to Villa in eight years leaves last season's runner-up six points behind Tottenham and Chelsea after three matches - and with as many losses as in all of its last campaign.

"We have to improve," Liverpool manager Rafa Benitez said.

"We will have to sit down and analyse every player now and make sure we do the right things in our next match (against Bolton). But our senior players must take more responsibility."

The damage was done before half time with Liverpool midfielder Lucas Leiva nodding into his own goal and goalkeeper Pepe Reina beaten by a header from Villa's Curtis Davies.

Fernando Torres pulled one back for Liverpool, but Villa's two-goal cushion was restored inside three minutes when Steven Gerrard conceded a penalty and Ashley Young successfully converted the spot kick.

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel pulled off a string of vital saves to secure Villa's first win over Liverpool since September 2001.

"We've been getting a few bullets in the press for our performances recently," said Friedel, whose side lost its league opener to Wigan and its Europa League first-leg match to Rapid Vienna.

"(This win) was the right time for us. We knew we would be under the cosh. Second half, we were under siege, but the penalty came at the perfect time."

A night that ended so grimly for the Reds begun so brightly against a side that had yielded more Premier League points to them than any other club.

Inside the first minute, Torres lofted the ball to the advancing Yossi Benayoun only for the Israeli midfielder's backward-header to drift wide.

The opener could have come from a goalmouth scramble in the 9th minute when Torres, Benayoun and Gerrard all had good chances to score, but were thwarted by some desperate Villa defense.

Liverpool, which beat Villa here 5-0 last season, then paid for their profligacy when, against the run of play, Villa took the lead in the 34th minute

Having conceded a free kick, Lucas headed Young's ball into his own net.

"In the first 20 minutes we created plenty of chances and played well," Benitez said.

"Then we conceded the own goal and started to make more mistakes."

Liverpool's woes mounted on the stroke of half time when a corner was awarded much to the annoyance of goalkeeper Pepe Reina, who was booked for kicking the ball away.

Davies then rose between Carragher and Torres to meet Nicky Shorey's corner with a glancing header past Reina.

"I'm not renowned for scoring," Davies said. "I wasn't going to go up for it but luckily it fell onto my head."

Even though Liverpool improved after the break, the 38-year-old Friedel was in fine form in the Villa goal.

The United States and former Liverpool 'keeper blocked Gerrard's shot inside the first minute, palmed over Dirk Kuyt's header in the 58th and thwarted Gerrard again in the 69th.

"Friedel was outstanding - he rolled back the years," Villa manager Martin O'Neill said. "He was fantastic against his old club to perform like that at Anfield."

Lucas, at the heart of a midfield desperately short of creativity since Xabi Alonso's offseason transfer to Real Madrid, was brought off in favor of Andriy Voronin.

But it was Torres who gave Liverpool a lifeline in the 72nd when Emiliano Insua pinged the ball across the penalty area and the Spain striker hit home.

But just two minutes later Gerrard tripped Nigel Reo-Coker and Young dispatched the resulting penalty kick to restore Villa's two goal cushion.

O'Neill felt the victory was the perfect response to fans who booed the Villa team off the pitch when they lost the league opener to Wigan.

"We had a sluggish start on the opening day and to come and to win here against maybe one of the championship favorites was a terrific effort," said O'Neill.

"We are off the mark after two games. It was staggering the number of prophecies made after one game in the league ... I didn't see Liverpool being booed off tonight."

Benitez's side might be if it doesn't bounce back Saturday at Bolton in the same manner that the players did by thrashing Stoke after losing on the opening weekend at Tottenham.

Also overnight, Sunderland advanced to the third round of the League Cup with a 4-1 victory at Norwich.

[Ronnie#10]

Go you Villa. Excellent result.

Unlucky Rafa again

[delfino_1936]

Go you Villa. Excellent result.

Unlucky Rafa again

[diegom]

To all u scouser scum, what about United's loss to burnley now?????


ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[MG&Son]

To all u scouser scum, what about United's loss to burnley now?????


ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I still would rather lose to Aston Villa than Burnely...

[Tony Adams]

To all u scouser scum, what about United's loss to burnley now?????


ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

I still would rather lose to Aston Villa than Burnely...

[povman_2009]

To all u scouser scum, what about United's loss to burnley now?????


ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Thanks for the question, let us just look back for a minute, Liverpool lost to a team that have played regulalry in the top flight for many years, disappointing to lose at home, it is certainly not something that has happened often in the past few years. Man United on the other hand lost to a team who have not played in the top flight for over 30 years... the comparison speaks volumes.

Please note I have not resorted to name calling or insults, just presented the facts. Am I happy , of course not, but there is no way you can wipe away the embarassment of losing to Burnley on the back of Liverpool losing to Villa. Nice try.

[TOPGUNJIMMYAUFC]

To all u scouser scum, what about United's loss to burnley now?????


ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Thanks for the question, let us just look back for a minute, Liverpool lost to a team that have played regulalry in the top flight for many years, disappointing to lose at home, it is certainly not something that has happened often in the past few years. Man United on the other hand lost to a team who have not played in the top flight for over 30 years... the comparison speaks volumes.

Please note I have not resorted to name calling or insults, just presented the facts. Am I happy , of course not, but there is no way you can wipe away the embarassment of losing to Burnley on the back of Liverpool losing to Villa. Nice try.

yeahp, like a politician would!!

[Judge Judy]

can't believe we've got a bottle of shiraz 'nearly won the league' hangover, what a joke.

Hangover my muscat

you sound alot like Rafa Benitez with excuses like that

it's not an excuse you idiot, just an observation/joke

[Chelsea4thewin]

GO CHELSEA, loving the diamond

wrong thread ooops

[ronaldo07]

I would rather to get 6 points out of possible 9 than 3 out of possible 9 !!

[BTAC]

To all u scouser scum, what about United's loss to burnley now?????


ahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Aston Villa are yards ahead of Burnley.