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LIVERPOOL FC
05.11.2011 Kick-off 3:00pm
Season 2011/12

v Swansea City

Programme
number

06

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Managers Notes

KENNY
DALGLISH...
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ANDY & LUIS AGAIN PLAYED WELL TOGETHER. THE MORE THEY PLAY
AND TRAIN TOGETHER, THE MORE THEIR PARTNERSHIP IMPROVES.

We go into this game on the

back of two very pleasing away
wins. It is always difficult to win
away from home so we were
delighted to pick up two in the
space of four days.
Starting with the game at Stoke,
we knew it would be difficult as
they are a side who play to their
strengths and you can never fault
anyone for doing that. We admire
them for what theyve done but we
were determined to compete for
the 90 minutes and we did that.
Luis Suarez scored the goals
and Jordan Henderson played
a part in the build-up to both,
but everybody involved made
an important contribution to the
result. The other pleasing thing
was that a few of the lads who

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IT WAS IMPORTANT TO KEEP A CLEAN

SHEET.
WE HADNT HAD ONE IN THE LEAGUE
FOR A FEW WEEKS.

havent played as much as they

would have liked to in the last few
weeks featured in the game and
they all did well.

Our reward is a quarter-final at

Chelsea at the end of this month
which is a game we can all look
forward to. Between now and
then our focus is very much on the
Barclays Premier League and we
were pleased to build on the win
at the Britannia Stadium by picking
up three league points at West
Brom last Saturday.
West Brom went into the game
in good form having beaten both
Wolves and Aston Villa so we
knew that we would need to

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Good afternoon and welcome to

Anfield for this afternoons fixture.

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Andy took his goal well and the move that led to it was also very good.

perform well if we were to come

away with a victory.
There was plenty of talk about
our penalty but the only thing that
mattered was that the linesman
gave it and Charlie converted it.
We felt that we could also have
had another one when Andy
Carrolls header hit Steven Reid on
the arm.
Andy and Luis again played
well together. The more they play
and train together, the more their
partnership improves. Andy took
his goal well and the move that led
to it was also very good.
It was important to keep a clean
sheet. We hadnt had one in the

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MANAGERS NOTES

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We were obviously without Stevie

and Carra last weekend. Naturally
we would always prefer to have
them available for selection, but
its good to know we have a
strong squad and managed to
pick up an excellent win despite
their absence.
Earlier this week we were
delighted to see Jack Robinson
sign a new long-term contract
with the Club. Like a number of
our young players, Jack has made
good progress during the past
few years. We want to see him
continue his development with us
and feel that this is a good reward

This afternoon, we extend a

warm welcome to Swansea City
who are enjoying their time back in
the top division.
Swansea have started life in
the Premier League well, despite
having some tough away matches
early on. They will come here in a
confident mood after their 3-1 win
over Bolton last Saturday. They
were also close to coming away
with the points against Wolves at
Molineux the week before when
the game finished 2-2. So we
know that Swansea are in good
form and we will need to work
hard and be at our best if we are
to get our rewards from the game.
Like Stoke, Swansea are

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league for a few weeks so it was

good to get another.

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Andy Carroll scores the second at The Hawthorns

another team who play to their

strengths. Their strengths are
in passing and moving the ball
quickly. Brendan Rodgers has put
a good side together and we know
theyll enjoy some decent periods
of possession against us so we will
also need to be patient, both on
the pitch and in the stands.

Thank you for your support.

SWANSEA HAVE STARTED LIFE IN THE PREMIER

LEAGUE
WELL, DESPITE HAVING SOME TOUGH
AWAY MATCHES EARLY ON.

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Skippers Notes

STEVEN
GERRARD...
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ANOTHER KEY TO SUCCESS IS KEEPING CLEAN SHEETS. WE HAVENT

DONE THAT ENOUGH, SO TO RECORD ONE AT WEST BROM WAS IMPORTANT.

Again though, we matched

them and this time we got what
we felt we deserved. Luis goals
were excellent, with his first one
showing just how good he is. As
Kenny said afterwards, it wasnt all
about him though. The whole team
performed and it was especially
pleasing to overturn a deficit and
go on to win. You need to do that
regularly if you want to enjoy a
good season.
Another key to success is
keeping clean sheets. We havent

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done that enough, so to record

one at West Brom was important.
Its obvious, but the more often
you can prevent your opponents
from scoring, the more chance you
have of winning. If we can keep it

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SINCE we last played at Anfield,

weve had two good away wins
over first Stoke and then West
Brom. We know how difficult it is
to get a victory at the Britannia.
Earlier in the season we performed
very well there only to come away
with nothing. They defend strongly
and really put you under pressure.

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Its obvious, but the more often you can prevent your opponents from scoring, the more chance you have of winning.

tight at the back, we always feel

we have the players to score at the
other end.
It was good to see both Charlie
and Andy get on the scoresheet
again. They both took their goals

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Well be aiming to put Swansea

under similar pressure today.
Theyve started the season
impressively, keeping a lot of clean
sheets at home. That solid base
has allowed them to play some
good passing football.
Away from the Liberty Stadium,
theyve found it tougher. Thats

understandable when you consider

theyre newly promoted and you
look at the fixtures theyve had.
Already theyve played Man City,
Arsenal and Chelsea away, which
are difficult games for any side.
In their last away match, they
were very close to a victory at
Wolves. They were 2-0 up before it
eventually finished in a draw.
Theyve already got 12 points
and our draw with Norwich
illustrated that games against
newly promoted teams are never

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well. Andy and Luis also showed

signs that their partnership is
gelling well. Ive said it before, but
when the two of them are on form,
not many defences can stop them.

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simple. We created plenty of

chances that day, particularly in
the first half. Today well be aiming
to go forward in the same way.
If we do that and convert our
opportunities, Im confident we
can take the three points.

THEYVE STARTED THE SEASON IMPRESSIVELY,

KEEPING
A LOT OF CLEAN SHEETS AT HOME.

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STATS ATTACK
LIVERPOOL FC v Swansea City
DID YOU KNOW?
1. At Anfield: 8 wins, Swansea 0 wins, 2 Draws
(League only).
2. Overall: Liverpool 10 wins, Swansea 6 wins, 4 Draws.
3. The clubs last met in the league in 1982-83 when
Liverpool won both games by a 3-0 scoreline. At Anfield
Ian Rush, Sammy Lee and David Fairclough scored in the
second half.
4. The Reds are unbeaten in the 10 league meetings at
Anfield, winning eight and have kept six clean sheets.
They have scored each time and only once in the first
meeting in February 1955 have they not scored more
than goal.
5. Liverpool have scored 48 goals against Swansea in
15 meetings here in all competitions and have
conceded just seven.
6. The Reds and the Swans last met at Anfield in 1990
with Liverpool winning 8-0 in a F.A. Cup Third Round
Replay with Ian Rush scoring a hat-trick.
7. The only other hat-trick scored by a Liverpool player
against todays visitors came in November 1961 when
Roger Hunt hit three in a 5-0 league win at Anfield.
That hat-trick came in the Reds biggest ever league
victory against the Swans
8. Liverpool have never failed to score against Swansea at
Anfield in the 15 meetings here.
9. The last game Liverpool ever played in Division Two came
against Swansea in May 1962 with the Welshmen winning
4-2 at the Vetch Field. In that game Roger Hunt netted his
41st league goal of the season still a club record.
10. Craig Bellamy played twice for Cardiff against Swansea
in the Championship last season winning one and losing
one even managing to fire the only goal of the game in
the meeting at Swansea.
11. Craig Bellamy could make his 50th appearance for
Liverpool today.
12. Liverpools next goal will be their 50th scored in the
Premier League since Kenny Dalglish returned as
manager in January.
13. If the Reds avoid defeat they will equal their longest
unbeaten run since Kenny returned in January (8 games).
14. Pepe Reinas next clean sheet will be his 150th for the
club in all competitions, making him only the third Reds
goalkeeper to achieve the feat following Ray Clemence
and Bruce Grobbelaar.
15. He will make his 163rd consecutive league appearance
for the club only Phil Neal, Chris Lawler, Ray Clemence
and Bruce Grobbelaar have made more.
16. Dirk Kuyts next league goal will see him become the
5th Dutchman to score 50 goals in the Premier League
following Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Ruud van
Nistelrooy, Dennis Bergkamp and Robin van Persie.
17. In the last 109 league games at Anfield in which the Reds
have scored the first goal of the game they have lost only
once to Arsenal in December 2009. In that time won 91
and drawn 17.
18. Swansea have scored five times in their 10 league visits
to Anfield.
19. The Swans have won once in their 15 visits to Anfield in
all competitions. In 1964 they beat the Reds 2-1 in a
F.A. Cup Quarter-Final tie. At the time Swansea were in
Division Two.

Glen JOHNSON 2
Jos ENRIQUE 3
Daniel AGGER 5
Fabio AURELIO 6
Luis SUREZ 7
Steven GERRARD 8
Andy CARROLL 9
Maxi RODRIGUEZ 11
Jordan HENDERSON 14
Sebastian COATES 16
Dirk KUYT 18
Stewart DOWNING 19
Jay SPEARING 20
Lucas LEIVA21
Danny WILSON 22
Jamie CARRAGHER 23
Pepe REINA25
Charlie ADAM 26
Alexander DONI 32
Martin KELLY 34
Martin SKRTEL 37
Jon FLANAGAN 38
Craig BELLAMY 39
Jack ROBINSON 49

3 Neil TAYLOR
4 Steven CAULKER
5 Alan TATE
6 Ferrie BODDE
7 Leon BRITTON
8 Andrea ORLANDI
10 Danny Graham
11 Scott SINCLAIR
12 Nathan DYER
14 Stephen DOBBIE
15 Wayne ROUTLEDGE
16 Garry MONK
17 David COTTERILL
18 Leroy LITA
19 Luke MOORE
20 Federico BESSONE
21 Jos MOREIRA
22 ngel RANGEL
24 Joe ALLEN
25 Gerhard TREMMEL
26 Kemy AGUSTIEN
27 Mark GOWER
28 Thomas BUTLER
29 Ashley RICHARDS

TEAM COMPARISON
Liverpool
10
3
35
159

Goals Conceded
Clean Sheets
Shots conceded
Tackles Won

Swansea City
15
4
52
113