ulliPremier League updates from the game at Anfieldlilia hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballtablesLive inrunning Premier League tablealilia hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballliveGet the latest scores around the UK and EuropealiliEmail a hrefmailtoian.mccourttheguardian.comian.mccourttheguardian.coma with any thoughtsliliOr get in touch in 140 characters or less a hrefhttpstwitter.comianmccourtianmccourtaliulp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T140917.70901002.09pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppb4 mins bSchanduumlrrle gets a nasty looking knock on the ankle from Johnson he may have also hurt his wrist. The Liverpool man escapes without a yellow card. pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T140825.58101002.08pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppb3 minsb andquotHi Ianandquot hollers Timothy Malcolm. andquotYou say playing Kalas is ridiculous as Chelsea can still win the league Its only an outside chance Chelsea need to win this and rely on Liverpool losing one of their two last games considering GD. Plus if Cahil got a minor injury that would require lots of rejigging for the Atletico game Luiz at CB but then who at DM Oscar Im happy with the selection as a Chelsea fan.andquot Do other Chelsea fans feel this waypp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T140712.49001002.07pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppb2 minsb Chelsea play some early keep ball in the Liverpool half but give the ball away to Sterling near his own box. Wide on the right he makes his first run of the game and is only stopped when he arrives at the Chelsea end line.pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T140519.89801002.05pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppb1 minb Peeeeeeeeep Chelsea get us going playing left to right. Josandeacute looks pale on the sideline though that probably has more to do with a bug than the pressure of this game. pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T140300.19501002.03pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbThe players are on the pitch the sun is on the pitch the voices of the crowd are out and we are almost ready to go.b Anyone out there who feels like emailing in with their thoughts on todays game please dont be shy.pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T140103.77701002.01pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbFor those of us not there here is a sample of the atmosphere at Anfield. bIts almost as loud as a Mogwai gig. Almost.pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T135142.02601001.51pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbA bit more prematch reading for you. bThis time it is courtesy of Daniel Taylor who says Suandaacuterezthe favourite for PFA player of the year belongs to the small elite band of footballers who tempt him to ignore an old piece of advice never use the word genius.ppThe last time a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballluissuarezLuis Suandaacuterezas name was read out at the player of the year dinner the great and the good of his sport or at least a voluble number of them delivered an entirely different verdict to the one he is entitled to expect when the Professional Footballers Association rolls out the red carpet for its annual event in Park Lane on Sunday night.ppThis is the award that really matters for the elite players and that night nobody could have been left in any doubt about the straining of the relationship between Suandaacuterez and English football. The previous weekend he had a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2013apr24luissuarez10gamesbanliverpoolclamped his teeth into Branislav Ivanovics arma before retreating with a makebelieve limp that Walter Brennan would have been proud of. Suandaacuterez and a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballliverpoolLiverpoola had spent the previous season and a half arguing it was not true he was a man of elastic principles and that it was a fallacy to think of him as a serial abuser of his position. At the Grosvenor the compere read out the Premier Leagues team of the year. The booing when it was Suandaacuterezs turn was not the sort to rattle wine glasses. Yet it was still loud enough to make its point.pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T134855.33001001.48pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbFrom our men on and in the groundbppTomas Kalas two weeks ago andquotI am a player for training sessions. If they need a cone they put me thereandquot via a hrefhttpstwitter.comKHaring75KHaring75a a hrefhttpstwitter.comsearchq23CFCandampsrchashCFCa a hrefhttpstwitter.comsearchq23LFCandampsrchashLFCappAnfield PA just plays the trippy downbeat bit of Pink Floyds Fearless and skips the kop crowd sample. Worried this might affect the teampp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T134538.19901001.45pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbSome prematch reading for you from my colleague Amy Lawrence who reckons the Chelsea manager appears to be feeling the strain as he targets Champions League victory over Atlandeacutetico Madrid without giving Liverpool an easy run to the Premier League title.b Enjoy. ppThere is a certain resonance that Josandeacute Mourinos campaign hinges on a match against Atlandeacutetico Madrid. Critics can debate until they are blue in the face about what kind of team he plans to pick against a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballliverpoolLiverpoola at Anfield on Sunday but Mourinhos priorities are crystal clear. Logic is at work and with the odds on a Champions League victory more favourable than a longshot relaunch in the a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballpremierleaguePremier Leaguea a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2014apr22atleticomadridchelseachampionsleaguematchreportAtlandeacutetico dominate his plottinga.ppRound about this time last year the same opponents required hurdling to reach silverware. It was the Copa del Rey final and a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2013may17copadelreyatleticorealmadridan illtempered affairaswirled into such a nightmare for Mourinho and Real Madrid that he ended up sent off and being teased by the emAtletiem fans. andquotMourinho stayandquot they implored with sarcastic gusto.pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T133527.36201001.35pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbWell he promised us he would play a weakened team but he has only partially carried out that threat. bThe main talking point will be the starting of Tomas Kalas ahead of Cahill. The 20yearold defender has made only two firstteam appearances this season both of which came as a 89thminute sub and thus has the pleasure of making his first start against Suandaacuterez and co the team with the best attack in the league while Cahill an experienced and excellent defender warms the bench. Given that Chelsea still have a chance to win the league that is a most inexplicable decision from Mourinho. That will be a worry for Chelsea fans as will the lack of depth on the bench. OK so the aforementioned Cahill is there as are Torres and Willian but the rest lack experience of these sort of games and are not exactly the lot you want with spades in hand when you need digging out of a hole are they In total the Chelsea boss makes six changes from the side that lost to Sunderland with Kalas Cole Lampard Mikel Ba and Schanduumlrrle all coming in. As for Liverpool Sturridges hamtringouch means he too rides the bench as Rodgers goes with the same eleven that started the 32 win at Norwich. Those teams in full then are as follows ppbLiverpoolb Mignolet Johnson Flanagan Skrtel Sakho Gerrard Allen Lucas Coutinho Sterling Suandaacuterez. bSubs bJones Toure Agger Cissokho Alberto Aspas Sturridge. pp classblocktime publishedtime time datetime20140427T130000.55401001.00pm span classtimezoneBSTspantime ppbIts 1985 and Jay Z is 16 years old. bHe and his friend Hill have set up shop in Trenton New Jersey hustling on a deadend street. There is no easy money on a deadend street so the two decided to rock the apple cart. Says Jay andquotThere were a couple of areas close by where other hustlers were working in front of the grocery store in front of a club on the main strip out in the park. So we competed on price because we were getting our supply at lower numbers.andquot The local traders did not like that and Jay and Hill were warned that they were not welcome around those parts. One day Hill walked through the park and got into it with a boxer with a missing tooth. Jay lost it andquotit was like playground beefandquot and the duo decided to put an end to the intimidation. andquotWe went to the park and confronted these cats at four in the afternoon both sides armed and read to shoot it out.andquot Those guns were drawn but no one was shot. Respect was won. andquotIt was stupid and stressful but we felt we didnt really have a choice. It was win or go home.andquotbA similar situation awaits Liverpool this afternoon at Anfieldb. Like Jay and Hill they have taken conventional wisdom and whispered a quick apology in its left ear before hitting it hard where it hurts. You cannot challenge for the league title without spending a sum similar to the GDP of the Federated States of Micronesia they said and yet here are Liverpool on top of the table having spent less than most. Steven Gerrard has neither the discipline or the tactical nous to play as a defensive midfielder they said and yet here he is having one of the best seasons of his career inspiring all around him. Brendan Rodgers is a managerial version of David Brent all soundclips and little substance they said and yet his tactical thinking and tinkering and his work on the training ground means he is on the verge of bringing Liverpool their first league trophy since 1990. ppbThey are not quite there yet though.b There is one last major beef to confront there is one last major showdown in the park. And a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2014apr13liverpoolmanchestercitypremierleaguematchreportlike the game against Manchester Citya its win or go home. Yeah OK they could play for a draw but as a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootballblog2014apr25premierleaguetenthingsweekendmy colleague Toby Moses points outa there is no point in Liverpool playing for a draw that is not where their strengths lie.p a hrefhttpwww.theguardian.comfootball2014apr27liverpoolvchelseapremierleaguefootballliveContinue reading...a
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