• Date: Sun 02 December 2007
  • Venue: Anfield
  • Ref: Bennett, S
  • Attendance: 43,270
Liverpool

Liverpool

Hyypia (17)

Torres (45)

Gerrard (56) P

Babel (86)

4 - 0

Liverpool vs Bolton Wanderers

Team Lineups

Liverpool

Jose Manuel Reina
Sami Hyypia
Alvaro Arbeloa
Jamie Carragher (Jack Hobbs, 51)
Steven Gerrard
John Arne Riise
Leiva Lucas
Harry Kewell (Ryan Babel, 67)
Yossi Benayoun
Peter Crouch
Fernando Torres (Dirk Kuyt, 76)

Bolton Wanderers

Jussi Jaaskelainen
Lubomir Michalik
Jlloyd Samuel
Abdoulaye Meite
Ricardo Gardner
Gavin McCann
Gary Speed
Ramos Ivan Campo
Kevin Davies, K
El Hadji Diouf (Stelios Giannakopoulos, 66)
Nicolas Anelka


Live Text Commentary
Full time
 

Steve Bennett brings to an end an excellent Liverpool performance in which they have torn apart a poor Bolton side who were lucky to escape having conceded just four.

90

The fourth official indicates there will be two minutes of added torture for Bolton.

87

Liverpool nearly create a fifth after another brilliant move, Benayoun crossing it for Babel who tried to smash it home but Meite manages to clear it off the line.

86
Goal
 

Babel gets Liverpool's fourth of the afternoon after following up Kuyt's shot which Jaaskelainen can only push out to the Dutchman who just has to tap home.

83

Liverpool are just content to knock the ball about between them, not troubling Bolton until Riise tries another long range effort from inside his own half which flies wide.

81

Riise tries his luck from at least 40 yards, but it never threatens the Bolton goal going high and wide into the Anfield Road stand.

76

Babel goes on another mazy run and takes the ball into the penalty area but his shot takes a deflection and rolls well wide.

75
Substitution
 

Fernando Torres comes off to a standing ovation and on comes Dirk Kuyt.

73

Babel and Torres combine really well, Torres nearly getting away from Michalik which leave him through on goal but Meite comes across to clear it away as Bolton survive, just.

68
Yellow Card
 

Lubomir Michalik gets a booking after bringing down Babel, just one of a number of fouls by Michalik.

66
Substitution
 

Ryan Babel comes on to take the place of Harry Kewell.

65
Substitution
 

Stelios Giannakopoulos comes on to replace El Hadji Diouf, who gets booed as he trudges off the field.

63

Torres shows another bit of skill, taking the ball past Samuel on the right and cutting into the penalty area but can't finish his own good work off, sending the ball high over the bar.

62

Anelka does well out wide and floats in a cross for Diouf at the far post who ca't get enough power on the header, sending it straight at Reina who saves easily.

61

Riise hammers the freekick against th Bolton wall, McCann taking the blow and deflecting it away from danger.

60
Yellow Card
 

Campo is booked after shoving Benayoun over on the edge of the penalty area.

59

Anelka has a shot for Bolton, bending it in from outside the penalty area and forcing Reina into a good save, spilling it at first before gathering it in on the second attempt.

55
Goal
 

Gerrard smashes the penalty home to notch up his fifth goal in as many games, the game as good as over now.

54

Gerrard picks out Crouch in the penalty area who is going no where but is bundled over by Meite, penalty to Liverpool.

50
Substitution
 

Jamie Carragher comes off and on comes 19-year-old Jack Hobbs for only his second Liverpool appearance.

49

Gerrard's corner is headed away but only as far as Riise who hits it on the half volley but can only fire it over the bar.

49

Gerrard makes a powerful run into the penalty area and drives it low towards the bottom right corner but Jaaskelainen's leg manages to turn it over the bar.

45

Riise whips in a left footed cross and finds Crouch who gets infront of his marker but can't direct the header on target, sending it inches wide.

Second half
 

Bolton get the second half underway hoping they can salvage something from the game.

Half time
 

Liverpool are comfortably in front after those two goals, although Bolton have had their chances and Anelka's miss is one moment you can't miss!

44
Goal
 

Torres doubles Liverpool's lead with a brilliant finish, chiping the ball over the on rushing Jaaskelainen after a pin-point 40 yards pass from Gerrard.

44

Kewell gets to the edge of the Bolton penalty area where he tries a shot but its brilliantly blocked by Samuel.

40

Gerrard whips in a corner, and finds two red shirts unmarked but Hyypia and Crouch collide and miss the ball completely, which would have been a free header for either player had they made contact.

37

Anelka with a contender for the miss of the season after Reina and Carragher collided leaving Anelka with an open goal but the French forward misses a golden chance to put the teams level.

37

Diouf floats in a high cross which finds Michalik, the big defender only able to head it wide.

37

Davies does well to get forward on the right, Davies floating in a cross which Arbeloa has to knock behind for a corner.

35

Campo floats in a freekick from the right side, but it's an awful ball, over Anelka's head at the far post as it drifts out of play.

34

Torres uses a great turn of speed to get away from Michalik, who does well to forces the forward wide, he shot from Torres eventually flying wide of goal from a tight angle.

32

Campo and Kewell sqaure up to each other after Kewell had just tripped the Bolton mifielder, but it comings to nothing as the two make up, no kises though.

29

Riise just manages to lay the ball ono Kewell who thinks about crossing it but has a shot instead which is a wild effor, the ball ending up in the Kop stand behind the goal.

28

Gerrard takes a corner for the Reds, finding Crouch who can't direct his header anywhere than over the bar.

26

Diouf's first cross comes straight back to him, the forward smashing in another cross on the volley for Anelka at the far post who just can't reach it, the ball going out of play.

25

Diouf swings in a freekick from wide on the left and Reina fails to get to the ball, it eventually hits Speed and goes behind for a Bolton corner, despite the last touch coming off the Trotters man.

20

Gerrard whips in another wicked freekick from wide on the left which nearly sneaks in but Jaaskelainen does well to get across his goal and get hold of it before it goes in

17
Goal
 

Hypia puts the home side ahead from Gerrard freekick, the big defender getting in ahead of Meite to nod Liverpool in front.

13

Crouch has a great shot from the edge after Campo and Speed where beaten to the ball by the tall forward, who forces Jaaskelainen to push it away with a decent save.

12

Gerrard whips in a corner which is cleared away at the near post by Samuel as the chance goes begging.

10
Yellow Card
 

Diouf is booked for a high tackle on Arbeloa, not a very nice tackle from the former Liverpool man.

8

Diouf swings in a corner towards the near post where Davies meets it well and forces Reina into a good save, the goalkeeper punching it away from danger.

6

Benayoun works his magic again, this time taking on Gardener by the Israelian international lays it of for Torres, his shot is straight at Jaaskelainen, who holds it well.

6

Gerrard swings in a deep free kick from the centre of the park but its wasted by Kewell who couldn't keep it in.

4

Benayoun works his way into the penalty area, laying the ball off for Crouch who beats the goalkeeper but its saved on the line by Michalik, who did well to get back and save a certain goal.

2

Campo has a shot from the right side of the penalty area but can only smash it high over the bar after some nic build-up play from Bolton.

1

Kewell tries a shot from the edge of the penalty area but Samuel is quick to close down the Australian winger as the ball bobbles back to another red shirt.

Kickoff
 

Todays referee Steve Bennett gets the game underway here at a wind swept Anfield with the home side looking to extend their unbeaten start to the season. Bolton take the kick-off

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Bolton XI: Jaaskelainen, Samuel, Meite, Michalik, Gardner, McCann, Campo, Speed, Davies, Anelka, Diouf

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Bolton are forced to make three changes with Hunt and Nolan both suspended and Liverpool loanee Danny Guthrie unable to play against his parent club. Gavin McCann has recovered from the head injury he picked up in mid-week.

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Liverpool XI: Reina, Arbeloa, Hyypia, Carragher, Riise, Benayoun, Gerrard, Lucas, Kewell, Torres, Crouch

Awaiting Kickoff
 

Liverpool make four changes from the side that beat Porto in mid-week with Riise, Kewell, Lucas and Crouch all coming into the starting eleven. The Reds are still without Alonso and Pennant as they long to move back into the top four.