Liverpool v Aston Villa Live!

93 The referee puts Villa out of their misery as Liverpool steamroller their opponents by five goals to nil.92 Torres turns Cuellar inside out down the left but just when it looks like he is brought down the referee signals play on.91 GARDNER The substitute goes in a little hard and is booked for his efforts.90 The fourth official indicates three minutes of added time.89 The Reds are keeping the ball and toying with their opponents as they go in search of a sixth.88 Liverpool fans are also in fine voice as the final whistle edges closer.87 GARDNER on for CAREW86 As Ashley Young looks to swing the ball in the away supporters sing 'We only want one goal' but the winger cannot grant them their wish as his corner is claimed by Reina.86 Villa fans are still in good spirits at least after cheering their side winning a corner.85 Ashley Young skips down the left but his cross is wayward and Villa will be hoping for the final whistle.84 Everyone wants to get in on the act for the hosts with Agger breaking forward from the back but his through ball finds Torres in an offside position.83 The home side break yet again with Ngog but the Frenchmans though ball takes Torres by surprise and the ball runs harmlessly away from danger.82 Ashley Young attacks down the left Villa but his cross is blocked by Carragher and ball is claimed by Reina.81 Torres is nearly in as he receives a ball from Kuyt but his touch, which takes him away from his marker, is too strong and ball runs through to Guzan.80 Carew shows a bit of fight to dispossess Lucas in the middle of the park as he tries to claim some pride for Villa.79 GERRARD off NGOG on.78 Villa have a rare chance to attack and force a corner but the ball in is caught by Reina.77 Gerrard breaks for Liverpool with only Torres ahead of him. The skipper tries to play the striker in but the ball is cut out by Davies.76 Liverpool work the ball well again and Torres tries a shot from outside the area as he desperately looks to get in on the act but his effort is blocked.75 AGGER on for ARBELOA74 The pace of the game just drops off again to give fans a chance to catch their breath.73 Torres has the ball on the edge of the area and tries to squeeze a pass through to Arbeloa in the area but it runs through to Guzan.72 Villa are not enjoying this and the way that they are playing coupled with the form of Liverpool means that the home fans could be celebrating more goals soon.71 Macherano looks to get in on the act as he fires left footed from outside the area straight into Guzan's arms.70 Riera wins a corner down the left. Gerrard's finds Skrtel free at the back post but his drilled cross is cleared by Villa.69 The Reds switch the play again to the left hand side as Riera looks to get at Milner but the winger does well to halt the Spaniard.68 Villa play a long ball downfield and Ashley Young prevents the Skrtel from letting the ball run out for a goal-kick.67 Sub Lucas looks to get in on the act as Riera's cross from the left is met by the midfielder but his effort trickles wide of the right hand post.66 Barry whips in the corner but Skrtel clears for the home side.65 Villa look to grab a consolation with a cross from the right but Carew misses it and Carragher clears for a corner.64 LUCAS for XABI ALONSO63 GERRARD The midfielder steps up and slots home for his hat-trick by placing the ball into the same corner as his first spot-kick.62 GUZAN comes on for REO-COKER as he looks to save the penalty.62 FRIEDEL The keeper tried to get out of way by keeping his arms by his side but the referee still sends him off.62 Alonso sets Torres free. The Spaniard seems to have over run the ball but rounds Friedel. The American brings him down for a certain penalty.61 The game has slowed now with the hosts presumably happy with their lot.60 Torres tries to backheel a through ball to Arbeloa who breaks free from right-back but again Villa clear.59 Villa look to break but they can't advance out of their own half at the moment.58 Liverpool work the ball well down the right with Kuyt chipping a pass through to Arbeloa but Davies comes across to clear for Villa.57 Heskey is coming off for Villa and it's Gabriel Agbonlahor who comes on to cheers from the away supporters.56 Kuyt drills a cross in from the right and finds Alonso whose shot is screwed wide of the left hand post.55 Riera is nearly in again down the left but the pass is too strong and it runs through to Friedel.54 The Reds are enjoying themselves now and are keeping the ball at will.53 The visitors come down the right-hand side again and this time a cross finds Heskey but his header is straight at Reina.53 Petrov goes down the right again and has time to cross but his effort is cleared.52 Milner tries to get Villa going down the right but Martin Petrov is offiside.51 Villa have hardly kept the ball in the opening exchanges of the second half and it's now a case of damage limitations for the visitors.50 So Liverpool score four goals for the third game in a row in all competitions and Gerrard has now netted five goals in those games.49 GERRARD The captain gives Liverpool the dream start to the second half as Alonso touches the ball to Gerrard who side foots home low to Friedel's left.48 Riera and Torres link up well down the left and in the end Cuellar gives away a free-kick on the edge of his area as he brings down Kuyt.47 No changes for either side at half-time the second period should be interesting. Will Liverpool go for more and can Villa salvage something?46 Liverpool kick us off with the hosts attacking the Kop end. Before the second half begins here's the odds on the second half. Match Betting all by over with Liverpool into 1/750, while the Draw is 80/1 and Villa are 100/1,On the Goal line, its now 6/5 that we see Over 4.5 Goals, and Gerrard is 6/1 to score the Next Goal, with Torres out to 9/2 in the same market. Clifton a South African Liverpool fan in Memphis is holding out for a 5-0 win for his side while Josh Smith believes his team should look to rest Gerrard and Torres. John McCabe agrees with Flemming and has backed Torres to score a couple in the second half. Flemming in Copenhagen believes Rafa shoudl wait until the 75th minute before making substitutions pointing out that goal difference could come in to play at the end of the season. Ben from New Jersey believes there is no way back for Villa and expects to Ngog and El Zhar to make appearances for the Reds in the second period. So Liverpool fans the perfect half for you as your side looks to put pressure on United at the top. Should Rafa rest players now and make some half-time changes? Villa fans where does your team go now? Email me your thoughts Richard.Bailey2@bskyb.com.47 The referee puts Villa out of their misery for the time being at least by blowing the half-time whistle.46 Aurelio catches Milner late again but the referee keeps his cards in his pocket again.45 Gerrard takes the kick and picks out Aurelio on the edge of the area but his left footed volley goes well wide.44 Villa can't get the ball off their opponents as Kuyt wins a corner on the right hand side.43 Again Villa's approach play is good as they find Milner free on the right but his cross is over hit.43 The hosts seem happy with their lot for now as they keep the ball inside their own half.42 Villa are trying to settle and work the ball to the left but Luke Young's ball misses both Carew and Heskey in the area.41 Gerrard looks to get a fourth before half-time but his inswinging ball from the left just misses Torres in the box.40 Reo-Coker can have no complaints with the penalty and another Villa player finds himself in trouble with the referee with Barry getting himself booked.39 GERRARD The skipper makes the makeshift right-back pay as he sends Friedel the wrong way and places it low to the bottom right hand corner.38 Martin O'Neill's side look lost at the moment and Reo-Coker has just given away a penalty for a mis-timed tackle on Riera.37 Young swings the ball in but it's that man Carragher who is there again to clear any danger.36 Villa have a free-kick left hand side just inside the Liverpool half. They have threatened from these positions before can they do so again?35 The Reds should have made it three when Friedel plays the ball straight to Arbeloa right hand side of the area but instead of shooting he looks to cut the ball back to Torres and Curtis Davies steps in to clear.34 Liverpool are in the mood again and Gerrard is at the heart of it again. He flicks the ball inside and his long range shot goes just wide.33 The goal is a sucker punch for the visitors as they will feel they were starting to get back into the game.32 RIERA Another assist for Reina. A long kick down field catches Villa defence off guard and Riera fires left footed in off the bar from just inside the area.30 Milner goes down just inside of the Liverpool half but Aurelio escapes a caution.29 The pace of the game is picking up again with both sides looking to go on the attack.28 Kuyt finds space on the edge of the area with the Reds two on two with the Villa defence momentarily but Cuellar breaks up the move.27 Torres is not enjoying his best game for the Reds with play breaking up around him as Liverpool look to regain their early impetus.26 Carew wins another header in the Reds penalty area from a Milner cross on the right but this time it lacks any power and Reina gathers easily.25 Heskey looks hurt for Villa but looks like he will try and soldier on.24 Free-kick on the right for Villa floated in Carew is too strong for Skrtel and powers a header at goal but Reina is equal to it saving brilliantly down to his left.23 Arbeloa gets away from Luke Young down the right he cuts the ball back to Torres but the Spaniard's shot lacks power. The striker's first sight of goal and we have played nearly 25 minutes.22 GERRARD The Liverpool skipper gets the first booking of the game as he tries to win the ball back after over running it on the right hand side.21 Young now down the left fires in another cross and Carew flicks his left boot at the ball and forces a fine save from Reina.20 Reo-Coker surges down the right with Heskey free at the far stick but his cross is cut out by Carragher.19 Villa are now deploying Heskey down the left after boldly starting with two up top.18 Great work down the right from the visitors resulting in Milner crossing for Carew but the striker just can't get to the cross. Warning signs for the Reds.17 Good opportunity down the right as Liverpool have men over but Kuyt's pass is too short for Arbeloa on the overlap and Villa can clear.16 Aurelio takes the kick again and finds Torres but he can't get enough contact on his header to send it goalwards.15 After a frentic opening 15 minutes the game seems to have settled down but the home side force another corner down the left.14 Riera skins Reo-Coker for pace and his cross loops to the back post where Gerrard is unmarked but he can't get his foot around the ball on the stretch and his effort fails to trouble Friedel.13 Young has now moved to the right for Villa and he finds space down the flank to whip in a cross but Jamie Carragher is there to clear the danger for the hosts.12 Carew flicks the ball on from a long punt up field by Friedel but the ball runs harmlessly through to Reina.11 Gerrard and Torres look lively up front but Villa look dangerous when going forward.10 Villa look all at sea at the moment and will need to get through the next 10 minutes without conceding another.9 Alvaro Arbeloa ventures forward from right-back and skips past three challenges but after working enough space for a shot inside the area he tries to dink a pass through to Gerrard but the ball runs out for a goal-kick. Too intricate.9 Villa could have equalised at the other end when a Ashley Young cross from the left finds Barry but he can't get a touch on the cross despite being unmarked.8 Liverpool should have doubled their lead when Alonso heads to Gerrard who is free in the area, left hand side, but instead of going with his left foot he opts for his favoured right and the ball ends up in the side netting.7 KUYT Liverpool have their dream start Gerrard takes the resulting free-kick which is met by Xabi Alonso whose flick header hits the bar. Dirk Kuyt gets the rebound and drives it home low past a bundle of players.6 Reo-Coker filling in again at right-back lets the ball bounce going back to his own goal and fouls Albert Riera who nicks the ball off him.5 Milner flicks the ball into the Liverpool area but it just runs too far away from John Carew and safely into Reina's arms.4 Torres puts Gerrard through on goal right hand side of the area. The midfielder cuts inside but over runs the ball. First opportunity of the day.3 The hosts are eager to make a good start with Jose Reina rushing out of his goal to start an attack.2 Ball is whipped in but Liverpool clear.2 Young long ball to Heskey Liverpool appeal for offside but no flag. Sets Milner but his shot is deflected for a corner.1 Aurelio corner from the left swung in low, Skrtel wins the header but comfortable for Friedel.1 The pitch looks immaculate today as Gerrard wins an early corner. Villa will kick-off and are shooting from left to right in what is their 47th game of the season. So we have strong Liverpoool links in the Villa side with Friedel and Heskey both playing for the Reds during their careers while skipper for the day Gareth Barry was part of the summer long transfer saga with Rafa Benitez's men. Will any of them come back to haunt the hosts today? We'll soon find out. The teams are walking out on to the pitch so kick-off is just minutes away. Manchester United fans have been getting in touch with me and they are keenly tuning in see if Martin O'Neill's men can cause an upset. Tony a Villa fan is in confident mood after stating that he believes John Carew will go on to bag a hat-trick. Martin a Liverpool supporter expects a 2-0 win for his team with Torres and Gerrard the scorers. Martin Rissley agrees but thinks in-form Fernando Torres will grab both goals. Amy a Villa has backed her side to win with John Carew to score first. For those of you who like a cheaky bet here is your chance to put your money where your mouth is with the latest odds with SkyBet. The Reds are 1/2 favourites, the Draw is 3/1 and Aston Villa can be supported at 6/1. Nothing particularly unexpected in the scorer markets either, with the vast majority of money flooding in on Fernando Torres scoring for the third consecutive match. He's a 3/1 shot to open the scoring today. Archie from Lanzarote, a Liverpool fan, believes his side will cruise past Villa 4-0. Villa fans email me your thoughts, you achieved a 2-2 draw here last season can you go one better this time around? Ricky from Liverpool thinks it's time for the Reds to stand up and be counted and adds that he expects United to drop more points over the coming weeks. It's as you would expect from Liverpool but Gabriel Agbonlahor starts on the bench for Villa. Villa fans get in touch can you see your side getting back on track today or have Arsenal got fourth spot sewn up? Liverpool fans are you confident of three points today and if you do can you really go on to win the title? Email me at Richard.bailey2@bskyb.com. Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Carragher, Skrtel, Aurelio, Mascherano, Alonso, Gerrard, Kuyt, Riera, Torres. Subs: Cavalieri, Dossena, Hyypia, Agger, Lucas, Ngog, El Zhar. Aston Villa: Friedel, Reo-Coker, Cuellar, Davies, Luke Young, Milner, Petrov, Barry, Ashley Young, Heskey, Carew. Subs: Guzan, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Knight, Salifou, Shorey, Gardner. The teams are in first up the visitors. Live updates will appear here from 1600GMT.

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