Liverpool suffer shock defeat after Gylfi Sigurdsson goal secures Swansea 3-2 victory at Anfield
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Your support makes all the difference.Liverpool suffered a shock defeat at Anfield as Swansea departed with a 3-2 victory in the bag that lifts them out of the relegation zone, with two goals from Fernando Llorente and a Gylfi Sigurdsson winner clinching Paul Clement's first win as manager of the Welsh side. Re-live the action here.
- Liverpool 2-3 Swansea
- Fernando Llorente scores twice soon after half-time to put Swans ahead
- Roberto Firmino double pegs them back with scores level
- Gylfi Sigurdsson scores winner in the 74th minute
- Defeat leaves Liverpool third while Swansea move up to 17th
- Teams:
- Liverpool: Mignolet; Clyne, Lovren, Klavan, Milner; Can, Henderson, Wijnaldum; Lallana, Coutinho, Firmino
- Subs: Karius, Sturridge, Moreno, Lucas, Origi, Matip, Woodburn.
- Swansea: Fabianski; Naughton, Mawson, Fernandez, Olsson; Cork, Carroll, Fer; Sigurdsson, Routledge; Llorente.
- Subs: Fulton, Nordfeldt, Rangel, Amat, Dyer, Borja, McBurnie.
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Preview...
It’s a big game for…
Luciano Narsingh: The January addition could be the driving force behind a struggling Swansea side. The 28-year-old has phenomenal pace that could cause an upset in the final third.
Best stat…
Swansea have never won away to Liverpool in the Premier League. Is it time for the Swans to put an end to this curse?
Remember when…
Jose Enqirue finished off a superb team move to put the game to bed against Swansea, showing his individual ability and Liverpool's strength going forward. The Swans will be glad that he’s not in Saturday’s side.
Player to watch…
James Milner: The 31-year-old has scored in three of his last appearances against Swansea, so Paul Clement’s men will be hoping that he will not continue this tradition at Anfield.
Past three-meetings…
Swansea 1 (Fer) Liverpool 2 (Firmino, Milner), Premier League, October 2016
Swansea 3 (Ayew 2, Cork) Liverpool 1 (Benteke), Premier League, May 2016
Liverpool 1 (Milner) Swansea 0, Premier League, November 2015
Odds
Liverpool to win: 2/9
Swansea to win: 12/1
Draw: 6/1
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
Form guide…
Liverpool: WDLDDW
Swansea: LLLLWL
Vital information…
KICK-OFF TIME: 12:30
TV: Live on BT Sport 1
69 MINS
GOAL
LIVERPOOL 2 - 2 SWANSEA
Firmino has doubled his tally in absolute style - what a goal that is! That is the best of the bunch.
Wijnaldum takes the ball down delicately and delivers the ball into the box, Firmino then chests the ball down and hits it on the half-volley past Fabianski.
It's all to play for now for the remaining 20 minutes. Anfield has come alive!
73 MINS
Milner delivers a free-kick into the danger zone from a wide angle, but despite several attempts from the Liverpool men, Fabianski manages to picks up possession.
74 MINS
GOAL
LIVERPOOL 2 - 3 SWANSEA
They've done it again, and this time it's Sigurdsson!
Carroll runs at the Liverpool defenders and does well to poke the ball into the path of Sigurdsson, who pokes it past a helpless Mignolet.
What a game we have on our hands now! The old cliche 'a game of two halves' springs to mind here...
77 MINS
Milner delivers a cross into the box, but Cork manages to head the ball to safety. The Swans will be relentlessly defending now, with just over 10 minutes to go.
81 MINS
Lovren goes for goal from distance and it's a tremendous strike, with Fabianski forced to tip it over the bar. Everyone is well aware of his ability to strike from long-range, so that no doubt momentarily worried the Swansea fans.
86 MINS
Liverpool relentlessly attack the Swansea goal, but Lallana is denied by the crossbar and then again by the fingertips of Fabianski. The Swans have done well to hold onto this, but it looks although the last five minutes is going to be one way traffic. Can they hold on? We'll see.
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