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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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
89 MINS
Yellow card: Fer has been awarded the card for going to ground with no contact.
93 MINS
Wijnaldum charges deep into the Swansea half, but the cross into the box is collected by a leaping Fabianski.
Fer has gone to ground holding his left foot, indicating that he has to be substituted.
94 MINS
Substitutions: Fer is replaced by Fulton
Wijnaldum is replaced by Matip
FULL TIME
LIVERPOOL 2 - 3 SWANSEA
Swansea leave Anfield armed with three points, which will propel them out of the relegation zone. Two goals from Llorente and a late winner from Sigurdsson sealed the deal to outweigh two goals from Firmino on home turf.
As for Liverpool however, this defeat will dent their title-chasing chances and will give the likes of Tottenham and Chelsea an opportunity to increase the gap at the top. It was certainly not written in the script, but The Swans work rate today was faultless and they defended relentlessly throughout.
Liverpool continued to show glimpses of brilliance throughout, but it was not enough to put the game to bed and gain an advantage over their opponents. Could this be the day that the League got away from them? It's certainly going to be a season changing result.
Now, make sure you tune in for updates and all the news from today's 15:00 o'clock kick-offs.
Thanks for joining us for today's early kick-off, where Swansea secured a valuable 3-2 victory over Liverpool. Re-live all the action with Simon Hughes's match report here:
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