Liverpool vs Stoke 14th January 2012 Highlights

By Taylor Meyer

Liverpool vs Stoke 0-0 Highlights

In the English Premier League clash on Saturday 14th January 2012, Liverpool faces Stoke City at Anfield Stadium. The show-down between Liverpool and Stoke City has always drawn a lot of attention in recent years due to the fact that both teams being a physical style of play out of each other. In the coming EPL match, Stoke City hopes to beat the Reds at Anfield for the first time in top flight football although they have never been a good away team. Meanwhile, Liverpool, having one new injury worry (midfielder Jay Spearing limped off with a tight hamstring in Wednesday's League Cup clash with Manchester City), expects to encounter the well-organized opponents having a reputation for defensive discipline.

Liverpool return to league action on Saturday and meet Tony Pulis' men after having faced two occasions this season. The Reds suffered a 1-0 defeat at the Britannia in September and earned a win a month later with a 2-1 victory in the Carling Cup. Liverpool is excellently unbeaten in ten matches at their home Anfield with drawing four of them. The clash with Stoke is the first of three winnable games for Liverpool which is being following by meetings against Bolton and Wolves; then, the team will host Tottenham and travel to Old Trafford for a clash with Manchester United after those first outings. The Reds, who sit in sixth spot in the table, is battling for crucial 4th and 5th place positions.

Stoke is currently at the 8th place on the standing and struggling to enter top six teams on the standings. Despite just having scored eight goals away from home so far in this season, the Potters desperately finds an opportune time to try to net their first win at Anfield in Premier League play based on the fact that Liverpool missing key striker Luis Suarez.

Liverpool vs Stoke 2012 Highlights: The match is held on Saturday 14th January 2012

Defensive midfielder Jay Spearing miss the tough game against Stoke at Anfield after being seriously injured in the 1-0 Carling Cup semi-final first leg win over Manchester City.

Stoke City's midfielder Matthew Etherington runs at the Liverpool defence during the English Premier League soccer match Liverpool vs Stoke CIty at Anfield on 14 January 2012.

Stoke striker Peter Crouch scores twice in the club's last Premier League match on January 2, a 2-1 victory at Blackburn. He is a great threat to their opponents thanks to his height and heading ability

The Reds is cheered by the news that skipper Steven Gerrard has signed a new long-term deal with the team

Liverpool vs Stoke 0-0 Highlights 14/01/2012

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Manchester City vs Liverpool 0-1 Highlights 11th January 2012

By Michael Hudgen

In the much anticipated third Carling Cup clash on 11th January 2012 at Etihad Stadium, Manchester, Liverpool won 1-0 over Manchester City on the first leg of their League Cup semifinal matchup. The host went into the game after being defeated 2-3 by Manchester United and hoped to response to the weekend loss; meanwhile, Wednesday’s visitors kept an excellent record of most tournament wins (seven), most appearances in the final (10) and biggest win (10-0 against Fulham in 1983). Furthermore, the Reds treated the Carling Cup with comparative seriousness and wished to rid the team of an almost six-year trophyless monkey on their back. Despite a plenty of opportunities created by the Manchester City from the beginning of the match, Steven Gerrard scored a penalty in the first-half to give Liverpool the advantage after the first leg.

Match Line-ups

Man City: Hart, Richards, Lescott, Savic, Clichy, Milner, Barry, De Jong (Kolarov 72), Johnson (Dzeko 66), Aguero, Balotelli (Nasri 39)

Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Downing (Jose Enrique 59), Spearing (Adam 23), Henderson, Bellamy (Carragher 79), Gerrard, Carroll

From the start of the clash, most of exchanges were established by the Reds but failed to pass over an exceptional Joe Hart. In the second half, the clash was a particularly drab affair when Liverpool formed a 6 man defence Jose Enrique and Jamie Carragher in attempt to keep City at bay. Manchester City kept their 4-2-3-1 formation and must take a few changes to their lineup due to the absence of Toure brothers who had left for the African Cup of Nations and Vincent Kompany who was serving a four match suspension. In the mean time, Liverpool took the 4-5-1 formation and surprisingly deployed Martin Kelly at right back and Glen Johnson switching to left back while regular left-back Jose Enrique was on the bench.

Roberto Mancini’s team and Kenny Dalglish’s team were pitted against each other eight days ago with City won over 3-0 victors thanks to goals from Sergio Agüero, Yaya Touré and James Milner

The Reds are dominating the opening exchanges of the match. In the picture, Carroll's shot lacks power and is easily parried by the keeper Joe Hart

Liverpool defender Glen Johnson, right, tackles Joleon Lescott of Manchester City

Manchester City vs Liverpool 0-1 highlights: Steven Gerrard is the penalty taker for Liverpool. His effort is so unstoppably precise despite the fact that Hart dives the right way

Steven Gerrard tangles with Gareth Barry of Man City during the Carling Cup Semi Final First Leg clash on 11th January 2012 in Manchester, England

Liverpool players celebrates scoring the opening goal from a penalty kick with his team mates during the Carling Cup Semi Final First Leg match on 11 January 2012

Manchester City performed without Captain Vincent Kompany – who begins his four-game ban after failing in his appeal against the red card received in last weekend's FA Cup defeat to Manchester United

Manchester City vs Liverpool 0-1 Highlights 11/01/2012

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