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83 min “Is obstruction not an offence any more?” qwonders Bill Muskett. “Surely what Van Dijk did in the 75th minute was?”
You can protect the ball with your body provided it’s in playing distance.
82 min It’s getting tense as both sides seek a win knowing one error could mean defeat. On the touchline, Frimpong and Mac Allister prepare to join us.
80 min Lovely first touch from George to control, but when he moves forward with the ball his cross is to no one.
80 min A chance I mighr’ve made at half-time: George replaces McNeil.
78 min It’s a hat-trick for Morgan Gibbs-White, and I think it might be a perfect one. Either way, his team lead 3-1 and Burnley are almost down, while Spurs are likely to be a point off West Ham and five off Forest.
77 min It’s frantic now, both sides hunting a winner, and when Dewsbury-Hall slips in behind to meet the run of McNeil, the cross, lamped across the box, is nowhere near anyone.
75 min Van Dijk waits for a ball to drop, shepherding back, but he’s under pressure from Barry and Mamardashvili has to come out and head clear. Then, next attack, Dewsbury-Hall looks to have got in behind, skirting around Jones, but Konate deals with his cross.
74 min Gakpo is now through the middle with Ngumoha on the left. Liverpool need to feed him as soon as they can, and get Robertson up in support.
73 min And off goes Beto, to be replaced by Barry.
72 min Change for Liverpool, the anonymous Isak replaced by Ngumoha.
71 min Beto, who now has swelling under his eye, takes a knee then sits down, and from his gesticulations we can probably discern that he’s struggling to see properly. I doubt he continues.
70 min Gosh, Gibbs-White has volleyed home ruthlessly and Forest now lead Burnley 2-1. Spurs fans will be looking up routes to Sincil Bank.
69 min Eeesh, Konate headed Beto, a sair yin for both players, but both should be good to continue.
68 min Ndiaye wins a throw off Jones and Tarkowski moves to the front post, but the ball goes by him and Van Dijk does enough to avert immediate danger, then Konate goes down having banged his head.
66 min Another playing his final derby, Andy Robertson, moves forward and, with no challenge forthcoming, explodes into a shot … which flies a yard or two wide of the far post.
64 min Liverpool fail to feed Isak in then Ndiaye takes a long kick away from Jones, who misjudges, and makes his way from touchline to goal, shooting hard from a narrow angle … and Mamardashvili saves above his head.
64 min The wonderful Morgan Gibbs-White has equalised for Forest against Burnley. What a player he is.
63 min "“It’s remarkable how much better Beto has been since the turn of the year,” reckons Kári Tulinius. “His finishing isn’t necessarily much better, witness his terrible strike when through in the first half, but his runs and positioning are much improved. I think that has to reflect well on Moyes, as much as I’m sure he’d like an upgrade.”
61 min Salah to Wirtz and Wirtz back to Salah who blazes away from Mykolenko then stands one up to the back post where Gakpo heads … and Tarkowski nods off the line. It’s taken a while, but we might now have a derby-style contest on our hands.
60 min Suddenly, it’s end to end, McNeil dropping a shoulder to escape the idling Wirtz and cutting infield, before leathering a miserable shot high and wide.
59 min Gravenberch turns well in midfield and, though, he’s cleaned out by Garner’s slide, the ball breaks to Gakpo who swivels, shooting low … and wide.
58 min Mamrdashvili is stretchered off with Freddie Woodman replacing him. He’s only played once for Liverpool, having joined from Preston.
55 min Beto seems to have hurt Mamardashvili following through, and I don’t think he’ll be able to continue. Arne Slot’s had better minutes.
Out of nothing, something! A hopeful ball launched down the left sees Dewsbury-Hall run off Konate, and he snaps a delectable cross across the face of goal, Beto sliding in and prodding home ahead of Robertson! That was not coming, and yet it’s arrived!
53 min Meantime, Liverpool have a free-kick which Robertson swerves into the box … picking out a blue head.
51 min I wonder if Everton might move to 4-4-2 at some point; they need men in the box and currently, that’s not really happening. If they move Dewsbury-Hall deeper and perhaps bring on George for McNeil, with Garner going wide and Ndiaye up front, they might find it easier to create.
50 min It’s been a slow start to the half, Everton with possession but not purpose.
49 min At Villa, the home side have scored again, Morgan Rogers giving them a 3-1 lead over Sunderland.
48 min Gueye bounds through midfield after a Jones pass is intercepted, spreading to Ndiaye, who whacks a ball through the corridor and to no one.
47 min “Game is really showing what a season of transition this is for Liverpool,” reckons Gary Meyler. “Isak has barely touched the ball but there habe been at least three golden chances for Gakpo and Salah to play him in and they haven’t.
The only player to find him is Wirtz so next season could see a change from inverted wingers to getting the ball to a traditional #9 via overlapping full backs and a #10.”
Depends who the manager is, I guess – if I’m betting, it’s not Slot – and if it’s Xabi Alonso, I’d expect Wirtz to be a focal point.
46 min Everton need to find a way back into this soon, because if the game becomes stretched and they send more men forward, I’d back them to concede on the counter before I’d back them to force an equaliser.
46 min We go again...
“Before we all get on the Wirtz bandwagon,” says John Dumbrille, “let’s discuss success in player development during Slot’s two-year tenure. Short conversation.”
Perhaps, but you’d still expect more from Wirtz – four goals and three assists is a miserable return whatever the manager has or hasn’t done.
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Huge goal at City Ground: Zian Flemming has put Burnley in front against Forest.
Everton started well but Liverpool have been the better side since going in front.
45+3 min Dewsbury-Hall barges through a challenge and the ball breaks to McNeil, who’ll be feeling guilty about the error which led to the goal; he waves a foot at his shot, but slices so thinly the ball barely goes wide.
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