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Premier League

Anfield | Saturday 21 December 2013 at 12:45 UK local time

Liverpool 3 - 1 Cardiff City
Half time 3–0

Starting Lineup (Average age 24.61)

22
Simon Mignolet
2
Glen Johnson
37
Martin Skrtel
38
Jon Flanagan
17
Mamadou Sakho
10
Philippe Coutinho
14
Jordan Henderson
21
Lucas Leiva
24
Joe Allen
31
Raheem Sterling
7
Luis Suarez (c)

Substitutes

1
Brad Jones
4
Kolo Touré
5
Daniel Agger
34
Martin Kelly
6
Luis Alberto
12
Victor Moses
9
Iago Aspas

Opposition Lineup (Average age 26.23)

David Marshall
Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Steven Caulker
Ben Turner
Andrew Taylor
Jordon Mutch
Gary Medel
Craig Noone
Aron Einar Gunnarsson
Peter Whittingham
Peter Odemwingie

Substitutes used

Kim Bo-Kyung
Fraizer Campbell
Andreas Cornelius

Notes

  • - Before the start of the press conference at Melwood Brendan Rodgers raised a toast (with orange juice in hand) to: "No Luis Suarez questions."

    - "We were excellent until Suarez showed why he is just about the best player in the world right now." -Cardiff boss Malky Mackay.

    - Luis Suarez was again captain, but handed vice-captain Daniel Agger the captain's armband when he came on as sub.

    - Suarez has scored 10 goals in the Premier League which is a record in a calendar month. He is also the first player to score two goals or more in four games in a row in the Premier League. Mark Viduka of Leeds held the previous record of eight in April 2003.

    - According to Premierleague,com: "Suarez's total of 19 goals in the Barclays Premier League this season is the most at this stage of a season and it is also putting the striker ahead of the rate to become the highest goalscorer during a 38-match season. This joint-record of 31 goals is held by Alan Shearer for Blackburn Rovers in the 1995/96 season and Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United during the 2007/08 season. After 17 matchweeks, Shearer had scored 16 goals, while Ronaldo had 11. The overall record for the most goals in a season is held jointly by Andrew Cole, for Newcastle United in 1993/94 and Shearer, the next season. At his present rate of goals, Suarez is set to eclipse those records, too."

Other details

Manager: Brendan Rodgers
Opposition manager: Malky Mackay
Referee: Probert L
Attendance: 44,621
Half-time score: 3 - 0
Game number: 5384
League game number: 4351
Played towards Kop: Second half
Liverpool league position: 1st
Cardiff City league position: 15th
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Match timeline

Liverpool
Cardiff City
Luis Suarez (Jordan Henderson) (1–0)
25'
Raheem Sterling (Luis Suarez) (2–0)
42'
Luis Suarez (Jordan Henderson) (3–0)
45'
HT 3–0
Jon Flanagan Martin Kelly
55'
55'
Kim Bo-Kyung Peter Odemwingie
55'
Fraizer Campbell Gary Medel
58'
Jordon Mutch (3–1)
80'
Andreas Cornelius Aron Einar Gunnarsson
Philippe Coutinho Daniel Agger
83'
Full time 3–1

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