Liverpool held at Anfield by Wigan
Liverpool was held to a 1-1 tie by Wigan Athletic in a Premier League encounter at the Anfield on Saturday. It was a disappointing result for the home side as their four match unbeaten run came to an end. The result also dealt a huge blow to Liverpool’s
Champion’s League chances as they remain five points behind fifth placed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steve-Gohouri-c34175 leveled it in the second half.
Kenny Dalglish handed new recruit, Luis Suarez, with his first start for the Reds. Skipper http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 was still out due to injury and Maxi Rodriguez was selected to replace him. Wigan Athletic who were struggling in the relegation zone made no changes
to the team that beat Blackburn 4-3 last weekend.
The visitors started confidently and had a major share of possession in the early minutes. The first chance of the match came to the Latic’s when http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Charles-NZogbia-c8830 hustled his way into the Liverpool box and fired a right footed effort just wide off the far
post. The visitors were a constant threat for the home side as they again came close to scoring through a corner which was eventually cleared by the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Aurelio cross deflected off a Wigan defender
and landed in Meireles’s path. The Portuguese fired a volley past Ali Al-Habsi to make it 1-0 for the home side. Moments later, Liverpool had a chance to double their lead when Suarez weaved his way into the box and attacked the goal. The disappointing shot
bounced off the far post. The visitors’ continued their pursuit for an equalizer but the in-form Liverpool defence consistently denied them. The first half ended with the home side lucky to find themselves in the lead.
The Latics almost immediately scored an equalizer after the break. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Martin-Kelly-c24395 to the by-line and fired a low shot that was turned behind for a corner. The visitors continued to press the hosts as they finally found an equalizer
in the 65th minute. Steven Gohouri managed to pounce from a close range ball to drill it past http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pepe-Reina-c29672 after a mess in the Liverpool penalty area from Nzogbia’s free kick.
Both teams pushed themselves to find a winner but struggled to take their shots and the game ended 1-1 at the final whistle. Wigan should be happy with their performance as they look to gain confidence from this display and hope to repeat the same against
Manchester United next week. Whereas Liverpool will rue the missed shots, as they are still far behind Tottenham and Chelsea in the hunt for the Champion’s League title.
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