Swansea City

3.04

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  3

  0

  3.00

  Michel Vorm

  Rarely tested beyond a smart stop from a Carroll overhead kick in the first half.

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  0

  1

  3.00

  Ashley Williams

  Coped with the sporadic pressure well in the face of Carroll's physicality and stayed tight to Suarez.

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  0

  1

  3.00

  Neil Taylor

  Defended intelligently against Downing, forcing the winger onto his right foot and made some brilliant interceptions late in the second half.

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  0

  1

  3.00

  Steven Caulker

  Never looked flustered against the tricky Suarez. Made several blocks in the box and refused to allow the Uruguayan to put the ball through his legs despite numerous attempts.

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  0

  1

  3.00

  Ángel Rangel

  Kept Rodriguez quiet and showed plenty of intent to get forward in support of attacks. Provided a fine assist for Graham late on.

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  1

  1

  3.00

  Leon Britton

  Passed typically well in the middle to pull Liverpool's midfield out of position.

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  1

  1

  3.00

  Scott Sinclair

  Not as incisive as he has so often been but tidy on the ball and rarely wasted a pass.

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  0

  1

  3.00

  Nathan Dyer

  A real threat down the Swansea right and didn't give Glen Johnson a moment's peace in possession.

• 
  2

  0

  3.50

  Joe Allen Top of the Match

  Knitted the Swans play together brilliantly and showed real composure when pressure.

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  0

  1

  3.00

  Gylfi Sigurdsson

  Struggled to get involved as often in the second half after an indifferent first. At the heart of a lot of good the Swans did but showed a tendency to misplace passes.

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  1

  0

  3.00

  Danny Graham

  Missed a gilt-edged chance in the first half and struggled to provide the finish for some fine Swansea possession until 5 minutes from time when he coolly slotted home.

Substitutions

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  0

  0

  3.00

  Wayne Routledge

  Had more work to do defensively when he appeared as a substitute and stuck to the task.

Liverpool

2.88

• 
  9

  0

  3.00

  Doni

  Made several smart stops and ensured that Reina's absence was not keenly felt.

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  4

  1

  3.00

  Glen Johnson

  Looked uncomofrtable coming forward from the left-hand side and had his attacking instinct blunted for that reason.

• 
  5

  0

  3.00

  Daniel Agger

  Liverpool's best defender on the day. Made several notable interceptions and some trademark bursts forward from the back.

• 
  3

  3

  3.00

  Jamie Carragher

  Had the potential to struggle against Swansea's late runs into the box but looked composed at the heart of the Reds' defence.

• 
  2

  4

  3.00

  Martin Kelly

  Did well up against Sinclair but did not emulate the runs from the back which Johnson often provides from that position.

• 
  5

  1

  3.00

  Maxi Rodríguez

  Suffered most from his team's lack of fluency and was unable to make the dangerous late runs which characterise his game.

• 
  3

  3

  3.00

  Jordan Henderson

  Neat and tidy as always and showed good energy to press Swansea's fluid midfield.

• 
  1

  8

  2.00

  Stewart Downing Flop of the Match

  Forced onto his right foot consistently by Taylor and posed absolutely no threat as a result.

• 
  4

  2

  2.50

  Jonjo Shelvey

  Made some rash challenges in the first half and failed to dominate possession in the middle.

• 
  5

  4

  3.00

  Luis Suárez

  Muted in the first half though improved in the second. Came up against a stubborn Swansea defence but constantly tried to create.

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  2

  5

  3.00

  Andy Carroll

  Failed to carry on the form of recent games and was marshalled well by the Swans' defenders.

Substitutions

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  4

  1

  3.00

  Dirk Kuyt

  Failed to have an impact coming on for what could be his last appearance in a Liverpool shirt.

• 
  4

  0

  3.00

  Craig Bellamy

  Couldn't get into the game as a substitute beyond one shot from distance which went well wide.