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10/09/2052, Britannia Stadium, Stoke, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 3
Stoke Vs Liverpool

Stoke play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: T Haggart (GK) , F McClymont (CB) , I Snoddy (CB) , S Kechere (CB) , A McCosh (RB) , P Donnelly (LB) , R Nicolson (CDM) , J MacAllister (CAM) , M Duncan (RM) , D Nwokolo (LM) , D Boyce (ST) And the subs are: M Elechi (CB) , B Callahan (CB) , P McColl (CM) , A Griff (CM) , O Rodden (ST)

Liverpool play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: M Pierson (GK) , A McRae (CB) , S Greenway (CB) , S Rees (CB) , L Cerci (RB) , J Tran (LB) , E McFarland (CDM) , M Banks (CAM) , G McGuire (RM) , M Valentine (LM) , M McGuire (ST) And the subs are: D Cure (CB) , J Connell (CB) , J Bugh (CM) , J Catanach (CM) , A Smith (ST)
Welcome to Britannia Stadium in Stoke, England where Stoke City will face Liverpool FC.  This is round 3 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 38000.

1' - Stoke kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

5' - Sam Kechere plays a short pass to Frank McClymont.  Frank McClymont slides the ball to Dave Nwokolo.  Marc Banks dispossesses Dave Nwokolo and gains possession for his team.  Liverpool attempt to counter.  Marc Banks slides the ball to George McGuire.  George McGuire whips in a cross, but the ball goes over everyone.  

8' - Mark McGuire successfully tackles Rob Nicolson and the ball goes loose.  Sam Kechere plays the ball to Paul Donnelly.  Paul Donnelly finds Jamie MacAllister with a long pass.  Jamie MacAllister crosses the ball and finds Dave Nwokolo.  Dave Nwokolo flicks a header towards the top corner...but the shot is saved by Morgan Pierson!  

13' - Morgan Pierson finds Lorenzo Cerci with a long pass.  Lorenzo Cerci looks to shoot from distance into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Tom Haggart!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Liverpool.  Max Valentine gets ready to take the corner.  He whips the ball into the box, and manages to find Ellis McFarland.  Ellis McFarland gets above the defence and heads the ball towards goal...but the shot goes over!

17' - Antwan McRae sees Mark McGuire making a run.  He attempts to play a throughball, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

22' - Dave Nwokolo finds Frank McClymont with a long ball.  Frank McClymont sees Martin Duncan making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Martin Duncan is able to take the ball.  Martin Duncan looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

26' - Marc Banks successfully tackles Inigo Snoddy and the ball goes loose.  Frank McClymont spots a run from Martin Duncan.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Martin Duncan is caught offside!  

32' - Inigo Snoddy finds Martin Duncan with a long ball.  Martin Duncan curves the ball into the box, finding Rob Nicolson.  Rob Nicolson looks to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is parried by Morgan Pierson!  Rob Nicolson pounces on the loose ball...Rob Nicolson tries to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but it hits the upright!  Jacob Tran is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

34' - Mark McGuire tries to beat Paul Donnelly using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

35' - Mark McGuire looks to unleash a long range shot...but the shot is saved by Tom Haggart!  

38' - Tom Haggart finds Inigo Snoddy with a short pass.  Inigo Snoddy plays a long ball to Frank McClymont.  Frank McClymont sees Dave Nwokolo making a run.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, but Dave Nwokolo is caught offside!  

41' - Max Valentine finds Lorenzo Cerci with a long pass.  Lorenzo Cerci sees Marc Banks making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Marc Banks is able to take the ball.  Marc Banks attempts to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but Tom Haggart stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Sam Kechere is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

42' - Max Valentine sees a run from Mark McGuire.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Mark McGuire has strayed offside!  

45' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

45' - Liverpool kick the ball off for the restart.  

50' - Lorenzo Cerci passes to Steve Rees.  Steve Rees passes the ball to Seth Greenway.  Seth Greenway passes the ball to Lorenzo Cerci.  Lorenzo Cerci passes to Mark McGuire.  Mark McGuire hits a shot from distance, aiming for the top of the net...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Paul Donnelly is first to the ball and makes the clearance.

52' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Lorenzo Cerci will come off.  Jake Connell joins the game from the bench.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Dave Nwokolo will come off.  Peter McColl joins the game from the bench.  

56' - Rob Nicolson hits the ball long to Jamie MacAllister.  Jamie MacAllister crosses the ball into the box and finds Martin Duncan.  Martin Duncan flicks a header towards the top corner...but Morgan Pierson stops the shot!  

58' - Morgan Pierson passes the ball to Marc Banks.  Marc Banks takes the ball past Martin Duncan with a turn of pace.  

59' - Marc Banks spots a run from Max Valentine.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Max Valentine is able to take the ball.  Max Valentine looks to shoot the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

60' - Tom Haggart sees a run from Jamie MacAllister.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, and Jamie MacAllister runs on to the ball.  Jamie MacAllister takes a shot towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

61' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Danny Boyce is going to be taken off.  Ollie Rodden is brought on from the bench.  

67' - Rob Nicolson spots a run from Martin Duncan.  He attempts a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

70' - Max Valentine hits the ball long to Steve Rees.  Steve Rees passes the ball to Max Valentine.  Max Valentine hits the ball from outside the area, aiming for the corner of the net...but the shot is offtarget!

70' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Rob Nicolson is going to be taken off.  Arthur Griff is going to be brought on.  

73' - Marc Banks sees a run from Max Valentine.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Max Valentine is caught offside!  

77' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like Seth Greenway is going to be taken off.  Dom Cure is going to be brought on.  

78' - Jamie MacAllister attempts to strike a long range shot into the top of the net...but Morgan Pierson deflects the shot out of play.  The linesman flags for a corner for  Stoke.  Jamie MacAllister places the ball to take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, but Dom Cure intercepts the ball.  

81' - There is going to be a subsitution.  It looks like George McGuire is going to be taken off.  Joshua Bugh joins the game from the bench.  

84' - Jamie MacAllister passes the ball to Inigo Snoddy.  Inigo Snoddy sees a run from Ollie Rodden.  He attempts to play him through with a quick ball, and Ollie Rodden takes the ball.  Ollie Rodden attempts to slide the ball past the keeper...but the ball flies wide of the post!

86' - Morgan Pierson spots a run from Ellis McFarland.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ellis McFarland is able to control the ball.  Ellis McFarland fires a shot...but the shot is offtarget!

91' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of normal time. 

91' - Stoke kick the ball off for the restart.  

96' - Peter McColl sees Martin Duncan making a run.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Martin Duncan is able to take the ball.  Martin Duncan tries to cutback, but Jamie MacAllister is unable to latch on to the ball and it goes loose!  Dom Cure spots a run from Mark McGuire.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman signals for offside!  

99' - Peter McColl chips a long ball to Frank McClymont.  Frank McClymont slides the ball to Jamie MacAllister.  Jamie MacAllister spots a run from Martin Duncan.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but Martin Duncan is caught offside!  

103' - Max Valentine finds Antwan McRae with a long ball.  Antwan McRae plays a short pass to Max Valentine.  Max Valentine curves the ball into the box, but Sam Kechere intercepts and takes possession.  

106' - Sam Kechere plays a long ball to Arthur Griff.  Arthur Griff plays the ball to Ollie Rodden.  Ollie Rodden sees Peter McColl making a run.  He attempts a quick throughball, and Peter McColl runs on to the ball.  Peter McColl hits a shot...but the shot is offtarget!

106' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of the first half of extra time. 

107' - Liverpool kick the ball off for the restart.  

109' - Max Valentine passes the ball to Ellis McFarland.  Ellis McFarland finds Antwan McRae with a short pass.  Ollie Rodden tackles Antwan McRae and takes possession.  Stoke try to launch a quick counter attack.  Ollie Rodden sees Martin Duncan making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Martin Duncan has strayed offside!  

111' - Max Valentine finds Marc Banks with a long ball.  Marc Banks takes a shot from long range, aiming for the corner of the net...but Tom Haggart gets down to stop the shot!  

114' - Tom Haggart plays a long ball to Peter McColl.  Peter McColl curves the ball into the box, finding Jamie MacAllister.  Jamie MacAllister heads the ball hoping to beat the keeper...but the shot goes over!

116' - Morgan Pierson sees Joshua Bugh making a run.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Joshua Bugh takes the ball.  Joshua Bugh attempts a shot towards goal...but its wide!

120' - Tom Haggart finds Sam Kechere with a long ball.  Sam Kechere finds Martin Duncan with a long ball.  Martin Duncan looks to hit a long range shot past the keeper...and its in! It's a nice goal from Martin Duncan for Stoke!  The ball flew into the corner of the net!

120' - Liverpool kick the ball off for the restart.  

121' - The referee blows the whistle for the end of extra time. 



The match has ended Stoke City 1 - 0 Liverpool FC.