India vs Australia, 4th Test, Day 4 Highlights video

Australia tour of India 4th Test: Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India Vs Australia at Vidarbha C.A. Ground, Nagpur, Day 4(four) Highlights video Nov 6-10, 2008

Australia need a further 369 runs to win the final Test against India after closing the penultimate day on 13-0.

Virender Sehwag struck a fluent 92 as India raced to 116-0 before they lost three quick wickets, including Sourav Ganguly first ball in his final Test.

But Australia chose to use occasional bowlers in a bid to speed-up their slow over-rate, and Mahendra Dhoni hit 55 in a vital 108 stand with Harbhajan Singh.
Harbhajan fired his sixth Test fifty as India, who lead 1-0, made 295 all out.


Sourav Ganguly's daughter holds up a poster, India v Australia, 4th Test, Nagpur, 4th day, November 9, 2008


Sourav Ganguly steps out to bat for the last time in Test cricket.


But it is not a long stay as he succumbs to the spin of Krejza and departs for a first ball duck.
Ganguly can at least console himself with the thought that he, like Sir Don Bradman, scored a duck in his final Test, and after 188 innings his final average was an impressive 42.
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Hull City v Bolton English Premier League Highlights Video

Barclays Premier League: Hull City vs Bolton Wanderers, Highlights Video, Match Report
Played at Venue: KC Stadium Date: Saturday, 8 November

Matthew Taylor struck the only goal as Bolton picked up their second win in six days but condemned Hull to their third straight Premier League defeat.

Hull City v Bolton Match Report
Bolton Wanderers took all three points at the KC stadium as Hull City and Geovanni were left frustrated after several agonising second-half chances.

Matt Taylor got the only goal on 50 minutes and then a sublime second-half goalkeeping performance from Jussi Jaaskelainen saw Gary Megson's side claim victory.

Hull nearly took the lead in style in the first half as Geovanni turned provider with a cross from the left towards Marlon King, who cleverly rose to flick the ball with the back of his heel onto the crossbar.

Daniel Cousin came close on the half-hour mark as George Boateng floated in a cross from the left onto the head of the striker, but he could only glance his header just wide from eight yards.

The visitors were gifted a chance towards the end of the half as a mix-up between Paul McShane and Boaz Myhill allowed Ricardo Gardner to nip in on the byline and play the ball across an open goal but no Bolton players were there to capitalise.

Bolton took the lead on 50 minutes as Hull failed to clear a Gavin McCann corner, allowing the ball to fall to Taylor inside the area, who struck a first-time left-footed shot passed the outstretched Myhill and into the back of net.

Midway through the half Hull were awarded a free-kick just outside the box after Fabrice Muamba was penalised for a foul on Dean Marney. Geovanni curled the ball with precision towards the top corner, but Jaaskelainen pulled off a great save to deny the Tigers.

Jaaskelainen was then on hand to make a tremendous double save as yet again he denied Geovanni.

The Finalnd international showed great reactions to stop an arrowed header from the Brazilian and then a Michael Tuner effort from the rebound.

Moments later Geovanni picked the ball up, ran and fired in a low shot but again Jaaskelanien was there to pull off a good save.

Unbelievably Jasskelainen then made another outstanding double save as first he palmed away a rasping deflected effort from King and then managed to dive to his right to flick the ball off Geovanni's toe to deny what looked a certain goal.

Ian Ashbee came close to equalising towards the end of the game, but his rifled shot from 20 yards flew just over the bar.

Megson praises 'top-class goalkeeping'


Brown finds positives in defeat


Hull: Myhill, McShane, Turner, Zayatte, Dawson (Ricketts 64), Boateng (Folan 73), Ashbee, Marney, Geovanni, King, Cousin (Mendy 54).
Subs Not Used: Duke, Barmby, Garcia, Halmosi.

Booked: Dawson.

Bolton: Jaaskelainen, Steinsson, Cahill, Andrew O'Brien, Samuel, Muamba, Gardner, McCann, Taylor, Elmander (Smolarek 77), Davies.
Subs Not Used: Al Habsi, Helguson, Shittu, Basham, Sissons, Obadeyi.

Booked: Muamba, Gardner.

Goals: Taylor 50.

Att: 24,903

Ref: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire).

Hull City v Bolton EPL video (Goal 0-1)Taylor 50'

Gavin McCann takes the corner and Hull fail to clear, the ball falls to Matty TAYLOR and he places the ball into the back of the net.

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Sunderland v Portsmouth English Premier League Highlights Video

Barclays Premier League: Sunderland vs Portsmouth, Highlights Video, Match Report
Played at Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Saturday, 8 November

Jermain Defoe crashed in an injury-time penalty to secure a first victory for new Portsmouth manager Tony Adams.

Sunderland vs Portsmouth Match Report
Hosts Sunderland literally paid the penalty as they went down 2-1 to Portsmouth at the Stadium of Light.

A late Jermain Defoe spot-kick gave Pompey the spoils in a game which the Wearsiders should have had wrapped up long before then.

It was a cruel blow for the Black Cats who had looked set to banish the blues from the previous week's 5-0 drubbing at the hands of Chelsea. In fact the hosts started like a house on fire and found themselves in front after just three minutes.

A Pompey attack broke down on the edge of the Sunderland 18-yard area and Dean Whitehead was quick to find Andy Reid.

The Republic of Ireland star hit a wonderfully weighted pass for Djibril Cisse and the Frenchman got goal-side of Sol Campbell before sliding the ball through the legs of goalkeeper David James and into the net.

It was exactly the start the home side wanted and they looked like the cats that had got the cream as they stepped up the tempo.

Roy Keane's men had threatened to run away with the clash in the first half as they bossed the early exchanges with some slick passing football.

They could easily have added to their tally in the opening 45 minutes had it not been for some good goalkeeping from James and the thickness of the goalposts.

Twice James did well to deny Cisse and Kieran Richardson was unlucky as his long-range effort struck the right-hand upright on 15 minutes.

The midfielder's 25-yard strike had James beaten all ends up, but Richardson and his team-mates could only look on as the ball ricocheted off the woodwork and out for a goal-kick.

These missed chances would prove costly as Pompey emerged with far more purpose after the break.

Much of the first half had passed Portsmouth by, but in the opening minutes of the second period the visitors stated their intention to make a game of it.

A wonder strike from Nadir Belhadj some 30 yards from goal levelled the scores on 50 minutes and for the first time in the match the away side began to push forward with purpose.

Sunderland though forced their way back into things and put plenty of pressure on their opponents. However, the breakthrough they all wanted eluded them.

Cisse did have the ball in the net on 63 minutes but the header was ruled out as the striker was correctly flagged offside.

The Black Cats continued to press while Pompey were restricted to infrequent breaks.

However, it was one such counter-attack from which they delivered the killer blow.

Glen Johnson was brought down just inside the area by El Hadji Diouf and referee Steve Bennett had no hesitation in pointing to the spot.

Up stepped Defoe to send Marton Fulop the wrong way and make his side's long trek back to the south a very happy one by securing all three points and the first win under Tony Adams.

Sunderland, on the other hand, were left to rue their missed opportunities and to wonder just where it had all gone wrong.

We didn't deserve defeat - Keane



Adams relieved Pompey responded


Sunderland: Fulop, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Nosworthy, Collins, Malbranque (Leadbitter 80), Whitehead, Reid (Healy 80), Richardson, Cisse, Murphy (Diouf 46).
Subs Not Used: Colgan, Tainio, Miller, Henderson.

Booked: Collins, Whitehead.

Goals: Cisse 4.

Portsmouth: James, Johnson, Campbell, Distin, Belhadj, Pamarot, Davis, Diarra, Kranjcar (Utaka 75), Defoe (Hughes 90), Crouch (Kanu 69).
Subs Not Used: Ashdown, Kaboul, Diop, Armand Traore.

Booked: Diarra.

Goals: Belhadj 51, Defoe 90 pen.

Att: 37,712

Ref: Steve Bennett (Kent).

Sunderland v Portsmouth EPL Highlights Video


Sunderland v Portsmouth (Goal:1-0) Cisse 4'

From nowhere really Reid feeds the ball into the channel and Djibril CISSE blitzes past Sol Campbell to fire the ball through the legs of David James.

Sunderland v Portsmouth (Goal:1-1) Belhadj 51'

What a strike! Nadir BELHADJ is given room to line it up and he whips his left-foot over the ball to beat Fulop's dive as the ball nestles into the bottom corner from long-range.

Sunderland v Portsmouth (Goal:1-0) Defoe 90' penalty

Cool penalty from DEFOE and surely Portsmouth are going to collect the three points now.

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West Ham v Everton English Premier League Highlights Video

Barclays Premier League: West Ham vs Everton, Highlights Video, Match Report
Played at Venue: Upton Park Date: Saturday 8 November

Everton scored three goals in four astonishing minutes to break West Ham's hearts with an incredible fightback in the final 10 minutes at Upton Park.

West Ham vs Everton Match Report
Ecstatic Everton put on a late, late show to sink shell-shocked West Ham with three goals inside eight final, frenetic minutes.

Gianfranco Zola's side had looked all set for victory against the goal-shy Merseysiders after substitute Jack Collison had given the Hammers a deserved lead with his first senior goal for the club.

But somehow, West Ham saw three points turn to one and then none, as Joleon Lescott levelled before Louis Saha struck twice to keep Everton in seventh spot and leave the home side precariously in 13th place, just two points clear of the drop zone.

Last Saturday, Zola had arrested a forlorn four-match losing streak at Middlesbrough and, after claiming their first draw of the campaign down by the Riverside , he looked all set to bag a much-needed victory as this match entered its final stages.

Up until then, there only looked to be one winner and that was the Hammers, who had earlier made two changes with fit-again Scott Parker and Lee Bowyer coming in for substitutes Hayden Mullins and Collison.

Certainly, Parker wasted no time in marking his return to the side, when he unleashed a low, 18-yarder that skidded across the sodden Upton Park turf, before being tipped away at full stretch by Tim Howard.

And on the quarter-hour mark, Collison found himself back in the fold, too, when he stepped from the bench to replace Matthew Upson, who was worryingly stretchered away after landing awkwardly in an aerial challenge with Victor Anichebe.

Midway through the half, Freddie Sears superbly released Craig Bellamy but his shot was charged down and, shortly afterwards, the Welshman had another shot headed clear by Phil Jagielka, before volleying a third effort high into the damp East End air.

On the half-hour mark, the buzzing Bellamy brilliantly turned Joseph Yobo before cutting back to Sears, who sent a rising, ten-yarder crashing back off the crossbar and, as the half drew to a close, the teenager then drilled a low, angled shot behind.

With last weekend's match-winner Marouane Fellaini suspended, Everton had also kicked-off minus the injured Yakubu and Steven Pienaar following their win over Fulham - a situation that had forced David Moyes to bring in Saha, Anichebe and Jack Rodwell.

And apart from a handful of speculative first-half efforts from Saha, Tim Cahill, Mikel Arteta and a rising Leon Osman shot, the muted Merseysiders had shown little attacking appetite.

Having been on the back foot for those opening 45 minutes, it was not too difficult for Everton to look livelier after the break and, with the hour-mark approaching, young Rodwell sent his downward header bouncing just inches wide.

On 63 minutes, however, the Hammers finally broke the deadlock, when Parker back-heeled into the path of Collison and the young Welsh international calmly curled a 12-yarder beyond Howard's outstretched left-palm to give his side a merited lead.

In reply, Lescott agonisingly headed Jagielka's deep free-kick across the face of goal and, concerned by the fact that the Hammers defence that had somehow failed to keep a clean sheet in any of its previous 25 league and cup matches, that was enough to give the home fans amongst the crowd of 33,961 the jitters.

Certainly, their fears were well-founded, for Everton were about to embark on a remarkable rampage that would see them score those three goals inside five manic minutes.

On 83 minutes, Lescott stole in front of James Collins to nod home Saha's cross into the back of the net.

And then goal-maker turned goal-taker as the twisting and turning Frenchman collected from Anichebe sent a low, angled 15-yarder in off the sprawling Robert Green's right-hand post.

With an East End evacuation by the stunned Hammers fans now in full flow, that man Saha then lashed home his second goal, after Cahill intercepted Julien Faubert's woeful pass, before inviting his team-mate to fire a low 25-yarder beyond the home keeper and seal an improbable win for Moyes' men.
Zola finds Hammers 'frustrating'

Everton fightback pleases Moyes


West Ham: Green, Neill, Collins, Upson (Collison 18), Ilunga, Faubert, Parker (Di Michele 87), Bowyer, Sears, Bellamy, Boa Morte (Etherington 57).

Subs Not Used: Lastuvka, Lopez, Mullins, Reid.

Booked: Etherington.

Goals: Collison 63.

Everton: Howard, Neville, Yobo, Jagielka, Lescott, Arteta, Cahill, Rodwell (Vaughan 65), Osman, Saha (Hibbert 90), Anichebe (Baines 86).

Subs Not Used: Nash, Castillo, Jutkiewicz, Gosling.

Booked: Lescott.

Goals: Lescott 83, Saha 85, 87.

Att: 33,961

Ref: Mark Halsey (Lancashire).

West Ham v Everton EPL Highlights Video


West Ham v Everton EPL Goal(1:0)Collison 63'

West Ham take the lead, Jack COLLISON'S curling shot flying into the far corner
West Ham v Everton EPL Goal(1:1)Lescott 83'

Joleon LESCOTT heads home from close range after meeting Louis Saha's cross.
West Ham v Everton EPL Goal(1:2)Saha 85'

Louis SAHA gives Everton the lead, his deflected shot finding the back of the net.
West Ham v Everton EPL Goal(1:3)Saha 87'

incredible four minutes for Everton as SAHA scores with a 25-yard strike.

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Arsenal v Man Utd English Premier League Highlights Video

Barclays Premier League: Arsenal vs Manchester United, Match Report, Highlights Video
Played at Venue: Emirates Stadium Date: Saturday 8 November

Samir Nasri struck twice as Arsenal beat Manchester United and delivered an emphatic confirmation of manager Arsene Wenger's belief that they are still serious Premier League contenders.

Arsenal v Man Utd Match Report
Arsenal answered their critics with a 2-1 victory over Manchester United which kept Arsene Wenger's side in the running for the Premier League title.

A brace of goals from Samir Nasri was enough, although a last-minute response from Rafael Da Silva set up a tense finish to an enthralling game.

In the light of recent results, it was a must win encounter for the depleted Gunners.

They could have gone behind in the first minute when Mikael Silvestre passed the ball back to his keeper, who gathered momentarily with his hands leading to a free-kick inside the area.

As is often the case with such free-kicks, it was too close to goal and Cristiano Ronaldo's shot cannoned back of an Arsenal defender to Michael Carrick, whose poorly struck shot bobbled through a crowd and wide of the post.

Without the injured Emmanuel Adebayor and the suspended Robin van Persie, the Gunners relied on the lone attacking figure of Nicklas Bendtner.

It was a big responsibility on the 20 year-old's shoulders and he should have done better on 11 minutes when he rose unchallenged to meet Gael Clichy's cross from the left, but his effort flew high over the bar.

It was all Arsenal at this point, with Manchester United pegged back. Abou Diaby had a shot from inside the box blocked on 15 minutes after Edwin van der Sar only half-cleared a Bacary Sagna free-kick.

Wayne Rooney should have scored at the other end on 17 minutes after a good counter-attacking move set up by Dimitar Berbatov, but he lifted his shot high over Manuel Almunia's bar.

The Gunners took the lead on 22 minutes when United conceded another free-kick on the right.

Sagna's delivery was cleared by United but only as far as Nasri, who instantly sent a rocket of a half-volley back towards goal, taking a deflection on its was past van der Sar.

United looked dangerous on the counter-attack after the break, but a combination of a disciplined offside trap and sometimes desperate defending kept Sir Alex Ferguson's side out.

The Gunners got the vital second goal within three minutes of the re-start and again through Nasri.

A threaded pass from Cesc Fabregas picked up the Frenchman's run into the right side of the area for him to dispatch an instant shot across goal and beyond the helpless United keeper.

The visitors should have pulled one back a minute later and Ronaldo thought that he had. A deep cross from the left by Ji-Sung Park found the Portugal winger in acres of space.

He coolly tracked the trajectory of the ball and picked his spot but, to the astonishment of all, it rolled across the oncoming Almunia and wide of the left post.

United did pull a goal back through substitute Rafael in the 90th minute to set up a nervous end to the game.

Arsenal had failed to clear their lines and kept giving possession back to United around then area. The ball eventually fell to Rafael, whose shot beat Lukasz Fabianski, who had come on for the concussed Almunia.

The treatment given to the Arsenal keeper after he received a kick to the head earlier in the game meant that six minutes of injury time were added.

The tension was nail-biting as the Gunners fans and players must have been haunted by the recent submission to Spurs when they gave up a 4-2 lead.

But Arsenal held their nerve and their lead this time to capture all the points and keep themselves in the championship race.
Wenger proud of Arsenal players

Phelan unhappy with Man Utd's lack of luck

Gallas hails 'important victory'


Arsenal: Almunia (Fabianski 78), Sagna, Gallas, Silvestre, Clichy, Walcott (Song Billong 77), Fabregas, Denilson, Nasri, Diaby (Toure 86), Bendtner.
Subs Not Used: Vela, Ramsey, Wilshere, Djourou. Booked: Gallas, Sagna, Clichy.

Goals: Nasri 22, 48.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, Neville (Rafael Da Silva 63), Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo, Anderson (Giggs 72), Carrick, Park, Rooney (Tevez 77), Berbatov.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Nani, O'Shea, Evans.

Booked: Evra, Carrick.

Goals: Rafael Da Silva 90.

Att: 60,106

Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire).

Arsenal v Man Utd EPL Highlights Video

Arsenal vs Manchester United EPL Goal(1:0)Nasri 22'

NASRI gives Arsenal the lead after United fail to clear a Fabregas free-kick, the ball fell to the French winger who fired it in from the edge of the area, the ball deflecting off Neville and past Van der Sar.
Arsenal vs Manchester United EPL Goal(2:0)Nasri 48'

Nasri grabs his second goal of the game with a lovely finish from just inside the penalty area after a lovely pass from Fabregas cut the United defence to piece leaving the French winger with plenty of time and space to pick his spot and slam it home
Arsenal vs Manchester United EPL Goal(2:1)Rafael Da Silva 90'

Rafael scores a spectacular volley from just inside the penalty area after Arsenal failed to clear their lines as United keep putting the Gunners under pressure.

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Wigan v Stoke English Premier League Highlights Video

Barclays Premier League: Wigan Athletic vs Stoke City, Match Report, Highlights Video
Played at Venue: JJB Stadium Date: Saturday 8 November

Stoke extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to three games as they frustrated a more adventurous Wigan to secure a goalless draw.

Wigan v Stoke EPL Match Report
Goalkeeper Thomas Sorensen made sure Stoke City picked up only their second away point of the season with three excellent second-half saves.

But it was a disappointing match which only really got going in the last 25 minutes in front of a crowd of less than 16,000.

Rory Delap had to wait just 80 seconds to test Wigan with one of his much publicised and trademark throw-ins, but it was not one of his best and the Latics had no problem dealing with it.

He tried again on 15 minutes from the opposite side of the pitch and this time Chris Kirkland was decisive and punched it clear.

Wilson Palacios had a couple of half chances - firing wide after a neat one-two with Amr Zaki - and then failing to get any power behind a shot as Stoke struggled to clear a Jason Koumas corner.

Koumas took responsibility for a free-kick ten yards outside the box, but it was a poor effort and it went well over the Stoke bar.

Sorensen was perfectly positioned to deal with a powerfully hit low shot from Antonio Valencia as Wigan attempted to increase the tempo in a largely forgettable first half which ended with Sorensen saving a 25-yard shot from Zaki.

Ricardo Fuller was proving a handful for the Latics defence and the Potters carved out an opening with Ryan Shawcross testing Kirkland with a header.

Emile Heskey, who took a knock in the first half, went close from 12 yards with another header, but it was his last contribution as he limped off to be replaced by Henri Camara, who had an instant impact when his glancing header was deflected off target.

Zaki's luck was out when he met Koumas' in-swinging corner six yards out but put the header over the bar.

Substitute Dave Kitson almost gifted Wigan one by giving away the ball and it resulted in a heated exchange between the red-headed striker and Stoke defender Abdoulaye Faye, who was clearly unimpressed by his team-mate's generosity.

Wigan had a penalty appeal turned down, before Sorensen came up with a double save keeping out shots from Palacios and Titus Bramble.

And the Stoke keeper did it again to deny Koumas, who fired in a terrific right footer from 20 yards before Mario Melchiot had one cleared off the line in tense finish.

Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Boyce, Bramble, Figueroa, Valencia, Palacios, Cattermole, Koumas, Heskey (Camara 57), Zaki.
Subs Not Used: Pollitt, Kingson, Scharner, Kilbane, Brown, De Ridder.

Booked: Bramble.

Stoke: Sorensen, Griffin, Abdoulaye Faye, Shawcross, Higginbotham, Diao, Olofinjana (Whelan 86), Amdy Faye (Cresswell 84), Delap, Fuller, Sidibe (Kitson 47).
Subs Not Used: Simonsen, Cort, Tonge, Wilkinson.

Booked: Shawcross, Fuller, Cresswell.

Att: 15,881

Ref: Mike Riley (Yorkshire).

Wigan v Stoke EPL Highlights Video

Pulis credits 'smashing' defence

Bruce apologises for dour game

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Liverpool Vs West Brom English Premier League Highlights Video

Barclays Premier League: Liverpool V West Brom, Match Report, Highlights Video
Played at Venue: Anfield Date: Saturday 8 November

Robbie Keane scored his first Premier League goals for Liverpool as they beat West Brom to go three points clear of Chelsea at the top of the table.

Match Report Liverpool Vs West Brom
Liverpool surged to the top of the Premier League with a convincing 3-0 win over a West Bromwich Albion side who failed to show anything at Anfield.

Two first-half strikes from Robbie Keane secured an easy three points for the Reds, who go above Chelsea for 24 hours at least.

Still trying to justify his £20million price tag, the first chance fell to Keane after 13 minutes when a neat throughball from Javier Mascherano found the striker unmarked inside the box with his back to goal.

Unaware of the amount of space he had, Keane quickly spun and shot but the weak effort posed little threat to Scott Carson.

Liverpool started to pile the pressure on to the visitors and long-range efforts from Mascherano and Dirk Kuyt were getting closer to the mark.

Having been camped in the West Brom half, it was only a matter of time before the Reds made a breakthrough and it came in the 34th minute when a quick counter from the halfway line was neatly finished by Keane to open his Premier League account for his new club.

A strong interception from Jamie Carragher in the centre circle sent the ball straight to Gerrard, who was given time to pick his pass and after letting the ball roll across his path, Keane finished with his first touch over the sprawling keeper.

The home side went searching for another from the restart and eight minutes later a quick break from a West Brom corner released Keane to net his second of the match and fourth of the season.

A fumble from Pepe Reina saw the Liverpool keeper spill a routine catch inches wide of his own post but, having not beaten the first man with the corner, the Reds swiftly passed their way up field and a ball to Keane saw him skip around Carson and finish with his left into an open goal.

The second half started where the first left off with the home team throwing everything at a nervous looking West Brom defence and it took a few minutes before they carved open another chance.

With Gerrard pulling all the strings in the middle of the park it was him that released Albert Riera down the left who whipped over a deep cross searching for Kuyt, but good defending from Paul Robinson held the striker away from the ball at the back post.

On a hat-trick, Keane was proving to much for the Baggies back four and his persistence on the hour-mark found him out-muscling the towering figure of centre back Ryan Donk, but his touch took the ball to close to Carson who smothered the ball easily.

Despite having the match of his short Liverpool career, Keane was once again substituted before full time with Fernando Torres coming on following his injury lay-off.

Almost resigning themselves to defeat, West Brom had even more salt rubbed into the wounds after a lacklustre pass from Robinson led to the ball finding Alvaro Arbeloa, who dispatched an accurate shot into the top corner for his first goal of the season in the 90th minute.

Liverpool: Reina, Arbeloa, Agger, Carragher, Aurelio, Benayoun, Mascherano, Gerrard (Alonso 80), Riera (Babel 65), Keane (Torres 72), Kuyt.
Subs Not Used: Cavalieri, Hyypia, Insua, El Zhar.

Booked: Arbeloa, Mascherano.

Goals: Keane 34, 43, Arbeloa 90.

West Brom: Carson, Zuiverloon, Olsson, Donk, Robinson, Koren, Borja Valero, Greening, Kim (Filipe Teixeira 56), Bednar (Moore 56), Miller (Brunt 71).
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Hoefkens, Dorrans, Pele.

Booked: Olsson.

Att: 43,451

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).

Liverpool Vs West Brom higlights video
Liverpool - West Brom. Goal (1:0)Robbie KEANE

Robbie KEANE opens his LIverpool account after Gerrard set him up. Gerrard played a beautiful pass to Keane who lifted the ball over Carson with his left foot to hand the home side the lead.
Liverpool - West Brom. Goal (2:0)Robbie KEANE

Liverpool get on the break quickly and the ball is played to Robbie KEANE who places a neat shot past Scott Carson.
Liverpool - West Brom. Goal (3:0)Alvaro ARBELOA

Alvaro ARBELOA adds an extra gloss to Liverpool's win after a mistake from Paul Robinson, brilliant finish from the Spaniard.
Mowbray takes positives for Baggies

Benitez delighted for 'brilliant' Keane

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