Liverpool's season kick-off
Coutinho scored the winner for Liverpool and went to celebrate with the fans.
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Everton
1 - 2 Liverpool
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Coutinho (11), Lazar Markovic (33), Kevin Mirallas (34)
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Lazar Markovic (56), Leighton Baines (82)
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Coutinho (66)
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Lazar Markovic
Liverpool XI: Pepe Reina(C), Johnson, Lovren, Sakho, Enrique, Lucas, Henderson, Markovic, Coutinho, Lallana, Sturridge.
Liverpool kicked off their Premier League campaign of the season in an away Merseyside-derby game against bitter rival, Everton, at Goodison Park in front of 40,000 enthusiastic fans.
This was their first Premier League after the sale of Uruguayan international footballer, Luis Suarez and the departure of ex-manager, Brendan Rodgers, with former player Sami Hyypiä on the lines.
There were many doubts regarding Liverpool's attack without Suarez and many fans at Anfield were concerned who will lead the team offensively this year and an answer was delivered by the Brazilian attacking midfielder, Coutinho, who scored the first goal for Liverpool eleven minutes in the game and season with a half volley from a narrow angle.
11' - Goal! Lazar Markovic advanced on the right wing and centered the ball into the box where Coutinho fired the ball in a half volley into the net of Everton and scored Liverpool's first Premier league goal for the season.
33' - Goal! The player who assisted the first goal has now scored, Lazar Markovic exploited confusion in Everton's defence and picked a lost ball in the box and left-footed shot from close range to the bottom right corner.
34' - Goal, Goal, Goal! Not a minute passed and Leighton Baines cleared a cross from free kick of Coutinho and found Kevin Mirallas, alone in Liverpool's half. Kevin Mirallas ran forward and his shot to the left corner beat Pepe Reina.
90+4' - Kevin Friend blew the whistle and a great game where the better team won. A great debut for Sami Hyypiä as Liverpool's manager.
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Liverpool
1 - 1 Crystal Palace
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Vitaliy Rodionov (1), Daniel Sturridge (13)
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Joe Ledley (73)
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Joel Ward
Liverpool XI: Pepe Reina(C), Johnson, Lovren, Sakho, Enrique, Lucas, Henderson, Markovic, Coutinho, Sterling, Sturridge.
Liverpool played Crystal Palace who had Liverpool's former player who signed for them this summer, Martin Kelly after the away win 2-1 over Everton in their first match of the season, in front of 37,200 fans at Anfield.
Liverpool's fans and players have been shocked in the first minute of the game when Crystal Palace's Belarusian striker, Vitaliy Rodionov that shaked himself free of Lovren and Enrique and with a very powerful shot from a tight angle beat Pepe Reina. Twelve minutes later, Daniel Sturridge has levelled the result with a shot that fierced the net after he closed down the opponent's defender, Scott Dann.
1' - Goal, Gooaaal! Chamakh provided Radionov with a fantastic through ball and Radionov ran with Lovren and Jose Enrique next to him however he released a right-footed strong shot which shocked the fans at the stadium and gave Crystal Palace an unexpected lead, 1-0!
13' - Daniel Sturridge hassled Crystal Palace's defenders endlessly and it paid back to him when he stole the ball from Scott Dann and with a lot of space inside the box, he sent the ball into the top right corner and levelled the score, 1-1!
90+4' - Full time whistle! A disappointing game is now over with the score of 1-1 between Liverpool and Crystal Palace. The fans of Crystal Palace might be happy with the surprising result however I doubt Sami Hyypiä will feel the very same.
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Hull
0 - 2 Liverpool
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Coutinho (27), Jordan Henderson (65]
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Lucas Leiva (34), Curtis Davies (80), Tom Huddlestone (90+2)
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Coutinho
Liverpool XI: Pepe Reina(C), Johnson, Lovren, Sakho, Enrique, Lucas, Henderson, Markovic, Coutinho, Sterling, Sturridge.
Hull played their third Premier League match of the season in front of nearly 25,000 fans in their home, KC Stadium, against Merseyside-team Liverpool with small expectations as bettings sites marked unanimously Liverpool as clear favourites for the clash.
Liverpool's manager was smiling as his players controlled without a doubt during the whole match and today, in contrast to the game against Crystal Palace, they have scored twice and secured the second win out of three games after 65 minutes played, when Jordan Henderson doubled the score with flat free-kick from outside Hull's 16m box after Coutinho gave Liverpool the lead with a good header, assisted by a cross from Raheem Sterling.
27' - Goal, Goal, Goal! A cross of Raheem Sterling has found Coutinho who was not marked and headed the ball into the top left corner and ran to the Liverpool fans who made it to the stadium to celebrate the lead with them.
64' - Foul! Tom Huddlestone fouled Coutinho just outside of Hull's 16m box and the referee rightfully whistled for a free-kick.
65' - Gooooaaal! Jordan Henderson stood behind the ball to take the free-kick and with a strong flat kick that passed under the wall and into the net, 2-0 to Liverpool!
90+3' - Roger East blew the final whistle! Liverpool takes the full three points tonight!