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Foot race: Danny Welbeck takes on Glen Johnson on the wing
Aerial duel: Gareth McAuley of West Bromwich outjumps Ashley Williams to clear the ball
Painful: Iago Aspas feels the full weight of a Michael Carrick challenge
Dive? Danny Welbeck goes down in the area
Impressive: Jonjo Shelvey caught the eye in a defensive midfield role
Flashpoint: The players clash on the stroke of half-time
Interested spectator: The suspended Luis Suarez watches on from the stands (Picture: Ian Hodgson)
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In front: Ben Davies celebrates his goal with the team
In front: Ben Davies celebrates his goal with the team
No way through: Tom Cleverley takes on Steve Gerrard and Iago Aspas
Challenge: Ryan Giggs slides in on Philippe Coutinho as Robin van Persie watches on
GOAL! West Brom 0 Swansea 1 (Ben Davies 22')
Swansea
take the lead. Lovely left-foot finish on the volley from Ben Davies.
Pablo Hernandez skated around Liam Ridgewell, his first cross was nodded
back out to him and his second attempt was thumped home on the full by
the defender.
Breakthrough: Ben Davies blasts Swansea into the lead on 22 minutes
Shane Long is having a torrid time in front of goal. James Morrison just headed Scott Sinclair's free-kick goalwards only for the ball to hit the striker one yard in front of the goalline. It's quite an open encounter.
Back in action: Nicolas Anelka lined up for West Brom following his compassionate leave
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Sportsmail's Chris Wheeler is also at Anfield for us this afternoon:
For all the hype surrounding United’s meeting with Chelsea last Monday you still can’t beat this fixture for raw emotion. The atmosphere created by that pre-match tribute to Bill Shankly and Liverpool’s early goal is simply electric.
For all the hype surrounding United’s meeting with Chelsea last Monday you still can’t beat this fixture for raw emotion. The atmosphere created by that pre-match tribute to Bill Shankly and Liverpool’s early goal is simply electric.
Glanced: Another view of that early Sturridge goal - his fifth of the season
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The match at Anfield has started at 100 miles per hour as
Welbeck and Aspas both see opportunities easily claimed by the opposing
goalkeepers.
Well-timed: Steven Gerrard slides in to remove the ball from Ashley Young
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Almost a response from United - free-kick wide on the right
is swung in and headed back across goal by Evra. Van Persie attempts the
spectacular overhead kick, but it goes over the bar and into The Kop.
Spectacular: Robin van Persie attempts an overhead kick
GOAL! Liverpool 1 (Sturridge 3') Man United 0
It's the perfect birthday present for Daniel Sturridge!
Liverpool's first attack and the striker forced a corner. Perfect
delivery by Steven Gerrard and a glancing header by the in-form frontman
sails past two United defenders on the line. Anfield in full cry now
after Sturridge's fifth of the season.
First blood: Daniel Sturridge heads in Liverpool's opening goal after just 3 minutes
Celebration: And he marks it with his teammates (Picture: Ian Hodgson)
Tributes: Fans on the Kop led the minute's applause for Bill Shankly ahead of kick-off
Man United boss David Moyes on the touchline ahead of the game
Man United v Liverpool - Key stats
Man United are chasing a fourth consecutive win over
Liverpool this afternoon, while the hosts are hoping to win their first
three Premier League games for the first time since 1994.
United's last three wins over Liverpool have all been by a 2-1 margin - just under a year ago, goals from Rafael Da Silva and Robin van Persie saw United come from behind after Steven Gerrard fired 10-man Liverpool in front.
The goalless draw with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday ended a run of 82 consecutive league matches without a nil-nil, and you have to go back over 20 years to find back-to-back United 0-0s in the league. That was in March 1992, against Wimbledon and QPR.
United's last three wins over Liverpool have all been by a 2-1 margin - just under a year ago, goals from Rafael Da Silva and Robin van Persie saw United come from behind after Steven Gerrard fired 10-man Liverpool in front.
The goalless draw with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Monday ended a run of 82 consecutive league matches without a nil-nil, and you have to go back over 20 years to find back-to-back United 0-0s in the league. That was in March 1992, against Wimbledon and QPR.
Mementoes: There were plenty of Shankly scarves for sale outside Anfield
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TEAM NEWS - West Brom v Swansea
West Brom bring in Boaz Myhill, Nicolas Anelka and Scott
Sinclair - facing his former club - in changes to the side that drew 0-0
at Everton last weekend.
Manager Steve Clarke will be relieved to have the services of Anelka again, after the 34-year-old striker was granted indefinite compassionate leave following the death of his agent Eric Manasse.
Swansea, who were in Europa League action in Romania on Thursday, make just the one alteration from the eleven beaten 1-0 at Tottenham a week ago as Wilfried Bony starts ahead of Jonathan de Guzman.
West Brom: Myhill, Billy Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Sinclair, Long, Anelka
Substitutes: Rosenberg, Brunt, Lugano, Dorrans, Luke Daniels, Dawson, Berahino
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Ben Davies, Shelvey, Canas, Hernandez, Michu, Routledge, Bony
Substitutes: Amat, Britton, Lamah, de Guzman, Pozuelo, Tremmel, Richards
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Manager Steve Clarke will be relieved to have the services of Anelka again, after the 34-year-old striker was granted indefinite compassionate leave following the death of his agent Eric Manasse.
Swansea, who were in Europa League action in Romania on Thursday, make just the one alteration from the eleven beaten 1-0 at Tottenham a week ago as Wilfried Bony starts ahead of Jonathan de Guzman.
West Brom: Myhill, Billy Jones, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Sinclair, Long, Anelka
Substitutes: Rosenberg, Brunt, Lugano, Dorrans, Luke Daniels, Dawson, Berahino
Swansea: Vorm, Rangel, Chico, Williams, Ben Davies, Shelvey, Canas, Hernandez, Michu, Routledge, Bony
Substitutes: Amat, Britton, Lamah, de Guzman, Pozuelo, Tremmel, Richards
Referee: Mike Dean (Wirral)
Anticipation: Fans gather at the Hawthorns for the match with Swansea
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