Liverpool v Stoke City, 27 December 2016

Score4-1 to Liverpool
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueAnfield
Attendance53,094

View Liverpool v Stoke City head to head

Kick-off: 5.15pm Jon Walters' opener was only the third goal that Stoke City had scored in a league game at Anfield since 1976 (also Paul Bracewell in March 1983 and Bojan Krkic in April 2016).

4 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

1 Stoke City

Manager: Mark Hughes

Goals:

Adam Lallana 35 G
Roberto Firmino 44 G
Giannelli Imbula own goal 59 OG
Daniel Sturridge 70 G

Goals:

Jon Walters 12 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Forward Divock Origi

Starting lineup:

Lee Grant Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Giannelli Imbula Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Jon Walters Midfielder/Forward
Peter Crouch Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Emre Can for Adam Lallana 69
Daniel Sturridge for Divock Origi 70
Alberto Moreno for Roberto Firmino 79

Substitutions:

Ramadan Sobhi for Glenn Whelan 66
Ibrahim Afellay for Mame Biram Diouf 75
Wilfried Bony for Peter Crouch 84

Cards:

Cards:

Joe Allen 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Midfielder Ovie Ejaria
Forward Daniel Sturridge
Forward Ben Woodburn

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Wilfried Bony
Forward Bojan Krkić

Comments:

League position: 2nd Daniel Sturridge's goal was the 100th that Liverpool had scored under manager Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League (played 48). The Reds had now created a new club record by scoring 86 goals in the Premier League in a calendar year. The previous record was 84 in 2013. They became the last of this season's 20 clubs to concede the first goal in a home game in the Premier League in 2016-17.

Comments:

League position: 13th Jon Walters' goal was the 500th goal scored in this Premier League season. Stoke City were now without a win in their last four Premier League games. This was the fourth time that the Potters had conceded four goals in a Premier League game so far in this season; more than any other team.

4 Liverpool

Manager: Jürgen Klopp

Goals:

Adam Lallana 35 G
Roberto Firmino 44 G
Giannelli Imbula own goal 59 OG
Daniel Sturridge 70 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Simon Mignolet
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Ragnar Klavan
Defender Dejan Lovren
Defender/Midfielder Jordan Henderson
Defender/Midfielder James Milner
Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum
Midfielder/Forward Roberto Firmino
Midfielder/Forward Adam Lallana
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Forward Divock Origi

Substitutions:

Emre Can for Adam Lallana 69
Daniel Sturridge for Divock Origi 70
Alberto Moreno for Roberto Firmino 79

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Loris Karius
Defender Alberto Moreno
Defender/Midfielder Emre Can
Defender/Midfielder Lucas Leiva
Midfielder Ovie Ejaria
Forward Daniel Sturridge
Forward Ben Woodburn

Comments:

League position: 2nd Daniel Sturridge's goal was the 100th that Liverpool had scored under manager Jurgen Klopp in the Premier League (played 48). The Reds had now created a new club record by scoring 86 goals in the Premier League in a calendar year. The previous record was 84 in 2013. They became the last of this season's 20 clubs to concede the first goal in a home game in the Premier League in 2016-17.

1 Stoke City

Manager: Mark Hughes

Goals:

Jon Walters 12 G

Starting lineup:

Lee Grant Goalkeeper
Erik Pieters Defender
Ryan Shawcross Defender/Centre back
Glen Johnson Defender/Full back
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Giannelli Imbula Midfielder
Glenn Whelan Midfielder
Jon Walters Midfielder/Forward
Peter Crouch Forward
Mame Biram Diouf Forward

Substitutions:

Ramadan Sobhi for Glenn Whelan 66
Ibrahim Afellay for Mame Biram Diouf 75
Wilfried Bony for Peter Crouch 84

Cards:

Joe Allen 36 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Ibrahim Afellay
Midfielder Ramadan Sobhi
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Forward Wilfried Bony
Forward Bojan Krkić

Comments:

League position: 13th Jon Walters' goal was the 500th goal scored in this Premier League season. Stoke City were now without a win in their last four Premier League games. This was the fourth time that the Potters had conceded four goals in a Premier League game so far in this season; more than any other team.