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Live: Liverpool vs Cardiff City (Team)

Here’s the team for tonight’s clash…

Charles Itjande in goal, Fabio Aurelio, Jamie Carragher, Jack Hobbs, Alvaro Arbeloa, Sebastian Leto, Steven Gerrard, Lucas Leiva, El Zhar, Peter Crouch, Ryan Babel.

Robbie Fowler starts up front for Cardiff.

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Robbie Returns, Will Harry Kewell?

After the weekend’s draw with Arsenal it’s the return of domestic cup football action for Liverpool with Cardiff City the guests at Anfield tonight. A win sends Liverpool into the Quarter Final of the League Cup and by the looks of things, Harry Kewell might be in line for his first start to the season. While Harry Kewell returns, so too does Robbie Fowler - turns out he can never stray too far from the Kop. Hopefully though he won’t be in scoring form against his old club as Liverpool look to continue their quest for silverware this season.

Cardiff are struggling in the Championship this season, currently lying in 17th position with 14th points out of 13 games but as with League Cup action, there’s always a risk of a shock cup defeat so there’s no reason for Liverpool to get any way complacent with tonight’s fixture - emotional return for Robbie Fowler or not.

West Ham are already through to the final eight and Liverpool will hopefully be joining them after tonight. No word yet on the team for tonight’s fixture but Lucas Leiva and Sebastian Leto are in line for a run out. It doesn’t help that Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso are laid up after the weekend but as always there’s bound to be wholesale changes for tonight.

Kick off is set for 8pm, audio coverage on LiverpoolFC.tv.

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New Poll: Will Liverpool Qualify From Group A?

We’ve one point out of 9, we’re looking at an uphill battle, so where do you think Liverpool will finish in their Champions League Group A? Miraculous table toppers? Close runners up? Or just no chance of qualifying at all?

Have your say now on the new Liverpool Access poll available via the homepage or here (direct poll link).

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Well, That Was Frustrating

One point out of a possible nine leaves Liverpool smack at the bottom of group A. Marseille sit pretty at the top of the group with seven points, thankfully having drawn with Porto last night to make things a little easier on Liverpool. But the fact now stands that we need to win the three remaining games, starting first with Besiktas making a trip to Anfield. If it can’t be done, I don’t see how we’re getting out of the group. Not only that, but the three wins might not be enough to get the job done.

Not for the first time this season Sami Hyypia bagged himself an own goal but Bobo’s goal on the 82nd minute would be enough to seal it for Besiktas, Steven Gerrard’s goal three minutes later becoming nothing more than a consolation for Liverpool, Liverpool once again not making the most of their opportunities.

Chances were along the lines of 11 for Liverpool in the first half, 28 overall, and though Rafa Benitez says this morning that he’s happy with the performance I think everyone would have been a lot happier today if three points - hell even a single point - came out of the away encounter.

Fair enough, the game was going to be tough - hostile territory, injuries, so on and so forth. Still doesn’t permit someone to look for excuses when, at the end of the day, more should have been made of the chances presented during the game.

With Arsenal on fire during the week with a 7-0 win, the signs don’t bode too well heading into the weekend wouldn’t you think?

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Farewell To Stan

The curtain fell on Steve Staunton’s international management career in the wee hours of this morning. The ex-Red defender managed 17 games in charge of Ireland but a a series of bad results and the failure of our national team once again to fail to qualify for a major competition brought about the end of his reign before the current Euro 2008 campaign finishes.

Ex-Red and Newcastle boss Graeme Souness has been put in the frame for the job. Credit to Stan, he tried to play things his own way but between both himself and the FAI it just wasn’t working.

The Mirror gets my headline of the day award with “What A Waste Of 2 Years”. Best of luck to whoever lands themselves with the Irish post in the future, they’ve got some challenge ahead of them to repair the damage of the last two years.

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Alonso Back, No Turkey For Torres

Xabi Alonso is back in the Liverpool squad for tomorrow’s Champions League encounter with Besiktas but Fernando Torres is unlikely to play any part, with doctors at Liverpool deciding Torres has to stick around Merseyside to build up his fitness after taking a knock on international duty with Spain.

Having missed the clash with Everton at the weekend there is still a chance that Torres can make it to one of this season’s highlights in Sunday’s encounter with Arsenal - hopefully anyway!

It will be nice to see Alonso back in action as well, I’m hoping he’ll make it to the pitch tomorrow as Liverpool need everyone on their A-Game to take three points in Turkey and make a good stab at finishing in the top two of the group. A draw at this stage, after three games, is simply not good enough.

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Fair Play To Steve Finnan

One of the problems with these international breaks, outside of the fact that it makes activity on LiverpoolAccess.com that bit quieter, is that you’ve got to sit and watch Ireland play. Under Steve Staunton that’s just become a chore in itself. Whether it’s the management, players, or the strange combination of both - it’s just not happening and no matter what’s on the TV, there’s something more interesting than watching an Irish match at present.

That said, fair play to Steve Finnan last night who saved Ireland’s graces and blushes (and likely Stan from an immediate sacking) by bagging a late goal last night for Ireland as the national side struggled against lowly Cyprus.

Finnan has been solid for Liverpool over the past few seasons and the same for Ireland when he’s on the pitch. Nice to know you can count on a Red to get the job done.

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Live: Liverpool 2 - 2 Tottenham (Torres, 90+)

We were given three minutes to find an equaliser and Fernando Torres has just headed home in front of a screaming Kop to find the equaliser Liverpool needed to get something out of this game. Brilliant finish.

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Live: Liverpool 1 - 2 Tottenham (Keane, 47)

Balls once again. Robbie Keane just gifted Spurs the lead, again Berbatov popping up with a header to set up Keane to fire past Reina in goal. Spurs take the lead just two minutes into the second half. Bad form.

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Live: Liverpool 1 - 1 Tottenham (Keane, 44)

Balls to that, didn’t see it coming at all. Robbie Keane has pulled one back for Spurs, Berbatov flicking on for Robbie Keane to fire past Reina on his right foot. That’s going to change things for the second half anyway. Bit of a mixup amongst the backline there.

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