Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 21 December 2013
Result
Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City
Premier League · Saturday 21 December 2013, 12:45 UTC · half-time 3-0
Liverpool 3-1 Cardiff City: match report
Liverpool defeated Cardiff City 3-1 in the Premier League on Saturday 21 December 2013. The half-time score was 3-0.
Luis Suárez opened the scoring in the 25th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Luis Suárez (25'), Raheem Sterling (42') and Luis Suárez (45'). Cardiff City scored through Jordon Mutch (58').
Discipline: Liverpool received 2 yellow cards; Cardiff City received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Liverpool were 3rd on 33 points from 16 and Cardiff City 16th on 17 points from 16. Liverpool went on to finish that season 3rd with 81 points, and Cardiff City 20th with 29.
Liverpool lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Cardiff City in a 4-1-4-1.
Going into the match Liverpool's last five read W-W-W-L-D and Cardiff City's W-L-D-L-D.
Key events
- 25'Goal · Luis Suárez
- 41'Yellow card · Martin Škrtel
- 42'Goal · Raheem Sterling
- 45'Goal · Luis Suárez
- 58'Goal · Jordon Mutch
- 72'Yellow card · Raheem Sterling
Team news
Liverpool expected line-up (4-2-3-1)
Simon Mignolet, Martin Škrtel, Mamadou Sakho, Glen Johnson, Jon Flanagan, Jordan Henderson, Lucas Leiva, Luis Suárez, Raheem Sterling, Steven Gerrard
Cardiff City expected line-up (4-1-4-1)
Txiki Acaz, Steven Caulker, Ben Turner, Kévin Théophile-Catherine, Gary Medel, Andrew Taylor, Peter Whittingham, Jordon Mutch, Fraizer Campbell, Peter Odemwingie