Sheffield United vs Liverpool LIVE: Premier League result and reaction as Dominik Szoboszlai scores late goal
Sheffield United 0-2 Liverpool: Van Dijk and Szoboszlai found the target for the Reds
Sheffield United face their first Premier League outing since sacking manager Paul Heckingbottom and replacing him with Chris Wilder who returns to Bramall Lane to face Liverpool tonight.
The Blades continued their poor season by shipping five goals against Burnley results in Heckingbottom’s dismissal and they’ll be hoping to earn a bounce from bringing in a new manager.
Liverpool, meanwhile, clinched a seven-goal thriller against Fulham on Sunday with Trent Alexander-Arnold scoring an 88th minute goal to win the match 4-3. Jurgen Klopp will be hoping his team acan close out a more convincing win against the Blades, who are bottom of the table, as Liverpool attempt to keep up the pace with league leaders Arsenal.
Follow the latest action from the Premier League below:
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SAVE! Kelleher keeps Liverpool level! A counter-attack by the Blades ends with McAtee being set free past Gomez and into the box, and the young midfielder's side-foot volley from 10 yards forces the Irish goalkeeper into a smart stop at close range!
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Causing havoc in the hosts' penalty area, Szoboszlai sends over a dipping corner from the left, which Robinson has to head over his own crossbar. Liverpool can't make anything of the second corner-kick though.
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Mac Allister is back in the thick of things in midfield, as the game searches for some rhythm. After Diaz dashes up the left wing and dinks over a cross to the back post, Slash slashes his first-time shot well over the crossbar.
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Cautiously, Mac Allister returns to his feet with some help, then jogs gently towards the touchline. It seems like he'll be fit enough to continue, but the game resumes with Liverpool momentarily a man down.
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With an average age of 24 years and 239 days, Sheffield United’s starting XI tonight is the second-youngest they have ever named for a Premier League game, only ahead of their final day line-up of the 1992-93 campaign versus Chelsea (24 years 210 days).
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After a clumsy challenge by Vinicius in central midfield, Mac Allister is left writhing around on the turf in apparent agony. Liverpool's medical staff rush on, and the game comes to a halt while he receives treatment.
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Hamer delivers a curling free-kick into the box from the right, but two late-arriving team-mates can't quite get a boot on it near the back post and the ball whistles wide.
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Liverpool kick off, and we are under way in Sheffield!
Sheffield United vs Liverpool
The players are out on the pitch at a packed Bramall Lane, and kick-off is now just moments away!
Sheffield United vs Liverpool
Joel Matip may have joined several teammates in Liverpool's treatment room folllowing the win over Fulham, but Ibrahima Konate is now ready to replace him in the visitors' starting XI. Endo starts after scoring as a substitute last weekend, while Gakpo and Gomez are also promoted. Alisson, Diogo Jota, Andrew Robertson, Thiago Alcantara and Stefan Bajcetic all remain unavailable.
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