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KICK OFF 2'
Some crisp early passing from Arsenal but the play bunching up in the middle of the park.
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Clichy tries to find Van Persie but Carragher hacks away.
4'
Diaby beats Carroll to Fabregas' free kick but glances his header a yard wide with Reina beaten.
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Carroll goes up for Suarez's cross, then Spearing chests it down and takes a tumble. He wants a pen but he may have fallen over Carroll.
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Now Liverpool win a free kick 40 yards from goal.
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Suarez's effort is on target but not well hit and Szczesny is right behind it.
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Clichy gets round Spearing but Carragher nods his near post cross clear of danger.
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Wilshere gives the ball away and Kuyt feeds Suarez wide, Lucas is on the overlap and wins a corner off Clichy.
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Carroll gets his head on the corner but it was a tad too high for him and loops over the bar.
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Liverpool getting plenty of men forward on the counter and Arsenal not probing particularly well in the final third yet.
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Suarez gets one-on-one with Djourou but the defender does well to stick a leg out and concede a corner.
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Carroll pulls away at the back post but his header was weak and no-one was near to capitalise.
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Trouble in Arsenal's box as Walcott's swerving shot forces Reina to parry, even though it was right at him, Van Persie knocks the rebound across goal but Flanagan nods behind under pressure from Nasri.
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Kuyt does well to cut infield and try to find Carroll but Eboue nips in to rescue the situation and set Arsenal away.
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Now Eboue's clever pass finds Fabregas inside the area but his poor touch means Skrtel can clear the ball for a corner.
16'
Arsenal hit the bar! Reina came for the corner, didn't get there and Koscielny's header cannons of the bar. Then Walcott shoots and claims handball - nothing given.
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The replay shows Walcott's shot definitely hit Kuyt on the arm, he had his right arm out slightly but was trying to tuck it in when then shot struck him. Tricky one.
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Stoke are already 2-0 up on Bolton inside 18 minutes in the FA Cup semi at Wembley. Etherington and Huth on target.
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Van Persie catches Skrtel in the face accidentally, then the camera pans to the stands where Sir Alex is sitting next to Fabio Capello.
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Great work from Nasri after he spins past Carragher down the left, his cross is too far ahead of Van Persie but Reina is out to claim before Walcott can get on the end of it.
21'
 Fabio Aurelio has pulled a hamstring and 17-year-old Jack Robinson will come on. Only his second appearance for the Reds.
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Suarez stands up a cross for Carroll but Szczesny claims on the stretch.
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Walcott slides Fabregas in and he in turn slides to reach the ball before it went out but Reina grabbed his cross. Walcott eager to test Robinson by the looks of it.
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Carroll is furious after his grapple with Koscielny ends in an Arsenal free kick.
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Van Persie strays offside as Fabregas tries to find him over the top - his finish was nice but the whistle had gone by then.
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Suarez's run ends when Eboue robs the ball from him.
27'
Suarez is lucky as he gives the ball away, Fabregas swaps a one-two with Van Persie before firing wide of the target from 18 yards.
28'
Stan Kroenke is watching on from the stands. He's not going to fly back for the NBA play-offs as it would mean leaving this game at half time. Commitment.
29'
 Flanagan is booked as he charges into the back of Nasri.
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Stoke are 3-0 up now, Kenwyne Jones. Wow.
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Walcott gets away from Robinson for the first time and crosses but Carragher clears at the near post.
32'
 Eboue flies down the right to latch onto Walcott's pass and as Skrtel slides in he doesn't get any of the ball and is carded.
33'
Van Persie hoofs the free kick, which was near the corner flag, about five yards over the bar. Waste.
34'
Nice from Arsenal, until the ball gets to Walcott on the edge of the box, as he kicks the ball with his left a split second before connecting with his right and it dribbles harmlessly wide.
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Arsenal break, Fabregas' pass is overhit but Van Persie chases it as Reina comes to shield the ball out for a goal kick, but the striker very nearly keeps the ball in. A let off for the goalkeeper.
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Well played Robinson, Walcott bursts through onto Fabregas' ball but the defender sticks with him, sends him wide and when the cross does come in Liverpool have regropued and Carragher boots clear.
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Good spell of Arsenal pressure now....
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Now Fabregas fails to control Eboue's cross. Arsenal getting closer...
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Suarez and Carroll can't seem to keep hold of the ball in the final thrid at the moment.
40'
Walcott wins a corner for Arsenal as Robinson holds firm. He's got some pace about him the 17-year-old.
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Suarez won the ball but as he broke over the halfway line he had no-one in support and flicked an aimless pass towards Spearing. Arsenal regain possession.
42'
Fabregas' radar isn't working properly at the moment as he wastes another slice of good possession.
43'
Another Arsenal corner is cleared.
44'
Suarez executes a swan dive as Koscielny nipped at his heels. Free kick wide right.
45'
Arsenal's best chance of the half as Fabregas feeds a low ball into the area, Eboue gets it onto his right and his deflected shot loops over Reina but wide of the far post.
45'
HALF TIME Another scoreless half for Arsenal and they never really looked like opening Liverpool up. Koscielny did hit the bar, but it wasn't a great half.
45'
 Fabregas and Skrtel battle for the ball.