Premier League Live: West Brom v Liverpool

We're almost ready to go in our first live game of the season and here are the teams:

West Brom: Foster, Reid, McAuley, Olsson, Ridgewell, Morrison, Yacob, Mulumbu, Odemwingie, Long, Gera. Subs: Myhill, El Ghanassy, Brunt, Jara Reyes, Lukaku, Dawson, Fortune.

Liverpool: Reina, Kelly, Skrtel, Agger, Johnson, Lucas, Allen, Gerrard, Downing, Suarez, Borini. Subs: Jones, Carroll, Cole, Henderson, Carragher, Adam, Shelvey.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 1:52:30 PM
The Baggies kick-off, playing from left to right in their usual colours. The season is underway, folks...

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:00:41 PM
Liverpool fans in fine voice at the Hawthorns.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:01:28 PM
2' - Early corner for Albion is hoofed clear. Shane Long looks fit anyway, despite what went on earlier in the week.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:02:22 PM
3' - Liam Ridgewell has the first shot in anger for the home team, firing over with the outside of his left boot from the edge of the area.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:03:01 PM
4' - Decent opening here. Stewart Downing, who Brendan Rodgers says is 'excellent', fizzes a ball in from the right but Olsson drills the danger clear.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:04:23 PM
Liverpool chasing down the ball quickly but West Brom are dealing with it well.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:06:52 PM
Some casual backpasses from West Brom. They'd want to be careful or they could be punished.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:07:51 PM
9' - Half-chance for Shane Long. Races down the right, robs the ball from Lucas but lifts the ball on to the roof of the net.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:08:52 PM
Good play from Long there after Lucas fails to clear.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:09:07 PM
Another horrible backpass from West Brom, Saurez has his effort beaten away.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:09:47 PM
10' - Good save from Ben Foster as Suarez rampages forward, beats two and shoots low towards goal.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:10:03 PM
11' - It's end-to-end now - Agger takes down Shane Long who was flying towards goal. Slight contact but enough to bring the Tipperary man down.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:10:29 PM
Free kick for West Brom as Long goes down. Wasn't much contact there for me, a soft free.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:10:45 PM
11' - Reid takes the free butit's deflected off the wall and Albion have a corner.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:11:05 PM
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by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:11:43 PM
Some clever play around the box there from Liverpool.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:13:01 PM
16' - Foster smothers a Suarez shot after he turned McAuley.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:16:03 PM
Saurez looking very lively. Did well to control the ball and beat defenders in the box to get a saved shot off.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:16:15 PM
Borini goes very close.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:16:49 PM
17' - Nice attempt from Borini, curling mere inches wide with an effort across goal. Liverpool starting to dominate.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:17:23 PM
Would have been a controversial one - West Brom fans thought the ball had already gone out.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:17:43 PM
Great to see Steven Reid doing well out there, would love to see him back in an Ireland jersey.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:20:46 PM
Steven Gerrard caught offside there.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:21:12 PM
Irrelevant information: Dean Whitehead picks up the first booking of the season for Stoke City. How many more will he accumulate by May?

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:21:51 PM
Shane Long unlucky to be called offside there. Saurez caught offside 20 seconds later.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:23:03 PM
Getting a bit heated in midfield now.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:23:37 PM
Saurez defiantly too good for these West Brom defenders. Going by them at will, it seems.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:26:14 PM
The tempo moves up a notch with Albion on the counter-attack. Not a bad tie so far, all said.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:27:59 PM
GOAL FLASH: Fulham 1 (Duff) Norwich City 0

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:28:00 PM
Johnson's cross is just too high for Saurez, who heads it just over.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:29:34 PM
A real chance for Liverpool there. Saurez looks agonised, he really wants his goal today, I'll be amazed if he doesn't get one at some stage.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:30:26 PM
Liverpool defence looking less than convincing so far it must be said. Skrtel clears for a corner when Reina could have gathered.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:31:57 PM
Ridgewell made his presence known to Borini there, who looks hurt, probably just winded thought.

by Ken Rooney 8/18/2012 2:34:24 PM
GOALFLASH! Reading 0 Stoke 1 (Kightly 34)

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:38:00 PM
37 - Johnson shoots well over after Saurez's scuffed shot is badly cleared.

by AlanSmith 8/18/2012 2:38:40 PM
Ball bobbles around the West Brom area but no Liverpool player can stab it in.

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:40:54 PM
Johnson clatters Odemwingie. Yellow card.

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:41:52 PM
41- Reid has his free deflected over by the wall.

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:42:16 PM
42 - Gera scores a screamer! West Brom 1 Liverpool 0

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:43:02 PM
Woooooooowwwww!!!!!! Stunning Long Shot frm Gera

by ayvercetti via twitter 8/18/2012 2:43:37 PM
GOAL! 1-0 West Brom. Great strike from Gera. 25 yarder into top corner after corner headed out by Skrtel.

by James Pearce via twitter 8/18/2012 2:43:48 PM
He could have been closed down a little quicker maybe, but you've got to give credit to Gera for a sweet strike.

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:44:36 PM
GOALFLASH! West Ham 1 (Nolan 40) Aston Villa 0.

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:45:15 PM
GOALFLASH! Fulham 2 (Mladen Petric 41) Norwich 0.

by BreakingNews 8/18/2012 2:46:40 PM

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Premier League Live: West Brom v Liverpool