2-2
Former Liverpool player Jonjo Shelvey moved to the Welsh club Swansea City in the offseason and faced his old club today with the Reds coming to town. Shelvey was a central figure throughout the first-half, initially giving his team a very early lead. He first missed a half-volley shot, but the ball stayed at his feet and he was able to drive inside the box. Then his next shot was blocked by Liverpool defender Skrtel, but again the ball stayed at his feet for a third crack at goal that did get past the keeper (2').
Immediately after the goal, Shelvey was responsible for giving away the lead when a poor back-pass to his keeper was intercepted by Sturridge. The back-pass set up Sturridge in a perfect spot to take a quick first-touch shot for the equalizer (4'). Later in the first-half Shelvey was again responsible for a bad pass that resulted in another goal for Liverpool. This time the pass was intercepted by Victor Moses (making his first start with the club) who streaked up the field and scored to put the Reds in front (36').
Shelvey was able to redeem his two previous bad passes with one very good pass later in the second-half. Shelvey put his teammate Michu in on goal with a well place glancing header. Michu had a number of shots blocked and saved over the course of the match, but this one beat the Liverpool keeper for the final goal (64').
Moses and defender Sakho both made their first starts today for Liverpool and both were quite good. Liverpool have been forced to deal with several injuries to their defensive players and Coutinho may also be sidelined for a while, exiting today's match with an apparent shoulder injury.
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