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Luis Garcia came off the bench to score a late winner three minutes from time against Arsenal.

 Earlier in the game Gerrard had a penalty saved after 30 minutes by Lehman after Morientes was brought down by Eboue.

Morientes, Kewell and Riise all came close in the first half.

Lehmann began the second half in an equally inspired form, foiling Robbie Fowler, after the Liverpool striker’s first-time touch left Senderos flat-footed.

Just past the hour Liverpool went close with a Morientes header and Sami Hyypia’s clever flick that Ljungberg, who was stationed at the post, cleared off the line. 

Garcia had come on 84 minutes and three minutes later he was the first to react as Lehmann was unable to hold Hamann’s powerful shot.

The win moved Liverpool 10 points clear of fifth-placed Arsenal

Some classic footy blunders..about halfway through is LFC vs Villa and Rosenthal hitting the bar in 1992

Classic from Forlan right at the end too.  We’d probably advise to turn your sound down first as the music is a bit over dramatic!

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 Gabriel Paletta’s proposed move to Liverpool has been put on hold until the end of the season.

The argentine was expected to fly to England to discuss a move, however his club Banfield have confirmed he is staying unti the end of the season, saying : Negotiations have reached an impasse until the end of the season.

"Gabriel wanted to play in the Clausura Championship with us."

Talks will continue, with Banfield president Carlos Portell saying : They are likely to be completed but we will wait until the end of the season.

Paletta was part of the under 20 world cup winning side of 2005.

 Liverpool beat Wigan 1-0 at the JJB stadium on saturday, with the only goal of the game coming from Sami Hyypia.

The game saw Robbie Fowler make his first start since returning to the club, playing 60 mins on his full debut (again) for the reds.

Liverpool had a few chances before the goal, coming from Morientes, Fowler and Gerrard all having shots.

 The only goal of the game came in the 30th minute after a corner was cleared, Hyypia stayed up for the attack, Carrragher looped a ball over the defence for the big Finn to volley it past Pollitt in the wigan goal.

In the second half, wigan had alot of chances from Scharner and Ziegler, but Dudek did well in goal to keep a clean sheet.

After the game Manager Rafa Benitez said :
We worked really hard for the win and showed we have character.

"It was an important win for us because recent results have not been good.

"It’s also important in terms of our confidence and I think the players have got their just desserts because they have worked very hard for it."

Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard has shook off a knee injury , in time to play against wigan.

Gerrard missed the game at Charlton in midweek, but is now back for tomorrows game at The JJB stadium.

Peter Crouch is out for this game though, having picked up a heel injury.

check back for more team news later

Some great footage from the tunnel against Chelsea, where Gerrard goes to shake the hand of the Chelsea child mascot to get a suprise response.

Cheeky little bugger, Gerrard saw the funny side of it anyway!

Typical Brummy Chiles commentary over the top too, ‘he must be related to Dennis Wise’

Liverpool have decided not to appeal against Jose Reina's red card in the 2-0 defeat at Chelsea on Sunday. The Spanish goalkeeper was sent off following an incident with Chelsea's Arjen Robben, during which he placed a hand on the Dutch player's face. But the Football Association received no appeal before their noon deadline. Reina will serve a three-game ban, meaning he will miss Wednesday's trip to Charlton, the visit to Wigan and the home game with Arsenal on 14 February.

Benitez said "I must go to the hospital because the injury was so serious that maybe he will be there for one week,. Reina has made a mistake because Robben was talking with him and he turns and touches his face, but has he broken his neck? He has dived, it is so clear. I don't understand why you can kick everyone in a game, then you touch one player and you are sent off. What kind of professional can you be against another professional if you leave the other player not playing for three games?"

How would you like the chance to meet Robbie Fowler and have your photograph taken with the Liverpool legend as he hands over the very shirt he wore as he was unveiled as Rafa’s most recent signing?

If that appeals to you then read on because Liverpool Football Club have teamed up with the Alder Hey Imagine charity to make one supporter’s dream come true and help out a brilliant cause at the same time.

Alder Hey – a world renowned children’s hospital based in Liverpool – recently set up the Imagine charity, a fundraising initiative to help the hospital continue to care for the health of over 200,000 children and young people every year.

By bidding for the chance to win Robbie’s shirt and meet the striker at the club’s Melwood training complex, you could play your part in raising money for a such a worthwhile charity.

The auction will be conducted by a ’sealed bid’ process, with supporters submitting by email the maximum amount they are willing to pay for this fantastic prize and a piece of LFC history.

Once bidding closes, Liverpoolfc.tv will contact the supporter who has submitted the highest bid to arrange the details of the payment to the charity and also the shirt and photograph presentation.

To submit a bid, please email your name, address, contact number and how much you are willing to pay for the prize to fowlershirt@liverpoolfc.tv

The closing date for all bids is February 17 2006.

# Please do not bid unless you are willing to honour the amount you are prepared to pay for the prize. This is a serious charity appeal and timewasters will not be appreciated by Alder Hey, Liverpool Football Club or Robbie himself.

Pepe Reina was sent off as Liverpool lost 2-0 to Chelsea at Stamford bridge.

Chelsea went a goal up through William Gallas, who poked home from close range, then Hernan Crespo doubled the lead in the second half.

Liverpool didnt look like winning the game and although they created a few chances, Chelsea came out on top.

To top off the game, Pepe Reina was sent off after a foul on Gudjohnsen, which Arjen Robben objected to, when Reina pushed him, Robben fell to the floor as if he had been shot in the face.

Afterwards Rafa Benitez said "I’m in a hurry and I must go to the hospital to see how Robben is, he could be in hospital for a week" Referring to the dutchmans exaggeration of the push.

 Robbie Fowler received an amazing reception from the crowd on wednesday, making his return to Anfield.

Liverpool ended up drawing the game 1-1 with Birmingham, after Gerrard had put the reds ahead in the 62nd minute, only for Alonso to chest the ball into his own net 2 minutes from time.

Fowler scored an overhead in the last minute of extra time, only for it to be ruled out for offside.

To see a video from the stands by me, of the moment Robbie Fowler returned to Anfield, click on the link Below. Vid is around 1min 30 seconds long, may take a while to load, but its definately worth it!