Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth | Highlights | Premiership

Liverpool 1-0 Portsmouth Highlights

October 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment | Posted in English Premier League

Steven Gerrard slotted in a 76th minute penalty to earn Premier League leaders Liverpool a win over Portsmouth.

Gerrard scored after Papa Bouba Diop undid his side’s resolute performance by handling a corner in Pompey boss Tony Adams’ first game in charge.

Until then, Dirk Kuyt’s shot being parried against the post was the closest Liverpool had come to a goal.

Yossi Benayoun was also denied for the home side after a last-ditch Younes Kaboul tackle before Gerrard’s winner.

Pompey belatedly pushed forward in search of an equaliser after the goal but Liverpool held on for a win to stay three points clear at the top of the table.

However, it was a close call for the Reds after manager Rafael Benitez had made four changes from the side that beat Chelsea on Sunday.

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EPL Table

Pos	Club	P	Pts
1	Chelsea	12	30
2	Arsenal	11	25
3	Man Utd	12	25
4	Tottenham	12	22
5	Aston Villa	12	21
6	Man City	11	20
7	Liverpool	12	19
8	Sunderland	12	17
9	Stoke	12	16
10	Burnley	12	16
11	Fulham	11	15
12	Everton	11	15
13	Wigan	12	14
14	Blackburn	11	13
15	Birmingham	12	12
16	Bolton	11	11
17	Hull	12	11
18	West Ham	12	10
19	Wolves	12	10
20	Portsmouth	12	7

Pos: Position | P: Played | Pts : Points
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