Aston Villa 0 Sunderland 1

Wolves 3 Sunderland 2

Tottenham 1 Sunderland 1

Tottenham v Sunderland

Blackburn 0 Sunderland 0

Blackburn v Sunderland

West Brom 1 Sunderland 0

SUNDERLAND might have brought the beach balls but Liverpool kicked sand in their face at Anfield yesterday.

Sunderland striker Kenwyne Jones will be given until the last minute to prove his fitness ahead of tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Birmingham.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce faces an anxious wait over a series of players ahead of Monday’s Premier League clash with Stoke.

Everton 2 Sunderland 0

Goalkeeper Marton Fulop is set to begin an extended run in the Sunderland side as Arsenal visit in the Barclays Premier League tomorrow.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will be without Kieran Richardson through suspension for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash with Liverpool.

Former Chelsea and Liverpool midfielder Boudewijn Zenden has joined Sunderland until the end of the season after impressing while training on Wearside.

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce will take his time before deciding whether to offer Boudewijn Zenden a contract at the Stadium of Light.

Boudewijn Zenden has joined Sunderland on a week-long trial.

Marseille 0 Liverpool 4

Liverpool 0 Marseille 1

RAFAEL BENITEZ wants to see “the real Steven Gerrard” driving Liverpool towards more European glory.

Rafael Benitez wants to see "the real Steven Gerrard" guiding Liverpool towards more European glory.

New Liverpool striker Andriy Voronin believes he will thrive at Anfield because the club has top-class midfielders.

France striker Djibril Cisse looks set to complete a permanent move to Marseille after the Mediterranean club reached “an agreement in principle” with Liverpool.

THE trek home began immediately after the match ended: 7,000 Milan fans with their different-coloured bracelets indicating the departure time of their return flights to Malpensa.

Portsmouth 2 Liverpool 1

STEVEN GERRARD’S double sent Liverpool back above Arsenal into third place in the Barclays Premiership.

Liverpool 2 Middlesbrough 0

DUTCH striker Dirk Kuyt would be happy to commit the rest of his career to Liverpool.

Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy was taken off as a precaution against Tottenham ahead of tomorrow's Premiership clash against Bolton at Anfield.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez will need to check on minor leg injuries to Steven Gerrard and Craig Bellamy before finalising his side to face Blackburn at Ewood Park on St Stephen's Day.

Birmingham 0 Liverpool 1

Bordeaux 0 Liverpool 1

Chelsea 1 Liverpool 0

Steven Gerrard has returned to the Liverpool team for the showdown with champions Chelsea today.

Chelsea 1 Liverpool 2

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez opted to leave England striker Peter Crouch on the bench for the Champions League third qualifying round first leg against Maccabi Haifa at Anfield.

Liverpool remain in the running to sign Sevilla defender Daniel Alves, according to the player’s agent.

George Boateng has signed a three-year contact with Middlesbrough.

Two finals, three semi-finals and an awful lot of heartache; the near misses are scratched into the soul of every Munster supporter. Yet a dip into the sporting archives reveals that those who follow the advice of ancient Scottish king Robert The Bruce, to try, try and try again if at first they do not succeed, are very often rewarded. Eventually. SIMON LEWIS investigates.

Jose Reina is expected to take over in goal from Scott Carson for Liverpool in Sunday’s FA Cup fourth-round trip to Portsmouth.

Liverpool have a slight doubt over striker Djibril Cisse’s fitness for the trip to face Bolton at the Reebok Stadium.

Liverpool midfielder Boudewijn Zenden is likely to miss the rest of the season after learning he must undergo surgery on a cruciate ligament injury.

With qualification for the Champions League knock-out stages already confirmed for both sides, Liverpool winger Boudewijn Zenden believes his side’s Group G decider at former club Chelsea next month is a game that will be approached with freedom.

Liverpool legend Ian Rush has urged goal-shy Peter Crouch to forget team ethics and start being selfish – just as the Welshman was once told by Bob Paisley.