Stoke 0 Sunderland 1

Stoke manager Tony Pulis made three changes to his team for this afternoon’s Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at the Britannia Stadium.

QPR were the Barclay’s Premier League’s biggest spenders on transfer deadline day with almost £9million invested on strikers Bobby Zamora and Djibril Cisse.

QPR moved to bolster their forward line in the final few hours of the transfer window after signing Djibril Cisse and entering into negotiations with Fulham’s Bobby Zamora.

Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill tonight completed his second deadline-day swoop when he signed defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos on loan for the remainder of the season.

Liverpool defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos has joined Wolfsburg after signing a two-year contract, the German club have confirmed.

Liverpool defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos has earned himself a 12-month contract extension at Anfield.

Arsenal 1 Liverpool 1

ROY HODGSON might have got one over his old club, and proved a point to the board that dispensed with his services 12 weeks ago, but he couldn’t resist pondering what might have been, if Andy Carroll had been signed when he was Liverpool manager.

West Brom 2 Liverpool 1

Liverpool’s record signing Andy Carroll has been named on the bench and is set to make his Europa League debut for the Reds in the first leg of their last-16 tie in Braga.

ONE thing became apparent at Anfield yesterday.

FT: Liverpool 3 Manchester United 1

Kenny Dalglish had a late Dirk Kuyt header to thank for his first European win as Liverpool manager last night.

Liverpool 1 Sparta Prague 0 (agg: 1-0)

KENNY DALGLISH waited 9,394 days to get the chance to manage Liverpool in Europe but after a turgid Europa League goalless draw against Sparta Prague, he must have wondered why he looked forward to it so much.

Sparta Prague 0 Liverpool 0

FT: Liverpool 2 Stoke 0

New signing Luis Suarez was named as a substitute to face Stoke at Anfield as Liverpool began life after Fernando Torres.

LIVERPOOL defender Martin Skrtel says he knows he must keep improving or risk falling down the pecking order at Anfield.

Liverpool 2 Everton 2

THE JOKES started early on Sunday morning: “Liverpool XI v Utd: Grobbelaar, Nicol, Hansen...”

Roy Hodgson endured more lows than highs during his short reign at Anfield.

Under-pressure Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is likely to make changes for Sunday’s FA Cup third round tie at arch-rivals Manchester United.

WHERE else but the scene of his only sacking as a Premier League manager for Roy Hodgson to suffer the most depressing night of his Liverpool reign to date.

Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole made his first Barclays Premier League start since October 31 as manager Roy Hodgson made four changes to face Blackburn at Ewood Park.

AS Liverpool prepare to say farewell to their annus horribilis, there was scant evidence from their 36th and final Premier League game of a miserable year that things are likely to improve anytime soon.

LIVERPOOL may have given children free tickets for the Europa League tie against Utrecht at but even they will have felt short-changed by the disappointing goalless draw against Utrecht at Anfield.

Liverpool 0 Utrecht 0

Newcastle 3 Liverpool 1

ON a night when so much must have been familiar for Gerard Houllier, worryingly for the Aston Villa manager, the main reason for his déjà vu must have been because his team played like the Liverpool sides that book-ended his six years at Anfield.

Liverpool 3 Aston Villa 0

Striker Fernando Torres is the notable absentee as Liverpool host Aston Villa in the Premier League.

Defender Fabio Aurelio admits the loss of Jamie Carragher will be a big blow to Liverpool as they seek to bounce back from a disappointing defeat at Tottenham.

Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson is hopeful of having his squad bolstered by a number of players returning from injury for tomorrow’s clash at Stoke.

Barclays Premier League leaders Chelsea left Didier Drogba on the bench for this afternoon’s clash at Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL manager Roy Hodgson is keen to embrace the arrival of new director of football strategy Damien Comolli as the club’s new owners make plans for a revamped “leadership group”.

Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has pledged to field a strong team in tomorrow’s Europa League clash at home to Napoli as he seeks to take a major step towards qualification for the knockout stages.

IF the generally accepted definition of a top side is one that can play poorly and still win then Liverpool should be title contenders this season, not sat 12th in the Premier League.

GERRY MARSDEN did his best to lift Liverpool’s flagging spirits when the former Gerry and the Pacemakers singer took to the pitch before kick-off to lead the Anfield crowd in a rousing rendition of “You’ll Never Walk Alone”.

Liverpool v Blackburn

Napoli 0 Liverpool 0