METRO – Liverpool hit five past sorry Norwich to climb into Champions League hunt

Liverpool moved to within six points of fourth place in the Premier League with a resounding 5-0 crushing of Norwich at Anfield.

A news article on 2013-01-19 17:07:00 from: The Metro

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GOAL – Liverpool – Norwich Preview: Suarez seeks third Canaries hat-trick as Reds aim to bounce back from Old Trafford loss

The Uruguayan has claimed the matchball in each of his last two meetings against the East Anglian side, who have won just once away from home in the league so far this season

A news article on 2013-01-18 08:45:00 from: Goal

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TI – Joe Allen hails Liverpool team-mate Luis Suarez

Liverpool midfielder Joe Allen feels privileged to play alongside striker Luis Suarez.

A news article on 2012-10-01 10:12:00 from: The Independent

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EXPRESS – Suarez impresses his boss

Brendan Rodgers hailed a “finishing masterclass” from Luis Suarez after the forward scored his second hat-trick at Norwich in five months to hand the Liverpool manager his first win in charge.

A news article on 2012-09-30 06:43:00 from: The Express

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TAO – Norwich 2-5 Liverpool: Suarez scores three as five-star Reds triumph

By Michael Owen On the anniversary of Bill Shankly’s death, Liverpool did their legendary manager proud, firing five past Norwich to seal their first Premier League win of the season. A hat-trick of well-taken goals by Luis Suarez was added to by a tap in from Nuri Sahin and a deflected shot from captain Steven Gerrard to give Liverpool all three points at Carrow Road. Second-half goals from Morison and substitute Holt were only mere consolations for the home side who were thoroughly outplayed by the visitors. It was an assured performance from the Merseyside outfit, with Suso pulling the strings in the middle of the park in the early stages, whilst Glen Johnson made up for some shaky performances at left-back with an assured attacking display against the Canaries. The midfield three of Sahin, Gerrard and Joe Allen were too much for Norwich to handle, with the hosts not putting enough pressure on the Reds in the middle of the park, allowing the trio to find ample opportunities to find the in-form Luis Suarez. The impressive performance put in by Liverpool’s youngsters was taken into account by Brendan Rodgers, handing full Premier League debuts to both Andre Wisdom and Suso, with Nuri Sahin also being rewarded for his two goals against West Brom with a start at Carrow Road. Chris Hughton made two changes to the Norwich side which lost to Newcastle at St James’ Park last Sunday, bringing in Michael Turner for the injured Sebastian Bassong and preferring Simeon Jackson to Wes Hoolahan up front. Liverpool got off the mark almost immediately, with Suso playing a ball across to the left flank for Glen Johnson, who broke forward and played it to Luis Suarez, and the Uruguayan was afforded too much time by the Norwich defence, allowing the number seven to place a shot into the bottom corner from just outside the box. Brendan Rodgers side continued to dominate the early stages of the first-half, though as the game progressed Norwich looked more of a threat, with Jackson forcing a good save from Pepe Reina as he latched on to an in-swinging ball and hit it low from close range. A poor refereeing decision denied Liverpool the chance to double their lead, with Suarez clearly brought down in the box by Barnett but his pleas for a spot kick were waved away by the official at Carrow Road Mike Jones. A quick break by Liverpool saw the Reds come tantalisingly close to getting a second with ten minutes of the first half left as Suarez found space in the middle of the park and played a inch perfect ball over the top the the incoming Steven Gerrard, whose headed effort from the centre of the box was well-saved by John Ruddy. Shortly after Liverpool finally did double their tally as Suarez turned his man well just outside the box, taking a few steps forward before hitting a well-controlled curling effort with the outside of his boot into the outstretched Ruddy’s right-hand corner. Norwich came out of the blocks quickly at the start of the second-half, but a rapid counter-attack allowed Suarez to play the ball low into the centre of the box, with the ensuing goal line scramble leading to Nuri Sahin blasting in from close range to score his third in the week and Liverpool’s third of the day. The Canaries nearly fired back immediately, with a corner kick eventually finding Grant Holt, who was brought on at half-time, with Norwich’s player of the year seeing his shot well deflected by Johnson before Andrew Surman scuffed his effort out of play from close range. After Suarez had set up Sahin earlier in the game the Real Madrid loan star returned the favour, playing it to the Reds front man who shifted the ball onto his right foot before curling a low shot from outside of the box into the bottom left-hand corner of Ruddy’s goal, giving his side a four goal lead. Just after the goal Suso, who put in a solid performance for the Reds, particularly during the opening moments of the first half, was replaced by Oussama Assaidi, whose performance in Liverpool’s League Cup game midweek showed many promising signs. The home side did manage to get one goal back, with Snodgrass firing a shot which span quickly right, forcing Reina to fumble the ball back into the area where Morison capitalised by tapping into an open goal, reducing the deficit to three. With 65 minutes played Brendan Rodgers made his second substitution of the game, taking off the impressive Nuri Sahin and bring on England international Jordan Henderson. Liverpool ensured their performance was a five-star one when Raheem Sterling broke quickly down the right-wing, taking a moment to look up and pulling it back to Steven Gerrard, whose first-time shot took a slight deflection before finding the back of the net. With five minutes to go Grant Holt got the better off Martin Skrtel, pushing the ball out to the left before quickly cutting back inside to go one-on-one with Pepe Reina, who for the second time in the game was caught out be a Norwich forward, with Holt finishing well to pull another one back.

A news article on 2012-09-29 15:57:00 from: The Anfield Opinion

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GOAL – Norwich City – Liverpool Preview: Reds suffering worst start to a season since 1903

Brendan Rodgers will be looking to Luis Suarez to stop the rot, with the striker returning to the ground where he bagged a hat-trick last season – with one goal from 49 yards

A news article on 2012-09-28 08:06:00 from: Goal

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Leaky QPR and Norwich can provide goal-glut

Ouch, we took a bit of a bashing last week after tipping QPR to get the new season off to a flying start only for them to be crushed 5-0 at home to Swansea, but we can regain some cash by backing both teams to score in tomorrow’s clash at Norwich, beaten by the same score at Fulham. Dejected: Junior Hoilett and Djibril Cisse of QPR during 5-0 Swansea loss (Picture: Getty Images) Both teams to score is 4/6 with Ladbrokes, Blue Square and 888sport, while Canaries striker Grant Holt is 6/1 to open the scoring. Manchester City should have pulverised Southampton instead of scraping home 3-2 and can win at Liverpool on Sunday at Bet Victor’s 7/5. ORTENSIA was a nice winner last time out at Glorious Goodwood and can score again against tough opposition in the Nunthorpe at York today. Paul Messara’s seven-year-old is 11/2 with Paddy Power, while Heavy Metal can make some noise in the 2.30 at Boylesports’ 8/1.

A news article on 2012-08-24 08:31:00 from: The Metro

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Paul Lambert set to quit as Norwich manager and take Aston Villa job

Aston Villa are set to increase their efforts to entice Norwich manager Paul Lambert to Villa Park.The Canaries boss guided his side to 12th position in the Premier League in their first season back in the top flight since relegation in 2005. Paul Lambert may join Aston Villa after reportedly walking out on Norwich (PA) Norwich are reported to be keen to keep Lambert at Carrow Road and will rebuff any approaches from Villa to discuss terms with the former Celtic and Borussia Dortmund player.However, reports emerged last night that Lambert had walked out of his position at the Suffolk club in order to make the move to Birmingham to replace the sacked Alex McLeish.Villa only avoided relegation from the Barclays Premier League by two points and are planning to reduce their wage bill after posting debts of more than £50 million for the year ending May 2011.Owner Randy Lerner has struggled to find a manager willing to take the role at Villa Park after talks with former Manchester United striker Ole Gunnar Solksjaer were unsuccessful.It is also thought that Wigan’s Roberto Martinez is staying at the DW Stadium after missing out on the Liverpool job to Swansea’s Brendan Rodgers.If Lambert does leave Norwich the managerial merry-go-round will kick into action once more as West Brom, Chelsea, Swansea and the Canaries will be without permanent managers.

A news article on 2012-05-31 07:10:55 from: The Metro

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Liverpool FC News: Liverpool FC striker Luis Suarez savours his first Reds hat-trick

LUIS SUAREZ admits he will cherish the memory of scoring the first hat-trick of his Liverpool FC career.

A news article on 2012-04-30 03:00:00 from: Liverpool Echo

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Goal: Dalglish lauds ‘fantastic’ Liverpool performance and hails Suarez hat-trick heroics

The Reds beat Norwich City 3-0 at Carrow Road on Saturday evening and their manager admitted he was delighted that the players were able to turn attacking dominance into a result

A news article on 2012-04-28 19:56:00 from: Goal

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