First Defeat of The Season

8 Dec 2007 Reading 3-1 Liverpool - EPL

BBC - Stephen Hunt's penalty put Reading in front after Jamie Carragher fouled Brynjar Gunnarsson, but Steven Gerrard soon equalised with a cool finish. Liverpool hit the bar through Gerrard, but Kevin Doyle's glancing header on 58 minutes put Reading back in front. James Harper scored a fine third and Reading, with the help of the post, kept the Reds at bay for the remainder.

Is it just me? I don't blame Rafa for his selection or changes for this game. I know it's a strange startinig line-up as well as the formation, but...we've got a Champions League game in the midweek which we can't afford losing, and five days later, bloody Man Utd at home, and then away to Chelsea three days after!! We certainly need to rest some key players. Is it too early for Hobbs? No. Don't you think it is a good idea resting Hyypia for the next two really important games? We wouldn't want Hobbs to come in for either Marseille or Man Utd game do we? And to replace Torres, Gerrard or Carra, why not? I was really worried seeing Torres went down, and I believe Rafa was too. I honestly don't want to be out of Champions League or Carling Cup or losing to the Mancs at home for 3 Premierleage points against Reading where the ref was being a jerk and the cross-bars went funny with us.