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Barclays Premier League, Saturday 28th April 2012, Carrow Road, 17:30pm

Norwich City 0-3 Liverpool FC

Referee: Mark Halsey   H-T: 0-2   Att: 26,819 

Match Report

Luis Suarez scored his first-ever Liverpool hat-trick as the Reds ran-out 3-0 winners against Norwich at Carrow Road.

The Uruguayan was simply unplayable and his third goal, a sensational lob from 35-yards, will last long in the memory.

Operating off the shoulder of the Norwich defenders, he pulled them back and forth, in and out of position and netted twice in the space of four minutes mid-way through the first half.

Behind him the returning Steven Gerrard was full of drive and creation while Jordan Henderson and Jonjo Shelvey guarded the back four.

However, as the rain poured down at Carrow Road and the game commenced in a lively fashion, Norwich looked the sharper of the two sides.

The home team moved the ball well along the slippery surface. They pressed and harried the Reds and on nine minutes, would have opened the scoring but for a piece of alert defending from Jamie Carragher.Anthony Pilkington ghosted in from the left flank and looked to whip the ball into the danger area but Carragher hurled himself in the way to clear the danger.

Daniel Agger sprayed the ball wide to Craig Bellamy, the Welshman slipped it to Jose Enrique on the overlap but the Spaniard's centre was cut-out before Stewart Downing could connect.

Captain Steven Gerrard stalked David Fox before ruthlessly robbing him of possession 30 yards from goal and flicking the ball inside for the Uruguayan. With one touch, Suarez controlled and from the left, with his left, he curled the ball past John Ruddy. The ecstatic travelling Kop roared his name.

A minute later he set pulses racing again when he nutmegged Elliott Ward and crossed for Gerrard, who hammered goal-wards but Elliott Bennett was there with a crucial block.

Suarez netted his 16th goal of the season with a sublime, controlled finish from a difficult angle on 28 minutes.

Another nutmeg took him past Ward and he burst towards goal and from the right, with his right, he lashed the ball past Ruddy into the bottom corner of the net.

Norwich flew out of the blocks after the interval, forcing a series of corners. Gerrard headed two to safety before Agger denied substitute James Vaughan the chance to half the deficit.

Bennett tested Reina with a swerving drive from 25 yards before Bradley Johnson towered above the Reds defence but nodded over the bar.

At the other end, Shelvey nodded onto the crossbar after a fine, free-flowing move. More expansive football was to follow from the visitors. Downing shipped the ball out to Gerrard; he clipped a diagonal pass into Suarez who had sprung the offside trap perfectly. The Uruguayan found Downing who shot over the bar.

Then Gerrard fed Enrique down the left flank. The Spaniard whipped into the centre but it was too heavy for Shelvey.

On the hour mark Downing drew a fine save from Ruddy after the winger flummoxed a Norwich defender and dragged his effort across the face of goal.

Four minutes later it looked like Suarez had clinched his first-ever Liverpool hat-trick when he broke through on goal and tried to dink the ball over the keeper, only for his effort to land on the roof of Ruddy's net.

Then the hat-trick came. Looking up, Suarez saw Ruddy off his line and lofted the ball over him for 3-0.

Team Line-Up's
Norwich City Liverpool
John Ruddy Pepe Reina
Adam Drury Glen Johnson
Bradley Johnson Jamie Carragher
Steve Morison Daniel Agger
Anthony Pilkington Jose Enrique
David Fox Jonjo Shelvey
Elliott Bennett Steven Gerrard
Elliott Ward  Jordan Henderson
Jonathan Howson  Stewart Downing
Kyle Naughton    Luis Suarez
Ryan Bennett  Craig Bellamy
Substitutes Substitutes
Jed Steer Alexander Doni
Russell Martin Dirk Kuyt
James Vaughan  Martin Kelly
Grant Holt Maxi Rodriguez
Andrew Surman Martin Skrtel
Wesley Hoolahan Sebastian Coates
Aaron Wilbraham Jay Spearing
Substitutions
Russell Martin for Adam Drury 12'
James Vaughan for David Fox 45'
Grant Holt for Steve Morison 76'
Sebastian Coates for Steven Gerrard 85'
Dirk Kuyt for Luis Suarez 85'
 
Goals
  Luis Suarez 24'
  Luis Suarez 29'
  Luis Suarez 83'
   
Yellow Cards
Elliott Ward 43'  
Jonathan Howson 45'  
James Vaughan 66'  
Ryan Bennett 72'  
   
Red Cards
   
   
Referee
Mark Halsey
Attendance
26,819
LFC Player Ratings
Pepe Reina
6/10
Glen Johnson
7/10
Jamie Carragher
6/10
Daniel Agger
7/10
Jose Enrique
6/10
Jonjo Shelvey
7/10
Steven Gerrard
7/10
Jordan Henderson
7/10
Stewart Downing
7/10
Luis Suarez
9/10
Craig Bellamy
7/10
Substitutes
Alexander Doni
DNP
Sebastian Coates
5/20
Martin Kelly
DNP
Dirk Kuyt
5/10
Jay Spearing
DNP
Maxi Rodriguez
DNP
Martin Skrtel
DNP
Referee
Mark Halsey
8/10

Match Stats
Possession
Norwich City
39%
Liverpool
61%
Total Shots
Norwich City
8
Liverpool
15
Shots on Target
Norwich City
3
Liverpool
9
Corners
Norwich City
5
Liverpool
7
Fouls
Norwich City
9
Liverpool
4
Yellow Cards
Norwich City
4
Liverpool
0
Red Cards
Norwich City
0
Liverpool
0

Head to Head - Norwich City