Two penalties and two injuries proved Liverpool's undoing as they came up against former manager Roy Hodgson at the Hawthorns.
The Reds took the lead through Martin Skrtel despite early injuries which forced Glen Johnson and Daniel Agger from the pitch - but the game ended 2-1 to the Baggies after Chris Brunt successfully converted a pair of spot-kicks.
Liverpool travelled to the Midlands without skipper Steven Gerrard, who continues to recover from the groin operation he underwent three weeks ago.
In his absence Dalglish selected exactly the same team and bench as served us so well in Sunderland before the international break.
The visitors instantly looked to penetrate a nervy West Brom defence and almost scored on two minutes when Andy Carroll flicked on a Raul Meireles corner only for Dirk Kuyt to be denied on the line by former Reds stopper Scott Carson.
The momentum was theirs - but Dalglish was dealt a duff hand on eight minutes when yet another full-back collapsed with an apparent hamstring problem. It is an injury that is already keeping Martin Kelly and Fabio Aurelio in the treatment room - and it looks like they will now be joined by Johnson for a period of time. The reshuffle saw Sotirios Kyrgiakos strip down and Agger shift to left-back.
Kuyt again came close to affecting the scoreboard when he dragged wide after a Luis Suarez pass, while any problems Liverpool did encounter were presented to physio Rob Price rather than Pepe Reina. He was on the field again on 24 minutes to accompany Agger down the tunnel. [Read more…]
Sources: Video courtesy of FootyTube.com and match report from LiverpoolFC.tv
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