2 minute mark: Yakubu gets away with a warning despite holding Cook's jersey.
4 minue mark: Fletcher passes to Rooney in the box.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.
6 minute mark: Fletcher gets a yellow card for pushing Yakubu.
11 minute mark: Rooney picks up a minor injury after being tripped by Ben Arfa.
12 minute mark: Fletcher passes to Adriano in the box.. hard shot.. the keeper blocks it. Schreurs with the rebound.. he shoots.. the keeper blocks it.
27 minute mark: Grygera with a very good defensive play.
40 minute mark: Downing passes to Adriano in the left half of the box.. he fakes right... dribbles left.. shoots.. lower left corner.. the keeper dives.. it's past Kirkland! GOAL!!!! 1-0.
Halftime: 1-0 lead for us. They have over 61,000 fans here today.
47 minute mark: Their defender collides with Adriano.. Adriano is hurt.. he has to come off the pitch. I put King on for him.
51 minute mark: Fletcher bodychecks Cisse.. Cisse is hurt and has to come off the pitch.
54 minute mark: Gerrard passes to Clichy who passes ot Ben Arfa in the box.. he shoots.. lower left corner.. GOAL. 1-1 tie.
60 minute mark: Ben Arfa passes to D'Alessandro in the middle of the box.. I'm fortunate as the shot sails wide right.
71 minute mark: Cook steals it at midfield.. passes it 15 yards up the pitch to Rooney.. he shoots from 30 yards out.. curving power shot.. upper right corner.. GOAL!!!! 2-1.
75 minute mark: Alfonso on for Downing and Marchetti on for Schmidt who is tired.
77 minute mark: Lucio gets a yellow card for a trip on Yakubu.
80 minute mark: Ben Arfa crosses to Yakubu by the far post.. he heads it.. great save by Howard.
87 minute mark: Lucio with a series of great defensive plays on Yakubu.
91 minute mark: Alfonso passes to Rooney in the left wing.. he draws two defenders over.. passes to King in the middle of the box.. he shoots.. wide left.
92 minute mark: Ferdinand gets a yellow card for tripping Yakubu outside the box. I breath a sigh of relief as the free kick sails just over the bar.
Game over! Important 2-1 win for us on the road!
They outshot us 21-11 (9-8 on target in our favor)
Howard wins MoM for his 7 saves. He has a 10 for form.
Downing had a 9 for form as did Rooney.