{"id":877,"date":"2008-12-29T01:06:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-29T01:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2008\/12\/29\/liverpool-trounce-toon-to-stay-top\/"},"modified":"2016-12-13T10:13:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-13T10:13:47","slug":"liverpool-trounce-toon-to-stay-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsofliverpool.com\/2008\/12\/liverpool-trounce-toon-to-stay-top\/","title":{"rendered":"LIVERPOOL TROUNCE TOON TO STAY TOP"},"content":{"rendered":"
A six goal thriller at St. James’s park with the reds cementing their place at the top of the tree.<\/p>\n
Two from Steven Gerrard, a Hypia header, a Babel toe-poke and an Alonso penalty ensured top spot over the Christmas and New Year period.<\/p>\n
Liverpool commanded the game throughout and it would have been a bigger winning margin but for the heroic’s of Shay Given in Newcastle’s goal.<\/p>\n
The Irishman produced save after fine save to keep the scoreline respectable.<\/p>\n
Despite resting in form Robbie Keane, Riera and Xabi alonso, the team looked composed in defence and enterprising in attack.<\/p>\n
With Chelsea only drawing at Fulham, the reds are now three points clear at the top of the table.<\/p>\n
Happy days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A six goal thriller at St. James’s park with the reds cementing their place at the top of the tree. Two from Steven Gerrard, a Hypia header, a Babel toe-poke and an Alonso penalty ensured top spot over the Christmas and New Year period. Liverpool commanded the game throughout and it would have been a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":2245,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,24],"tags":[344,339,209,347,193,342],"yoast_head":"\n