Reds stumble again
03/08/2010 10:49:45 PM
the right corner flag.
Wigan should have had a second in the 73rd minute when Rodallega's pass put N'Zogbia through but his shot was partially stopped by Reina and Johnson scrambled the ball out at the far post under pressure from Scharner.
Moments later Torres' volley from Kuyt's header down rolled agonisingly wide of the post.
Liverpool's frustrations boiled over as first the Spain international was booked after chasing Boyce half the length of the pitch to bring him down and then Gerrard was cautioned for diving in on McCarthy, despite appearing to win the ball.
A sign of Liverpool's desperation could been seen in the five minutes of injury time when Kyrgiakos went to play up front.
It typified a night when the Reds' short-comings this season were laid bare by an industrious but by no means brilliant Wigan side.
Wigan 1 Rodallega 35
Liverpool 0