Liverpool 3-1 PSV: result and report

Champions League · Wednesday 1 October 2008

Result

Liverpool 3-1 PSV

Champions League · Wednesday 1 October 2008, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Liverpool 3-1 PSV: match report

Liverpool defeated PSV 3-1 in the Champions League on Wednesday 1 October 2008. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Dirk Kuyt opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Dirk Kuyt (4'), Robbie Keane (34') and Steven Gerrard (76'). PSV scored through Danny Koevermans (78').

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; PSV received 1 yellow card.

This fixture belongs to an earlier Champions League season and is kept for reference.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-1-3-2 and PSV in a 4-3-1-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Liverpool wins, 1 draw and 0 for PSV.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Dirk KuytLiverpool · 1-0
  • 34'Goal · Robbie KeaneLiverpool · 2-0
  • 75'Yellow card · Dirk MarcellisPSV
  • 76'Goal · Steven GerrardLiverpool · 3-0
  • 78'Goal · Danny KoevermansPSV · 3-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Liverpool 3, draws 1, PSV 0.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-1-3-2)

Pepe Reina, Fábio Aurélio, Álvaro Arbeloa, Jamie Carragher, Albert Riera, Fernando Torres, Dirk Kuyt, R. Keane, Steven Gerrard, Xabi Alonso, Martin Škrtel

PSV expected line-up (4-3-1-2)

Heurelho Gomes, Dirk Marcellis, Slobodan Rajković, Alcides, Carlos Salcido, Ibrahim Afellay, Mike Zonneveld, Edison Méndez, Otman Bakkal, Danko Lazović, Jefferson Farfán