Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City: result and report

Premier League · Tuesday 27 December 2016

Result

Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City

Premier League · Tuesday 27 December 2016, 17:15 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Liverpool 4-1 Stoke City: match report

Liverpool won against Stoke City 4-1 in the Premier League on Tuesday 27 December 2016. It was 2-1 at half-time.

Jonathan Walters opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Liverpool's goals came from Adam Lallana (34'), Roberto Firmino (44'), an own goal by Giannelli Imbula (59') and Daniel Sturridge (70'). Stoke City scored through Jonathan Walters (12').

Discipline: Liverpool received no yellow cards; Stoke City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Liverpool were 3rd on 37 points from 17 and Stoke City 12th on 21 points from 17. Liverpool went on to finish that season 4th with 76 points, and Stoke City 13th with 44.

Liverpool lined up in a 4-3-3 and Stoke City in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to James Milner of Liverpool (8.2), ahead of Roberto Firmino (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Liverpool wins, 2 draws and 3 for Stoke City.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Jonathan WaltersStoke City · 0-1
  • 34'Goal · Adam LallanaLiverpool · 1-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Joe AllenStoke City
  • 44'Goal · Roberto FirminoLiverpool · 2-1
  • 59'Own goal · Giannelli ImbulaLiverpool · 3-1
  • 70'Goal · Daniel SturridgeLiverpool · 4-1

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Liverpool 5, draws 2, Stoke City 3.

Team news

Liverpool line-up (4-3-3)

Simon Mignolet, Nathaniel Clyne, Dejan Lovren, Ragnar Klavan, James Milner, Adam Lallana, Jordan Henderson, Georginio Wijnaldum, Sadio Mané, Divock Origi, Roberto Firmino

Stoke City line-up (3-5-2)

Lee Grant, Glen Johnson, Ryan Shawcross, Bruno Martins Indi, Mame Diouf, Glenn Whelan, Giannelli Imbula, Joe Allen, Erik Pieters, Peter Crouch, Jonathan Walters