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mirror.co.uk/sport SATURDAY 17.08.2019 DAILY MIRROR^651-2-X GUIDE
(3pm kick-off unless stated)
TODAY
PREMIER LEAGUE
(1) Arsenal v Burnley (12.30) ....................
(2) Aston Villa v AFC Bournemouth ...........
(3) Brighton v West Ham...........................
(5) Everton v Watford ...............................
(6) Man City v Spurs (5.30) ......................
(7) Norwich v Newcastle ...........................
(9) Southampton v Liverpool ....................
(10) Wolves v Man Utd (Postd) ..................
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
(11) Barnsley v Charlton ............................
(12) Blackburn v Middlesbrough ................
(13) Brentford v Hull .................................
(14) Bristol City v QPR ..............................
(15) Huddersfield v Fulham (Played Fri).....
(16) Luton v West Brom ............................
(17) Millwall v Sheff Wed ...........................
(18) Nottm Forest v Birmingham ...............
(20) Stoke v Derby ...................................
(21) Swansea v Preston .............................
(22) Wigan v Leed .....................................
SKY BET LEAGUE ONE
(23) AFC Wimbledon v Accrington.............
(24) Blackpool v Oxford Utd......................
(25) Burton Albion v Rotherham ...............
(26) Bury v Gillingham ..............................
(27) Coventry v Bristol Rovers .................
(28) Doncaster v Fleetwood .....................
(29) Lincoln City v Southend ....................
(30) Peterborough v Ipswich ....................
(31) Shrewsbury v Rochdale ......................
(32) Sund’land v Pompey (12.30) ....................
(33) Tranmere v Bolton .............................
(34) Wycombe v MK Dons .........................
SKY BET LEAGUE TWO
(35) Bradford v Oldham ............................
(36) Carlisle v Mansfield ...........................
(37) Colchester v Cambridge Utd ..............
(38) Crewe v Walsall .................................
(39) Exeter v Swindon ..............................
(40) Forest Green v Grimsby ....................
(41) Leyton Orient v Stevenage.................
(42) Morecambe v Cheltenham .................
(43) Newport County v Plymouth .............
(44) Northampton v Macclesfield .............
(45) Salford City v Port Vale .....................
(46) Scunthorpe v Crawley Town ...............
VANARAMA NATIONAL
(-) AFC Fylde v Woking ..............................
(-) Aldershot v FC Halifax .........................
(-) Barnet v Chesterfield ..........................
(-) Barrow v Yeovil (5.20) .........................
(-) Boreham Wood v Sutton Utd ................
(-) Dag & Red v Harrogate Town ................
(-) Dover v Torquay ...................................
(-) Hartlepool v Bromley ...........................
(-) Maidenhead Utd v Chorley ...................
(-) Solihull Moors v Ebbsfleet ...................
(-) Stockport County v Eastleigh ..............
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 2ND ROUND
(-) Celtic v Dunfermline ............................
(-) Forfar v Livingston ..............................
(-) Hibernian v Morton ..............................
(-) Kilmarnock v Hamilton .........................
(-) Partick v Ross County ..........................
LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE ONE
(47) Airdrieonians v Clyde ........................
(48) Falkirk v Montrose ............................
(49) Forfar v East Fife (Postd) ..................
(-) Peterhead v Dumbarton .......................
(-) Stranraer v Raith ................................
LADBROKES SCOTTISH LEAGUE TWO
(-) Annan Athletic v Albion .......................
(-) Brechin v Queen’s Park ........................
(-) Cove Rangers v Cowdenbeath ..............
(-) Edinburgh City v Stirling ......................
(-) Elgin v Stenhousemuir ........................
Vanarama North: AFC Telford v King’s
Lynn, Alfreton v Bradford PA, Blyth v
Hereford FC, Boston Utd v Guiseley,
Brackley v Altrincham, Chester FC v
Gloucester, Curzon Ash v Kidderminster,
Darlington v Southport, Farsley Celtic
v Spennymoor, Kettering v Gateshead,
York v Leamington
Vanarama South: Bath v Tonbridge,
Braintree Town v Eastbourne, Dulwich
v Concord, Hampton & Rich v Billericay,
Havant & W v Chelmsford, Hemel Hemp
v Wealdstone, Hungerford Town v
Chippenham, Maidstone Utd v Slough
Town, St Albans v Dorking Wanderers,
Welling v Oxford City, Weymouth v
Dartford
BetVictor Central: AFC Rushden & D v
Nuneaton, Alvechurch v Hitchin,
Banbury Utd v Royston, Biggleswade
v St Ives, Coalville v Bromsgrove,
Lowestoft v Barwell, Needham Market v
Redditch, Rushall v Leiston, Stourbridge
v Hednesford, Stratford v Kings Langley,
Tamworth v Peterborough
BetVictor North: Ashton v Atherton,
Grantham v FC United, Hyde v Basford,
Lancaster v Stafford, Matlock v Bamber
Bridge, Mickleover Sports v Stalybridge,
Nantwich v Gainsborough, Radcliffe v
South Shields, Scarborough v Buxton,
Warrington v Morpeth, Whitby v Witton
BetVictor South: Beaconsfield Town v
Farnborough, Blackfield & Langley v Met
Police, Hartley Wintney v Harrow, Hayes
& Yeading Utd v Weston-s-Mare, Hendon
v Wimborne, Merthyr v Gosport, Poole v
Yate, Salisbury FC v Dorchester, Taunton
v Chesham, Truro City v Supermarine,
Walton Casuals v Tiverton Town
TOMORROW
PREMIER LEAGUE
(4) Chelsea v Leicester (4.30) .....................
(8) Sheff Utd v C Palace (2)..........................
SKY BET CHAMPIONSHIP
(19) Reading v Cardiff (12) ............................
VANARAMA NATIONAL
(-) Notts County v Wrexham .....................
SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP 2ND ROUND
(-) Dundee v Aberdeen ..............................
(-) East Fife v Rangers ..............................PREMIER LEAGUE
ST MARY’S, KICK-OFF 3PMSuper Cup
final, when he
pulled off the penalty
shoot-out save against
Chelsea that gave the Reds
the trophy.
But in the wild
celebrations that followed,
a fan got through the
security cordon to dash on
the pitch and, in his
attempts to escape arrest,
barrelled into Liverpool
players. Adrian and Joe
Gomez were knocked to
the ground.
The goalkeeper (above)
said: “We were celebrating
and one guy jumped from
the crowd and started
running. He tackled me.”
There were real
concerns Adrian, who
suffered a swollen ankle,
would miss today’s visit to
Southampton, where he
was due to make his first
Premier League start for
the Reds after replacing
injured first-choice Alisson.
But after intensive
treatment on the flight
back from Istanbul he now
has a chance of making the
trip south. “It’s better now
and I’m very optimistic I’ll
play tomorrow,” he said.
Boss Jurgen Klopp has
called for UEFA to act. “It’s
crazy,” he said. “How can
something like this happen?
“How can we almost lose
a player like this? I like that
we don’t have fences in
stadiums but that means a
lot of responsibility for
supporters.
“If one supporter cannot
stop himself then those
around him should do it.”Fan nearly
KOs Kop
hero
BOOT ROOM
for three hours on the flight
back, as head of physio Lee
Nobes attempted to minimise
the damage done by a pitch
invader sliding into the keeper
during the victory celebrations.
Without this attention, Adrian
would have no chance of
playing today.
Every player was tested
yesterday and there was one
serious training session to
concentrate on the Saints game.
Players are weighed to judge
how much fluid has been lost,
and sweat tested to determine
their salt and mineral balance.
All this data is collated and
diets tailored accordingly.
The return to Melwood
allows full use of facilities, and
crucially computer analysis of
the previous game. The medi-
cal analysis is so good now, that
any players with serious issues
of fatigue are flagged up, and
the information given to Klopp
before he selects his team.fluids. Then food is handed out
in the form of digestible
protein, to return energy levels
and protect muscle mass
against wastage.
There would have been ice
baths too, but the facility was
not available in the stadium,
and it was too late at the hotel.
So instead, recovery is planned
in forensic detail by the team of
physiologists.
That means massage,
treatment and, crucially, rest.
Liverpool stayed in Istanbul
rather than flying straight back,
because any flight at 5am
would mean not returning to
Merseyside until 9am, and an
afternoon training session.
Instead, they stayed and
trained in Istanbul – a simple
recovery session for those who
played, nothing more – before
flying back to Liverpool, where
the players were sent home to
get back some of the sleep they
were denied.
Adrian received treatmentarrived back at their Istanbul
hotel at 3.30am, but two
players – skipper Jordan
Henderson and James Milner- were chosen for drug testing,
and didn’t return until 4am.
With a game at 3pm in
Southampton today, that
leaves precious little time to
recover from 120 minutes in
almost 30-degree heat, on a
humid, airless night.
So how have Liverpool’s
players been prepared for
today’s match at St Mary’s?
Recovery plans started
before the game in Turkey, with
a carefully prepared diet – food
weighed and programmed to
ensure the right nutrients at
the right levels, and vitamin
supplements, electrolytes and
minerals.
Even on the final whistle, the
team of physios distributed
drinks which are carefully
prepared, with the right
balance of hydration, salt and
electrolytes to replace lost
After Super Cup glory, exhausted Reds
call on expert team to get them back up to speed
IF, as Sadio Mane suggested,
fatigue is in the head, then
it helps as an elite footballer
to have a psychologist
attached to the team.
And a physiologist, head of
medical services, a head of
fitness and conditioning,
medical rehabilitation and
performance manager, rehab
fitness coach, first-team fitness
coach, masseur, head of
nutrition, and four physios.
A specialist team of 10
people, in fact, and even a brief
look at Liverpool’s schedule
after the UEFA Super Cup final
in Istanbul tells you why it is
essential
The game didn’t finish until
almost 1am (Istanbul time).
With the trophy lift and
celebration, it was 1.30am
before they left the field, and
Jurgen Klopp’s press conference
didn’t start until 2am... with
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BY DAVID MADDOCK
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