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Premier League
Apr 10, 2016 at 4pm UK
 
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4-1

Moreno (8'), Sturridge (32'), Origi (50', 65')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Krkic (22')

Liverpool put four past Stoke City to leapfrog Potters

Substitute Divock Origi scores twice as Liverpool cruise to a 4-1 win over Stoke City to leapfrog the Potters in the Premier League.

Liverpool climbed above Stoke City in the Premier League with a 4-1 victory over the Potters at Anfield this afternoon.

Alberto Moreno celebrates the opener during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Stoke City on April 10, 2016© AFP

Stoke started the match brightly, but they were behind inside eight minutes when James Milner teed up Albert Moreno with a quick free kick and the Spaniard beat Jakob Haugaard with a fierce 20-yard drive across goal.

The Potters were level midway through the opening period when Bojan Krkic was played onside and left all alone to glance home Xherdan Shaqiri's free kick.

Bojan Krkic celebrates getting an equaliser during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Stoke City on April 10, 2016© Getty Images

Peter Crouch then had the ball in the net for the away side, but his header was correctly ruled out for offside.

Daniel Sturridge took aim and fired wide for Liverpool in the 28th minute, but he was soon celebrating after putting the Reds back in front.

Daniel Sturridge celebrates the second with Martin Skrtel and Sheyi Ojo during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Stoke City on April 10, 2016© Getty Images

Sheyi Ojo was the provider, skipping past him man down the left before crossing for Sturridge to nod home from close range.

Stoke twice went close to levelling before the break, but Ryan Shawcross headed wide and Giannelli Imbula could not beat Simon Mignolet with a shot from 25 yards.

Jurgen Klopp brought on Divock Origi at half time and he had put the Reds 3-1 up within five minutes by heading home a cross from Milner.

Divock Origi heads past Jakob Haugaard for the third during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Stoke City on April 10, 2016© AFP

Stoke almost halved the deficit shortly after when Geoff Cameron looped a header goalwards that Mignolet acrobatically tipped away.

Origi then somehow missed the target with half the goal to aim at from Moreno's cross, but he soon put that right by making it four.

The Belgian was allowed to cut in from the left and although he appeared to look for Sturridge with a curling cross, the ball touched no-one and snuck inside the far post.

Divock Origi celebrates the fourth goal with teammates during the Premier League game between Liverpool and Stoke City on April 10, 2016© Getty Images

The visitors went close to an instant reply with an audacious 30-yard looping effort from Shaqiri that beat Mignolet but dropped just wide of the upright.

That was as good as it got for either side in the final 25 minutes as Liverpool comfortably saw out the win to move up to eighth in the table.

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