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• Hodgson fields strong team, including Steven Gerrard
• Birmingham draw 2-2 at Northampton Town

Joe Cole’s debut ended in defeat yesterday, when Liverpool went down 1-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach. Roy Hodgson fielded a strong side, including England’s World Cup captain Steven Gerrard as well as Jamie Carragher and Glen Johnson, while Fabio Aurelio was named on the bench after re-signing for the club today.

Möchengladbach had arranged the match at Borussia-Park as part of their 110th anniversary celebrations, and they made a breakthrough through Karim Matmour in the eighth minute. The Algerian took advantage of some poor play by Daniel Ayala inside the area and the defender was duly punished as Matmour produced a powerful finish.

Matmour came close to doubling his side’s lead, with Liverpool having to wait until the 56th minute for their first real chance, when Cole’s low drive was parried, although the former Chelsea player was withdrawn nine minutes later. Borussia continued to threaten and although Liverpool’s David Amoo headed narrowly wide, Mönchengladbach deserved their win.

A late goal by Liam Davis earned Northampton a 2-2 draw with a Birmingham City XI at Sixfields. The Premier League side also fielded a strong line-up, including James McFadden, Cameron Jerome and Lee Bowyer. However, it was the home side who went ahead, when Billy McKay held off Liam Ridgewell to poke the ball past the goalkeeper Maik Taylor.

Blues levelled five minutes after half-time with as shot from Jerome and McFadden put Alex McLeish’s side ahead with 20 minutes left. Davis had the last word, however, scoring the equaliser with five minutes left. Chester had an emphatic win as they beat a Wigan Athletic XI 4-0 at the Deva Stadium.

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