London, Sept 29: Charlton beat Liverpool 3-2 in English Premier League. A hat-trick by Jamaica striker Kevin Lisbie gave Charlton Athletic a pulsating 3-2 victory over Liverpool in the premier league on Sunday (September 28).
Czech midfielder Vladimir Smicer gave Liverpool an early lead, brilliantly put through by Australia playmaker Harry Kewell, but a double strike by Lisbie put Charlton in front just before the break.
England striker Michael Owen equalised within minutes of the re-start from the penalty spot but Lisbie, who has been regularly barracked by Charlton fans, answered his critics in style with a superb solo winner in the 83rd minute. Kewell hit the woodwork in stoppage time but Charlton held on for a first home league win of the season that moves them up to 11th in the table on eight points, while Liverpool remain seventh on 11 points. Lisbie, a London-born product of Charlton's academy, told Sky Sports: "It's my first hat-trick with the first team. It's always good to be scoring but a hat-trick against Liverpool of all teams is even better."


As for the fans who this time cheered him off when the 24-year-old was substituted, Lisbie said: "It turns quickly sometimes. At the start of the season, I got booed off.


"I've been here since I was 14 ... so it was a bit difficult with the fans getting on top of me, but I suppose they only wanted the best out of me." P W D L F A Pts 1. Arsenal 7 5 2 0 14 5 17 2. Chelsea 6 5 1 0 16 6 16 3. Manchester United 7 5 1 1 13 3 16 4. Birmingham City 6 4 2 0 8 2 14 5. Manchester City 7 3 3 1 14 8 12 6. Southampton 7 3 3 1 8 4 12 7. Fulham 6 3 2 1 13 9 11 8. Liverpool 7 3 2 2 11 7 11 9. Portsmouth 7 2 3 2 9 7 9 10. Everton 7 2 2 3 12 11 8 11. Blackburn Rovers 7 2 2 3 14 14 8 12. Charlton Athletic 7 2 2 3 10 11 8 13. Aston Villa 7 2 1 4 7 11 7 14. Middlesbrough 7 2 1 4 6 12 7 15. Bolton Wanderers 7 1 4 2 5 11 7 16. Leicester City 7 1 2 4 10 13 5 17. Tottenham Hotspur 7 1 2 4 5 12 5 18. Leeds United 7 1 2 4 6 16 5 19. Newcastle United 6 0 3 3 7 10 3 20. Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 0 2 5 2 18 2


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