Poor Peter Crouch. He has still to score for Liverpool this season, even from the penalty spot. And Portsmouth have still to win at Anfield for more than 50 years.
Sunday Times
Crouch is shut out again
Another comprehensive victory, Liverpool's fourth in succession while maintaining a shut-out at the other end, was warmly greeted by the Anfield hordes but what they wanted almost as much was to acclaim a goal from their misfiring striker, Peter Crouch. It proved another unfulfilled afternoon.
Sunday Telegraph
Spot of bother haunts sad Crouch
Life is beginning to look far rosier for the champions of Europe, an effortless victory against a woeful Portsmouth continuing their rise up the table, yet Peter Crouch's frustrations mount.
The Observer
Crouch misfires as Liverpool cruise
The tale of Peter Crouch and his inability to score is reaching saga proportions.
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