Liverpool against Arsenal

Gerrard lofts the ball into the box, Baros chases it and forces a dubious corner off Luzhny. A last chance for Liverpool?

...The ball comes in and Arsenal head it clear to Smicer. The Czech tries to Volley the ball back, Lauren stoops into the shot and the ref blows for high feet.

Liverpool win a corner. Hyypia comes up form the back and takes a position in front of Seaman.....

Baros forces a throw. The ball is lofted to the farside of the Arsenal box and Lauren blocks Smicer's volley.

Arsenal make a change. Luzhny, a defender, comes on for Bergkamp, a striker.

It should be Liverpool coming on strong in the final ten minutes of the game but Arsenal appear to have the match under control.

...The Brazilian makes an excellent connection and forces Dudek into a diving save.

Vieria finds acres of space, much to the disgust of the Anfield fans, and sets up Gilberto for a 20-yard drive......

Liverpool make their final change and Baros replaces Diouf.

Hyypia picks up the ball deep in Arsenal's half. The defender lofts the ball to Diouf, who hits a first time cross/shot that trickles back to Seaman.

Liverpool make a change and Diao comes on for Murphy.

Liverpool are becoming more and more frustrated as time ticks away and they can't get a touch of the ball.

Arsenal are taking control again. Vieira drives forward and plays the ball to Cole on the left. Cole cuts the ball into the area and Diouf is back defending for Liverpool.

Now it's Arsenal's turn to pass the ball around the whole team as the travelling fans 'ole' every touch.

Liverpool enjoying plenty of possession now but are doing nothing with it.

Smicer to Heskey. The striker flicks it left to Owen, who runs into three defenders on the edge of the area.

Liverpool build through the midfield. Carragher looks for a ball over the top for Murphy but it runs through to Seaman.

...Henry turns it goalwards from 10-yards but Dudek gets down to make a great save.

Bergkamp drives into the box and shrugs off the attentions of Henchoz. He looks up and cuts the ball back for Henry......

Liverpool decide to make a change. Smicer replaces Cheyrou.

Diouf is giving Cole a torrid time at leftback and wins another corner off the England international. Liverpool waste it.

....the linesman has his flag up for a dubious offside.

Heskey works the left touchline and cuts the ball back to Murphy, who finds Diouf on the left with a defence splitting pass......

Diuof shows his frustration and gets booked for a rash challeneg. That will mean a suspension.

A stroke of luck for Arsenal, but it puts them back in control.

.....Henchoz sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past Dudek, who had already started to dive the other way. GOAL!!!!!!

Bergkamp finds space on the left. He skirts the edge of the box and hits a right foot shot........

Cygan back to Seaman, who hoofs the ball upfield and Vieira calms things down.

Arsenal are really battling to keep possession now and Parlour is forced to take a shot from about 40-yards. It doesn't trouble Dudek of course.

Murphy chips the freekick inot the box. Campbell heads clear and Arsenal have a chance to break.....Cole opts against it.

Campbell tries to guide the ball out of play for a goalkick. He shoulder charges Owen and this time it is a foul.

The goal has given Liverpool a new belief in themselves and the fans are in fine voice around Anfield.

Riise lobs a long throw into the area. Arsenal head clear as far as Carragher, who chips the ball over the defence for Heskey.....the flag is up for offside.

...He curls it around the wall and Dudek scampers across his goal to turn the shot away.

Henry is fouled by Gerrard. The Frenchman will take the freekick himself.....

Liverpool have grabbed a deserved leveller.

...The defender connects with a blistering low shot that rockets through a crowd of players and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!!

Liverpool keep on the pressure with Owen. He runs into trouble and Heskey, who has been excellent, picks up the scraps and cuts it back for Riise.....

The ball bobbles out to the left and is whipped back in. Diouf tries to turn the ball towards goal, trips over his own feet and the ball goes out for a goalkick.

Riise latches onto a throughball and cuts inside Lauren. Seman rushes out and saves at Riise's feet.

Dudek comes to collect the ball but flaps at it. Liverpool hoof the ball clear and Dudek berates the ref for not giving a foul.

Henry skips past Hyypia's challenge and into the box. Henchoz pushes Henry wide, and grabs a handful of shirt, but concedes a corner.

Cole drives down the left and drives in a cross that Henchoz has to turn away from the near post.

Hyypia chips the bal to Heskey. The striker flicks it on for Owen but Campbell towers above the pint-sized striker and heads clear.

Liverpool get the second-half underway.

Owen had three great chances to put the ball in the net and he needs to find his scoring touch during the break if Liverpool are to get back into this match.

Arsenal dominated for much of the first-half but Liverpool still created enough chances to have drawn level.

The ref blows for half-time and its still only 1-0....somehow.

Diouf chases a ball into the corner but Cygan guides it out for a goalkick.

Riise takes the corner from the left. Heskey rises and heads just wide of the post to the 'oos' of the Liverpool fans.

....Diouf has a shot deflected. It loops over Seaman and over the bar. Cygan gets booked for his challenege on Cheyrou.

Liverpool are pressing now. Cole is caught in possession by Diouf and Cheyrou just manages to evade a Cygan lunge....

I'm in shock.

...he hits an unbelievably lame right foot shot. How did he not score then?

Campbell makes a mistake and Owen latches onto the ball. He drives towards goal, unmarked, only Seaman to beat.......

Riise delivers the ball to the back post and no Red shirt is there to head it home.

Diouf wins a freekick to the right of the Gunners' area and Liverpool have a breather.

Liverpool are defending in numbers as Pires and Henry probe.

....Henry tries to round the keeper again. This time Dudek reads it and saves low to his left.

Henry causes havoc in the box once again. Dudek rushes out and resists the urge to dive at the strikers feet.....

Liverpool will be happy to go in 1-0 down at half-time at this rate.

.....Dudek rushes out, Henry rounds him and hits the side netting with his shot from a wide angle.

Pires slides the ball through to Henry. The striker sprints clear of the Liverpool defence and cuts in from the left.....

Liverpool play the ball over the top. Murphy chases it into the box, he sticks out his boot but Seaman gets there first.

It's such a fast game, end to end stuff as Arsenal come forward only to have Bergkamp caught offside.

Cygan rises highest in the Liverpool box and heads goalwards. Cheyrou has stayed on the post and clears the ball off the line.

Henry attacks relentlessly and finds space for a shot from wide left. Dudek palms the ball past top corner and Arsenal have a corner.

Arsenal drive down the other end. Henry sprints into the box but Bergkamp can't control his cutback....yeah it was Bergkamp, I had to double check.

...Arsenal clear the poor cross at the near post. It drops to Gerrard, whose volley takes a deflection and loops into Seaman's hands.

Diouf wins a corner off Cole. Liverpool send the big men up as Riise takes the corner....

The Reds have had two good chances so far. Both fell to Owen, who should have scored at least one.

.....Seaman rushes of his line and saves Owens left foot shot. The keepeer is back on his feet to catch Cheyrous long-range drive.

Murphy step in and chips the ball forward for Owen to chase. The striker gets past two defenders and opens himself up for the shot.....

Arsenal are looking to kill this game off early. Liverpool are trying to stand firm.

.......Vieira rises above Hyypia and heads the ball into the back of the net. But the ref gives a harsh foul against Vieira for a push.

Arsenal win a corner. Henry delivers it to the near post........

Heskey chases a long-ball. Campbell blocks the striker to guide the ball out of play but no foul says the ref - the Kop disagree.

Arsenal ping the ball around the midfield. Liverpool can't get near it until Parlour gifts the ball to Riise.

Murphy plays a corner to the edge of the box - where Gerrard lines-up a shot. The ball bobbles at the last minute and Gerrard blasts it into row z.

Diouf wins a throw deep in Arsenal's half. Cheryou whips in a fine cross from the left but nobody attacks the ball.

The ball drops to Parlour on the edge of the box. He shoots, Riise blocks it with his face and then Parlour fouls Cheyrou. Freekick.

Gunners have a corner.

The French striker evades two challenges, shoots from a tight angle on the left and forces a near post save from Dudek.

The cries of Arsenal drown out the Liverpool fans as Henry drives into the box.

What a blow for Liverpool after a great start. Arsenal score on the break yet again.

......great save by Dudek but the ball falls to Pires, who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!

Arsenal break quickly with Henry. He only has Dudek to beat........

Murphy skips past Vieira and finds Gerrard. The Midfielder sweeps the ball left and Lauren cuts it out.

Gerrard spreads the play left with a nice touch. Riise gallops down the wing and crosses for Heskey, who brings the ball down well but can't get his shot off.

Good early pressure from the Reds........they can't be on the attack can they?

......Owen swings his right foot at it, scuffs the shot under pressure form Campbell and a good chance is wasted.

Heskey out jumps Cygan and chases his own knockdown. He crosses low from the left for an unmarked Owen...........

Dudek, in for the injured Kirkland, gets an early touch and hoofs the ball upfield.

Arsenal get the game underway - wearing their Dark Blue away kit and kicking from left to right. Not that it makes much of a difference to you.

Arsenal's Ray Parlour claims a starting place, at the expense of Wiltord, after returning from injury as a susbstitute against Farnborough Town.

Henchoz returns to the Liverpool defence - so he'll be looking to have a hand in Liverpool's fourth consecutive clean sheet.

Liverpool may be all but out of the title race but they can hurt Arsenal's ambitions, and, in the process, gain revenge for that Jeffers penalty incident at Highbury. Join us at 8pm GMT.

Smicer to Heskey. The striker flicks it left to Owen, who runs into three defenders on the edge of the area.

Liverpool build through the midfield. Carragher looks for a ball over the top for Murphy but it runs through to Seaman.

...Henry turns it goalwards from 10-yards but Dudek gets down to make a great save.

Bergkamp drives into the box and shrugs off the attentions of Henchoz. He looks up and cuts the ball back for Henry......

Liverpool decide to make a change. Smicer replaces Cheyrou.

Diouf is giving Cole a torrid time at leftback and wins another corner off the England international. Liverpool waste it.

....the linesman has his flag up for a dubious offside.

Heskey works the left touchline and cuts the ball back to Murphy, who finds Diouf on the left with a defence splitting pass......

Diuof shows his frustration and gets booked for a rash challeneg. That will mean a suspension.

A stroke of luck for Arsenal, but it puts them back in control.

.....Henchoz sticks a leg out and deflects the ball past Dudek, who had already started to dive the other way. GOAL!!!!!!

Bergkamp finds space on the left. He skirts the edge of the box and hits a right foot shot........

Cygan back to Seaman, who hoofs the ball upfield and Vieira calms things down.

Arsenal are really battling to keep possession now and Parlour is forced to take a shot from about 40-yards. It doesn't trouble Dudek of course.

Murphy chips the freekick inot the box. Campbell heads clear and Arsenal have a chance to break.....Cole opts against it.

Campbell tries to guide the ball out of play for a goalkick. He shoulder charges Owen and this time it is a foul.

The goal has given Liverpool a new belief in themselves and the fans are in fine voice around Anfield.

Riise lobs a long throw into the area. Arsenal head clear as far as Carragher, who chips the ball over the defence for Heskey.....the flag is up for offside.

...He curls it around the wall and Dudek scampers across his goal to turn the shot away.

Henry is fouled by Gerrard. The Frenchman will take the freekick himself.....

Liverpool have grabbed a deserved leveller.

...The defender connects with a blistering low shot that rockets through a crowd of players and into the back of the net. GOAL!!!!!

Liverpool keep on the pressure with Owen. He runs into trouble and Heskey, who has been excellent, picks up the scraps and cuts it back for Riise.....

The ball bobbles out to the left and is whipped back in. Diouf tries to turn the ball towards goal, trips over his own feet and the ball goes out for a goalkick.

Riise latches onto a throughball and cuts inside Lauren. Seman rushes out and saves at Riise's feet.

Dudek comes to collect the ball but flaps at it. Liverpool hoof the ball clear and Dudek berates the ref for not giving a foul.

Henry skips past Hyypia's challenge and into the box. Henchoz pushes Henry wide, and grabs a handful of shirt, but concedes a corner.

Cole drives down the left and drives in a cross that Henchoz has to turn away from the near post.

Hyypia chips the bal to Heskey. The striker flicks it on for Owen but Campbell towers above the pint-sized striker and heads clear.

Liverpool get the second-half underway.

Owen had three great chances to put the ball in the net and he needs to find his scoring touch during the break if Liverpool are to get back into this match.

Arsenal dominated for much of the first-half but Liverpool still created enough chances to have drawn level.

The ref blows for half-time and its still only 1-0....somehow.

Diouf chases a ball into the corner but Cygan guides it out for a goalkick.

Riise takes the corner from the left. Heskey rises and heads just wide of the post to the 'oos' of the Liverpool fans.

....Diouf has a shot deflected. It loops over Seaman and over the bar. Cygan gets booked for his challenege on Cheyrou.

Liverpool are pressing now. Cole is caught in possession by Diouf and Cheyrou just manages to evade a Cygan lunge....

I'm in shock.

...he hits an unbelievably lame right foot shot. How did he not score then?

Campbell makes a mistake and Owen latches onto the ball. He drives towards goal, unmarked, only Seaman to beat.......

Riise delivers the ball to the back post and no Red shirt is there to head it home.

Diouf wins a freekick to the right of the Gunners' area and Liverpool have a breather.

Liverpool are defending in numbers as Pires and Henry probe.

....Henry tries to round the keeper again. This time Dudek reads it and saves low to his left.

Henry causes havoc in the box once again. Dudek rushes out and resists the urge to dive at the strikers feet.....

Liverpool will be happy to go in 1-0 down at half-time at this rate.

.....Dudek rushes out, Henry rounds him and hits the side netting with his shot from a wide angle.

Pires slides the ball through to Henry. The striker sprints clear of the Liverpool defence and cuts in from the left.....

Liverpool play the ball over the top. Murphy chases it into the box, he sticks out his boot but Seaman gets there first.

It's such a fast game, end to end stuff as Arsenal come forward only to have Bergkamp caught offside.

Cygan rises highest in the Liverpool box and heads goalwards. Cheyrou has stayed on the post and clears the ball off the line.

Henry attacks relentlessly and finds space for a shot from wide left. Dudek palms the ball past top corner and Arsenal have a corner.

Arsenal drive down the other end. Henry sprints into the box but Bergkamp can't control his cutback....yeah it was Bergkamp, I had to double check.

...Arsenal clear the poor cross at the near post. It drops to Gerrard, whose volley takes a deflection and loops into Seaman's hands.

Diouf wins a corner off Cole. Liverpool send the big men up as Riise takes the corner....

The Reds have had two good chances so far. Both fell to Owen, who should have scored at least one.

.....Seaman rushes of his line and saves Owens left foot shot. The keepeer is back on his feet to catch Cheyrous long-range drive.

Murphy step in and chips the ball forward for Owen to chase. The striker gets past two defenders and opens himself up for the shot.....

Arsenal are looking to kill this game off early. Liverpool are trying to stand firm.

.......Vieira rises above Hyypia and heads the ball into the back of the net. But the ref gives a harsh foul against Vieira for a push.

Arsenal win a corner. Henry delivers it to the near post........

Heskey chases a long-ball. Campbell blocks the striker to guide the ball out of play but no foul says the ref - the Kop disagree.

Arsenal ping the ball around the midfield. Liverpool can't get near it until Parlour gifts the ball to Riise.

Murphy plays a corner to the edge of the box - where Gerrard lines-up a shot. The ball bobbles at the last minute and Gerrard blasts it into row z.

Diouf wins a throw deep in Arsenal's half. Cheryou whips in a fine cross from the left but nobody attacks the ball.

The ball drops to Parlour on the edge of the box. He shoots, Riise blocks it with his face and then Parlour fouls Cheyrou. Freekick.

Gunners have a corner.

The French striker evades two challenges, shoots from a tight angle on the left and forces a near post save from Dudek.

The cries of Arsenal drown out the Liverpool fans as Henry drives into the box.

What a blow for Liverpool after a great start. Arsenal score on the break yet again.

......great save by Dudek but the ball falls to Pires, who slots the ball into the vacant net. GOAL!!!!!

Arsenal break quickly with Henry. He only has Dudek to beat........

Murphy skips past Vieira and finds Gerrard. The Midfielder sweeps the ball left and Lauren cuts it out.

Gerrard spreads the play left with a nice touch. Riise gallops down the wing and crosses for Heskey, who brings the ball down well but can't get his shot off.

Good early pressure from the Reds........they can't be on the attack can they?

......Owen swings his right foot at it, scuffs the shot under pressure form Campbell and a good chance is wasted.

Heskey out jumps Cygan and chases his own knockdown. He crosses low from the left for an unmarked Owen...........

Dudek, in for the injured Kirkland, gets an early touch and hoofs the ball upfield.

Arsenal get the game underway - wearing their Dark Blue away kit and kicking from left to right. Not that it makes much of a difference to you.

Arsenal's Ray Parlour claims a starting place, at the expense of Wiltord, after returning from injury as a susbstitute against Farnborough Town.

Henchoz returns to the Liverpool defence - so he'll be looking to have a hand in Liverpool's fourth consecutive clean sheet.

Liverpool may be all but out of the title race but they can hurt Arsenal's ambitions, and, in the process, gain revenge for that Jeffers penalty incident at Highbury. Join us at 8pm GMT.