Liverpool against Leeds United

Harte has to hook the ball out of play as Gerrard looks to pick out Diouf on the right

Mills has a pop at goal but no problem for Dudek, who scoops up a rather tame shot

Owen sets off on another surge from midfield but a bad touch allows Lucic to pick it up

Dudek rises to collect as Viduka lurks under the high ball from midfield

Jamie McMaster comes on for Leeds midfielder Okon as Salif Diao and Milan Baros replace Hamann and Heskey in a double change for the home side

Hyypia and Riise tidy up after Milner does well to cross from the right

Leeds forced back from the corner but they build again through Milner and Okon before Viduka is caught offside in attempting to control Harte's mis-hit shot

Smith battles on gamely though, forcing a corner at the other end

A much-needed goal from Liverpool's point of view as Leeds were threatening the equaliser. Superb work from Owen though and a finish to match

Owen bursts forward from the throw-in though, cutting back inside Lucic to pick out Gerrard at the far post for the pinpoint finish. 3-1 Liverpool

Radebe heads clear after Carragher's disappointing cross

Getting tense at Anfield though as Leeds grow. Gerrard scrambles back to prevent Okon from crossing. Mills' long throw is aimed for Viduka but the Reds can belt it away

Smith rises in the middle of the penalty box melee to head over the bar.

Lucic flicks on at the near post only for Mills to get his header wrong - Liverpool scramble it behind

Important challange from Traore blocks Viduka's strike from outside the box. Corner kick though...

Murphy's first-time chip is too long for Heskey to reach. Goalkick

Lucic does well to deny Owen a site of goal after Heskey's lay-offf.

A lucky escape for the visitors... Milner has a surge of his own, winning a freekick 35 yards out on the right. Harte puts too much weight on it though and it's straight out for a goalkick

Murphy is given too much room and bursts forward to shoot at goal - Radebe gets in the way though and the ball cannons off the post before Mills hoofs clear

Dudek out sharply to collect at the Aussie striker's feet. Then Harte nudges another ball forward but Smith strays offside

Good job Sven's at Highbury today... Nkw a superb cross from young Milner wide on the right. Viduka goes near post and manages to flick a boot at it, but over the bar it goes

Heskey blazes over after Owen and Murphy's one-two carves the Leeds defence wide open. Great chance, awful miss

Wilcox is first to the ball and Mills is able to hoof it clear

But now Harte has to concede a corner as Diouf threatens down the Liverpool right

Viduka runs the ball out of play after Bakke's surge out of defence. Leeds are looking more like this half

Liverpool freekick on the right in Riise range - but the wall does its job, taking the sting out of the shot. Robinson gathers

And the Reds break through Gerrard, whose ambitious cross is just too strong for Owen, but Murphy collects on the far side to cut in for another ferocious shot at goal. Just rising over

Harte's kick drops for Smith near the spot but the England striker can't control an awkward ball. Liverpool hurry it clear

Now Traore called into action, clearing under pressure from Smith after Okon's ball forward. Corner

Lucic does well to cut out Gerrard's raking ball down the middle as Heskey chases

Bakke battles past Hyypia only to stab his cross behind Smith and Viduka

Robinson rises to collect at the second attempt as Owen pulls away to the right, looking for Diouf with a cross

Gerrard scuffs his shot wide after Radebe's sliding challenge takes the ball away from Heskey in the box

Frustration for Milner as Mills badly overhits his ball over the top.

Viduka has to jog to the touchline to retrieve his shin guards as Harte prepares to hit a long freekick. Leeds up in numbers but Liverpool can clear from the far post

Traore recovers to deny Smith after Robinson's long clearance. Now the Leeds keeper is forced to head away from the onrushing Owen

Leeds start the second half...

A double change for Peter Reid as James Milner and Ian Harte replace the disappointing Barmby and Bravo

Time for one more Gerrard cross - but it's a mis-hit which sails over Robinson's bar. Half-time and Liverpool, who were cruising, find themselves just one goal ahead at 2-1

Owen again finds room to turn and hit, but Lucic is in the way once more. Gerrard follows up with a drive - again blocked

Into injury-time and it's normal service resumed as Owen and Diouf threaten again down the right. Lucic is back though

Scrappy, scrappy goal but the visitors are back in it. That'll help Peter Reid's half-time chit-chat no end

Wilcox seizes on Riise's badly-sliced clearance. Dudek parries but Viduka is there to follow up at the second attampt for an unlikely, but very welcome, Leeds goal. Game on again at 2-1

Lucic back to avert the dnager of Owen, bearing down on Heskey's flick through. Robinson gets away with a mis-hit clearance

Aimed to the far post but Dudek collects under pressure from Smith

Now Diouf is back to deny Viduka a shooting chance after good battling from Mills and Smith. Corner to Leeds

Diouf drives past Barvo from the right corner. Heskey waits for the low cross but skies his first-time shot over the bar

A brief rendition of 'One Peter Ridsdale' from the Liverpool fans is one of the better-humoured anthems aimed at the Leeds chairman so far

Okon overhits as Leeds work their way down the right. Too long for Barmby to chase

Viduka controls Mills' long ball expertly before bursting inside, a la John Hartson, to drive right-footer just wide of Dudek's left post. A second great effort from the striker

Dudek makes amends with a near-post catch though

Heskey's run fools Owen, whose neat-looking lay-off only finds empty space. Leeds build down the right before a misunderstanding between Gerrard and Dudek gifts the visitors a corner

Yellow card against Bakke for a fairly minor trip. Hamann taps to Riise, whose powerful drive smacks straight into the wall. Leeds can clear

The one-way traffic continues as Owen bursts past Bravo only for Lucic to intercept his pull-back from the byeline

Radebe clatters Heskey, but no foul given as Mills clears

Okon finds Viduka but the Aussie striker's control is poor. Traore picks up the pieces

Now the Leeds keeper is hurried into a volleyed clearance as Heskey lurks

Owen posing more danger, this time breaking to the left of the box, bringing Robinson into action again with a well-hit cross

Dudek saves easily after Wilcox cuts inside Carragher to hit right-footed, but weakly so

Bravo does well to dispossess Diouf as Liverpool launch yet another raid down the right

Now Murphy finds Diouf on the right. Robinson is out again to gather a rather tame cross though

Extraordinary lapse from the visitors, but Murphy was more than happy to take advantage

Riise goes down after Mills' late challenge. No foul given but Leeds stand still, waiting for play to halt with the Norwegian down. Meanwhile Murphy takes aim and sends a screamer past Robinson for number two. 2-0 Liverpool

Barmby crosses from the Leeds right, but just over Viduka's head

Bakke penalised. Liverpool work the freekick to carragher but his chipped ball into the box is too strong for Murphy

Viduka stumbles as Bravo arrives in support on the Leeds left and the ball rolls out for a Liverpool goalkick

Owen brought down on the left. Bakke heads Murphy's freekick away before Hamann follows up from long range. Robinson grateful to watch the ball sail wide

Smith controls a bobbling ball - appeals for hand-ball but play goes on and the striker whacks right-footed but wide

Great movement all round from the home side - but Leeds are giving them far too much room

Now Owen collects on that right flank. Diouf is in support and his cross ricochets to the England striker, whose finish is low and true. 1-0 Liverpool

Murphy picks out Gerrard wide on the right - a low driven cross is aimed for Owen but Robinson is alert and collects

Traore heads back to Dudek after Leeds build down the right

But then Wilcox's ball over the top reaches Viduka, whose thunderous left-footed volley dips just over Dudek's crossbar. Great effort

Gerrard sets Heskey on another run down the right - but this time his Senegalese teammate fails to control. Leeds clear but Smith is offside upfield. It looks like being a long afternoon for the Leeds striker already

Diouf through on goal again as Liverpool attack that inside right channel - this time a snapshot that's wide of Robinson's left post

Heskey's brilliant touch frees Diouf on goal but Robinson does well to block the low shot at the near post

Aerial ping-pong in midfield before Mills scrappily swipes the ball out of play for a Liverpool throw

Heskey released on the Liverpool right but the England man's cross is badly mis-hit. Goalkick

Radebe crashes in on Owen wide out, but no freekick with the ball already out of play

Riise penalised for climbing - Leeds freekick on the right but Gerrard clears at the nearpost before the offside flag goes up against the visitors

Owen just crowded out as Liverpool work the corner into the box

Murphy skips inside to unleash a fearsome right-footer which Robinson can only palm over. Great effort

Liverpool kick off, winning a couple of throws down the left

One change for Liverpool from the UEFA Cup defeat to Celtic as Elhadji Diouf returns in place of Vladimir Smicer.

Leeds keep the side that lost at home to Middlesbrough last week - Terry Venables' last game in charge. As expected though, David Batty's name appears on the subs list for the first time this season...

Join us live at 14.00 GMT as Peter Reid attempts to get his Leeds United managerial career off to a winning start at Anfield.

Murphy's first-time chip is too long for Heskey to reach. Goalkick

Lucic does well to deny Owen a site of goal after Heskey's lay-offf.

A lucky escape for the visitors... Milner has a surge of his own, winning a freekick 35 yards out on the right. Harte puts too much weight on it though and it's straight out for a goalkick

Murphy is given too much room and bursts forward to shoot at goal - Radebe gets in the way though and the ball cannons off the post before Mills hoofs clear

Dudek out sharply to collect at the Aussie striker's feet. Then Harte nudges another ball forward but Smith strays offside

Good job Sven's at Highbury today... Nkw a superb cross from young Milner wide on the right. Viduka goes near post and manages to flick a boot at it, but over the bar it goes

Heskey blazes over after Owen and Murphy's one-two carves the Leeds defence wide open. Great chance, awful miss

Wilcox is first to the ball and Mills is able to hoof it clear

But now Harte has to concede a corner as Diouf threatens down the Liverpool right

Viduka runs the ball out of play after Bakke's surge out of defence. Leeds are looking more like this half

Liverpool freekick on the right in Riise range - but the wall does its job, taking the sting out of the shot. Robinson gathers

And the Reds break through Gerrard, whose ambitious cross is just too strong for Owen, but Murphy collects on the far side to cut in for another ferocious shot at goal. Just rising over

Harte's kick drops for Smith near the spot but the England striker can't control an awkward ball. Liverpool hurry it clear

Now Traore called into action, clearing under pressure from Smith after Okon's ball forward. Corner

Lucic does well to cut out Gerrard's raking ball down the middle as Heskey chases

Bakke battles past Hyypia only to stab his cross behind Smith and Viduka

Robinson rises to collect at the second attempt as Owen pulls away to the right, looking for Diouf with a cross

Gerrard scuffs his shot wide after Radebe's sliding challenge takes the ball away from Heskey in the box

Frustration for Milner as Mills badly overhits his ball over the top.

Viduka has to jog to the touchline to retrieve his shin guards as Harte prepares to hit a long freekick. Leeds up in numbers but Liverpool can clear from the far post

Traore recovers to deny Smith after Robinson's long clearance. Now the Leeds keeper is forced to head away from the onrushing Owen

Leeds start the second half...

A double change for Peter Reid as James Milner and Ian Harte replace the disappointing Barmby and Bravo

Time for one more Gerrard cross - but it's a mis-hit which sails over Robinson's bar. Half-time and Liverpool, who were cruising, find themselves just one goal ahead at 2-1

Owen again finds room to turn and hit, but Lucic is in the way once more. Gerrard follows up with a drive - again blocked

Into injury-time and it's normal service resumed as Owen and Diouf threaten again down the right. Lucic is back though

Scrappy, scrappy goal but the visitors are back in it. That'll help Peter Reid's half-time chit-chat no end

Wilcox seizes on Riise's badly-sliced clearance. Dudek parries but Viduka is there to follow up at the second attampt for an unlikely, but very welcome, Leeds goal. Game on again at 2-1

Lucic back to avert the dnager of Owen, bearing down on Heskey's flick through. Robinson gets away with a mis-hit clearance

Aimed to the far post but Dudek collects under pressure from Smith

Now Diouf is back to deny Viduka a shooting chance after good battling from Mills and Smith. Corner to Leeds

Diouf drives past Barvo from the right corner. Heskey waits for the low cross but skies his first-time shot over the bar

A brief rendition of 'One Peter Ridsdale' from the Liverpool fans is one of the better-humoured anthems aimed at the Leeds chairman so far

Okon overhits as Leeds work their way down the right. Too long for Barmby to chase

Viduka controls Mills' long ball expertly before bursting inside, a la John Hartson, to drive right-footer just wide of Dudek's left post. A second great effort from the striker

Dudek makes amends with a near-post catch though

Heskey's run fools Owen, whose neat-looking lay-off only finds empty space. Leeds build down the right before a misunderstanding between Gerrard and Dudek gifts the visitors a corner

Yellow card against Bakke for a fairly minor trip. Hamann taps to Riise, whose powerful drive smacks straight into the wall. Leeds can clear

The one-way traffic continues as Owen bursts past Bravo only for Lucic to intercept his pull-back from the byeline

Radebe clatters Heskey, but no foul given as Mills clears

Okon finds Viduka but the Aussie striker's control is poor. Traore picks up the pieces

Now the Leeds keeper is hurried into a volleyed clearance as Heskey lurks

Owen posing more danger, this time breaking to the left of the box, bringing Robinson into action again with a well-hit cross

Dudek saves easily after Wilcox cuts inside Carragher to hit right-footed, but weakly so

Bravo does well to dispossess Diouf as Liverpool launch yet another raid down the right

Now Murphy finds Diouf on the right. Robinson is out again to gather a rather tame cross though

Extraordinary lapse from the visitors, but Murphy was more than happy to take advantage

Riise goes down after Mills' late challenge. No foul given but Leeds stand still, waiting for play to halt with the Norwegian down. Meanwhile Murphy takes aim and sends a screamer past Robinson for number two. 2-0 Liverpool

Barmby crosses from the Leeds right, but just over Viduka's head

Bakke penalised. Liverpool work the freekick to carragher but his chipped ball into the box is too strong for Murphy

Viduka stumbles as Bravo arrives in support on the Leeds left and the ball rolls out for a Liverpool goalkick

Owen brought down on the left. Bakke heads Murphy's freekick away before Hamann follows up from long range. Robinson grateful to watch the ball sail wide

Smith controls a bobbling ball - appeals for hand-ball but play goes on and the striker whacks right-footed but wide

Great movement all round from the home side - but Leeds are giving them far too much room

Now Owen collects on that right flank. Diouf is in support and his cross ricochets to the England striker, whose finish is low and true. 1-0 Liverpool

Murphy picks out Gerrard wide on the right - a low driven cross is aimed for Owen but Robinson is alert and collects

Traore heads back to Dudek after Leeds build down the right

But then Wilcox's ball over the top reaches Viduka, whose thunderous left-footed volley dips just over Dudek's crossbar. Great effort

Gerrard sets Heskey on another run down the right - but this time his Senegalese teammate fails to control. Leeds clear but Smith is offside upfield. It looks like being a long afternoon for the Leeds striker already

Diouf through on goal again as Liverpool attack that inside right channel - this time a snapshot that's wide of Robinson's left post

Heskey's brilliant touch frees Diouf on goal but Robinson does well to block the low shot at the near post

Aerial ping-pong in midfield before Mills scrappily swipes the ball out of play for a Liverpool throw

Heskey released on the Liverpool right but the England man's cross is badly mis-hit. Goalkick

Radebe crashes in on Owen wide out, but no freekick with the ball already out of play

Riise penalised for climbing - Leeds freekick on the right but Gerrard clears at the nearpost before the offside flag goes up against the visitors

Owen just crowded out as Liverpool work the corner into the box

Murphy skips inside to unleash a fearsome right-footer which Robinson can only palm over. Great effort

Liverpool kick off, winning a couple of throws down the left

One change for Liverpool from the UEFA Cup defeat to Celtic as Elhadji Diouf returns in place of Vladimir Smicer.

Leeds keep the side that lost at home to Middlesbrough last week - Terry Venables' last game in charge. As expected though, David Batty's name appears on the subs list for the first time this season...

Join us live at 14.00 GMT as Peter Reid attempts to get his Leeds United managerial career off to a winning start at Anfield.