- 80'
..The Scot keeps his cool and slots the ball past Kirkland for his first Blackburn goal. 4-2.
- 79'
Blackburn attack straight from the kick-off. Cole plays Ferguson into the box....
- 79'
Diouf is rampant on the left. He finds space to cut the ball back for Kewell, who slots the ball home form 8-yards out. 4-1 Liverpool.
- 78'
Diouf is asking questions of Reid on the left again. He finds Le Tallec, who spots Heskey unmarked in the box. Heskey shoots and Freidel tips the ball over the bar.
- 77'
Gerrard scoops the ball over the bar from close-range. Liverpool are playing all the football at the moment.
- 76'
Heskey hits a weak penatly to Freidel's left. The keeper makes the block and saves the follow up shot.
- 75'
Gerrard spots the ball but Heskey wants his hattrick and over-rules his skipper.
- 74'
...The ref points to the spot once again, no card this time however.
- 73'
Kewell breaks for Liverpool. Gresko gives chase and pulls the Australian's shirt in the box....
- 72'
Yorke sets up Reid for a shot from the right of the box. The ball flashes across the face of goal and Cole turns it away as he tries to prod into the back of the net.
- 71'
The Liverpool fans, who make up at least half of the crowd, are trying their best to create an atmosphere.
- 70'
Cole beats Biscan on the left. He cuts inside and opts to shoot himself from 35-yards. Kirkland watches it sail over the bar.
- 69'
Gerrard drives through the midfield but is forced wide right by Gresko. Gerrard whips in a cross but Friedel claims.
- 68'
The ref stops the game for a head injury to Babbel. He is okay to continue.
- 67'
Ferguson makes a forward burst from midfield. Cole attmepts a to find him with a through-ball but Henchoz cuts it out.
- 66'
Emerton delivers a good quality corner. Yorke heads over the bar, under pressure at the back post.
- 65'
The Liverpool fans are giving each pass the 'ole' treatment.
- 64'
Blackburn have reacted well to Liverpool's third goal, but they are still losing 3-1 and down to ten men.
- 63'
Emerton lays the ball back for Reid, who fires a 20-yard daisy-cutter just wide of Kirkland's right-hand post.
- 62'
Emerton delivers a first time ball into the box. Cole slides in but can't stretch enough to make contact with the ball.
- 61'
Diouf probes the left. The Senegal international beats Emerton and delivers a cross. Heskey heads home at the back post. 3-1 Liverpool.
- 60'
..He scuffs his left foot shot amusingly wide.
- 59'
Gresko pushes up and Kewell gets in behind the defender. Kewell races towards goal, with only Friedel to beat.....
- 59'
Gresko ducks and dives his way past Biscan but his cross goes straight out of play.
- 58'
Blackburn make a change. Thompson is replaced by Emerton.
- 57'
Riise cuts in from the left. Babbel makes a good tackle in the box but the ball bobbles to Diouf, who blasts his shot over the bar.
- 56'
Gerrard takes a corner but Gresko cuts it out at the near post. Liverpool are immediately back in possession.
- 55'
Diouf and Kewell probe the left flank. Blackburn defend well and push Liverpool back into their own half.
- 54'
Blackburn look to catch Heskey offside, the flag stays down and Kewell gets in behind the defence. Taylor makes an important tackle.
- 53'
Kewell is caught offside. Freekick.
- 52'
Gerrard plays the ball down the line for Le Tallec. The Frenchman crosses and Heskey heads just over the cross bar.
- 51'
Ferguson lofts the ball towards Cole but Henchoz makes a covering header.
- 50'
...Thompson turns into the area and flashes a shot across the face of goal that drifts narrowly wide.
- 49'
Tugay plays a clever freekick to Thompson on the edge of the box....
- 48'
Diouf crosses from the left. Heskey jumps highest and steers his header past Brad Friedel. 2-1 Liverpool.
- 47'
Liverpool have made changes at the break, Kewell has come on for Sinama and Riise has replaced Hyypia.
- 46'
...the Liverpool striker drags his shot wide of the near post. A good chance that should have resulted in a goal.
- 46'
Heskey latches onto a long-ball early in the second-half and has only Friedel to beat....
- 45'
Blackburn get the second-half underway.
Two goals and a sending off, but it wasn't the most exciting half of football ever seen.
- 45'
....Zzzzz.....Zzzzzz.....That's the last action before the break. The ref blows for half-time.
- 44'
Ferguson hits a long-ball towards Cole. There is too much weight on the pass and it runs through to Kirkland.
- 43'
Murphy takes a long-range pot-shot and Freidel has to scurry to his left to make the save.
- 42'
Le Tallec goes into a challenge with Reid with his studs showing and gets booked.
- 41'
All square at Ewood and a late flurry of activety before the break.
- 40'
Murphy steps up to take the pen and coolly smashes it into the top corner. 1-1
- 39'
...The ref points to the spot for a penalty and shows Neill a harsh red card. Blackburn down to ten men.
- 38'
Sinama latches onto a Murphy throughball. Neill clips his foot and the youngster takes a tumble in the box.......
- 37'
Gresko hits an attempted cross that turns into a shot on goal. Kirkland scrambles across to save under the bar.
- 36'
Yorke combines with Cole to beat the Liverpool defence. Cole chips the ball from the edge of the box but his shot drifts wide.
- 35'
The silence is finally broken with a huge cheer from the home fans.
- 34'
Thompson drives down the right and delivers a cross. Yorke heads the ball down into the corner of the net and the deadlock is broken. GOAL!!!
- 33'
It sounds like a lone drummer in a library at Ewood Park tonight.
- 32'
Ferguson stands over the freekick. His curling shot beats Kirkland but the ball comes back off the bar and Liverpool escape.
- 31'
Cole beats Henchoz and Hyypia. Traore races across with a covering tackle but sends Cole tumbling on the edge of the box.
- 30'
Babbel makes an important interception from a Heskey through-ball and Blackburn attack....
- 29'
Riise is preparing himself to replace Hyypia.
- 28'
Diouf crosses from wide on the right but Blackburn have had plenty of practice at heading the ball clear in this match and deal with it again.
- 27'
Hyypia looks as though he is struggling and is looking across to the bench.
- 26'
Cole leaves Hyypia for dead but runs straight into Traore - who has had a good half at left-back.
- 25'
Biscan beats Reid and whips in a cross. Taylor heads clear from a crowd of Red shirted attackers.
- 24'
Thompson wins a corner. The delivery is poor and the ball drifts over everybody packed into in the area.
- 23'
Traore gallops down the left flank. He plays a one-two with La Tallec, but the youngster puts too much on the return ball and the move ends.
- 22'
Diouf does well to get to the byline and fashion a cross....again there is only one person in the box for Liverpool.
- 21'
Gerrard hooks the ball forward, Le Tallec crosses from the left and Sinama scuffs his volley from the edge of the box.
- 20'
..Cole sticks out a boot but Hyypia stoops to head the ball clear at the near post.
- 19'
Neill overlaps Thompson on the right and whips in a cross......
- 18'
Murphy switches play to right. Biscan can't beat Reid and Blackburn have possession.
- 17'
Gerrard hits a curling cross in from the right, but again there are not enough bodies in the box to cause Blackburn a problem.
- 16'
Tugay concedes a foul 35-yards out. Gerrard shoots and Friedel claims low to his right.
- 15'
Traore takes an eternity over a freekick and then wastes it.
- 14'
Yorke flicks the ball wide to Cole, who fails to knock it past Henchoz and chase it down himself.
- 13'
Gresko picks out Cole on the edge of the box. Cole controls the ball on his chest, turns and buries the ball in the back of the net. The ref blows for offside.
- 12'
...the little midfielder fires of a long-range effort that drifts just wide of Kirkland's left-hand post.
- 11'
Thompson pounces on a loose ball from Gerrard and drives towards goal.....
- 10'
Neill takes a tumble in the box, under a challenge from Traore, but the ref is having none of it.
- 9'
Heskey lays the ball back for Le Tallec, who fires a 20-yard shot wide of Friedel's left-hand post.
- 8'
Traore skips past Thompson, but Neill covers with a crunching challenge on the wing.
- 7'
Thompson looks to dissect the Liverpool centre-backs with a probing ball, but Henchoz is equal to the challenge once again.
- 6'
Diouf crosses from the left. There is nobody in the box and Blackburn clear their ranks.
- 5'
Gresko chips the ball forward to Cole, Henchoz intercepts with a towering header.
- 4'
Kirkland, making his first start of the season, rushes off his line to collect a throughball.
- 3'
Heskey fires off a long-range shot but it doesn't worry Friedel.
- 2'
Le Tallec collects a long-ball, Sinama takes over but can't find space for the shot.
- 1'
Thompson chips the ball into the box and Hyypia, who had hamstring trouble before the match, heads clear.
- 1'
Talented youngster Sinama gets things underway for Liverpool at Ewood Park.
Babbel, Friedel and Thompson are all facing their old club Liverpool as Rovers look to keep their first clean sheet of the season.
This game could get fiesty......
Blackburn's Neill broke Carragher's leg in a league match earlier this season and a war of words ensued.
Both sides will field strong teams for this League Cup encounter - with a recent history between the two clubs.
The Reds return to Ewood Park, where we hope a little harmony breaks out after their most recent visit. Don't bet on it though. All the action here from 20.00 GMT
