Liverpool against Newcastle United

Now Liverpool attack, it's a frantic finish. Heskey shoots, but sees his effort deflected behind for a corner

...Shearer's stab towards goal is saved by Dudek and he scrambles to collect the loose ball. So close

Bellamy speeds down the left before tapping the ball to Robert. Another sublime cross finds Shearer...

Liverpool are paying the price for missing a host of chances. Is there a winning goal still to come?

Dramatic scenes at Anfield, a superb cross from Robert and an equally fine header by Shearer. 2-2!

GOAL!!!!!

Robert takes the corner from the left, and there's Shearer...

Real pressure from Newcastle. Bellamy wins the corner off Xavier

Heskey plays the ball Owen, Given goes for the ball but drops it before grasping at the second attempt

Roberts finds Bellamy just inside the box, he tries to turn but Xavier is strong enough to win the ball

Dyer twists and turns on the left and plays the ball inside to Speed. The Welsh midfielder shoots, but his effort is way off target

A change for Liverpool, Bruno Cheyrou comes on for Steven Gerrard

Bernard sends Diouf to the floor, and the Frenchman gets a talking to

Another foul by Dabizas, just outside the box, gives a shooting chance to Hamann. The German only manages to hit the defensive wall

Speed slots the ball past the disparing dive of Dudek, and Newcastle are back in the hunt

GOAL!!!!!

Bellamy feeds Robert on the left. The Welsh striker takes the return ball and breaks into the box. Bellamy cuts the ball back to Speed...

...but Given stands big to deny Diouf. The Senegal star goes down under Dabizas challenge but it's no penalty this time

A simlpe through ball puts Owen in the clear. His shot is well saved by Given but the ball comes back for Diouf...

...but somehow Heskey manages to head the ball over the bar when it seemed easier to score

Gerrard does brilliantly on the right, getting the better of Bernard, and this time his superb cross finds Heskey six yards out...

Jenas trips Hamann, another free-kick to Liverpool

...but Owen just mistimed his run, making the header all the harder, and he fails to find the target

It's another gem of a free-kick from Murphy, Owen is umarked on the six-yard box...

Murphy goes to the floor under the challenge from Speed, and the Newcastle man is surprisingly cautioned

The indiscretion from Dabizas has surely killed off Newcastle's hopes of a point now. It's a long way back from here

Owen sent Shay Given the wrong way and cooly fired the ball home. Given went right, Owen went left. 2-0

GOAL!!!!!

Michael Owen looks to end his goal drought...

Gerrard takes the corner, but Dabizas climbs all over Hyypia. Penalty kick awarded by referee Graham Poll!

Bernard concedes the corner after a fine run by Gerrard

Liverpool seemed to have weathered the storm after Newcastle's triple switch. Now can they find the second?

...but Heskey heads the ball into the ground too firmly and it goes over the crossbar. It should have been two

Free-kick to Liverpool. Murphy plays a fine ball into the danger area again and Heskey is umarked six yards out...

A change for Liverpool. Vladimir Smicer goes off and Senegal star El Hadji Diouf comes on

Newcastle playing with renewed vigour now. Bellamy tries a shot from distance which is easy for Dudek

...but amazingly Shearer mishits his shot, and Hyypia hacks the ball away even though the effort is not on target

...Dudek does well to push the powerful effort from Robert onto the post, but the rebound falls to Shearer who must score...

Speed finds Robert, and Frenchman creates some space on the edge of the box and shoots...

The final change sees Laurent Robert replace Hugo Viana. A last-ditch bid from Sir Bobby Robson to change the course of the game

Three substitutions for Newcastle here: Nolberto Solano is replaced by Jermaine Jenas and Lomano Tresor Lua-Lua goes off for Craig Bellamy

Heskey cross from the left, but only manages to find the gloves of Given

Liverpool come forward after Newcastle's attack breaks down. Owen tries a shot from 20 yards but can only drag his effort wide of the target

Murphy's floats the ball in from the left, but Xavier can only head wide

Hamann tries to find Owen in the box but Dabizas gets in the challenge to conceed the corner

Shearer fouls Traore on the touchline. Gerrard plays the free-kick into the box but Given claims well

The atmosphere is electric in Anfield now, the Liverpool faithful anticipating a second goal

...but Owen's shot drops just the wrong side of the post. Liverpool in real command now, searching for the vital second goal

Heskey picks out Owen on the edge of the box. Owen sees Given off the line and looks to lift the ball into the far corner...

Dietmar Hamann breaks the deadlock against his old side, calmly placing the ball past Given into the corner of the net

GOAL!!!!!

Given clear the ball, but plays a poor ball for Solano. The Peruvian cannot control the ball and Hamann intercepts. He breaks into the area and here's a real opportunity...

A booking for Hamann after he hacks Viana to the group very late

Dyer and Speed have a blazing row in the centre circle after that tackle. Not good for the team ethic at Anfield tonight

It's getting a little scrappy at the moment as Speed trips Hamann

Now Solano goes in late on Traore. The Peruvian must be close to a yellow card

Solano clips Heskey's heals as the Liverpool man looks to take the ball forward. Free-kick

Solano plays a ball into the box but Henchoz clears with ease

...but Hyypia fails to hit the target. Goal-kick

Owen is fouled by Dabizas on the right flank. Murphy floats a quality free-kick it Hyypia 12 yards out...

Steven Gerrard has continued at the start of the second half after being assessed by the medical team

The second half gets underway

And there goes the whistle, a half very much dominated by Liverpool but with no end product. The Reds will be looking to find their shooting boots in the second period

Dyer feeds the ball into Lua-Lua in the box who turns and fires in the shot, but he can only shoot wide under pressure from Henchoz

Hyypia plays a long ball to Heksey on the edge of the box. Heskey chests the ball down and fires in a shot, but Given is equal to it

There will be two minutes of stoppage time

Bernard's challenge on Smcier in the centre circler is seen as too strong by the referee - even though he won the ball. Yellow card for Newcastle defender

Shearer gives away the free-kick for the challenge on Hyypia

A fine display of skill from Lua-Lua in the corner, holding off three Liverpool plays but his cross fails to find a black and white shirt

John Arne Riise looks to be warming up in case Gerrard cannot continue

Free-kick to Liverpool after Solano is adjudged to have blocked off Murphy's run

Gerrard looks to have twisted his ankle after landing awkwardly. He tries to play on until half-time, but looks to be struggling

Meanwhile, it's been a good half for Liverpool but they have failed to find the breakthrough. If only Owen could find his shooting boots...

Gerrard goes down after a innocuous brush with Lua-Lua. The England man looks in real pain and needs treatment

...but Owen blazes the bar over the bar with his weaker left foot. He should at least have hit the target, and really scored, but sent the ball flying over. The drought continues

Bramble stumbles and gifts the ball to Gerrard. Liverpool break forward and Gerrard slips the ball to Owen in the area. Owen skips round Hughes and must score...

...Owen wins the header ahead of Bramble but it floats agonisingly wide of Given's left-hand post with the keeper beaten

Traore comes forward on the left now and plays a fine ball into Owen...

A great ball over the top from Gerrard gives Owen the chance to try and break through, but Bernard shows good strength to allow Given to come out and take the ball

...it's a poor effort from Gerrard and Given claims with ease

Danny Murphy collects the ball in the box and plays it to Gerrard on the edge of the D. Gerrard shapes for the shot...

The ball comes straight back into the box with Gerrard's superb cross. Owen just can't get to the ball and Heskey's cut-back is hacked clear by Bramble

Danny Murphy finds Smicer, and after some neat footwork the Czech star almost gets into the box until the tackle from Bernard

Newcastle come forward again after good work from Lua-Lua. The ball pings about in the box and in the end Lua-Lua's shot goes way over the bar when under pressure from Traore

...Solano taps the ball to Shearer who unleahes a powerful drive, but the ball is deflected by the boot of Danny Murphy and Liverpool can clear

Lua-Lua is caught late by Hyypia. Free-kick to Newcastle 30-yards from goal

Speed tries a shot from distance, but gets it all wrong and the ball flies over the bar

...but it's an easy claim for Dudek - straight into his hands

Shearer holds off Traore on the right win in a rare Newcastle attack. He gets the chance to cut the ball back to Dyer on the edge of the box...

...Owen fires in the shot, but it lacks conviction and Given goes down to his left to collect easily

Speed's poor ball gives possession to Smicer. A neat side pass to Owen on the edge of the D creates the opening...

...Gerrard's disapponting cross hit the heal of Bramble, and Given had to get down smartly to his right to push the ball behind

Smicer puts Gerrard through into the box and clean in. Gerrard plays in an uncertain ball but it takes a deflection...

A good start by Liverpool, but will they rue failing to find that early goal to go with their unrelenting pressure?

Liverpool win a series of corners in quick succession to increase the pressure on the Newcastle defence

..but a superb last-ditch challenge from Hughes denies Owen the chance to fire the ball home and Given gleefully collects the ball

A fine ball over the top from Traore finds Owen on the edge of the box. A mix-up between Given and two of his defenders leaves Owen free on the edge of the box...

Dyer is caught by Hamann in the centre circle, and he gets a warning from referee Graham Poll

It's all Liverpool now. Newcastle firmly on the back foot

The corner comes in, Hyypia heads it goalwards but just as Owen seems certain to score Hughes is there again with the vital block and the Magpies can clear

...Owen fires in his shot, it beats Given, but Hughes gets back brilliantly to hack the ball off the line and behind for a corner

Now Heskey and Owen break forward - it's all Liverpool now. Owen uses his pace the break into the box and he only has the keeper to beat...

...but Heskey's first time effort flys wide of Given right-hand post

Murphy floats the ball in, it's headed clear only as far as Hyypia who lofts the ball in for Heskey in the box...

Dyer is penalised for a late challenge on Traore. Free-kick 15 yards outside the Newcastle area

Gerrard and Hamann link up well just outside the box. The German international has the chance to striker the ball but can only send his shot wide of the post

...Heskey gets his head to the ball, but can only his the back of Bramble and the chance goes begging

Liverpool break forward with purpose. It's Smicer on the right, and he delivers a fine ball to Heaskey ten yards out...

Murphy looks to play the ball down the right wing to Owen, but the striker misreads the pass adn goes inside leaving Dabizas to clean up

Xavier takes the long throw and aims for Owen. It causes all kinds of bother but Bernard clears the ball just as Owen appeared to have a sniff

An even start to the game, both sides looking lively

Shearer nearly gets the better of Hyypia on the edge of the box, but the Finnish defender reads the turn and intercepts

Solano tries the ball over the top for Lua-Lua, but there's too much power on the ball and it runs through to Dudek

Smicer looks to feed in Owen down the right, but it's a poor ball and Dabizas and Given combine to get the ball away

Liverpool get the game underway

For Newcastle, both Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert make their return from injury on the substitutes' bench

Manager Gerard Houllier has opted to name Vladmir Smicer in midfield with John Arne Riise having to settle for a place on the substitute's bench

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GOAL!!!!!

Bellamy feeds Robert on the left. The Welsh striker takes the return ball and breaks into the box. Bellamy cuts the ball back to Speed...

...but Given stands big to deny Diouf. The Senegal star goes down under Dabizas challenge but it's no penalty this time

A simlpe through ball puts Owen in the clear. His shot is well saved by Given but the ball comes back for Diouf...

...but somehow Heskey manages to head the ball over the bar when it seemed easier to score

Gerrard does brilliantly on the right, getting the better of Bernard, and this time his superb cross finds Heskey six yards out...

Jenas trips Hamann, another free-kick to Liverpool

...but Owen just mistimed his run, making the header all the harder, and he fails to find the target

It's another gem of a free-kick from Murphy, Owen is umarked on the six-yard box...

Murphy goes to the floor under the challenge from Speed, and the Newcastle man is surprisingly cautioned

The indiscretion from Dabizas has surely killed off Newcastle's hopes of a point now. It's a long way back from here

Owen sent Shay Given the wrong way and cooly fired the ball home. Given went right, Owen went left. 2-0

GOAL!!!!!

Michael Owen looks to end his goal drought...

Gerrard takes the corner, but Dabizas climbs all over Hyypia. Penalty kick awarded by referee Graham Poll!

Bernard concedes the corner after a fine run by Gerrard

Liverpool seemed to have weathered the storm after Newcastle's triple switch. Now can they find the second?

...but Heskey heads the ball into the ground too firmly and it goes over the crossbar. It should have been two

Free-kick to Liverpool. Murphy plays a fine ball into the danger area again and Heskey is umarked six yards out...

A change for Liverpool. Vladimir Smicer goes off and Senegal star El Hadji Diouf comes on

Newcastle playing with renewed vigour now. Bellamy tries a shot from distance which is easy for Dudek

...but amazingly Shearer mishits his shot, and Hyypia hacks the ball away even though the effort is not on target

...Dudek does well to push the powerful effort from Robert onto the post, but the rebound falls to Shearer who must score...

Speed finds Robert, and Frenchman creates some space on the edge of the box and shoots...

The final change sees Laurent Robert replace Hugo Viana. A last-ditch bid from Sir Bobby Robson to change the course of the game

Three substitutions for Newcastle here: Nolberto Solano is replaced by Jermaine Jenas and Lomano Tresor Lua-Lua goes off for Craig Bellamy

Heskey cross from the left, but only manages to find the gloves of Given

Liverpool come forward after Newcastle's attack breaks down. Owen tries a shot from 20 yards but can only drag his effort wide of the target

Murphy's floats the ball in from the left, but Xavier can only head wide

Hamann tries to find Owen in the box but Dabizas gets in the challenge to conceed the corner

Shearer fouls Traore on the touchline. Gerrard plays the free-kick into the box but Given claims well

The atmosphere is electric in Anfield now, the Liverpool faithful anticipating a second goal

...but Owen's shot drops just the wrong side of the post. Liverpool in real command now, searching for the vital second goal

Heskey picks out Owen on the edge of the box. Owen sees Given off the line and looks to lift the ball into the far corner...

Dietmar Hamann breaks the deadlock against his old side, calmly placing the ball past Given into the corner of the net

GOAL!!!!!

Given clear the ball, but plays a poor ball for Solano. The Peruvian cannot control the ball and Hamann intercepts. He breaks into the area and here's a real opportunity...

A booking for Hamann after he hacks Viana to the group very late

Dyer and Speed have a blazing row in the centre circle after that tackle. Not good for the team ethic at Anfield tonight

It's getting a little scrappy at the moment as Speed trips Hamann

Now Solano goes in late on Traore. The Peruvian must be close to a yellow card

Solano clips Heskey's heals as the Liverpool man looks to take the ball forward. Free-kick

Solano plays a ball into the box but Henchoz clears with ease

...but Hyypia fails to hit the target. Goal-kick

Owen is fouled by Dabizas on the right flank. Murphy floats a quality free-kick it Hyypia 12 yards out...

Steven Gerrard has continued at the start of the second half after being assessed by the medical team

The second half gets underway

And there goes the whistle, a half very much dominated by Liverpool but with no end product. The Reds will be looking to find their shooting boots in the second period

Dyer feeds the ball into Lua-Lua in the box who turns and fires in the shot, but he can only shoot wide under pressure from Henchoz

Hyypia plays a long ball to Heksey on the edge of the box. Heskey chests the ball down and fires in a shot, but Given is equal to it

There will be two minutes of stoppage time

Bernard's challenge on Smcier in the centre circler is seen as too strong by the referee - even though he won the ball. Yellow card for Newcastle defender

Shearer gives away the free-kick for the challenge on Hyypia

A fine display of skill from Lua-Lua in the corner, holding off three Liverpool plays but his cross fails to find a black and white shirt

John Arne Riise looks to be warming up in case Gerrard cannot continue

Free-kick to Liverpool after Solano is adjudged to have blocked off Murphy's run

Gerrard looks to have twisted his ankle after landing awkwardly. He tries to play on until half-time, but looks to be struggling

Meanwhile, it's been a good half for Liverpool but they have failed to find the breakthrough. If only Owen could find his shooting boots...

Gerrard goes down after a innocuous brush with Lua-Lua. The England man looks in real pain and needs treatment

...but Owen blazes the bar over the bar with his weaker left foot. He should at least have hit the target, and really scored, but sent the ball flying over. The drought continues

Bramble stumbles and gifts the ball to Gerrard. Liverpool break forward and Gerrard slips the ball to Owen in the area. Owen skips round Hughes and must score...

...Owen wins the header ahead of Bramble but it floats agonisingly wide of Given's left-hand post with the keeper beaten

Traore comes forward on the left now and plays a fine ball into Owen...

A great ball over the top from Gerrard gives Owen the chance to try and break through, but Bernard shows good strength to allow Given to come out and take the ball

...it's a poor effort from Gerrard and Given claims with ease

Danny Murphy collects the ball in the box and plays it to Gerrard on the edge of the D. Gerrard shapes for the shot...

The ball comes straight back into the box with Gerrard's superb cross. Owen just can't get to the ball and Heskey's cut-back is hacked clear by Bramble

Danny Murphy finds Smicer, and after some neat footwork the Czech star almost gets into the box until the tackle from Bernard

Newcastle come forward again after good work from Lua-Lua. The ball pings about in the box and in the end Lua-Lua's shot goes way over the bar when under pressure from Traore

...Solano taps the ball to Shearer who unleahes a powerful drive, but the ball is deflected by the boot of Danny Murphy and Liverpool can clear

Lua-Lua is caught late by Hyypia. Free-kick to Newcastle 30-yards from goal

Speed tries a shot from distance, but gets it all wrong and the ball flies over the bar

...but it's an easy claim for Dudek - straight into his hands

Shearer holds off Traore on the right win in a rare Newcastle attack. He gets the chance to cut the ball back to Dyer on the edge of the box...

...Owen fires in the shot, but it lacks conviction and Given goes down to his left to collect easily

Speed's poor ball gives possession to Smicer. A neat side pass to Owen on the edge of the D creates the opening...

...Gerrard's disapponting cross hit the heal of Bramble, and Given had to get down smartly to his right to push the ball behind

Smicer puts Gerrard through into the box and clean in. Gerrard plays in an uncertain ball but it takes a deflection...

A good start by Liverpool, but will they rue failing to find that early goal to go with their unrelenting pressure?

Liverpool win a series of corners in quick succession to increase the pressure on the Newcastle defence

..but a superb last-ditch challenge from Hughes denies Owen the chance to fire the ball home and Given gleefully collects the ball

A fine ball over the top from Traore finds Owen on the edge of the box. A mix-up between Given and two of his defenders leaves Owen free on the edge of the box...

Dyer is caught by Hamann in the centre circle, and he gets a warning from referee Graham Poll

It's all Liverpool now. Newcastle firmly on the back foot

The corner comes in, Hyypia heads it goalwards but just as Owen seems certain to score Hughes is there again with the vital block and the Magpies can clear

...Owen fires in his shot, it beats Given, but Hughes gets back brilliantly to hack the ball off the line and behind for a corner

Now Heskey and Owen break forward - it's all Liverpool now. Owen uses his pace the break into the box and he only has the keeper to beat...

...but Heskey's first time effort flys wide of Given right-hand post

Murphy floats the ball in, it's headed clear only as far as Hyypia who lofts the ball in for Heskey in the box...

Dyer is penalised for a late challenge on Traore. Free-kick 15 yards outside the Newcastle area

Gerrard and Hamann link up well just outside the box. The German international has the chance to striker the ball but can only send his shot wide of the post

...Heskey gets his head to the ball, but can only his the back of Bramble and the chance goes begging

Liverpool break forward with purpose. It's Smicer on the right, and he delivers a fine ball to Heaskey ten yards out...

Murphy looks to play the ball down the right wing to Owen, but the striker misreads the pass adn goes inside leaving Dabizas to clean up

Xavier takes the long throw and aims for Owen. It causes all kinds of bother but Bernard clears the ball just as Owen appeared to have a sniff

An even start to the game, both sides looking lively

Shearer nearly gets the better of Hyypia on the edge of the box, but the Finnish defender reads the turn and intercepts

Solano tries the ball over the top for Lua-Lua, but there's too much power on the ball and it runs through to Dudek

Smicer looks to feed in Owen down the right, but it's a poor ball and Dabizas and Given combine to get the ball away

Liverpool get the game underway

For Newcastle, both Craig Bellamy and Laurent Robert make their return from injury on the substitutes' bench

Manager Gerard Houllier has opted to name Vladmir Smicer in midfield with John Arne Riise having to settle for a place on the substitute's bench

A rich history for this fixture in the Premiership - another classic tonight? You can follow all the Anfield action here from 20.00 BST