Chelsea against Liverpool

More handbags as Diouf squares up to Mutu who had accused him of play acting minutes before. After consulting with his linesman the referee takes action and the result is a second yellow for Diouf and he is off.

Terry accidentally catches Diouf (very slightly) in the face with a boot as the two slide off the pitch. The Senegal star is acting as if he has been slapped when in truth Terry's foot brushed the top of his head

Gronkjaer, who has looked dangerous since his introduction, continues to trouble the Liverpool defence by switching wings

Surging run forward from Gallas takes Chelsea deep into the Liverpool half but the ball runs away from the defender

Yet another corner for Chelsea. Mutu is completely free a matter of yards out and -when he really should have scored - sees his header come back off the crossbar

Delightful chip from Gronkjaer feeds Lampard in the Liverpool box but he is muscled out by two defenders

Double substitution for the reds. On comes Riise for Cheyrou and Luzi - making his Premiership debut - for Dudek.

Diouf is booked for a late challenge on Terry

traore finds himself in unusual territory down the right flank level with the penalty area. His cross is understandably below par

Poor clearance from Cudicini falls to Diouf who, despite wasting the impetus of the moment, wins a free-kick out by the right corner flag

Gronkjaer looks to get round Traore on the right and seems to have before the defender stretches a leg and puts the Chelsea man off. Gronkjaer feels hard done by when he doesn't even get a corner for his efforts

Crowd are getting edgy as Chelsea huff and puff but with no end result so far

Heskey wins his battle with Terry once more but his shot is nothing like good enough from a difficult distance

On taking the catch Dudek has landed on his knees and appears to be in some pain

A lot of Chelsea's play coming down the left. One attack ends with a cross from Bridge that goes harmlessly into Dudek's arms

Ball pinballs around the Liverpool box before it is eventually cleared

Johnson gives Geremi something to chase down the right. He gets there at the same time as Traore and wins a corner

It's all Chelsea at the moment with Liverpool packing the box and clearing whenever and where ever they get the chance.

That is Cole's final contribution as he is replaced by Gronkjaer

Fluid Chelsea move is halted by a foul on Cole just inside the final third

Heskey and Gallas involved in a bit of handbags. Heskey feels he is not getting enough protection and took the law into his own hands by giving Gallas a solid kick up the arse as the ball went out of play. A yellow card and a few stern words for Heskey and the game continues

As with the first-half Chelsea are having the best of the possession but are unable to put Liverpool under sustained pressure

The pace of the game is leading to mistakes from both sides

Another Chelsea corner is met by Terry but, in a crowd of players, he is unable to direct it as he would have liked

Mutu comes deep to find the ball, turns sharply and creates a shooting chance. His effort is block by a resolute Liverpool rear guard

Unusual period of possession from the visitors earns them a throw-in deep in Chelsea territory

Liverpool continue to aim for Heskey with long balls and from yet another nod down Cheyrou has a sight of goal from 25 yards. The snap shot goes a long way wide

Ball comes to Lampard in shooting range just outside the box. First shot is charged down and the second by the same player lacks the power to trouble Dudek

Geremi's persistence down the right flank earns Chelsea a corner

Game yet to settle down after the restart. Plenty of scrappy play from both sides

Terry seeks out Geremi with a pass virtually the full lenght of the pitch with a predictably poor result

Niether team has made a change at half-time

Chelsea kick-off and wastefully punt the ball out for a goal-kick

Half-time comes with the score still 1-0 to the visitors. Chelsea have probably had the lion's share of the game but Liverpool's goal was a peach. Heskey up front alone working hard and a packed midfield seems to be a deliberate and - so far - effective ploy by the Reds. It will take something special from Chelsea to unlock Liverpools defence but they have done enough to suggest they are capable.

Heskey once more comes deep to win a header but his team-mates are unable to make anything of it

Little happening as neither team is able to hold on to possession

Two minutes to be added on at the end of the half

Ball is played out for Murphy to receive treatment for a back injury sustained from an awkward fall

Heskey chases back to win the ball for Liverpool in an increasingly crowded midfield.

Gudjohnsen turns away from Henchoz who pulls him back by his shirt. The Liverpool defender is lucky to escape a card

Johnson, who is playing almost as a winger rather than a full back, makes it to the byline to win another corner for the home side

High tempo to the game now as Chelsea look to find an equaliser. Full blooded contest is on now

Dudek has to literally use his head as he races out of his area to beat Mutu to a long cross field pass

Diouf tries to win a free-kick on by the Chelsea corner flag but the referee is not fooled

Chelsea have plenty forward when Mutu lays of a square pass to Lampard who is free on the corner of the box. He makes a clean contact and the speed of the shot would probably have beaten Dudek had it not risen marginally over the bar.

Cole almost immeadiately puts Chelsea back on terms by firing a low drive inches away from Dudek's right hand post from 15 yards out

Heskey receives the ball out wide after winning a header in the first place. A whipped low cross eveades the Chelsea back line before Cheyrou burries a shot into the net leaving Cudicini with no chance at all. Against the run of play it's 1-0 to Liverpool!

Chelsea beginning to take control of the midfield with Makelele and Geremi in particular winning their own battles

Mutu caught off-side on the wing in a position where he had no excuse as he was looking across the line.

Sublime from Cole as he receives a square pass from Makelele and wrong foots everyone with a first time dinked chip into the path of Gudjohsen. The striker makes a good contact but his volley shoots just wide of the post

Chelsea's neat passing play takes them all around the pitch from the left to right flank before a free-kick is won

Liverpool looking slightly nervous in their play and more intent on not losing than looking to win the game although Chelsea have yet to carve out any genuine chances from open play

Scrappy period of play from both sides but especially Liverpool as neither midfield is able to stamp its authority for the moment

Cole upends Henchoz after the defender shows skill to fool his opponent. No malice but a taste of his own ticky medicine for Cole

Crespo's injury is confirmed as a torn calf muscle and the striker will now be out for around 10 days

Heskey rises to head on a clearance from Dudek but there is no one ahead of him to take advantage

Diouf plays a dangerous game trying to play away from his own box which is crowded. Lucky to get away from it and launches a ball up field to safety

Lampard arrows a ball towards Mutu that would have disected the Liverpool back line but for a timely intervention from Biscan

Cudicini is forced into a dive to save a corner as Terry heads back to him under pressure

Match hotting up with some strong challenges in the middle of the pitch. Gallas gives away a foul deep in opposition territory

Real chance for Chelsea from a Cole corner. Johnson escapes his marker and makes good contact though he is leaning backwards and the effort goes over the bar

Heskey twists and turns wide on the right to make room for a cross. It takes a deflection and spins across the six yard box just waiting for a touch but it goes for a corner

Gallas is back to full strength but Crespo is not so lucky and will make way early for Gudjohnsen

A couple of Liverpool corners in quick succession come to nothing.

Heskey escapes the offside flag as a ball is played up to him but Gallas and Terry combine to muscle out the big striker before he can control. Gallas hurts himself in the process

Crisp passing in the middle of the pitch allows Lampard to find Johnson clear on the right wing. He beats Traore at left back but then fluffs the cross and the danger clears

Johnson whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box but Hyypia is there to clear with his head

Diouf is 'fouled' by Geremi

Diouf robs Geremi and powers down the wing but Bridge is quick to cover and cleverly back heels the ball off the attacker for a Chelsea throw

Lampard looks to burst through the Liverpool back line but Hyypia blocks on the edge of his box

Diouf wins a free kick on the halfway line which is taken quickly and wasted

Diouf seeks Heskey alone up front but his pass over-runs through to Cudicini

Liverpool get the match underway but find themselves under pressure straight away as Biscan is forced to clear

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Ball pinballs around the Liverpool box before it is eventually cleared

Johnson gives Geremi something to chase down the right. He gets there at the same time as Traore and wins a corner

It's all Chelsea at the moment with Liverpool packing the box and clearing whenever and where ever they get the chance.

That is Cole's final contribution as he is replaced by Gronkjaer

Fluid Chelsea move is halted by a foul on Cole just inside the final third

Heskey and Gallas involved in a bit of handbags. Heskey feels he is not getting enough protection and took the law into his own hands by giving Gallas a solid kick up the arse as the ball went out of play. A yellow card and a few stern words for Heskey and the game continues

As with the first-half Chelsea are having the best of the possession but are unable to put Liverpool under sustained pressure

The pace of the game is leading to mistakes from both sides

Another Chelsea corner is met by Terry but, in a crowd of players, he is unable to direct it as he would have liked

Mutu comes deep to find the ball, turns sharply and creates a shooting chance. His effort is block by a resolute Liverpool rear guard

Unusual period of possession from the visitors earns them a throw-in deep in Chelsea territory

Liverpool continue to aim for Heskey with long balls and from yet another nod down Cheyrou has a sight of goal from 25 yards. The snap shot goes a long way wide

Ball comes to Lampard in shooting range just outside the box. First shot is charged down and the second by the same player lacks the power to trouble Dudek

Geremi's persistence down the right flank earns Chelsea a corner

Game yet to settle down after the restart. Plenty of scrappy play from both sides

Terry seeks out Geremi with a pass virtually the full lenght of the pitch with a predictably poor result

Niether team has made a change at half-time

Chelsea kick-off and wastefully punt the ball out for a goal-kick

Half-time comes with the score still 1-0 to the visitors. Chelsea have probably had the lion's share of the game but Liverpool's goal was a peach. Heskey up front alone working hard and a packed midfield seems to be a deliberate and - so far - effective ploy by the Reds. It will take something special from Chelsea to unlock Liverpools defence but they have done enough to suggest they are capable.

Heskey once more comes deep to win a header but his team-mates are unable to make anything of it

Little happening as neither team is able to hold on to possession

Two minutes to be added on at the end of the half

Ball is played out for Murphy to receive treatment for a back injury sustained from an awkward fall

Heskey chases back to win the ball for Liverpool in an increasingly crowded midfield.

Gudjohnsen turns away from Henchoz who pulls him back by his shirt. The Liverpool defender is lucky to escape a card

Johnson, who is playing almost as a winger rather than a full back, makes it to the byline to win another corner for the home side

High tempo to the game now as Chelsea look to find an equaliser. Full blooded contest is on now

Dudek has to literally use his head as he races out of his area to beat Mutu to a long cross field pass

Diouf tries to win a free-kick on by the Chelsea corner flag but the referee is not fooled

Chelsea have plenty forward when Mutu lays of a square pass to Lampard who is free on the corner of the box. He makes a clean contact and the speed of the shot would probably have beaten Dudek had it not risen marginally over the bar.

Cole almost immeadiately puts Chelsea back on terms by firing a low drive inches away from Dudek's right hand post from 15 yards out

Heskey receives the ball out wide after winning a header in the first place. A whipped low cross eveades the Chelsea back line before Cheyrou burries a shot into the net leaving Cudicini with no chance at all. Against the run of play it's 1-0 to Liverpool!

Chelsea beginning to take control of the midfield with Makelele and Geremi in particular winning their own battles

Mutu caught off-side on the wing in a position where he had no excuse as he was looking across the line.

Sublime from Cole as he receives a square pass from Makelele and wrong foots everyone with a first time dinked chip into the path of Gudjohsen. The striker makes a good contact but his volley shoots just wide of the post

Chelsea's neat passing play takes them all around the pitch from the left to right flank before a free-kick is won

Liverpool looking slightly nervous in their play and more intent on not losing than looking to win the game although Chelsea have yet to carve out any genuine chances from open play

Scrappy period of play from both sides but especially Liverpool as neither midfield is able to stamp its authority for the moment

Cole upends Henchoz after the defender shows skill to fool his opponent. No malice but a taste of his own ticky medicine for Cole

Crespo's injury is confirmed as a torn calf muscle and the striker will now be out for around 10 days

Heskey rises to head on a clearance from Dudek but there is no one ahead of him to take advantage

Diouf plays a dangerous game trying to play away from his own box which is crowded. Lucky to get away from it and launches a ball up field to safety

Lampard arrows a ball towards Mutu that would have disected the Liverpool back line but for a timely intervention from Biscan

Cudicini is forced into a dive to save a corner as Terry heads back to him under pressure

Match hotting up with some strong challenges in the middle of the pitch. Gallas gives away a foul deep in opposition territory

Real chance for Chelsea from a Cole corner. Johnson escapes his marker and makes good contact though he is leaning backwards and the effort goes over the bar

Heskey twists and turns wide on the right to make room for a cross. It takes a deflection and spins across the six yard box just waiting for a touch but it goes for a corner

Gallas is back to full strength but Crespo is not so lucky and will make way early for Gudjohnsen

A couple of Liverpool corners in quick succession come to nothing.

Heskey escapes the offside flag as a ball is played up to him but Gallas and Terry combine to muscle out the big striker before he can control. Gallas hurts himself in the process

Crisp passing in the middle of the pitch allows Lampard to find Johnson clear on the right wing. He beats Traore at left back but then fluffs the cross and the danger clears

Johnson whips in a decent looking cross to the six yard box but Hyypia is there to clear with his head

Diouf is 'fouled' by Geremi

Diouf robs Geremi and powers down the wing but Bridge is quick to cover and cleverly back heels the ball off the attacker for a Chelsea throw

Lampard looks to burst through the Liverpool back line but Hyypia blocks on the edge of his box

Diouf wins a free kick on the halfway line which is taken quickly and wasted

Diouf seeks Heskey alone up front but his pass over-runs through to Cudicini

Liverpool get the match underway but find themselves under pressure straight away as Biscan is forced to clear

Last season this game decided the fourth and final Champions League spot. Liverpool will look for revenge while Chelsea aim to keep pace in the title race. Join us from 20.00 GMT.