Liverpool against Chelsea

The home side and home fans subdued by Hasselbaink's goal

Yellow card to Diouf who is unhappy with the game, the goal and the ref's decision!

Lampard lifted a great ball from the centre of the pitch towards Hasselbaink who got it onto his favoured right side, avoided Carragher and fired a low shot across the goal beating Dudek

Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink scores!!

The last five minutes of the game, and Owen is ruled offside

Veron spreads it wide to Gonkjaer, he gives it back to the Argentine and the former Manchester Unites man fails to find anyone in the penalty area with a poor cross

Joe Cole wins a freekick after being fouled by Finnan

Diouf and Riise make a mess of the short corner and and Chelsea break

Gallas concedes a corner as Liverpool press for a winner

Veron heads the corner clear, but the ball is with Riise on the left

Baros fails to latch on to a great cross from Heskey as Gronkjaer, traking back heads clear. Liverpool corner

Liverpool have pushed Chelsea back deep in their own half, but they escape and Gronkjaer whips in another cross, but again it is too long

Chelsea rush forward to get a winner as time ebbs away - the Kop finds its voice again!

The Reds have equalised in controversial circumstance! A debatable throw in leading to a clear penalty, but the kick being taken twice sparring Owen's blushes! Drama!

Anfield holds its breath - Owen steps up and makes no mistake, lashing it high into the middle of the net!!

But wait!! The ref says the kick will be taken again - encroachment by Cudicini is the ruling!

Owen steps up and puts it wide of Cudicini's right hand post - bad miss!!!

Kewell throws the ball to Diouf who is felled by Bridge and it is a clear penalty to Liverpool in front of the Kop!!

Veron tackles Kewell on the right of the pitch, but the Reds win a throw

And here comes Joe Cole, he is on as a substitute for Damien Duff, what can he conjure up for Chelsea?

Liverpool have lost the edge to their play and they could be losing their grip on the game

It's Johnson's last involvement in the game as he is subbed and replaced by French international, William Gallas

Good work on the left wing by Diouf, but he gets involved in a scrape with Johnson who uses his body to block Diouf

A double substitution for Liverpool. Henchoz and Biscan are off and on come Milan Baros and, making his debut, Steve Finnan

Riise launches in a long throw but Duff wins a freekick and the danger is over

Murphy hoists the ball up to Owen, he passes to Kewell who crosses too deep but they win a throw

Duff fires the ball in and a pinball game ensues, a clear shot from Hasselbaink, but it out for a goal kick

Lampard collects a ball from Germei via Veron and 35 yards out fires in a venomous shot but Dudek saves. Corner ball.

The Kop again bellow for a penalty, but the ball hit Wayne Bridges chest, not his hand

An excellent move from Chelsea. Veron brought it forward finding Lampard who spread it wide to Bridge. He fired in a great cross on the ball but it was just too long for Duff.

A dangerous cross from Heskey is cleared and Chelsea are soon on the attack with Hasselbaink racing towards the Liverpool goal, but Hypia clears to Dudek's relief

An hour gone and while Liverpool are edging the second half its Chelsea's goal that marks the two sides apart

Gronkjaer feeds the ball to Johnson who knocks in a deep cross that finds Bridge on the opposite wing, Veron attempts an outrageous pass to Hasselbaink but he fails and Liverpool clear

Murphy and Kewell exchange passes, finding Diouf in the area, but he's tackled by Terry - the Kop yells for a penalty claim a handball off Terry, but nothing doing

Liverpool have upped the tempo this half, but critically Kewell and Owen have been quiet - if they are to get back into this game one of those two need to see some ball

Heskey shields the ball well 40 yards out looking to find support

A good first touch for Diouf, who spins past Johnson, but loses the ball for a throw for the visitors

El Hadji Diouf joins the action for Liverpool, replacing Cheyrou

Although Gronkjaer has had a good game so far, it is likely that Joe Cole will make an appearance at some stage this afternoon

Gronkjaer wins a corner for Chelsea. Duff clips it in, but it is knocked out for a goal kick.

Replays of the Kewell penalty claim show that Desailly got his foot to the ball before he took the player, a good decision then by referee Bennett

The ball is soon with Gronkjaer on the Chelsea right, but where Kewell cross was too long, his cross is too short and Dudek gathers easily

Cheyrou threads a pass to Kewell on the right but his cross is just too long for Heskey

Veron hits a long ball to Gronkjaer, who plays it back to Johnson as Chelsea look to build

If Chelsea are going to play with just one striker this season Hasselbaink has been handed a great chance today - can he take it?

Cudicini gathers a cross, despite being blindsided by Terry

Heskey passes to Riise who feeds it to Kewell who goes to ground in the penalty area, but the ref is not interested - to the Kop's great annoyance!

Veron, Bridge and Duff combine well on the left wing for Chelsea, but the Reds get it forward

Riise launches a long throw into the penalty area, but it is knocked away

The second is underway. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has taken the pitch replacing Eidur Gudjonhnsen - possibly paying the price for his poor one-on-one with Dudek in the first 45

But it could have been so different if not for Cudicini's excellent save early on from Murphy. The home side have played well and threatened. A great second half in the offing, get back here in 15!

Half time, and what a half! Ambramovich's millions have bought him a 1-nil lead over the Reds

It is headed clear by Veron but only as far as Kewell who on the edge of the area unleashes a great full volley, but it is just wide

Corner to Liverpoll, Riise won it of Johnson and Murphy takes it...

Veron has it, and some neat traingle passes follow between him, Lampard and Gronkjaer

Two minutes of added time signalled

Kewell offside as Liverpool try to get something from the half

Duff whips in another freekick towards the back post but it is too high for Glen Johnson and its a goalkick

Hypia passes to Biscan who feeds it wide to Kewell, he gets it to Murphy who loses it and Chelsea send it up to Gronkjaer who is fouled by Stephane Henchoz - who is booked for a cynical tackle

Chelsea have a freekick over their own on the right of the Liverpool penalty area, Duff whips it in to the far post, but it is headed clear

After an age of deliberation the three of them conspire to execute the worst freekick of the season so far. Kewell stepped over the ball for Murphy to hit it low into the wall. Rubbish.

Murphy, Riise and Kewell standing over the ball - who will it be?

The linesman flags for a freekick and Liverpool have a great chance 25 yards out on the edge of the penalty area

The corner is rubbish and the Reds take it forward with Murphy and Cheyrou

Duff on the left at the moment wins a corner for Chelsea after his cross canons off Jamie Carragher

Geremi gets it wide to Duff as Chelsea play keep-ball

At the other end a promising spell from Liverpool ends with the ball blazed over the bar, never really a clear goal scoring chance, but a shot on target was needed

Shocking play from the Chelsea striker who could have put the ball over Dudek or taken him on instead of hitting tamely into his body - lucky for the Reds, but bad from Chelsea

Eidur Gudjohnsen is one on one with the keeper after a great ball from Veron but he blows the chance to the relief of the Kop

Murphy threads a ball through to Owen on the edge of the penalty area, but it bounces awkwardly and the striker fails to control it

Kewell is looking good for Liverpool, who despite the goal, are playing well

Biscan is the second player to get a booking

Heskey tries to charge down a back pass from Desailly to his keeper, but some nifty Cudicini footwork just about saves the French defender's blushes

Risse floats in the kick to the back post looking for Hypia, but his header is just wide

At the other end Kewell nudges a ball to Owen who fires in a great shot. Cudicini parries it out for a corner

Gronkjaer whipped in an early ball from the right and Seba Veron lashed in a side-footed shot from just inside the penalty area to beat Dudek - Gugjohnsen looked offside, but the goal stands!

VERON SCORES FOR CHELSEA!!

Shaven headed Owen looks very dangerous for Liverpool, clearly having benefitted from the summer break

The Reds just getting the better of things, winning the 50-50 balls. Harry Kewell motors past Terry on the right and tries a cheeky shot which fooled Cudicini only to flash just wide of the post!

Murphy whips the ball in but Cudicini punches the ball as far as Lampard who clears

Terry and Desailly are well aware that they are under threat - this time Heskey wins a corner of Terry - pressure building

A great cross field ball from Danny Murphy finds Owen in the penalty area but Cudicini is off his line quick enough to get a hand to the ball and spoil Owen's chance - Liverpool looking dangerous with the through pass

Nice wide play on the left for Chelsea with Bridge, Veron and Gronkjaer but the final ball is too long

Bruno Cheyrou in the Liverpool midfield cuts out an errant pass but a quick ball to Heskey is too long

Emile Heskey is ruled to have fouled John Terry - a bit harsh he just jumped early

Interesting formation for Chelsea who seem to be playing a 4-5-1 with Duff on the right and Gronkjaer on the left wing and Eidur Gudjohnsen as the lone striker

Lamaprd is the first player to get himself a booking, rightly yellow-carded for tackling Riise from behind

Desailly tackles Murphy and feeds it right towards Gronkjaer who crosses into the Liverpool penalty area, but Veron's chance is poor

Geremi on the ball in midfield, finds Johnson who spreads the ball across the back four as Chelsea build, but Murphy cuts in and wins the ball

Dudek releases the ball and it's soon with Owen at the other end of the pitch, but again Cudicini gathers

Igor Bistan using his mighty frame to good effect in his own half as Liverpool snuff out a half hearted attack

Harry Kewell on the right wing has the ball, but only breifly before he is tackled by Wayne Bridge

A bright opening, end to end stuff, plenty of atmospher and a decent early chance

Liverpool's Sami Hypia tries to get the ball Owen, but it is too long

Chelsea build on the left with Jesper Gronkjaer, only for three Reds defenders to swap him and clear

Veron muscles Owen off the ball in the middle of the park

Glen Johnson for Chelsea sends a ball down the right wing looking for Damien Duff, but Riise is there to clear the danger

Frank Lampard and Juan Sebastian veron link up well in midfield, but the ball ends up with Liverpool's left back John Arne Riise

Cudicini off his line quick there to smother the ball after Danny Murphy slotted a decent ball on the deck for Michael Owen to run onto.

Marcel Desailly tries to calm things down by taking his time on the ball before it is spread forwards. The Kop in great voice today - top atmosphere!

The resulting corner is cleared, but what a save from the Italian!

Harry Kewell on an early run which ends up with Danny Murphy hitting a low drive and a bringing a great save from Carlo Cudicini in the Chelsea goal

An early touch for Jerzy Dudek in the Liverpool goal defending the Kop end

Referee Steve Bennett gets things underway and Chelsea kick off to a chorus of boos

Jerzy Dudek is in goal despite Chris Kirkland's England call-up and Igor Biscan and Bruno Cheyrou are in midfield as a result of Steven Gerrard's suspension and injuries to Dietmar Hamann and Vladimir Smicer.

Harry Kewell starts for Liverpool, but Gerard Houllier's other new signing, Steve Finnan, is only fit enough for the bench.

No place for £15.8million signing Adrian Mutu because international clearance from the Italian Football Association has not arrived in time. But new boys Glen Johnson, Damien Duff, Geremi, Wayne Bridge and Juan Sebastian Veron start with Joe Cole on the bench.

Roman Abramovich is at Anfield to watch his new-look Chelsea, assembled at a cost of almost £75million.

And for Chelsea: Cudicini, Johnson, Terry, Desailly, Bridge, Gronkjaer, Geremi, Veron, Lampard, Duff, Gudjohnsen. Their subs: Hasselbaink, Joe Cole, Gallas, Ambrosio, Forssell.

Today's Liverpool team: Dudek, Carragher, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Murphy, Biscan, Cheyrou, Owen, Heskey. And on the bench: Kirkland, Finnan, Baros, Diouf, Le Tallec.

All the acton from Anfield, kicking off at 16.05 BST on Sunday

But wait!! The ref says the kick will be taken again - encroachment by Cudicini is the ruling!

Owen steps up and puts it wide of Cudicini's right hand post - bad miss!!!

Kewell throws the ball to Diouf who is felled by Bridge and it is a clear penalty to Liverpool in front of the Kop!!

Veron tackles Kewell on the right of the pitch, but the Reds win a throw

And here comes Joe Cole, he is on as a substitute for Damien Duff, what can he conjure up for Chelsea?

Liverpool have lost the edge to their play and they could be losing their grip on the game

It's Johnson's last involvement in the game as he is subbed and replaced by French international, William Gallas

Good work on the left wing by Diouf, but he gets involved in a scrape with Johnson who uses his body to block Diouf

A double substitution for Liverpool. Henchoz and Biscan are off and on come Milan Baros and, making his debut, Steve Finnan

Riise launches in a long throw but Duff wins a freekick and the danger is over

Murphy hoists the ball up to Owen, he passes to Kewell who crosses too deep but they win a throw

Duff fires the ball in and a pinball game ensues, a clear shot from Hasselbaink, but it out for a goal kick

Lampard collects a ball from Germei via Veron and 35 yards out fires in a venomous shot but Dudek saves. Corner ball.

The Kop again bellow for a penalty, but the ball hit Wayne Bridges chest, not his hand

An excellent move from Chelsea. Veron brought it forward finding Lampard who spread it wide to Bridge. He fired in a great cross on the ball but it was just too long for Duff.

A dangerous cross from Heskey is cleared and Chelsea are soon on the attack with Hasselbaink racing towards the Liverpool goal, but Hypia clears to Dudek's relief

An hour gone and while Liverpool are edging the second half its Chelsea's goal that marks the two sides apart

Gronkjaer feeds the ball to Johnson who knocks in a deep cross that finds Bridge on the opposite wing, Veron attempts an outrageous pass to Hasselbaink but he fails and Liverpool clear

Murphy and Kewell exchange passes, finding Diouf in the area, but he's tackled by Terry - the Kop yells for a penalty claim a handball off Terry, but nothing doing

Liverpool have upped the tempo this half, but critically Kewell and Owen have been quiet - if they are to get back into this game one of those two need to see some ball

Heskey shields the ball well 40 yards out looking to find support

A good first touch for Diouf, who spins past Johnson, but loses the ball for a throw for the visitors

El Hadji Diouf joins the action for Liverpool, replacing Cheyrou

Although Gronkjaer has had a good game so far, it is likely that Joe Cole will make an appearance at some stage this afternoon

Gronkjaer wins a corner for Chelsea. Duff clips it in, but it is knocked out for a goal kick.

Replays of the Kewell penalty claim show that Desailly got his foot to the ball before he took the player, a good decision then by referee Bennett

The ball is soon with Gronkjaer on the Chelsea right, but where Kewell cross was too long, his cross is too short and Dudek gathers easily

Cheyrou threads a pass to Kewell on the right but his cross is just too long for Heskey

Veron hits a long ball to Gronkjaer, who plays it back to Johnson as Chelsea look to build

If Chelsea are going to play with just one striker this season Hasselbaink has been handed a great chance today - can he take it?

Cudicini gathers a cross, despite being blindsided by Terry

Heskey passes to Riise who feeds it to Kewell who goes to ground in the penalty area, but the ref is not interested - to the Kop's great annoyance!

Veron, Bridge and Duff combine well on the left wing for Chelsea, but the Reds get it forward

Riise launches a long throw into the penalty area, but it is knocked away

The second is underway. Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink has taken the pitch replacing Eidur Gudjonhnsen - possibly paying the price for his poor one-on-one with Dudek in the first 45

But it could have been so different if not for Cudicini's excellent save early on from Murphy. The home side have played well and threatened. A great second half in the offing, get back here in 15!

Half time, and what a half! Ambramovich's millions have bought him a 1-nil lead over the Reds

It is headed clear by Veron but only as far as Kewell who on the edge of the area unleashes a great full volley, but it is just wide

Corner to Liverpoll, Riise won it of Johnson and Murphy takes it...

Veron has it, and some neat traingle passes follow between him, Lampard and Gronkjaer

Two minutes of added time signalled

Kewell offside as Liverpool try to get something from the half

Duff whips in another freekick towards the back post but it is too high for Glen Johnson and its a goalkick

Hypia passes to Biscan who feeds it wide to Kewell, he gets it to Murphy who loses it and Chelsea send it up to Gronkjaer who is fouled by Stephane Henchoz - who is booked for a cynical tackle

Chelsea have a freekick over their own on the right of the Liverpool penalty area, Duff whips it in to the far post, but it is headed clear

After an age of deliberation the three of them conspire to execute the worst freekick of the season so far. Kewell stepped over the ball for Murphy to hit it low into the wall. Rubbish.

Murphy, Riise and Kewell standing over the ball - who will it be?

The linesman flags for a freekick and Liverpool have a great chance 25 yards out on the edge of the penalty area

The corner is rubbish and the Reds take it forward with Murphy and Cheyrou

Duff on the left at the moment wins a corner for Chelsea after his cross canons off Jamie Carragher

Geremi gets it wide to Duff as Chelsea play keep-ball

At the other end a promising spell from Liverpool ends with the ball blazed over the bar, never really a clear goal scoring chance, but a shot on target was needed

Shocking play from the Chelsea striker who could have put the ball over Dudek or taken him on instead of hitting tamely into his body - lucky for the Reds, but bad from Chelsea

Eidur Gudjohnsen is one on one with the keeper after a great ball from Veron but he blows the chance to the relief of the Kop

Murphy threads a ball through to Owen on the edge of the penalty area, but it bounces awkwardly and the striker fails to control it

Kewell is looking good for Liverpool, who despite the goal, are playing well

Biscan is the second player to get a booking

Heskey tries to charge down a back pass from Desailly to his keeper, but some nifty Cudicini footwork just about saves the French defender's blushes

Risse floats in the kick to the back post looking for Hypia, but his header is just wide

At the other end Kewell nudges a ball to Owen who fires in a great shot. Cudicini parries it out for a corner

Gronkjaer whipped in an early ball from the right and Seba Veron lashed in a side-footed shot from just inside the penalty area to beat Dudek - Gugjohnsen looked offside, but the goal stands!

VERON SCORES FOR CHELSEA!!

Shaven headed Owen looks very dangerous for Liverpool, clearly having benefitted from the summer break

The Reds just getting the better of things, winning the 50-50 balls. Harry Kewell motors past Terry on the right and tries a cheeky shot which fooled Cudicini only to flash just wide of the post!

Murphy whips the ball in but Cudicini punches the ball as far as Lampard who clears

Terry and Desailly are well aware that they are under threat - this time Heskey wins a corner of Terry - pressure building

A great cross field ball from Danny Murphy finds Owen in the penalty area but Cudicini is off his line quick enough to get a hand to the ball and spoil Owen's chance - Liverpool looking dangerous with the through pass

Nice wide play on the left for Chelsea with Bridge, Veron and Gronkjaer but the final ball is too long

Bruno Cheyrou in the Liverpool midfield cuts out an errant pass but a quick ball to Heskey is too long

Emile Heskey is ruled to have fouled John Terry - a bit harsh he just jumped early

Interesting formation for Chelsea who seem to be playing a 4-5-1 with Duff on the right and Gronkjaer on the left wing and Eidur Gudjohnsen as the lone striker

Lamaprd is the first player to get himself a booking, rightly yellow-carded for tackling Riise from behind

Desailly tackles Murphy and feeds it right towards Gronkjaer who crosses into the Liverpool penalty area, but Veron's chance is poor

Geremi on the ball in midfield, finds Johnson who spreads the ball across the back four as Chelsea build, but Murphy cuts in and wins the ball

Dudek releases the ball and it's soon with Owen at the other end of the pitch, but again Cudicini gathers

Igor Bistan using his mighty frame to good effect in his own half as Liverpool snuff out a half hearted attack

Harry Kewell on the right wing has the ball, but only breifly before he is tackled by Wayne Bridge

A bright opening, end to end stuff, plenty of atmospher and a decent early chance

Liverpool's Sami Hypia tries to get the ball Owen, but it is too long

Chelsea build on the left with Jesper Gronkjaer, only for three Reds defenders to swap him and clear

Veron muscles Owen off the ball in the middle of the park

Glen Johnson for Chelsea sends a ball down the right wing looking for Damien Duff, but Riise is there to clear the danger

Frank Lampard and Juan Sebastian veron link up well in midfield, but the ball ends up with Liverpool's left back John Arne Riise

Cudicini off his line quick there to smother the ball after Danny Murphy slotted a decent ball on the deck for Michael Owen to run onto.

Marcel Desailly tries to calm things down by taking his time on the ball before it is spread forwards. The Kop in great voice today - top atmosphere!

The resulting corner is cleared, but what a save from the Italian!

Harry Kewell on an early run which ends up with Danny Murphy hitting a low drive and a bringing a great save from Carlo Cudicini in the Chelsea goal

An early touch for Jerzy Dudek in the Liverpool goal defending the Kop end

Referee Steve Bennett gets things underway and Chelsea kick off to a chorus of boos

Jerzy Dudek is in goal despite Chris Kirkland's England call-up and Igor Biscan and Bruno Cheyrou are in midfield as a result of Steven Gerrard's suspension and injuries to Dietmar Hamann and Vladimir Smicer.

Harry Kewell starts for Liverpool, but Gerard Houllier's other new signing, Steve Finnan, is only fit enough for the bench.

No place for £15.8million signing Adrian Mutu because international clearance from the Italian Football Association has not arrived in time. But new boys Glen Johnson, Damien Duff, Geremi, Wayne Bridge and Juan Sebastian Veron start with Joe Cole on the bench.

Roman Abramovich is at Anfield to watch his new-look Chelsea, assembled at a cost of almost £75million.

And for Chelsea: Cudicini, Johnson, Terry, Desailly, Bridge, Gronkjaer, Geremi, Veron, Lampard, Duff, Gudjohnsen. Their subs: Hasselbaink, Joe Cole, Gallas, Ambrosio, Forssell.

Today's Liverpool team: Dudek, Carragher, Henchoz, Hyypia, Riise, Kewell, Murphy, Biscan, Cheyrou, Owen, Heskey. And on the bench: Kirkland, Finnan, Baros, Diouf, Le Tallec.

All the acton from Anfield, kicking off at 16.05 BST on Sunday