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Teams

Chelsea: Liverpool

Cech :Reina
Terry :Finnan
Alex :Carragher
Carvalho :Agger
Malouda :Aurelio
Ballack :Pennant
Essien :Gerrard
Deco: Xabi Alonso
Riquelme :Kewell
Podolski :Torres
Lampard :Babel



Chelsea knew that a win would put them seven points clear at the top of the table. But away against Liverpool was not going to be easy.

They didn't get off to the best start either. An Alonso corner found Gerrard on the edge of the box whom volleyed a perfect shot into the posting stamp to make it 1-0 with just 9 minutes played.

Chelsea came close on 16 minutes. A Riquelme through ball found Podolski whose volley beat Reina but also the far post.

Chelsea gained momentum however. A pointless foul from Gerrard on Podolski in the penalty area turned him into a villian. He was yellow carded.

Up stepped Riquelme. Reina went right Riquelme chipped it right down the middle to make it 1-1 on 26 minutes.

The rest of the half passed unevetfully apart from a Kewell handball in the box not being given. (44 minutes)

In the second half Liverpool came out firing. On forty-nine minutes a Gerrard freekick from halfway found Torres whose volley clipped the post but stayed out.

Five minutes later Gerrard should've gotten his second. His chip over Cech was cleared off the line by Carvalho.

On 66 minutes Chelsea decided to counter attack from the Livepool onslaught. A Riquelme played a magnificent aerial thru ball to Frank Lampard who slid the ball in mid-air. Reina got a touch but not enough. It bounced off the post and in, making it 2-1 to Chelsea with 24 minutes to play.


Torres was given a great chance to level it for Liverpool on 70 minutes. Having passed Cech he had only Alex on the line. His shot from five yards was charged down by a brilliant Alex. Earning the praise of his team.

A Riquelme shot from 40 yards almost made a mickey of Reina. Rooted to the spot saw Riquelme's shot hit the bar and bounce up of the ground where Agger headed it away (76 minutes)

Scolari made two changes on 86 minutes Bringing on Shevchenko for Podolski and Obi-mikel for Michael Ballack.

Liverpool had a last minute corner in stoppage time where Reina was brought forward. The Gerrard corner was volleyed by Kuyt but it turned out to be a wayward shot. Cleared by the head of Deco.

Kewell tried one last longshot but it cleared the crossbar. Leaving Cech to take the goal kick that ended the game. A good win for Chelsea over Liverpool 2-1.

Lampard: "I think today despite the fact that they dominated the game we took our chances better, and that won us the match today."

Gerrard: " I really think we dserved better, considering our chances, but you have to give credit they were better when it came to taking oppourtunities."

Benitez: "I'll do better I'm the best remember CL final in 05..."

CHELSEA 2-1 LIVERPOOL