Chelsea 2-0 Liverpool

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FT The referee blows his whistle for full-time. Chelsea have won 2-0 and they deserve the three points after an impressive display after the break.

90 Hilario does really well to punch Gerrard's half-volley away from his right hand post. Great work from the Chelsea goalkeeper.

90 Benayoun quickly wastes a fantastic chance for Liverpool as he waits for Hilario to go to ground before sending a weak effort wide of the Chelsea goalkeeper's right hand post from eight yards.

90 GOAL MALOUDA! Drogba makes space in the Liverpool box and cuts the ball back to Malouda to turn a shot home from four yards. More great work from Drogba as he creates his second goal of the day to help Chelsea move 2-0 up.

90 There will be three minutes of additional time.

89 Babel's cross from the right eventually results in a free-kick to Chelsea as Ivanovic is sent tumbling to the ground by Torres' poor challenge.

88 Anelka finds himself in space 30 yards from the Liverpool goal and sends a swerving effort a long way wide.

87 Aurelio's cross from the left is superbly punched away from the edge of his six-yard box by Hilario. The Chelsea keeper pushed his way through a crowd of players to clear the danger.

86 Babel fails to take control of the ball on the right flank and Terry is easily able to clear the danger.

85 The corner from the left eventually falls to Lampard on the edge of the box bu the Chelsea midfielder can only send a weak effort straight at Reina in the cenmtre of his goal.

84 Liverpool make their final change before the corner with Fabio Aurelio replacing Insua.

83 Skrtel does really well to halt Anelka's bustling run as his strong challenge knocks the ball behind for a corner.

82 Terry does superbly to block a powerful effort from Gerrard from 12 yards. The loose ball falls to Torres but the Liverpool striker can only send a poor effort off his shin behind for a goal-kick.

81 Kuyt's cross from the right is cleared away from the Chelsea box by Terry. The Chelsea captain has impressed today.

80 Kuyt storms forward and sends an awful effort high over the top of the bar from 35 yards. Liverpool have not impressed when they have had the chance to shoot today.

79 Drogba sends the resulting free-kick from 25 yards narrowly wide of Reina's right hand post. Decent effort from the Chelsea striker.

78 Gerrard is booked for a late challenge on Lampard. Correct decision from the referee.

78 And Liverpool quickly make their second change with Ryan Babel replacing Lucas after a quiet game for the Brazilian.

77 Chelsea make their first change of the match with Florent Malouda taking the place of Deco.

76 Liverpool break at speed and Gerrard is disappointed to see a sight of goal ended by a superb challenge from Ashley Cole on the edge of the six-yard box. Fantastic work from the Chelsea defender.

75 Johnson does really well to win the ball from Drogba as the Chelsea striker looks to cut in from the left flank.

74 Johnson finds some space on the edge of the Chelsea box but his effort lacks direction and goes well over the top of the bar.

73 Insua's cross from the left is headed clear by Terry and the follow-up from Macherano is also knocked away from danger by the Chelsea captain.

72 Gerrard's corner from the left is poor and Lampard is easily able to head the ball clear of danger at the near post.

71 Benayoun wins the ball from Drogba and the striker falls to the ground. Play continues with Ashley Cole heading the Liverpool sub's cross behind for a corner. Drogba is now back up on his feet.

70 Gerrard's attempted through ball to Torres is blocked by Carvalho and Chelsea are able to relax again.

69 Chelsea continue to keep the ball at the back. Liverpool have plenty of men behind the ball but they will have to find an extra spark to grab an equaliser.

68 A little bit of a quiet spell in the game as Chelsea keep the ball. The home side now look comfortable after their opener with Drogba creating problems with his movement.

67 Liverpool make their expected change with Benayoun taking the place of Riera.

66 Liverpool are enjoying a spell of possession at the back but Chelsea are happy to keep plenty of men behind the ball.

65 It looks like Liverpool are preparing to bring on Yossi Benayoun as he has a chat with Rafael Benitez.

64 Lampard's free-kick from the right is headed straight at Reina at his right hand post by Drogba from eight yards. Chelsea are looking to build on their goal.

63 Ballack wins a free-kick on the right flank as he is ushered off the ball by Insua. Crossing opportunity for Chelsea.

62 The home fans are right behind their side now. Liverpool will be disappointed to be behind but they were unable to deal with Chelsea's quick break.

61 Terry fires the ball away from the Chelsea box as Lucas looks to storm forward.

60 GOAL ANELKA! Drogba's cross from the left is turned home by Anelka from six yards to give Chelsea a 1-0 lead. Great work from Drogba to create the goal but Mascherano won't be happy as it was his mistake that gave possession to the home side.

59 Gerrard is pushed to the ground by Ivanovic to give Liverpool a free-kick just inside their own half. It will be interesting to see if Chelsea make a changes to try and cause from problems from wide areas.

58 Gerrard's free-kick from the left is punched away from the edge of his six-yard box by Hilario as Liverpool continue to create set-piece opportunities.

57 Skrtel, who has been very impressive so far today, does well to usher the ball out of play for a goal-kick under pressure from Drogba.

56 Essien is angry with the linesman after he concedes a free-kick for a push on Mascherano on the right flank. Good tempo at the start of this half.

55 Lampard's corner from the left evades everyone in the Liverpool box and Insua is able to clear the danger from the opposite flank.

54 Johnson does well to knock the ball behind for a corner as he halts Drogba's bustling forward run.

53 Carvalho heads the ball away from Gerrard on the edge of the Chelsea box as the Liverpool captain looks to provide more support for Torres.

52 Reina does really well to gather Ivanovic's swerving effort from 20 yards at the first attempt as Chelsea move in to reach any possible rebound. Decent entertainment at the start of this half.

51 Gerrard finds some space on the edge of the Chelsea box and he sends a rasping effort high over the top of the bar as Liverpool make a bright start to this half.

50 Gerrard's lofted free-kick from the left is easily claimed by Hilario on the edge of his six-yard box.

49 Torres is bundled to the ground by Lampard to give Liverpool a free-kick in a crossing position on the left flank.

48 Gerrard sends a header from the edge of the box well wide of Hilario's left hand post.

47 Ashley Cole fails to keep control of the ball on the left flank as he can only send his header straight to Reina in the Liverpool box.

46 The action is back under way as Terry heads the ball out of play for an early Liverpool throw-in.

The players are back out on the pitch as we near the start of the second-half.

Priya in Amsterdam wants Chelsea to bring on Joe Cole for Deco. Do you agree? Let me know at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Chelsea are now 7/5 to win this match with Sky Bet, Liverpool are 14/5 and you can back the draw at 13/10.

What are your thoughts on the first-half? Is Hilario the weak link in Chelsea's side? Do you think the pace of Ryan Babel would pose more questions to the home side's defence? Let me know at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

HT The referee blows his whistle for half-time after a disappointing first-half that started to improve as we got closer to the break. Hopefully that increase in entertainment will continue in the second 45 minutes.

45 The second corner is cleared as we enter the one and only minute of additional time.

45 Riera sees his free-kick from 40 yards turned away from his right hand post by Hilario at the last moment. Chelsea fans will not have been convinced by that goalkeeping. The initial corner is cleared behind for another flag-kick after Skrtel sees his appeal for a penalty rejected after a clash with Drogba.

44 Essien becomes the first player to be booked today as he catches Lucas with a high challenge. Correct decision.

43 Ballack's cross from the right is cleared away from danger by a volley from Carragher as Chelsea continue to create more attacking opportunities.

42 Lampard's corner from the right is headed towards goal by Terry. Anelka cannot take control of the loose ball so Liverpool are able to win a goal-kick.

41 Torres wastes Liverpool's best chance of the game as he sends Kuyt's cross from the right straight at Hilario with one bounce. This game is starting to open up.

40 Gerrard's corner from the right is cleared to Essien on the edge of the box and the Chelsea midfielder sees his driven effort saved by Reina at his far post. Good spell of pressure for the hosts.

39 Skrtel does well to deflect Lampard's half-volley from 25 yards behind for a corner.

38 Lampard sends a free-kick from 35 yards well wide of Reina's left hand post. Poor effort from the Chelsea midfielder.

37 Lampard fails to take control of Anelka's attempted through ball and Reina is able to easily gather possession.

36 Hilario is a lucky boy after he collects the ball just inside his penalty area with Torres rushing forward. One more step and the Chelsea goalkeeper was in trouble.

35 Deco's free-kick from the right is headed high over the top of the bar by the unmarked Ballack at the near post. That is the best chance of the game and the Chelsea midfielder should have done better.

34 Carragher is livid with the referee after he concedes a free-kick on the right following a clumsy challenge on Drogba.

33 Still no real action to report from this match. Chelsea have enjoyed more possession but two headers straight at Reina are the nest efforts they have produced so far.

32 Torres fouls Drogba as he tries to reach Gerrard's corner from the left and the referee awards a free-kick to Chelsea.

31 Riera cuts in from the left and sees his powerful effort from 25 yards deflected behind for a corner by Carvalho.

30 Gerrard sends the free-kick straight over the top of the bar as Hilario can happily stay calm in the centre of his goal.

29 Torres falls to the ground after a poor challenge from Ivanovic to give Liverpool a free-kick 30 yards from the Chelsea goal.

28 Essien's cross from the left is headed straight at Reina in the centre of his goal by Anelka from 12 yards. The Chelse striker should have got more power on that header.

27 Ivanovic does well to win the ball from Riera as the Liverpool winger fails to make progress down the left flank.

26 Gerrard's corner from the right is headed away from the near post of the Liverpool goal by Ivanovic. Liverpool have failed to make their set-pieces count so far.

25 Reina does well to save Drogba's looping header from eight yards as we finally see a shot on goal in this game.

24 Gerrard appeals for a free-kick as he takes a tumble on the edge of the Chelsea box but the referee rightly waves play-on.

23 Carvalho wins the ball from Torres with a strong challenge on the edge of the box. The Liverpool striker hasn't had many chances to shine so far.

22 Deco sends a poor through ball straight out of play as Chelsea continue to waste the chance to impress from attacking positions.

21 Chelsea have the edge in possession but they once again fail to make it count as Skrtel wins the ball from Lampard with a strong challenge.

20 Ballack sends another awful through ball straight out of play for a goal-kick as Deco can only look on.

19 Torres cuts in from the left flank but he is ushered away from danger by two Chelsea defenders and the loose ball is cleared by Ashley Cole.

18 Ballack sends a poor through ball straight out of play for a goal-kick as Ashley Cole's forward run fails to cause any problems.

17 Anelka's cross from the left is headed away from Lampard by Jamie Carragher as Chelsea continue their spell of pressure.

16 Skrtel does well to take the ball away from Drogba as the Chelsea striker looks to break into the Liverpool box.

15 Ballack's bustling run down the right flank is ended by a strong challenge from Javier Mascherano as we await the first chance of this match.

14 Johnson's cross from the right evades everyone in the Chelsea box and Ivanovic's clearance from the opposite flank strikes Albert Riera and goes out of play for a throw-in.

13 John Terry is caught by a late challenge from Torres after he clears the ball. The referee warns the Liverpool striker but doesn't book him.

12 Decent start to this game with both sides looking to attack at speed. Gerrard and Lampard will hope to become more involved.

11 Jose Bosingwa's cross from the right is knocked away from danger by Insua. Chelsea have taken control of this match.

10 Insua does well to cut-out Ivanovic's attempted ball down the right flank to Michael Ballack as Chelsea start to cause more problems to Liverpool's defence.

9 Martin Skrtel does well to stand tall and halt Anelka's bustling run towards the Liverpool box. This match has yet to jump into life.

8 Frank Lampard's attempted through ball to Nicolas Anelka is cut-out by Emiliano Insua and Liverpool clear the danger.

7 Carvalho cuts out a Gerrard cross from the right and Lucas is unable to keep the loose ball in play. Most of the game is in the Chelsea half.

6 Gerrard's corner from the left is cleared by a strong header from Branislav Ivanovic on the edge of the Chelsea six-yard box. Liverpool have started brightly.

5 Steven Gerrard's lofted free-kick into the Chelsea box is headed behind for a corner by Carvalho.

4 Deco overhits his attempted through ball to Didier Drogba and Jose Reina is able to easily race out of his goal and gather possession.

3 Glen Johnson's cross from the right is turned away from Fernando Torres by a strong header from Ricardo Carvalho.

2 Not much report from the start of this match as both sides struggle to keep possession.

1 The action is under way as Chelsea send the ball straight out of play for a Liverpool throw-in.

The players are out on the pitch as we get closer to kick-off.

Ryan in Singapore thinks Fernando Torres will score twice in a 2-1 victory for Liverpool. Let me know your predictions at nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Here is some more information about today's teams: Chelsea recall midfielders Deco and Michael Ballack in place of Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda for their Premier League clash with Liverpool at Stamford Bridge. Goalkeeper Hilario replaces the suspended Petr Cech, while Branislav Ivanovic keeps his place at right back. Liverpool make two changes with Albert Riera and Emiliano Insua replacing Yossi Benayoun and Fabio Aurelio.

The teams in full for today's match are: Chelsea: Hilario, Ivanovic, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack, Essien, Lampard, Anelka, Deco, Drogba Subs: Turnbull, Joe Cole, Malouda, Zhirkov, Kalou, Sturridge, Belletti

Liverpool: Reina, Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua, Kuyt, Mascherano, Lucas, Riera, Gerrard, Torres Subs: Cavalieri, Agger, Aurelio, Benayoun, Kyrgiakos, Babel, Ngog Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)

Chelsea are 11/10 to win this match with our friends at Sky Bet, Liverpool can be backed at 12/5 and the draw is available at the same price. Team news will follow soon.