Liverpool 1-1 Chelsea

Last night, Liverpool hosted rivals Chelsea at Anfield, and in a hard-fought match that they dominated for most of it, came out with a share of the spoils as the match ended 1-1. It was an unfair result for the Reds, for Chelsea had equalized with a penalty that was beyond controversial, Rob Styles awarding it when Malouda jumped into Finnan.

The Reds started the match tenaciously, fighting for every ball and pushing forward, and got the start they deserved when Gerrard fed Torres down the left. The striker had Ben Haim to beat, and chased the ball down, stopping it before bursting forward, completing the illusion that he was going to hold the ball up and wait for other players to come in. Ben Haim could not catch up with Torres' explosive pace, and he spotted an opening at the far post, slotting the ball in with an inch-perfect shot, aimed at the far post and rebounding in off it.

However, Rob Styles gifted Chelsea with a lifeline in the second half when he awarded Malouda a penalty after the winger had jumped into Finnan. The decision was controversial, one that even Drogba protested to as he had the ball when Rob Styles stopped play, only to realise that he had awarded them a penalty. Frank Lampard stepped up and made no mistake from the penalty spot, leveling the score at 1-1.

After that unfortunate incident, Liverpool failed to get back in front, and Chelsea did not threaten either. Crouch was brought on to try and salvage a win, while Alex came on for Chelsea to fight for the draw and to counter Crouch. Eventually, the score ended 1-1, with Chelsea lucky to get a share of the points and Liverpool desperately unfortunate to have not won after Rob Styles' blunder.