Blackburn Rovers vs Liverpool

In the end the scoreline was closer than the match suggested and League Cup holders Liverpool go into the draw for the next round.

The game never really came to life until the second-half, but it was well worth waiting for.

It's all too little too late as the ref blows for full-time.

....Yorke fakes a shot, turns inside and then slots the ball under Kirkland. 4-3.

Emerton crosses from the left but Cole can't reach it. Ferguson keeps the ball in play and sets up Yorke....

Friedel hoofs the ball up the pitch for a last attack. Yorke is flagged offside.

Blackburn are having to chase the ball all over the pitch.

Heskey collects the ball on the edge of the box. He looks up and then seems to bizarrely pass the ball back to Friedel.

Kewell lofts the ball to the back post. Le Tallec decides not to shoot and knocks the ball back across the face of goal. Taylor clears.

Johansson crosses from the left. Yorke gets a flick on the ball and Gallagher acrobatically shoots over the bar.

Kewell tricks his way through midfield and fires a shot into the side netting. The Liverpool fans, and manager, thought it was in.

Blackburn make another change. Johansson replaces Gresko.

Riise cuts in from the left and powers a shot straight at Friedel. There could be goals still to come in this match.

Blackburn make an attacking change and Reid is replaced by young striker Gallagher.

Liverpool make a change. Gerrard is replaced by Hamann.

..The Scot keeps his cool and slots the ball past Kirkland for his first Blackburn goal. 4-2.

Blackburn attack straight from the kick-off. Cole plays Ferguson into the box....

Diouf is rampant on the left. He finds space to cut the ball back for Kewell, who slots the ball home form 8-yards out. 4-1 Liverpool.

Diouf is asking questions of Reid on the left again. He finds Le Tallec, who spots Heskey unmarked in the box. Heskey shoots and Freidel tips the ball over the bar.

Gerrard scoops the ball over the bar from close-range. Liverpool are playing all the football at the moment.

Heskey hits a weak penatly to Freidel's left. The keeper makes the block and saves the follow up shot.

Gerrard spots the ball but Heskey wants his hattrick and over-rules his skipper.

...The ref points to the spot once again, no card this time however.

Kewell breaks for Liverpool. Gresko gives chase and pulls the Australian's shirt in the box....

Yorke sets up Reid for a shot from the right of the box. The ball flashes across the face of goal and Cole turns it away as he tries to prod into the back of the net.