Liverpool vs Chelsea
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Who won: Chelsea 2-0
Chelsea beat Liverpool 2-0 on Sunday, May 2, 2010 at Anfield. Goals for Chelsea: Didier Drogba (33') and Frank Lampard (54').
Play by play
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Manchester United face Sunderland at the Stadium of Light from 4pm. Join me, Michael Da Silva, for that one in little over half an hour from now.
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Liverpool were simply woeful today and recorded their first shot on target in the 91st minute. The game hinged on that ill-fated backpass from Steven Gerrard, from which Liverpool never recovered.
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And Alan Wiley blows the final whistle at Anfield. Chelsea celebrate and are on the brink of winning the title again.
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Chelsea sub: Joe Cole on for Anelka.
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3 minutes of injury time at Anfield. And finally we have a Liverpool shot on target! Kuyt's tame effort finds the arms of Cech.
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Chelsea are having to defend to the last as Ballack blocks Gerrard's shot.
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That's the end of a good day's work for Kalou, who leaves the field to Chelsea applause.
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Chelsea sub: Zhirkov on for Kalou.
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Mascherano seemed to have enough of all that Chelsea passing and a rush of blood to the head finds him in the referee's book.
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Yellow card: Mascherano (Liverpool)
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Chelsea are stroking the ball around very comfortably in the Liverpool half. Infact, the Chelsea fans are cheering every pass.
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Mascherano tosses the ball in the box for Lucas, who goes down under pressure from Ivanovic. But that is never a penalty.
- 83'
Liverpool are yet to have a shot on target.
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Ngog rolls the ball from the left to Agger who strikes with his weaker right foot. He sliced it and Chelsea have a goal kick.
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Liverpool, who look very tired, clear their lines.
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Chelsea counter after some sustained pressure from Liverpool. Chelsea were 5 against 3 for a moment, but Drogba's laboured pass to Anelka slowed the move down. Chelsea have a corner though.
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Ballack strikes it, but it's straight at Reina, who punches clear.
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Drogba is taken out by Lucas 25 yards out. Chance for Chelsea from the free kick.
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Liverpool make another attacking change in the hope of turning this around. It would be dramatic, but remains highly improbable.
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Liverpool sub: Ngog on for Aquilani.
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Kalou receives the ball from Malouda on the left and Kalou bundles his way through Mascherano's tackle, but his cross is straight into the arms of Reina.
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An intricate free kick routine sees Agger's shot charged down.
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Terry handles the ball outside the box and Gerrard is lining up a free kick, some 25 yards out.
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Kuyt forces a Liverpool corner, who haven't given up their spirit just yet.
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Mascherano is fouled and is receiving treatment.
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