"I know Reina made a mistake by touching Robben's face but when the player went down it looked as though he would spend a week in the hospital.
Liverpool's desperation for a goal risked leaving them short-handed at the back and Djimi Traore twice had to be alert as Chelsea broke quickly. Then Hernan Crespo sealed the points with an angled shot from the left midway though the second half. 27th April 2005 . The 2005 League Cup Final was played between Liverpool and Chelsea at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Sunday 27 February 2005.Chelsea won the match 3-2 after extra time, securing their third League Cup title. Formations, lineups and stats for Chelsea vs Liverpool FA Premier League 2003/2004 Chelsea's superior finishing proved the difference as the Blues beat rivals Liverpool to move 15 points clear at the top of the Premiership.
Chelsea’s long unbeaten home run against Liverpool, dating back to 1989, had come to an end in the previous campaign; likewise, the Blues ended an 11-year winless streak at Anfield. "The best goal of the match was Crespo's second, that was onside but was disallowed. Tot. Salt was rubbed in Liverpool's wounds when Gerrard was shown a second yellow card for a reckless challenge on Le Saux. Chelsea . : 1-0. It is very difficult for linesmen when people like Crespo and Robben are playing."
Liverpool created the first chance, Jamie Carragher failing to time his near-post header from Steven Gerrard's corner. Jesper Gronkjaer's winner consigned Liverpool to the consolation prize of Uefa Cup football and possibly seriously dented Gerard Houllier's close-season plans to strengthen. But any hopes the Reds had of rescuing a point were all but dashed when Crespo lashed in an angled drive after being played onside by Warnock. Chelsea v Liverpool . The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites
"It was crazy that we had to play with 10 men because of that." With Arsenal still firing on all cylinders, approaching 50 league games unbeaten and topping the table, a repeat showing would be most unwelcome.
Liverpool substitute Emile Heskey had a fierce shot blocked and Owen volleyed Riise's cross over as they looked for a route back in. Liverpool's task took on mountainous proportions on 26 minutes when Gronkjaer fired Chelsea ahead.
Tot. Defender William Gallas broke the deadlock with a close-range shot 10 minutes before half-time.
Get a summary of the Chelsea vs. Liverpool football match. "But we defended well against a difficult style of play and, when we scored, the game was always going to open up and we took advantage. Almost immediately, the Argentine striker was played through on goal again and he beautifully chipped Reina only to be wrongly ruled offside. And the Reds also went close through Sami Hyypia, who headed wide from another corner, and Peter Crouch, who put two headers over the bar. Formations, lineups and stats for Chelsea vs Liverpool Champions League 2004/2005 Chelsea's victory was their 50th in the Premiership under manager Jose Mourinho. RELATED INTERNET LINKS: Referee Alan Wiley played a good advantage as Graeme Le Saux was felled by Jamie Carragher, but Chelsea failed to use it as Eidur Gudjohnsen fired woefully over when well placed.
Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool.