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Liverpool 1 - 1 Chelsea


This was a game that threatened to get out of control, by some very dubious refereeing. It may be that the two sides were somewhat evenly matched, but Chelsea's equaliser came courtesy of the referee. Only the very biased amongst the 45,000 fans, would have agreed that the penalty was justified.


Torres's goal for Liverpool, after 16 minutes, was worth the entrance money. He received a long ball from Steven Gerrard and, having positioned himself perfectly, fired the sweetest of shots in off the far post. In fact the home side could have gone further ahead minutes later, but Essien misjudged Pennant's cross. Gerrard then got in on the action, and might have worried Cech, had Lampard not been in the way.


Chelsea do not give up easily, although they sometimes seem to niggle a lot. Lampard delivered a free kick, that John Terry should have put away, but perhaps he was a match short of being at his sharpest.


Although Chelsea were back in the game after the interval, they were astonishingly handed their best chance on a plate, in the 62nd minute. Finnan collided with Malouda, who went down so easily, that it was a dive by any other name. It should have been Malouda who was penalised, but Rob Styles pointed to the penalty spot. Frank Lampard must have thought it was Christmas, as he coolly took the penalty kick, and drove the ball home.


This was a game that finished up with an amazing 9 yellow cards. Essien thought he had been booked, when Styles raised his arm holding another yellow, and you would have needed to be a mind reader to know that he had actually booked captain, John Terry.


So this was a controversial game that was allowed to become ill tempered, through some rather odd refereeing. There are sour grapes and there are injustices. This was a case of the latter.


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Liverpool Vs Chelsea