Barclays Premier League, Sunday October 26 2008 at Stamford Bridge.
Chelsea (4-1-4-1): Cech; Bosingwa (Sinclair 84), Carvalho, Terry (c), A Cole; Mikel; Kalou (Belletti 57), Deco, Lampard, Malouda (Di Santo 57); Anelka.
Manager Felipe Scolari
Liverpool (4-2-3-1): Reina; Arbeloa, Carragher, Agger, Aurelio; Alonso, Mascherano; Kuyt (Lucas 87), Gerrard (c), Riera (Hyypia 89); Keane (Babel 59).
Manager Rafael Benitez.

Referee Howard Webb.
Crowd 41,705
Environment. Cool and rainy, drying during the game. 1.30pm kick-off. Live on Sky.
Kit Chelsea - blue shirts and shorts, white socks. Liverpool - red shirts, shorts and socks.

First-half.
Kick-off Chelsea.
3 Attack Anelka picks up possession after an Alonso slip. His run is cut off but the ball falls for a Deco shot, Carragher blocks the danger.
9 LIVERPOOL GOAL A touch of fortune for the visitors as Alonso's shot deflects off Bosingwa to wrong-foot Cech. The Chelsea right back's initial clearance is underhit after Kuyt heads on a throw, setting up the shooting chance.
14 Chance Kalou's shot is soft and straight at Reina after the ref plays the advantage, Lampard having been sent flying by Carragher as he passes.
15 Foul Kalou is sliced down by a late challenge from Alonso outside the Chelsea box but no yellow card is forthcoming from Howard Webb.
21 Booked This time the card does come out, Riera punished for tripping Bosingwa out on the wing, midway inside Liverpool territory.
23 Save Cech tips over a dipping 20-yarder from Gerrard.
36 Shot Deco drifts a 20-yard shot wide after a penetrating Blues attack. Chelsea have been pushing strongly for an equaliser for the last 10 minutes.
38 Booked Gerrard for a sliding challenge on Bosingwa, the whistle calling a halt to a one-on-one breakaway in Liverpool's favour.
Stoppage time 1 min.

Half-time Chelsea 0 Liverpool 1

Florent Malouda

Second-half.
Kick-off Liverpool.
51 Attack A promising opening goes to waste as Malouda, found by Lampard, opts to cross rather than shoot inside the area but only hits the nearest defender.
53 Booked Malouda for bringing down Arbeloa 10 yards outside the Chelsea area.
55 Booked Ashley Cole for tripping Carragher while chasing down. It looks a harsh decision.
57 Shot Kuyt drills an effort 10 yards wide from a position out on the right.
57 Chelsea substitutions It's both wideman off, Kalou and Malouda replaced by Belletti and Di Santo, who makes it two up front with a man less in midfield.
59 Liverpool substitution Babel on for Keane.
61 Woodwork Big escape as Alonso cracks a 30-yard free kick against the foot of the post with Cech rooted. Lampard clears the rebound.
64 Booked Mascherano for dissent following a Cole foul.
72 Chance Cole slices wide from 10 yards out after Di Santo heads down a Lampard chip. It's the best Chelsea opening so far.
75 Attack The ball is knocked off Deco's toe and behind by two Liverpool challenges as the Portuguese shapes to shoot, cutting inside from a Lampard pass.
76 Shot Babel fires uncomfortably close from 30 yards.
79 Booked Deco for a tangle with Mascherano out on the right.
82 Attempt Lampard's header is the first effort on target in the half but it's straight at the keeper.
84 Chelsea substitution Sinclair for Bosingwa.
87 Liverpool substitution Lucas for Kuyt.
89 Liverpool substitution Hyypia for Riera.
Stoppage time 3 mins.

Unused subs Chelsea: Cudicini, Ivanovic, Ferreira, Alex. Liverpool: Cavalieri, Dossena, Pennant, Benayoun.

Shots on target Chelsea 2 Liverpool 2
Corners Chelsea 4 Liverpool 2
Fouls Chelsea 13 Liverpool 17
Offsides Chelsea 4 Liverpool 1

Comment The game is the one chosen for Chelsea to show support for Kick It Out's One game, One Community campaign against all forms of discrimination in the game. The players wear t-shirts displaying the campaign's name before the game and Paul Canoville and Ken Monkou lead the sides out. Ashley Cole returns from a hamstring injury in the one change from the Roma win. John Terry equals Roy Bentley on 367 games, moving him equal 15th in the club's all-time list. Frank Lampard makes his 250th Premier League start for Chelsea. Liverpool play Alonso and Mascherano behind Gerrard in central midfield and go ahead at Stamford Bridge for the first time since January 2004. Though Chelsea come back strongly towards the end of the first half, the teams are too evenly matched in the second period and the Liverpool defence too great an obstacle to save this one. The record-breaking home league run comes to an end on 86 games. Down to second.