Chelsea

2.75

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  36

  42

  3.00

  Ross Turnbull

  Spread himself well to save Carroll's drilled penalty but his handling was unconvincing and struggled to command his box.

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  36

  62

  2.50

  David Luiz

  Could have been sent off before halftime but survived to deliver another frantic, error-ridden center half performance.

• 
  28

  51

  3.00

  José Bosingwa

  One of Chelsea's brighter performers, although that is not saying much. Got no reward for some excellent first-half deliveries from the right flank.

• 
  24

  63

  2.50

  Alex

  Rose like an NBA player to scoop Enrique's cross out of the sky with his hand, and could have few complaints about the subsequent penalty. Struggled to deal with Carroll's height and power.

• 
  32

  41

  3.00

  Ryan Bertrand

  Encouraging display but went missing for Liverpool's opening goal when he was caught badly out of position.

• 
  68

  35

  3.50

  Oriol Romeu

  Constructive, even silky, in possession and screened his defence well. Easily the most impressive Chelsea midfielder on view.

• 
  25

  59

  2.50

  Frank Lampard

  Began on the right of the midfield diamond and moved to the tip when McEachran limped. Did not convinced in either role although he never flagged in his desire to pull Chelsea back into the game.

• 
  17

  57

  2.50

  Florent Malouda

  Hit the bar with a header but was otherwise ineffective on the left of Chelsea's diamond. Subbed in the second half.

• 
  25

  48

  2.50

  Josh McEachran

  An unhappy evening for the Chelsea youngster. Looked crestfallen when he limped off in the first half after failing to shake off a knock. Had failed to impress at the tip of the midfield diamond up to that point.

• 
  118

  134

  2.00

  Fernando Torres Flop of the Match

  Apologetic and anonymous display from the £50 million man. Received little service from a hesitant midfield but made little headway against Liverpool's re-jigged defense. After a brief revival looks like he has reached rock bottom again.

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  31

  55

  2.50

  Romelu Lukaku

  Foraged hard alongside Torres up front but looked off the pace, which is not surprising given that he has not played for five weeks. Withdrawn when Liverpool went 2-0 up.

Substitutions

• 
  32

  43

  3.00

  Ramires

  Brought greater energy to Chelsea's midfield but his distribution was hit-and-miss.

• 
  41

  35

  3.00

  Juan Mata

  Knocked it around nicely but the game was almost won by the time he was summoned from the bench.

• 
  29

  54

  3.00

  Nicolas Anelka

  Could not quite find his way past Reina with one of Chelsea's best chances of the game.

Liverpool

3.50

• 
  110

  18

  3.00

  José Reina Paez

  Had far less to do than he would have expected. The saves he had to make were completed with little fuss.

• 
  156

  15

  3.50

  Sebastián Coates

  Lacked composure at times but his telescopic legs got him out of trouble on a number of occasions and he also made some excellent headed clearances. Cleared Luiz's header off the line after 55 minutes.

• 
  109

  18

  3.50

  Jamie Carragher

  Like he had never been away. Barked out orders like a sergeant major and ensured his teammates stuck to their disciplined task.

• 
  159

  12

  4.00

  Martin Kelly

  Chelsea's narrow midfield meant he was often the spare man for Liverpool and made the most of it with some lung-busting runs down the right flank. The icing on the cake came with his bundled header, his first goal for the club. Defended solidly too..

• 
  112

  15

  3.00

  José Enrique

  Rarely lets his standards drop and this was another dynamic display at left back. Helped win the penalty with the excellent cross that was handled by Alex.

• 
  139

  16

  3.50

  Maxi Rodríguez

  Scored the opening goal at the Bridge for the second time in 10 days with a smart first-time finish. Did not make the most of all the excellent positions he got into but surely deserves more opportunities in the league.

• 
  118

  14

  3.50

  Jordan Henderson

  An encouraging display in the Kuyt position on the right flank topped with a fabulously weighted pass to set Bellamy free to set up Maxi for the opening goal.

• 
  112

  21

  3.50

  Jay Spearing

  Tigerish and tenacious, he never gave Chelsea's midfield time to settle on the ball.

• 
  180

  18

  4.00

  Lucas Leiva

  Titanic at Stamford 10 days ago and equally formidable tonight as he dominated the midfield alongside his sidekick Spearing. Incredible energy levels and commitment given the Man City assignment 48 hours previously. A big worry for Liverpool that he injured his knee in a clash with Mata and was stretchered off midway through the second half.

• 
  94

  53

  3.50

  Andy Carroll

  Held the ball up well in the battering ram role and did a fine job of bringing his colleagues into play. Unconvincing penalty attempt, which he drilled straight at Turnbull.

• 
  240

  20

  4.00

  Craig Bellamy Top of the Match

  Wiped away tears from the minute's applause for his friend Gary Speed to deliver a menacing display oozing with nusiance value. He set up Liverpool's two goals, first with a perfectly weighted pass to Maxi and then a fizzing free kick on to Kelly's head.

Substitutions

• 
  81

  17

  0.00

  Martin Skrtel

  Replaced Maxi with one minute left.

• 
  93

  22

  3.00

  Charlie Adam

  Stepped in for the injured Lucas in the last 20 minutes to secure victory for his team.