LONDON — 67 mins: Carroll has really galvanised the Liverpool attack and his ability to hold up the ball is creating more time for others to join the attack. Are Liverpool able to mount a fightback?
65 mins: GOAL! Chelsea 2 Liverpool 1
Carroll swivels clear of his marker on the edge of the six-yard box and thumps a thunderous shot into the roof of the net! Game On!
62 mins: A lovely drawback from Drogba takes him past two Liverpool defenders before he is felled by Suarez. The referee awards a free-kick...Its 35 yards out, too far for Lampard?
The England midfielder effort was just a whisker wide of Reina's post.
58 mins: Here comes another Chelsea attack, though this time Kalou's long-range effort sails wide. That was a nervy moment for Liverpool fans as Kalou should really have hit the target with that chance.
55 mins: SUBSTITUTION
Dalglish decides to reshuffle his line-up and the ineffective Spearing trudges off the pitch to be replaced by Andy Carroll.
52 mins: GOAL! Chelsea 2 Liverpool 0
Drogba shows his marker a clean pair of heels to race onto a sweet pass from Lampard to slot the ball past Reina. That is now eight goals in nine Wembley appearances for the Ivorian striker.
48 mins: Liverpool fans appeal for a penalty as Gerrard charges into the area but loses his balance just before he can tee-up a shot.
1718GMT: Liverpool get the second-half under way.
1717GMT: Liverpool haven't made any changes, which might come as a surprise to anyone who watched the first-half. How long before Dalglish rolls the dice and sends on Carroll?
1713 GMT: "Enrique too easily outpaced for me for goal,Gerrard needs Henderson to be sitter,and move further up pitch.Thats where SG is dangerous," adds Collymore.
1711 GMT: Ex-Liverpool striker Stan Collymore takes to Twitter to complain about the lack of quality throughout the first-half.
"Feels like how the league game at Anfield might be on Tuesday,not a cup Final. A dead rubber," he says.
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