Hoilett breaks forward. He plays it into the path of Kalinic who shoots early but it's off target. Great chance for Blackburn.

Good shot from Kuyt. It looks to have gone straight over, but the referee has given the Liverpool a corner.

There will be 2 minutes of added time at the end of this match.

Shot from distance from Agger, but it's straight at Robinson and comfortable for the Blackburn 'keeper.

Rovers just starting to struggle in possession and Liverpool will be hoping they can fashion the one chance that will surely win this game now.

Free-kick to Liverpool in a dangerous position on the left-hand side. Gerrard takes right-footed but Emerton blocks and the ball is cleared.

Half chance for Liverpool. Chimbonda misjudges a cross at the far post and the ball is headed back across goal by N'Gog but it's out for a goal-kick.

Chimbonda bursts forward into the Liverpool half. The ball works its way to Emerton who shoots from distance but it's way off target.

Free-kick to Blackburn. The ball is chipped in towards Samba, but the ball comes loose to Grella and his effort from the edge of the area is just off target.

Decent play by Hoilett. He does well to find McCarthy and his effort so nearly gives Blackburn the lead.

Good cross from Gerrard but Nelsen does well to head away.

Fantastic chance for Liverpool. fine run by Johnson. He finds N'Gog who hits the bar and Kuyt's follow up is cleared off the line.

It's been a much better second half, but still neither side doing enough to deserve the lead.

Half chance for Diouf to shoot but he delays and it's cleared for a throw-in.

Liverpool try to break forward with N'Gog and Kuyt, but the Dutchman gets dispossessed.

Nelsen heads behind and it's a corner to Liverpool. It's played short and Gerrard comes inside but Di Santo does well to clear.

The tempo of this game has noticeably quickened in this opening 15 minutes of the second half and both sides look more likely to create the chance to put their side in front.

Tackles fly in from both sides and Martin Atkinson has both sets of fans on his back for a free-kick, but play goes on.

Gerrard shoots from 20 yards but Robinson saves and gathers at the secod attempt.

Appeals for a penalty from the Blackburn fans as Di Santo goes down under a challenge from Agger. The Blackburn man appeals to the referee but Martin Atkinson waves play on.

Good cross from Benayoun, but it runs across the face of the Blackburn goal and Chimbonda sees it away aimlessly at the far post.

Chance for Diouf, but he puts it wide and the flag goes up anyway for an offside.

McCarthy tries to go past Mascherano, but the Liverpool does well to nick the ball away for a throw-in.

N'Zonzi releases Di Santo who is in on goal, but he delays his shot and Carragher gets back well to nick the ball away from him.

Gerrard strides into the penalty area for Liverpool but it's a good challenge from Samba to rob him.

Robinson plays a long free-kick forward. Samba gets a flick-on and the ball comes back to him. He tries to fire back across goal but it squirms off the outside of his boot and out for a goal kick.

There will be just one minute of added time in this first half.

The corner is played into the area by Gerrard but there's a foul on Robinson by Kuyt.

Lucas tries to drive forward for Liverpool. He plays it wide to Benayoun and Liverpool start to press forward in numbers. The ball is played into the Blackburn area and it's headed away for a corner.

Free-kick to Liverpool for a foul by Diouf on Reina.

Shot by Mascherano, but it hits Givet in the head and he goes down requiring treatment.

Lucas finds Gerrard inside the area. He shoots, but it's deflected away off Samba for a Liverpool corner.

Robinson's long clearance finds it's way into the Liverpool box and finds Samba, but it looks like the big Blackburn man wasn't expecting it to arrive and his header is tame and comfortable for Reina.

Liverpool keep possession around their defensive third, but again they struggle to find a forward pass. In the end, they play it long and Kuyt is caught offside.

Gerrard strides forward towards the edge of the area for Liverpool, but Samba does well to stop him in his tracks. Samba wins the tussle for possession and winds a throw-in off the Liverpool man.

Short spell of possession for Liverpool, but they can't go anywhere with the ball. The game is crying out for some creativity in the final third.

Diouf plays it through towards Di Santo but the flag is up again as the ball runs through to Reina. McCarthy is down injured from an incident moments earlier and Reina sportingly puts the ball out of play.

Free-kick to Liverpool inside their own half as McCarthy back into his man.

Another foul from Agger and Blackburn have a free-kick again. Emerton takes into the box but it's cleared. The ball is sent back into the box by Chimbonda. Samba shoots but it's deflected away.

Ball into the Liverpool box towards Diouf, but he's adjudged to have fouled his man and it's a free-kick to Liverpool which Reina will take for the visitors.

Decent delivery from the free-kick but Liverpool clear.

Di Santo beats a couple of Liverpool defenders before Agger brings him down and it's a free-kick to Blackburn in a dangerous area.

Twenty minutes gone at Ewood Park and similar to the story of their season so far it's been pretty lacklustre from Liverpool who are yet to fire into action. Without really threatening Blackburn have shaded the first 20 minutes.

Not a great deal of action here, with neither goalkeeper yet called into action.

Grella crosses high into the box towards McCarthy, but the referee's assistant has his flag up for offside.

Gerrard takes the corner. It's cleared to the edge of the area, but only as far as Mascherano. He shoots but hopelessly skews his shot skywards and ithe danger is cleared.

Liverpool enjoy their first spell of possession. Gerrard tries his luck from distance but it's deflected away for a corner.

McCarthy beats Mascherano 30 yards out. Blackburn keep possession in the final third of the pitch and try to feed Di Santo, but he's just strayed offside.

Good possession for Blackburn, but Grella wastes possession and gives away a throw-in to the visitors.

Ball forward looking to put Di Santo away, but it's over-hit and runs comfortably through to Reina in the Liverpool goal.

Good start for Blackburn here. Liverpool have barely crossed the half-way line and haven't enjoyed any spell of possession.

Di Santo plays it wide to Emerton on the right. He crosses early but it's headed behind and it's a corner to Blackburn.

Early free-kick to Blackburn mid-way inside the Liverpool half on the right. Emerton takes, but it's headed away by Kuyt.