Chelsea make it eight wins out of eight at the start of the season to stretch their lead at the top of the Premiership with a dominant second half display at Anfield.

Steven Gerrard attempts a shot from 25 yards but it lacks power and is easily saved by Petr Cech.

Liverpool fans appeal for a penalty when Javier Sanz Luis Garcia's shot is charged down by Ricardo Carvalho in the area but nothing is given.

Asier del Horno is taken off to be replaced by Robert Huth.

Liverpool are caught napping at the back as Didier Drogba's ball across the area bypasses Arjen Robben and finds Ndjitap Geremi unmarked at the back post and he smashes the ball high into the net from close range.

Djimi Traore is replaced by striker Djibril Cisse as Rafael Benitez increases his side's attacking options.

Petr Cech is forced to gather quickly as Didier Drogba's attempted clearance hits a Liverpool player's back in a crowded box and almost rebounds to Florent Sinama Pongolle.

Chelsea look prepared to just sit back and stick with what they have and defend for the last 12 minutes.

Ndjitap Geremi is brought on for Damien Duff as Chelsea look to tighten up and hold onto their two-goal cushion.

Peter Crouch sets himself up with a great scoring chance following a good piece of close control but his effort is well over the bar.

Florent Sinama Pongolle is brought on to spice up the Liverpool attack with defender Sami Hyypia making way for him.

John Arne Riise is unlucky as his left-footed effort from the edge of the area is just over the bar.

Liverpool are enjoying the lion share of possession but Chelsea seem happy to sit back and repel their frequent attacks.

Scorer Joe Cole is taken off by Jose Mourinho with Arjen Robben replacing him.

Liverpool have again responded to the goal by coming out and attacking Chelsea but the visiting defence appears to be holding firm.

Chelsea seen off Liverpool's early pressure at the start of the half to go further ahead when Didier Drogba goes round Jose Manuel Reina and his off target shot finds Joe Cole who is left with a simple tap-in.

Javier Sanz Luis Garcia is lucky to escape a booking when he deliberately handles the ball while Didier Drogba is also lucky not to be booked for urging Graham Poll to book the player.

Steven Gerrard does well to put a dangerous cross into the Chelsea area but John Terry's diving header clears the danger.

Didier Drogba and Jamie Carragher are both cautioned as a result of the melee.

A brief scuffle breaks out after Liverpool fail to put the ball out when Joe Cole goes down injured.

An error from Sami Hyypia lets in Didier Drogba but his hurried first time volley drifts wide of the mark.

Great start to the second half by Liverpool as they have bombarded the Chelsea area with crosses but the Blues have held firm so far.

William Gallas does well to take the ball off John Arne Riise's boot as he was about to swing his left foot at the ball in the Chelsea penalty area.

Liverpool get the second half underway as they bid to get back into this game and they will be boosted by the fact they are attacking the Kop end where the fans will be willing the ball into the net.

An exciting first half is brought to an end with Chelsea having the slight edge thanks to Damien Duff's late effort.

Chelsea hit back to take the lead with some great skill by Didier Drogba setting up Damien Duff in the area and the Irishman slots the ball past Jose Manuel Reina and into the corner of the net.

The tempo of the game has slowed down after a frantic 15 minutes which has had more thrills and spills the entire 90 minutes of Wednesday's game.

Javier Sanz Luis Garcia puts in a high ball towards Peter Crouch but Frank Lampard is back to hack it clear.

Jamie Carragher gets up to flick on a Liverpool corner and Steven Gerrard arrives at the far post to hammer the ball past Petr Cech from an angle to level the scores.

Damien Duff gets free in the left side of the Liverpool area but his attempted cross is deflected into the arms of Jose Manuel Reina.

Joe Cole attempts to put another dangerous ball into the Liverpool area but Jose Manuel Reina plucks it out of the air.

Frank Lampard is shown a yellow card for his goal celebrations having mocked the Liverpool fans by putting his finger to his mouth.

Frank Lampard steps up to squeeze his penalty under the outstretched arm of Jose Manuel Reina to put Chelsea ahead.

Djimi Traore's clearance is charged down by Didier Drogba and the defender responds by bringing the striker down in the area, penalty to Chelsea.

John Terry is forced to get across his area and make a hurried clearance as Liverpool threaten.

Chelsea get their first shot on goal with Didier Drogba forcing Jose Manuel Reina into a diving save from the edge of the area.

Didier Drogba is lucky to escape a booking as he commits another foul this time on Jamie Carragher.

Liverpool have had the slight edge in the opening exchanges but without really threatening Chelsea's goal.

The game has become a little scrappy at the moment with Chelsea's Didier Drogba and Liverpool's Peter Crouch guilty of further fouls.

Joe Cole is not as fortunate as he is booked for a foul on Djimi Traore.

Peter Crouch is fortunate to escape a booking after a lunging challenge on Michael Essien.

Didier Drogba looks to have played Joe Cole through on goal but the offside flag brings the attack to a halt.

A good start from Liverpool who are putting pressure on Chelsea with some probing balls into the box in search of Peter Crouch's head.

Michael Essien slices his attempted clearance up into the air in his own area and Asier del Horno is forced to finish the job.

A fairly bright start from both sides but the early action is centred in the middle of the pitch.

Chelsea get the latest installment of their games against Liverpool underway at Anfield as the two sides look for a better outcome than Wednesday's drab goalless draw in the Champions League.