Duke saves Pacheco's effort from the right side of the penalty area as Liverpool continue their assault on the Tiger's goal

Gerrard strikes the post from the left-hand side of the penalty area with the 'keeper well beaten

Gerrard again goes close for Liverpool but sees his well struck shot just miss the target

Kuyt volleys goalwards for Liverpool but his effort is again blocked by the impressive Gardner

Reina saves well from youngster Tom Cairney's low drilled left-footed shot

Garnder again comes to Hull's rescue, this time blocking Pacheco's effort

Liverpool come forward and David Ngog sees his effort blocked by the impressive Gardner

Andy Dawson tries his luck from 30 but his effort sails past Reina's right hand post

Boateng's shot is handled by Carragher but Geovanni's resulting free-kick goes straight into the wall

Geovanni is straight into the action but his cross is cleared by Kyrgiakos

Kuyt fires wide for Liverpool from 25 yards out

Hull come forward but Liverpool again clear, this time through Kyrgiakos

Gardner again clears, this time from Babel's cross and Liverpool now look firmly in the ascendancy

David Ngog's cross is easily cleared by Gardner as Liverpool look to turn the screw

George Boateng comes forward with the ball but Jamie Carragher clears his cross comfortably

A long range shot from Hull's Mendy forces Reina into a fingertip save

Despite Hull's strong start to the half, Liverpool now seem to have picked up the tempo and their widemen are beginning to look dangerous

Aquilani shoots left footed from the edge of the area but his effort is wide of the Tiger's goal

Despite their strong start the Tigers appear to lack quality in the final third and are beginning to get frustrated.

Hull have started the half strongly and an early goal will certainly give them and their fans a lift

Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink misses from six yards out after good work by Bernard Mendy down Hull's right hand side

Hull have their first foray forward of the second half but Reina comfortably deals with Boateng's cross

Gerrard has the first attempt of the half but his well struck effort just misses from 20 yards

Aquilani hits the bar from the edge of the area and Agger's rebound sails wide of the goal

Mouyokolo has a shot blocked by Jamie Carragher and the ball is cleared by the Liverpool defence

Agger clears Tom Cairney's cross and from the resulting attack Mascherano smashes the ball over the bar from the 30 yards

Hull seem to have found their spark and look set for a strong finish to the half

Hull continue to come forward but Bernard Mendy's cross is comfortably delt with by Reina

Good chance for Hull but Mark Cullen heads wide from twelve yards out

Foul by Kuyt on Steven Mouyokolo and from the resulting free-kick Hull push forward but Dawson's cross is easily cleared by Kyrgiakos

Liverpool have had most of the play so far this half and will be disappointed if they go into the interval on level terms

Hull have their first real chance of the game but striker Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink can only head directly at Reina from six yards out

Aquilani's goes close again, this time narrowly missing from twelve yards out

Liverpool continue to attack and Tiger's skipper Anthony Gardner heads away for a corner

Cross from Dirk Kuyt results in the ball going out of play. From the throw in Hull go on the attack through Kevin Kilbane but he fails to find his targets in the box

Liverpool keep probing and now it seems only a matter of time before they will make the breakthrough

Another El Zhar effort is saved by Duke and Kuyt misses with the follow up header

Liverpool are getting on top now but the Hull defence are holding firm for the time being

Duke's makes his first save of the match after a drilled shot form Nabil El Zhar.

Both teams have set out with the intent to attack as Andy Dawson forces a save from Jose Manuel Reina

First shot of the game from Liverpool's Alberto Aquilani but the Italian's effort fails to trouble Duke in the Riger's goal

Nabil El Zhar comes forward but his cross goes into the touch. A good start by both sides but just lacking that extra quality in the final third

Liverpool's Sotirios Kyrgiakos mistimes his header from a Steven Gerrard corner helping the Tigers to clear

Liverpool come forward for the first time but Steven Gerrard's cross is comfortably delt with by Matt Duke in the Tiger's goal

Iain Dowie has decided to stick with the same side that drew with Wigan last time out while Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez has made two changes to the side that lost to Chelsea bringing in Babel and El Zhar in place of Benayoun and Rodriguez