Babel cuts in from the left and fires an effort just over.

Babel cuts in from the left and fires an effort just over.

Aruna Dindane finds himself clean through but is pulled back for a foul on Jamie Carragher, replays suggest the Liverpool defender just slipped over though.

Liverpool comfortable seeing out the match now, their work is done.

Gerrard appears to elbow Brown in the back of the head off-the-ball. Referee Stuart Atwell sees the incident but lets Gerrard off with a warning.

Maxi Rodriguez gets to the byline and finds Torres who doesn't quite connect and fires straight at Ashdown.

Glen Johnson, on his retrurn from injury, jogs off to be replaced by Martin Kelly.

Liverpool are screaming penalty after Johnson goes down under a challenge from Nadir Belhadj, referee Atwell says no,.Replays suggest the Pompey man may have just got a touch on the ball.

It's Maxi Rodriquez's turn to have a shot after a corner wasn't cleared, but he drags his effort wide.

Great save! Pepe Reina has not had much to do tonight but he had to be at his best there to tip Michael Brown's effort over the bar.

Gerrard curls another effort just over the bar from Babel's lay-off.

Good save! More good football sees Gerrard free in the area but his shot is well blocked by Ashdwon, the ball eventually finds itself with Babel who see his effort tipped onto the crossbar. The reds are rampant at the moment.

Daniel Agger tries a free-kick from 35 yards but it hits two Pompey defenders before trickling through to Ashdown.

Papa Bouba Diop chips the ball over the defence for Frederic Piquionne, whose shot from the angle goes just wide of Reina's far post.

Breathless stuff at Anfield as Liverpool rip the game away from Pompey with three goals in five dramatic minutes.

The reds are again screaming penalty as Michael Brown climbs over Gerrard, the ref again is unmoved and the resultant corner is cleared.

Torres goes down in the area under the challenge of Wilson but the ref says no penalty, looks like the Pompey man got some of the ball there.

Liverpool are warming to their task, once again Maxi Rodriquez is at the heart of things, teeing up Aquilani who fires a volley just wide of Ashown's right-hand post.

Good play involving Alberto Aquilani, Fernando Torres and Maxi Rodriguez tees up Gerrard who fires a shot just over.

The ans are doing their best to get behind Liverpool but after a bright statrt the game has slowed down a little, they need a bit of inspiration from somewhere.

Frederic Piquionne goes on a mazy run from half-way bu his final shot goes wildly over the bar.

Bright start by Liverpool, a corner isn't properly cleared and Torres fires in a shot that appears to come off Ricardo Rocha's arm but the ref says no penallty.

Fernando Torres is tugged back in dangerous position to the right of the area, Gerrard curls it in but a Pompey head does well to clear.