Bellamy puts the cross in and Kuyt has a great chance to get his hat-rick, but the Dutchman is unable to put it away and the score stays the same.

There are two minutes of added time, and with this win, Liverpool confirm European football for next year but Wigan slide closer to a relagation battle they'd rather avoid.

since the second goal and the introduction of Gerrard and Bellamy, Liverpool have really showed Wigan what quality football is all about.

Agger makes a great run but his shot fails to match the run, and the ball goes wide to Wigan saftey.

Wigan have never won against Liverpool in the last 4 Premiership fixtures, with Liverpool currently scoring ten in those games to Wigan's zero.

Gonzalez has another good effort on goal, and Liverpool are seriously turning on the style now.

Gerrard recieves a one-two from Pennant, and Steven Gerrard has a cracking shot from long range but just misses the target.

Into the final ten minutes of the game and Liverpool are happy just to keep passing the ball around between themselves while building patient attacks.

Reina makes a great save from a Folan header, and Wigan aren't giving up the game just yet.

Liverpool's second goal has sent the game into a flurry of substitutes as Benitez looks to rest vital players for wednesday.

It looks like Benitez made that substutution with wednesday's semi-final in mind, but Bellamy will add dangerous pace to Liverpool's attack.

Despite Wigan's inability, in the main, not to create chances, with the score still at 1-0, the away side are still in with a chance to snatch a point.

A good move by Wigan and Heskey nearly latched onto the ball in the area, but the away side are beginning to show signs of improvment here.

Liverpool counter attack with speed that should worry manager Paul Jewell, because despite defending in numbers, Wigan are still being exposed by this Liverpool side.

Wigan send alot of men forward for a set piece, but they seem less willing to do so when they attack in open play.

Filan makes a great save to his right after Kuyt strikes from the edge of the box, and Wigan clear the danger.

With Camera upfront alongside Heskey, Wigan can look to create chances upfront, something they weren't really able to do in the first half.

Gonzalez has a great effort on goal early on in this second half, but his effort is just wide, and a bright start for the home side there.

Half time is approaching and Crouch had a good chance to put Liverpool 2-0 up, but he puts his volley wide.

Heskey battles hard against Hyypia and wins a throw for his side, and former Liverpool man Heskey will want to prove a point against his former club.

De Zeeuw goes off the pitch to recieve treatment but he should be back on soon.

Steven Gerrard begins to warm up on the touchline to mass applause from the home fans, and what a luxury the home side have that they can dominate without their influential captain.

Baines puts in a free-kick but its too powerfull and Reina is able to let it go off for a goal-kick.

Liverpool's goal was certainly comming, and Wigan are certainly being dominated in every department so far.

Wigan are going to have to take more chances now if they want to get anything out of this game.

Baines defends well again but this time against Pennant, and Wigan play a long ball up to Heskey, not for the first or last time this game.

Zenden finds himself with space on the edge of the area with the ball but he fires well over the bar, and Zenden should have done better.

With tatics like these, it may well only be a matter of time before Liverpool find a breakthrough and take the lead.

Kilbane recieved the ball in a good position, but the speed of Mark Gonzalez and a bad first touch means that the Wigan danger is averted.

The 4-5-1 formation Wigan have started with, at the moment, doesn't seem to be making many inroads, Paul Jewell may need to look at other attacking options.

Baines times a perfect tackle on Peter Crouch, and the defender saves his team there as Crouch was running through on goal.

Riise has one of his trademark efforts on goal but the effort goes just wide of the post, a close call for Wigan there.

A patient build-up from Wigan as Heskey recieves the ball but is flagged offside, and the away side will have to be patient if they are to get anything out of this game.

It's a a game of milestones as Arjan De Zeeuw makes his 50th appearance and fellow team mate Kilbane makes his 400th league appearance.

It seems that Wigan have Heskey playing as a lone striker and will be playing much of the game with ten men behind the ball.

Reina is making his 100th appearance for Liverpool today while John Arne Riise makes his 300th for the home side, and both players will want to make it a memorable ocassion