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85 mins: Blackburn clinging on, they somehow bundle it away after a deep cross. Looked like Sterling was getting on the end of that for a moment there.

83 mins: Coutinho into the box, he's like quicksilver. Blackburn's boys manage not to bring him down, somehow. He ends up firing into the side netting.

81 mins: Mario with a reasonable effort from the edge of the area. Now Henderson with a shot from a narrow angle. Neither shot was quite convincing.

79 mins: Rovers deffo giving the ref every chance. Baptiste here is pretty much undressing Balotelli as the ball comes in. Ref don't see

78 mins: Sturridge hunting that penalty like Glenn McGrath spying a fluffy antelope type thing.

75 mins: Lallana plays it in, Mario B is putting it about, Eastwood the keeper is lucky that a deflected ball comes within his grateful grasp.

72 mins: Been a lot more comfortablein the last few mins for Blackburn. Here's Sturridge though, running onto a long ball that Mario had helped on. Sturridge hits a first-timer well wide.

69 mins: Balotelli, the berk, has a shot from about a quarter of a mile away, and it's about that far over the bar as well.

66 mins: Marshall off, Chris Taylor on for Rovers.

65 mins: Sturridge has hammered a freekick straight into the wall.

62 mins: Liverpool dangerous now, Blackburn clinging on. Conway is getting through a shift, some excellent defensive work.

58 mins: Markovic, pretty ordinary game, comes off and Mario comes on. Blackburn defend a set piece, but they've let Toure get away from them - he peels off, and hits the post with a header! Oh I think there was an offside.

55 mins: Risky. Very risky. Sterling with a darting run, slides it through to Sturridge. Kilgallon gets an arm across Sturridge, who makes a meal of it. Ref not buying

53 mins: Henley, studs up on Can, lucky not to see a card.

50 mins: Sturridge with a delightful bit of skill as he brings down a high ball with his left foot, and then hits it goalward with his right. Blocked.

48 mins: Corner comes in, Gestede meets it with a BEAST of a header. Mignolet with a super save on the line, not least because Lallana was getting in his way.

47 mins: Olssen and Marshall making a good show down the right. Liverpool break but then lose it, and Conway makes a darting run down the left. Good covering work from Can, at the expense of a corner.

46 mins: Right then. We're back underway. They announced during half time that Skrtl is ok.

HALF TIME: LIVERPOOL 0 BLACKBURN 0 Impressive from Blackburn, solid at the back and creating a few moments of alarm for the hosts as well. Gestede a handful. Liverpool haven't put it all together yet but have still had their chances, more due to individual flair than team moves. Eight minutes of injury time after a nasty injury to Skrtel.