Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur - in pictures

With an hour or so to go before kick-off, there's a right pea-souper at Anfield. The referee, Michael Oliver, and his team of match officials inspect conditions on the pitch to decide whether or not the match can go ahead Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

He gives the game the nod and by the time Anfield starts to fill up the fog has gone. Though the England manager, Fabio Capello, may have wished that it is still around as he was beseiged by photographers when he found his way to his seat Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Liverpool's Luis Suárez is back after being banned for a total of nine matches. He starts on the bench Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Liverpool start brightly and four minutes in Andy Carroll bursts into the Spurs penalty area. He's about to line up a shot when Michael Dawson slides in to poke the ball away and down goes the Liverpool striker. He claims a penalty, as do the home crowd, but it was an perfectly timed tackle Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Ten minutes in and there's a pitch invader, luckily it's not a man with a pair of handcuffs but a cat. The moggy dashes across the pitch and then has a bit of a mooch around the Tottenham penalty area before being gently carried off by a burly steward Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Steven Gerrard is in the thick of the action as he attempts to ping one of his trademark passes past Kyle Walker Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

Finally there's a bit of passion out there. Early in the second half, Gareth Bale goes down under Daniel Agger's challenge. A bit of handbags follows before an aggrieved Bale gives Agger a proper shove and ends up in the ref's book Photograph: John Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images

There's some brave goalkeeping from Brad Friedel as he gets stuck in amongst the flying boots of Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

Dalglish decides he needs a change up front so he takes off Dirk Kuyt and brings on Luis Suárez, to tremendous applause from the home crowd. No sooner has he come on then he finds himself on the wrong end of a yellow card – his swinging boot catches Scott Paker in the midriff Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images

Suárez also has a tussle with Benoît Assou-Ekotto Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Andy Carroll's woeful record of scoring at Anfield continues. He has only scored at home twice and if he continues to shoot like the half volley he lashed high and wide it's probably going to be a long time before number three comes along Photograph: Jason Cairnduff/Action Images

With five minutes to go Bale has a golden chance to nick the game for Spurs when he gets on the end of a long ball and charges towards the Liverpool goal. He tries to place his shot but it's too close to Pepe Reina Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Now it's Liverpool's chance to win the match. They go straight up the other end of the pitch and launch the ball into Spurs area where Suárez is waiting six yards out, he has a free header... Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA

... which he buries into Friedel's chest rather than the back of the net. The game ends goalless Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images