Premier League: Liverpool v Chelsea in pictures

A Chelsea fan greets the Liverpool supporters with a provocative enquiry
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Chelsea captain John Terry eyes a high ball as the game gets underway
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Branislav Ivanovic and Alberto Aquilani vie for possession in the box
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Michael Ballack challenges Liverpool defender Daniel Agger
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After a relatively uneventful first half hour, Didier Drogba scores Chelsea's first
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The goal came as a result of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's misplaced back pass
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Yossi Benayoun tries to battle past Salomon Kalou and Ivanovic
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Liverpool's injured striker Fernando Torres looks on from the directors box
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Drogba skips over a tackle from Liverpool substitute Daniel Ayala
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Frank Lampard slides in Chelsea's second goal from a Nicolas Anelka cross in the 54th minute. Things look bleak for Liverpool ...
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The Chelsea players congratulate Lampard
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Rafa Benítez looks deflated on the touchline as his opposite number, Carlo Ancelotti, directs his players
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It's too late for Liverpool to save their season, and Benítez and his team take a lap of honour at Anfield to applaud the crowd
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The powerless Torres shows his disappointment as he joins his team-mates on the pitch
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A delighted Lampard celebrates as Chelsea close in on the Premier League title – a final-day win over Wigan at Stamford Bridge will do the job
Photograph: Tom Jenkins