In the 48th minute, Blackburn attempted an attack. Steven Nzozi passed the ball to David Jr Hoillett. Lucas stepped forward and pressed. Hoillet provided a pass to Blackburn's left-winger, Mauro Formica. With one touch Formica returned the ball to Hoillet who had passed Lucas. Hoillet brought the ball into the middle and then gave a cut-pass towards Blackburn's shadow striker, Robin Rochina.
Robin Rochina penetrated the Liverpool penalty box. However, Sergio Van Dyke immediately made a clean tackle. The ball was pushed off the field, while Rochina fell due to a tackle by Sergio Van Dyke. The referee awarded a corner kick to Blackburn. David Dunn will execute the corner kick. The Blackburn players gathered in the Liverpool penalty box. The referee's whistle was blown, David immediately kicked the ball with a strong force. The ball flew to the far post of the goal. Blackburn striker Yakubu leaped for the ball, but Sergio Van Dyke was so skilled he managed to throw the ball out of the box.
In the 53rd minute, Liverpool attacked again. Van Dyke managed to intercept the ball from Yakubu's feet. He immediately gave the ball to Joel Matip. Matip ran with the ball forward and gave it to Lucas. With one touch, Lucas sends a pass towards Enrique. Liverpool's left-back immediately brought the ball quickly. Jason Lowe came in and did a body charge. Enrique fell, so the referee blew the whistle and awarded a free-kick to Liverpool.
After the referee's whistle sounded, Enrique kicked the ball with measure. The ball curled to the left. Downing jumped and headed the ball to the middle. Jordan Henderson received the ball and then did a speculative shoot from a far distance. Blackburn goalkeeper Paul Robinson caught the ball easily.
In the 59th minute, Jason Lowe, David Dunn, and Robin Rochina formed a triangular pass. They were working together to break into Liverpool's left defense. Liverpool's formation became more to the left to block the Blackburn players who tried to break through from the left. Rochina crossed the ball to the right. Mauro Formica came and cut Rochina's pass. He pushed the ball into the penalty box, then send a cut-back pass to Yakubu. The Blackburn striker passed Jim Becker, who moved forward and then kicked the ball into the empty net. But Sergio Van Dyke jumped and miraculously managed to head the ball out of the box.
Yakubu who was about to celebrate a goal was silenced by a save made by Sergio Van Dyke. The save was so amazing that the Liverpool fans gave a standing ovation. On the side of the field, Ragnick looks relieved to see Liverpool not conceding.
In the 64th minute, Liverpool made a substitution, Lucas was withdrawn and replaced by Gomez. Liverpool's formation changed to 5-2-3. Ragnick's desire to maintain this score can be seen in the changes that he made. The inclusion of Gomez did not mean Liverpool play too passive. Instead, they pushed two full-backs to the side of the midfielders.
In the 69th minute, Liverpool launched an attack. Jim Becker delivers a goal kick forward. Sisinho and Christopher Samba were dueling in the air. Sisinho managed to head the ball back. Jordan Henderson received the ball and provided a through ball to the right. Ahmed ran off the offside trap and pushed the ball into the box. After that, he gave a straight kick towards the goalpost. The ball hits the top post and bounces back. Martin Olsson came and threw the ball out of the penalty box.
In the 75th minute, Blackburn got a chance. Steven Nzozi steals the ball from Charlie Adam's feet. He pushed the ball forward, then chased it. Jordan Henderson chased him from the side, holding Nzozi's shirt. The Blackburn midfielder gave the ball to David Dunn. Downing stepped back and added to the pressure on Dunn. The Blackburn player used his hands to withstand the pressure from Downing. Then, he passed a straight pass to Jason Lowe.
Enrique clung behind Jason, he was trying to steal the ball from Jason. Jason received the ball from David Dunn and pushed it through the gap between Enrique's legs. After that, Jason turned around and chased the ball. Joel Matip came in from the middle and made a tackle. The Liverpool defender managed to push the ball out of the field.
The game time was decreasing. Liverpool's fans are in a very good mood. As long as they maintain their current lead, then Liverpool will win the Premier League 2011/2012 season. Meanwhile, the Manchester United fans who watched this match were very nervous. They had been continued to support Blackburn to score goals. For a moment, all the Red Devils fans supported Blackburn.
Manchester United fans' prayers had been answered. In the 87th minute, Joe Gomez did a handball in the penalty box. The referee immediately pointed to the white dot indicating that Blackburn will get a penalty kick. The atmosphere at Anfield broke, the fans booed the referee in charge, a few fans threw things into the field. Liverpool's players gathered and surrounded the referee. This time they didn't give up, they kept persuading the referee to overturn his decision, but the referee refused.
The penalty kick was not canceled. Yakubu puts the ball over the white dot. He will face off against Jim Becker. Liverpool fans booed Yakubu, they hoped Yakubu missed the penalty kick. The referee's whistle sounded, Yakubu kicked the ball to the left. Jim Becker managed to guess the direction of the ball, but he failed to save the goal. When the goal was created, Blackburn immediately celebrated the goal with great fanfare. At that moment, Yakubu turned into a hero for Manchester United fans.
The goal made some fans cry, if the result is a draw, then Manchester United will have a chance to overtake them. Being overtaken by Manchester United in the last game is something they didn't want to experience.
After a while, the match resumed. Liverpool attacked Blackburn all out. Ragnick unhesitatingly used the two substitution quotas by bringing in the attackers. Official gives 5 minutes in addition. For five minutes, the Reds was never stopped attacking Blackburn. However, until the end of the match, the Merseyside club failed to win.
This result is a very bad result for Liverpool. Because it is the Manchester United match that will determine the Premier League champion. In a press conference, Ragnick said, "We failed to determine the championship in this match, but that doesn't mean we will lose the league championship to Manchester United. Southampton is a strong opponent, we experienced it ourselves. I'm sure Southampton could surprise Manchester United.
On the other hand, I don't think this result is Gomez's fault. He's been fighting for Liverpool really hard this season, one mistake can't erase his services."
If Liverpool failed to win, Gomez, who gets a handball, will be the scapegoat for Liverpool's failure. Ragnick hopes Liverpool fans will not blame Gomez if the Reds fail to become Premier League winners.
All the attention of football fans is on the match between Manchester United vs Southampton. This match will determine the winner of the 2011/2012 Premier League season.