Premier League: Stoke City v Liverpool

Anxious-looking Liverpool fans before the game Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk After a tumultuous week, Rafael Benítez waves to the visiting fans as they chant his name in support Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Lucas Leiva flies over a lunging tackle from Matthew Etherington Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Mamady Sidibe is crowded out by Sotirios Kyrgiakos and Javier Mascherano as the three players go up for a header Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Just before the hour, Fabio Aurelio swings the ball into the six-yard box. Thomas Sorensen takes a step forward, stoops to claim – and makes a total cock-up of things, spilling the ball into Kyrgiakos's path, the Greek bundling home from four yards for the opener Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk David Ngog gets a hand in the face for his trouble as he goes up for a header with Andy Wilkinson Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Sidibe rises high to flick the ball on as Stoke pursue an equaliser Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk A Stoke fan tries to rile Benítez with a mocked-up P45 Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Again Sidibe is foiled by Kyrgiakos and Mascherano – but this time the result is a foul Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Yet again Liverpool concede a very late goal. In the 89th minute, Danny Higginbotham heads a long corner back across the goal and Robert Huth slides the ball into an empty net. Stoke deserve their equaliser for the relentless pressure they built up over the last 10 minutes alone. Liverpool had defended well, but eventually cracked Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Rafa Benítez seethes with anger on the touchline after the equaliser goes in Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Liverpool fans are not too happy either, making their thoughts known to the officials as they walk off at the end of the match Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk