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Liverpool held by Blackburn
(Agencies)
Updated: 2005-03-17 10:51
Liverpool have been held to a frustrating 0-0 draw at home by Blackburn
Rovers and Charlton Athletic beat visiting London rivals Tottenham Hotspur 2-0
in Premier League matches.
Liverpool's hopes of finishing fourth and earning a place in next season's
Champions League qualifying round faded further as they remained in fifth, seven
points behind local rivals Everton who they play in the Merseyside derby on
Sunday.
Blackburn stayed 14th in the table, eight points clear of relegation.
There were few clear-cut chances in a poor game at Anfield, with Liverpool's
Czech striker Milan Baros guilty of the worst miss in the second half when he
blazed the ball over the bar from eight metres.
The Champions League quarter-finalists struggled to break down Blackburn's
well organised defence and were reduced to optimistic long shots by the closing
stages, rarely troubling Blackburn goalkeeper Brad Friedel.
Charlton took the lead against Spurs after only four minutes at The Valley
when young winger Jerome Thomas found the net with a sweet strike from 20
metres.
Former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy doubled the lead five minutes from
time with a low free kick from just outside the penalty area.
Victory took Charlton up to seventh in the standings, just one point behind
Liverpool and in contention for a UEFA Cup place.
Tottenham, knocked out of the FA Cup by Newcastle United in the
quarter-finals on Sunday, remain ninth, four points behind their south London
opponents.
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