JOHN BRADLEY: Well, 24 hours ago Liverpool hosted the Grand National,
a marathon race run over 30 fences.
Today, Liverpool Football Club face the 33rd fence of their impressive season,
and with six games left to go the remaining jumps will just seem to get bigger and bigger
as Brendan Rodgers' men look to close in
on the promised land of the Premier League title.
Gerrard. Flanagan allowed to advance.
Suarez, Tomkins is the defender, Suarez trying to go around...
..the big centre-half, and he did well really.
Coutinho trying to hold the ball up, Armero's all over him,
but then he's guilty of falling asleep and Suarez has it.
And Suarez! Oh, impudence at its best almost leads to a goal of sensational wonder.
Downing.
Diame, lovely turn, decent strike.
But always flying across the face of the Liverpool goal.
Suarez, Tomkins is the defender again.
Coutinho, scored from this sort of range the other day, goes for the pass this time.
Coutinho finds Suarez, and Suarez delayed it...
And it's a really good headed clearance by Tomkins.
Coutinho's corner, Skrtel is arriving.
Got up above Tomkins but couldn't keep the header down.
Gerrard again.
Just trying to offer a bit of variation. Suarez running at Demel, looking for support.
Could break for Daniel Sturridge!
Snatched at it.
Sakho.
Gerrard, looking early and long, and looking for Luis Suarez -
oh, that's got to be handball against Tomkins.
The biggest stonewall penalty you will ever see.
Steven Gerrard missed his last spot kick.
It didn't cost Liverpool anything at Manchester United,
this is a big moment.
Steps forward, the Liverpool captain,
and responds to the pressure in magnificent fashion.
Liverpool lead at Upton Park.
GARY GILLESPIE: Sends the goalkeeper Adrian the wrong way,
and what a time for Liverpool to score.
JOHN: Noble takes, up goes Carroll, and Mignolet lost it...
And West Ham are level!
GARY: You can understand why the Liverpool players have reacted.
If that's not a free kick then I don't know what is, to be honest.
Demel does the right thing - he plays to the whistle and sticks it in the back of the net.
JOHN: Diame deep - Carroll!
Oh, it's a stunning header, Liverpool rescued by the woodwork and Gerrard clears.
Well, this is what Andy Carroll is all about.
On looking for Suarez, away by Reid.
That's on, and it's Jon Flanagan who will get there, good save by Adrian...
And now he's given Liverpool a penalty!
Another one.
They keep coming, don't they,
these penalties for Liverpool?
Another big moment...and another goal for the Liverpool captain!
There's the celebration.
Liverpool have ridden the wave of anger that came over them after the West Ham goal.
And Steven Gerrard has scored two penalties again.
Sterling, it's a lovely turn, the ball is flighted for Daniel Sturridge.
It comes down, and he hit the shot early and straight at Adrian.
Liverpool keeping passing and moving.
Sterling's made a run, it's a good run.
It's Suarez...
Oh! Well, he's almost scored an obscene goal again.
Suarez.
Just trying to take the heat out of it, and Lucas has made a really good run.
Henderson. West Ham were short in numbers for a moment
but Sterling wants to seize the initiative - and seize the game!