Wolves 1-1 Liverpool
Liverpool moved one place up the table into 5th, but a Kenny Miller equaliser in the final minute of the game denied the Reds all three points, leaving them still four points behind Charlton.
A lively opening saw both keepers forced into making early saves, with Emile Heskey testing Michael Oakes, and almost immediately at the other end, Jerzy Dudek had to be at his best to keep out Steffen Iversen.
The Reds managed to get on top of the game though, and played some terrific football during the half, but without a goal to show for their efforts until Bruno Cheyrou got on the end of a fine pass behind the defence by Finnan, and beat the Wolves keeper from close range to send Liverpool into the break in front.
The home side, in confident mood after a weekend win aganist Man United, refused to give in though, and a determined second half display eventually brought it's reward, but not before Liverpool had missed a host of chances to kill the game off.
Steven Gerrard brought another excellent save out of Oakes, and Michael Owen also had opportunities to double the Reds' lead, firstly with a header from close range which was easily saved, and then he just failed to get on the end of a superb cross from the right by Heskey.
Steffen Iversen at the other end missed a sitter, firing over from 6 yards when he looked certain to level the scores with 25 minutes remaining.
Deapite a period of Wolves pressure, Liverpool continued to press forward in search of a second goal and Danny Murphy almost grabbed it in the dying minutes, though sidefooted a shot onto the post from 10 yards.
That kept Wolves in the game, and Kenny Miller made no mistake when, in the 90th minute, he was presented with a chance to punish Liverpool for their missed chances. Miller struck a low shot across Dudek and into the bottom corner, and with much of the 2 minutes of injury time taken up to allow Steven Gerrard to recieve treatment on an injury picked up after a bad challenge on him, Liverpool were left with virtually no time to respond to the goal conceded.
The point moves Liverpool ahead of Newcastle on goal difference, with both sides currently on 33 points. Charlton, on 37 points, currently occupy the final Champions League spot, with the next round of games set to take place at the end of the month.
LFc-1 Star Man: Steven Gerrard.
