Spot-on Bent puts Charlton in charge

Charlton 2 Liverpool 0

The Reds were looking to bounce back from last weekend’s defeat at Chelsea, and also keep the pressure on Manchester United in the race for second place.

But without the drive of injured captain Steven Gerrard and a distinct cutting edge in attack, Rafael Benitez’s men failed to capitalise on their early dominance and found themselves trailing at the break, a blow from which they never recovered.