Premier League: Liverpool v Chelsea in pictures

A Chelsea fan greets the Liverpool supporters with a provocative enquiry Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Chelsea captain John Terry eyes a high ball as the game gets underway Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Branislav Ivanovic and Alberto Aquilani vie for possession in the box Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Michael Ballack challenges Liverpool defender Daniel Agger Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk After a relatively uneventful first half hour, Didier Drogba scores Chelsea's first Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk The goal came as a result of Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard's misplaced back pass Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Yossi Benayoun tries to battle past Salomon Kalou and Ivanovic Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Liverpool's injured striker Fernando Torres looks on from the directors box Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Drogba skips over a tackle from Liverpool substitute Daniel Ayala Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Frank Lampard slides in Chelsea's second goal from a Nicolas Anelka cross in the 54th minute. Things look bleak for Liverpool ... Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk The Chelsea players congratulate Lampard Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk Rafa Benítez looks deflated on the touchline as his opposite number, Carlo Ancelotti, directs his players Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk It's too late for Liverpool to save their season, and Benítez and his team take a lap of honour at Anfield to applaud the crowd Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk The powerless Torres shows his disappointment as he joins his team-mates on the pitch Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk A delighted Lampard celebrates as Chelsea close in on the Premier League title – a final-day win over Wigan at Stamford Bridge will do the job Photograph: Tom Jenkins Photograph: guardian.co.uk