Liverpool 1-1 Wigan

Liverpool's title hopes took a turn for the worse after drawing 1-1 to struggling Wigan at Anfield. The draw, coupled with Manchester City's win at Newcastle, dropped the Red's to fifth in the Barclays Premier League and left them trailing leaders Arsenal by 12 points with a match in hand. Striker Fernando Torres had put the home side ahead in the 49th minute but they could not find the important second goal and Titus Bramble smashed in an 80th-minute equaliser. Manager Steve Bruce has long been the 'bogeyman' for Red's manager Benitez and now he has managed to frustrate the Liverpool boss twice in the same season at Anfield with different clubs. Bruce never lost a league match to Benitez while he was at former club Birmingham and earlier this season he masterminded a draw for the Blues at Anfield.

Are out title hopes getting slimmer by the day? Let's not put our hopes on it. At the start i've always expected Liverpool to not contend for the EPL title. Champions League qualification is good enough season. There's been a lot of changes to the squad this season. New players have been recruited and of course they'll need time to gel in with the others.