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Liverpool were held at home by newly promoted Stoke but their point was still enough to send them back to the top of the Premier League table.

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Steven Gerrard had the ball in the back of the net after 76 seconds from a free-kick – only for the goal to be controversially ruled out for offside.

Stoke continued to frustrate the home side as Thomas Sorensen saved Robbie Keane’s 51st-minute strike.

And Andy Griffin’s late goal-line clearance ensured the match was drawn.

After the heights of a 2-1 victory over rivals Manchester United, Liverpool will consider the solitary point a setback for their title ambitions even though they go top on 11 points.