Liverpool 0-0 Stoke City: 5 Talking Points

#1 This result may have big repercussions on the league table

Liverpool have given Chelsea a slender hope of making the top four

With back to back draws against relegation-threatened sides like West Bromwich Albion and Stoke City, Liverpool have offered Chelsea a way back into the top four race.

The two teams meet at Stamford Bridge next week, a game which will effectively decide the fourth-placed team in the league.

Liverpool now have a massive week ahead of them which will either make or break their season.

The second leg against Roma followed by a trip to Chelsea will determine Liverpool's fate of an important trophy this season and the chance to play in that very same competition next season if they fail to win it in Rome or in Kiev.

The Reds are nine points ahead of Chelsea at the moment but have played two more games than the Blues.

If Chelsea do win their games in hand and also defeat Liverpool at home next week, it will all boil down to the last game of the season.

A tense scenario which Liverpool would love to avoid!

As for Stoke, this result will give the Potters a much-needed belief going into their last two matches.

They play Crystal Palace and Swansea City in their final two fixtures, both of which may look winnable for the Potters after today's result.