UPDATE 2-Soccer-Liverpool saved by controversial Gerrard penalty
* Substitute Gerrard earns Liverpool a point
* Birmingham angry at second-half penalty
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LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Steven Gerrard saved Liverpool from another damaging Premier League defeat on Monday when his controversial penalty earned a 2-2 home draw with Birmingham City.
Substitute Gerrard, who has been nursing a groin injury, came on late in the first half and equalised with 19 minutes remaining after Lee Carsley was harshly adjudged to have brought down David Ngog, scorer of the opening goal.
"It's a joke. I know for a fact I didn't touch him," Carsley told ESPN. "I think when the referee (Peter Walton) sees it, he'll be really disappointed."
Television replays appeared to show Carsley, who was booked for protesting, made no contact with Ngog. Continued...
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