Chelsea v Liverpool as it happened: Strugglers play out stalemate
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90+6' That's all for today as the game is over.
90+5' Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) takes a shot after receiving a good pass, but his effort from the edge of the box goes just over the crossbar.
90+4' Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is adjudged to have been offside when making his run.
90+2' Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) breaks past challenges inside the box, but puts too much pace on his pass to Cody Gakpo.90+1' 50:50 – this is the current ball possession ratio.
90' We will have 5 min. of added time.
88' A cross from Kai Havertz (Chelsea) fails to reach the box as the defence clears the ball away to safety.
87' Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) is flagged for offside.
86' Reece James (Chelsea) sends a lofted cross into the box which is headed clear.
86' Diogo Jota (Liverpool) is penalised for a foul. Anthony Taylor had a clear view and blows his whistle.
85' Bruno Saltor has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Raheem Sterling (Chelsea) replacing Joao Felix.
84' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) produces a lovely chip pass into the box, but one of the opposition players cuts it out.
84' Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) puts a cross into the box from the corner but there is no panic from the opposition and they easily clear.
84' Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) swings in a dangerous cross from the resulting corner kick, but none of his teammates manage to outjump the defence. Chelsea force a corner. Their opponents will face another attacking threat.
82' Diogo Jota (Liverpool) produces a dangerous lofted cross into the box which is intercepted.
81' Fabinho (Liverpool) takes the free kick and immediately restarts play with a short pass.
80' Substitution. Darwin Nunez leaves the pitch and is replaced by Cody Gakpo (Liverpool).
80' Jurgen Klopp has decided to make a change. James Milner (Liverpool) replaces Curtis Jones.
79' Fabinho (Liverpool) robs an opponent of the ball and explodes in anger when Anthony Taylor blows for a foul. A free kick is awarded to Chelsea.
78' Ben Chilwell goes off the pitch and Mykhailo Mudryk (Chelsea) comes on.
77' Joao Felix (Chelsea) latches on to a loose ball on the edge of the box and fires in a first-time shot on goal, but the effort lacks accuracy and flies high over the bar.
76' Joao Felix (Chelsea) produces a cunning chipped pass for Wesley Fofana, who takes it down well but fails to get past the defenders and loses the ball. The ball is out of play. Chelsea will take a throw-in.
74' Chelsea produce a short pass from the free kick.
74' Fabinho (Liverpool) is booked after bringing down an opponent. Anthony Taylor had an easy-decision to make.
74' Fabinho (Liverpool) makes a rough challenge and Anthony Taylor blows his whistle for a foul. Chelsea earn a free kick.
74' Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) sends a sweet pass into the penalty area, but one of the defenders averts the danger.
73' Kai Havertz (Chelsea) is offside and the linesman raises his flag.
73' Liverpool are showing great team chemistry. They are passing the ball around seamlessly.
71' The foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool) was seen by Anthony Taylor who didn't hesitate to blow the whistle.
71' Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) swings in the corner kick, but one of the defenders leaps highest to head the ball away.
69' Substitution. N'Golo Kante makes his way off the pitch and Conor Gallagher (Chelsea) comes on as his replacement.
67' That's a clear yellow card. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) goes into the book.
66' Jurgen Klopp has decided to substitute Konstantinos Tsimikas and he is replaced by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
65' The referee stops play so that a substitution can be made and Roberto Firmino leaves the pitch and Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) comes on.
61' What was Curtis Jones (Liverpool) thinking? He will not get away with that. The referee shows him a yellow card.
60' Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) latches on to a precise defence-splitting pass and fires a nice strike from a promising distance towards the left post. Kepa Arrizabalaga has a clear sight of it and makes a comfortable save.
58' CLOSE! Joao Felix (Chelsea) shows off his amazing skills with a solo run to the edge of the box before fashioning a shot that goes inches wide of the left post!
57' Reece James (Chelsea) latches on to an accurate pass on the edge of the box and immediately unleashes a shot which is wide of the mark.
57' Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) quickly takes the free kick with a short pass.
54' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) sends in a pass which fails to reach any of his teammates. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Chelsea.
51' Here comes the VAR verdict. NO GOAL for Chelsea due to a handball in the build-up play.
51' Wait! Referee Anthony Taylor has indicated he is going to review the Chelsea goal using VAR. It’s probably to see if there was a handball in the build-up.
50' GOAL! 1 - 0 Kai Havertz (Chelsea) scores!
48' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) has to stretch for the ball in the box and sends it high over the bar.
46' Yellow card. Joel Matip (Liverpool) goes into the book for a bad tackle on his opponent.
46' Curtis Jones (Liverpool) sends a chip pass into the box, but Kepa Arrizabalaga is quickest to intercept the ball.
46' Anthony Taylor blows his whistle and the second half starts.
45+4' The referee blows his whistle for half-time, bringing to a close the first 45 minutes of the match.
45+3' Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) steps up to send the ball in.
45+3' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) receives a clever pass and shoots from mid-range. His shot looks like it's going in the top right corner, but Kepa Arrizabalaga has other ideas and makes a brilliant save. It will be a corner kick for Liverpool.
45+2' The resulting corner, taken by Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool), comes to nothing.
45+2' Diogo Jota (Liverpool) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge. Liverpool have been awarded a corner kick. The referee and one of his assistants both point at the corner flag.
45+1' 3 additional min. will be played.
45' Darwin Nunez (Liverpool) receives a low pass just outside the box and unleashes a fine strike towards the left post. Kepa Arrizabalaga pulls off a reflexive save to block his effort. Nice goalkeeping skill, indeed.
44' Joao Felix (Chelsea) receives a cross in the box and attempts to shoot, but mishits the ball and misses the goal.
42' The corner is swung in but Liverpool can’t take advantage as a defender sweeps the ball away.
41' A cross is whipped into the box by Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) and Kai Havertz controls it well. He lines up the ball, but one of the defenders produces a timely intervention.
40' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) slides a pass forward, but one of the defenders cuts it out.
39' The number of shots on goal at present is 2:1.
39' Chelsea take a quick free kick with a short pass and play continues.
38' Fabinho (Liverpool) brings his opponent down. Anthony Taylor has a clear sight of it and blows his whistle for a foul. Chelsea win a free kick.
37' Reece James (Chelsea) and Joao Felix attempt to exchange short two-yard passes, but the opposition's defence intercepts the ball.
36' Rough tackle by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool). The referee blows his whistle for a foul.
35' Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) sends a promising through ball, but the defence is alert and cuts out the pass.
34' Joao Felix (Chelsea) plays a through ball but overhits it.
33' Diogo Jota (Liverpool) looks to break free, but an opposing player clears the ball away.
31' Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) tries to play a through ball from just inside the box to Diogo Jota, but one of the defending players is alert to the danger and makes a timely interception.
30' Kai Havertz (Chelsea) finds space inside the box to shoot after collecting a short pass, but it's a wasted effort as it flies well wide of the right post.
28' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) breaks past challenges inside the box, but puts too much pace on his pass to Diogo Jota. The ball goes out of play and Chelsea will have a goal kick.
26' Here comes the VAR verdict. NO GOAL for Chelsea due to an offside in the build-up play.
26' That looked like an offside in the build-up play and the referee Anthony Taylor is going to take a look using VAR.
25' The assistant referee raises his flag and the referee blows his whistle. Reece James (Chelsea) puts the ball into the net, but he is flagged for offside.
24' Ben Chilwell (Chelsea) will take the corner.
23' Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) receives a good pass and from just outside the box he unleashes a promising strike, but the shot is blocked by the defender.
22' Fabinho (Liverpool) plays a through ball inside the box, but it's too strong and Kepa Arrizabalaga comes off his line to intercept.
20' Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) was too forceful with his tackle and Anthony Taylor interrupted the game to signal a free kick.
19' Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) strikes a volley towards goal from long-range, but one of the defenders blocks his effort.
18' Joao Felix (Chelsea) gets on the end of a pass and takes a shot from the edge of the box, but it's blocked by one of the defending players.
14' The Liverpool players are exchanging short passes in an attempt to create a shooting opportunity.
12' Kai Havertz (Chelsea) gets on the end of a defence splitting pass inside the box and immediately directs a low shot towards the middle of the goal, but the Alisson makes a great save.
11' Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) sends a cross into the box, but Kepa Arrizabalaga comes off his line to gather the ball.
11' Enzo Fernandez (Chelsea) tries to play a long through ball into Kai Havertz, but the defence breaks the move down.
10' Chelsea are showing great team-chemistry. They are passing the ball around seamlessly but finally one of the defending players makes an interception.
9' Fabinho (Liverpool) makes an overly-aggressive challenge and Anthony Taylor blows his whistle for a foul.
6' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) connects with an accurate pass inside the box and fires the ball to the bottom right corner, but one of the defending players steps in to block the effort.
4' Joao Felix (Chelsea) displays brilliant individual ability, gets inside the box and pulls the trigger. His promising effort is blocked by one of the defenders.
2' Reece James (Chelsea) attempts to find one of his teammates with a ball from a free kick outside the box. The goalkeeper climbs high above all the players in the box to intercept the cross and snuff out the opportunity.
1' Konstantinos Tsimikas (Liverpool) clearly holds his opponent to prevent him from getting the ball and the referee immediately stops play. Chelsea have a free kick.
1' The first half has just begun.
Today's referee is Anthony Taylor.
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Match preview
Chelsea not only bid farewell to manager Graham Potter after their dismal 2-0 home loss to Aston Villa, but also seemingly kissed goodbye to their hopes of qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) via a top-four PL finish.
Chelsea can still at least pursue a European place of some kind alongside silverware in the current UCL, despite their bottom-half position in the PL standings after top-half rivals Brentford, Brighton, Liverpool and Fulham also failed to win last round.
Usually a return to Stamford Bridge would provide a platform for immediate improvement, but confidence among the home crowd might be low as their side has failed to score in four of their seven home PL games this year (W2, D2, L3).
The Blues also have their poor recent record in midweek PL fixtures to contend with, having won just three of their last 13 such games (D6, L4).
Meanwhile, opponents Liverpool have won each of their last nine midweek PL games, a trend they could do with extending further having suffered five losses from their 11 PL fixtures in 2023 (W4, D2), which is already more than their total of four PL defeats across the entire 2022 calendar year (across two seasons).
Notably, each of those five 2023 PL losses were all away from home, and looking across the entirety of their PL campaign their eight away defeats (W3, D3) equals their tally from the prior three seasons combined.
Any points would therefore be welcome from their visit to Chelsea, and considering the last five H2Hs have all been drawn (after regulation time), a share of the spoils might not be viewed as a surprising outcome.
Players to watch: Chelsea’s Kai Havertz has scored four of his last five club goals at home, while Liverpool have never lost a game when Diogo Jota has gotten on the scoresheet.
Hot stat: Just three of Liverpool’s last 14 matches saw both teams score on the day.
