English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 6, 2018
Liverpool WDWDL 0
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Chelsea DWWWW 1
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Stamford Bridge · 41,314 att.

Match Report

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Olivier Giroud header keeps Chelsea's Champions League hopes alive

Chelsea's Champions League hopes for next season received a boost following Sunday's narrow victory over Liverpool.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
2
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
1
Corner Kicks
3
3
Saves
5
68.4
Possession
31.6
10
SHOTS
12
5
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
668
Accurate Passes
253
763
Passes
354
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
5
22
Crosses
10
0.2
Cross %
0.5
82
Long Balls
65
57
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
2
6
Effective Tackles
10
12
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
10
Effective Clearances
37
10
Clearances
37

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

CHE · 3-5-1-1

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 24Gary CahillCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 7N'Golo KantéAM
  8. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  9. 15Victor MosesRM
  10. 18Olivier GiroudF
  11. 10Eden HazardRCF

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Loris KariusG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6Dejan LovrenCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 5Georginio WijnaldumCM
  7. 7James MilnerLM
  8. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 19Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 0. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Victor Moses with a cross.
  2. 39' Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 40' Nathaniel Clyne (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Substitution, Liverpool. Jordan Henderson replaces Nathaniel Clyne.
  5. 74' Substitution, Liverpool. Dominic Solanke replaces Andrew Robertson.
  6. 79' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 81' Victor Moses (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Eden Hazard.
  9. 89' Substitution, Liverpool. Alberto Moreno replaces James Milner.
  10. 89' Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Victor Moses.
  11. 90'+3' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Cesc Fàbregas.
  12. 90'+4' Thibaut Courtois (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.

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