Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrilliant Salah goal helps Liverpool go back to top with win over Chelsea
Two goals in as many minutes, including a stunning Mohamed Salah strike, saw Liverpool beat Chelsea 2-0 at Anfield to move back to the top.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Offside, Chelsea. Jorginho tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
- 6': Foul by Emerson (Chelsea).
- 6': Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 8': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 10': Delay in match Eden Hazard (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 16': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 16': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 18': Offside, Chelsea. N'Golo Kanté tries a through ball, but Eden Hazard is caught offside.
- 20': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian.
- 21': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 21': Delay in match Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a headed pass.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 26': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Emerson.
- 28': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 28': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by David Luiz following a fast break.
- 31': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a fast break.
- 39': Delay in match Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) because of an injury.
- 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 40': Substitution, Chelsea. Andreas Christensen replaces Antonio Rüdiger because of an injury.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Willian (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 44': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
- 44': Sadio Mané (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Offside, Liverpool. Trent Alexander-Arnold tries a through ball, but Roberto Firmino is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 0, Chelsea 0.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 49': Attempt missed. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 49': Foul by Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool).
- 49': Willian (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 0. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 53': Goal! Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk.
- 55': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 55': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 55': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 56': Substitution, Chelsea. Gonzalo Higuaín replaces Callum Hudson-Odoi.
- 57': Attempt missed. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 58': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 59': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Emerson with a through ball following a corner.
- 59': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea).
- 59': Naby Keita (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 60': Attempt saved. Eden Hazard (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Willian with a cross.
- 65': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané.
- 66': Substitution, Liverpool. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Naby Keita.
- 68': Foul by Eden Hazard (Chelsea).
- 68': Joel Matip (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by David Luiz (Chelsea).
- 70': Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Firmino.
- 72': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Henderson.
- 72': Eden Hazard (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Roberto Firmino (Liverpool).
- 75': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
- 75': Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Delay in match Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) because of an injury.
- 75': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 77': Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Jordan Henderson because of an injury.
- 78': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 79': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by David Luiz.
- 80': Attempt saved. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 80': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 82': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 83': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 89': Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 89': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Kepa Arrizabalaga.
- 90': Substitution, Liverpool. Xherdan Shaqiri replaces Mohamed Salah.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 90'+2': David Luiz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Xherdan Shaqiri (Liverpool).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0.
Statistics
CHE |
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|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 38.2 | Possession | 61.8 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 322 | Accurate Passes | 557 |
| 401 | Passes | 646 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 8 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 26 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 30 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 32 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Attendance: 53,279
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 37 | +43 | 82 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 37 | +43 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 37 | +16 | 68 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 37 | +6 | 62 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 8 | Naby Keïta |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Chelsea (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kepa Arrizabalaga (GK) |
| 30 | David Luiz |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 12 | Ruben Loftus-Cheek |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 10 | Eden Hazard |
| 22 | Willian |
| 20 | Callum Hudson-Odoi |
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