English Premier League

FT Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Chelsea WWLWW 3
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Liverpool LWWDL 5
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CHE123
LIV325

Match Report

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
6
2
Saves
2
50
Possession
50
10
SHOTS
10
5
ON GOAL
7
0.5
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
481
Accurate Passes
474
575
Passes
584
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
4
19
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
95
Long Balls
69
62
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.7
Long Balls %
0.4
0
Blocked Shots
1
4
Effective Tackles
8
9
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.4
7
Interceptions
5
15
Effective Clearances
14
15
Clearances
14

Head to Head

LIV leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 1Alisson BeckerG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 12Joe GomezCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 8Naby KeitaRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 15Kurt ZoumaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 28César AzpilicuetaCD-R
  5. 17Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 5JorginhoCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 24Reece JamesRM
  9. 18Olivier GiroudF
  10. 19Mason MountCF-L
  11. 10WillianCF-R

Timeline

  1. 23' Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 0. Naby Keita (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner.
  2. 32' Mason Mount (Chelsea) VAR - Goal Not Awarded at 32'
  3. 38' Goal! Liverpool 2, Chelsea 0. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  4. 43' Goal! Liverpool 3, Chelsea 0. Georginio Wijnaldum (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a corner.
  5. 45'+3' Goal! Liverpool 3, Chelsea 1. Olivier Giroud (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  6. 54' Goal! Liverpool 4, Chelsea 1. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
  7. 59' Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) Substitution at 59'
  8. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Christian Pulisic replaces Willian.
  9. 59' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Mason Mount.
  10. 61' Goal! Liverpool 4, Chelsea 2. Tammy Abraham (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
  11. 66' James Milner (Liverpool) Substitution at 66'
  12. 66' Curtis Jones (Liverpool) Substitution at 66'
  13. 73' Goal! Liverpool 4, Chelsea 3. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi with a cross.
  14. 79' Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) Substitution at 79'
  15. 83' Joe Gomez (Liverpool) Yellow Card at 83'
  16. 84' Goal! Liverpool 5, Chelsea 3. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a fast break.
  17. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Takumi Minamino replaces Roberto Firmino.
  18. 87' Substitution, Liverpool. Divock Origi replaces Sadio Mané.
  19. 88' Substitution, Chelsea. Emerson replaces Marcos Alonso.

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