English Premier League

FT Sunday, September 22, 2019
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Match Report

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Liverpool stay perfect with nervous win at Chelsea

Liverpool made it six wins from six matches in the Premier League after claiming a nervous 2-1 win against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
7
4
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
45
Possession
55
6
SHOTS
13
3
ON GOAL
2
0.5
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
303
Accurate Passes
394
415
Passes
492
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
6
10
Crosses
26
0.4
Cross %
0.2
71
Long Balls
69
29
Accurate Long Balls
43
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
3
5
Effective Tackles
8
11
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
12
Interceptions
15
37
Effective Clearances
10
37
Clearances
10

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 29Fikayo TomoriCD-L
  3. 4Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 33EmersonLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 17Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Tammy AbrahamF
  10. 19Mason MountLF
  11. 10WillianRF

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 13Adrián G
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 32Joël MatipCD-R
  4. 26Andy RobertsonLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 5Georginio WijnaldumLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 9Roberto FirminoF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Mohamed Salah following a set piece situation.
  2. 15' Substitution, Chelsea. Marcos Alonso replaces Emerson because of an injury.
  3. 20' Fikayo Tomori (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 28' VAR Decision: No Goal Chelsea 0-1 Liverpool.
  5. 30' Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 2. Roberto Firmino (Liverpool) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a set piece situation.
  6. 42' Substitution, Chelsea. Kurt Zouma replaces Andreas Christensen because of an injury.
  7. 57' Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 71' Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 2. N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by César Azpilicueta.
  9. 71' Substitution, Liverpool. James Milner replaces Sadio Mané.
  10. 77' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Tammy Abraham.
  11. 78' Fabinho (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  12. 84' Substitution, Liverpool. Adam Lallana replaces Jordan Henderson.
  13. 84' Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
  14. 86' James Milner (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+2' Substitution, Liverpool. Joseph Gomez replaces Mohamed Salah.
  16. 90'+4' Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Premier League News

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