English Premier League

FT Sunday, January 2, 2022
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Stamford Bridge · 40,072 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea, Liverpool lose ground after thrilling draw leaves Manchester City 10 points clear

Chelsea and Liverpool were both dealt a blow in the Premier League title race as they played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

13
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
7
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
4
44.7
Possession
55.3
10
SHOTS
15
6
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
355
Accurate Passes
473
463
Passes
574
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
5
14
Crosses
24
0.3
Cross %
0.2
62
Long Balls
79
23
Accurate Long Balls
37
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
11
12
Tackles
19
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
17
20
Effective Clearances
16
20
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 16Édouard MendyG
  2. 6Thiago SilvaCD
  3. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-L
  4. 14Trevoh ChalobahCD-R
  5. 8Mateo KovacicCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 29Kai HavertzF
  10. 10Christian PulisicCF-L
  11. 19Mason MountCF-R

LIV · 4-3-3

  1. 62Caoimhín KelleherG
  2. 4Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 5Ibrahima KonatéCD-R
  4. 21Kostas TsimikasLB
  5. 66Trent Alexander-ArnoldRB
  6. 3FabinhoCM
  7. 7James MilnerLM
  8. 14Jordan HendersonRM
  9. 20Diogo JotaF
  10. 10Sadio ManéLF
  11. 11Mohamed SalahRF

Timeline

  1. 1' Sadio Mané (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 9' Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 1. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 17' Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 26' Goal! Chelsea 0, Liverpool 2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
  5. 32' VAR Decision: No card change Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  6. 42' Goal! Chelsea 1, Liverpool 2. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner following a set piece situation.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  7. 43' VAR Decision: Goal Chelsea - Chelsea 1-2 Liverpool (Mateo Kovacic).
  8. 45'+1' Goal! Chelsea 2, Liverpool 2. Christian Pulisic (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté with a through ball.
  9. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Naby Keïta replaces James Milner.
  10. 69' Substitution, Liverpool. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain replaces Diogo Jota.
  11. 70' Substitution, Chelsea. Jorginho replaces Trevoh Chalobah.
  12. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Callum Hudson-Odoi replaces Kai Havertz.
  13. 83' Ibrahima Konaté (Liverpool) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90' Substitution, Liverpool. Curtis Jones replaces Sadio Mané.

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