Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier League10-man Chelsea survive Liverpool attack to secure draw at Anfield
Ten-man Chelsea survived a strong second half from Liverpool to leave Anfield with a point on Saturday, securing a 1-1 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 1': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 4': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 6': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 6': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 7': Foul by Joel Matip (Liverpool).
- 7': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 8': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Sadio Mané.
- 9': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea).
- 10': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a through ball.
- 10': Fabinho (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea).
- 11': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold following a set piece situation.
- 12': Offside, Chelsea. Édouard Mendy tries a through ball, but Mason Mount is caught offside.
- 14': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 14': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 17': Attempt missed. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross following a corner.
- 19': Hand ball by Jordan Henderson (Liverpool).
- 21': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 22': Goal! Liverpool 0, Chelsea 1. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) header from the left side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Reece James with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
- 27': Offside, Chelsea. Kai Havertz tries a through ball, but Reece James is caught offside.
- 31': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 35': Attempt saved. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount.
- 35': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku following a fast break.
- 36': Attempt missed. Harvey Elliott (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 38': Foul by Jorginho (Chelsea).
- 38': Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Substitution, Liverpool. Diogo Jota replaces Roberto Firmino because of an injury.
- 44': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 44': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Sadio Mané following a corner.
- 45'+1': Joel Matip (Liverpool) hits the bar with a header from the right side of the six yard box following a corner.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) left footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Reece James (Chelsea) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 45'+2': VAR Decision: Penalty Liverpool.
- 45'+3': Reece James (Chelsea) is shown the red card.
- 45'+3': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': Goal! Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+5': Édouard Mendy (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Mateo Kovacic replaces N'Golo Kanté.
- 45': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Kai Havertz.
- 50': Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Mohamed Salah (Liverpool).
- 51': Attempt missed. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Salah with a cross.
- 52': Attempt saved. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 53': Foul by Harvey Elliott (Liverpool).
- 53': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Liverpool) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 57': Attempt blocked. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold.
- 58': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 58': Attempt missed. Jordan Henderson (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson following a corner.
- 59': Attempt saved. Fabinho (Liverpool) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrew Robertson.
- 59': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 60': Attempt saved. Andrew Robertson (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 61': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Marcos Alonso.
- 61': Attempt missed. Joel Matip (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Harvey Elliott with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcos Alonso with a headed pass.
- 66': Attempt missed. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andrew Robertson with a cross.
- 67': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Antonio Rüdiger.
- 69': Foul by Andrew Robertson (Liverpool).
- 69': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Andrew Robertson.
- 74': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
- 74': Substitution, Liverpool. Thiago replaces Jordan Henderson.
- 75': Foul by Fabinho (Liverpool).
- 75': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Sadio Mané (Liverpool).
- 77': Jorginho (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago with a headed pass.
- 84': Attempt saved. Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 85': Attempt saved. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 85': Attempt saved. Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Salah.
- 86': Substitution, Liverpool. Konstantinos Tsimikas replaces Andrew Robertson.
- 87': Substitution, Chelsea. Trevoh Chalobah replaces Jorginho.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantinos Tsimikas with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Trevoh Chalobah.
- 90': Attempt saved. Diogo Jota (Liverpool) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Trent Alexander-Arnold with a cross.
- 90': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
- 90'+1': Foul by Diogo Jota (Liverpool).
- 90'+1': Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, Liverpool. Conceded by Andreas Christensen.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
- 0': Match ends, Liverpool 1, Chelsea 1.
Statistics
CHE |
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|---|---|---|
| 4 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 34.3 | Possession | 65.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 24 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 598 |
| 370 | Passes | 695 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 10 |
| 12 | Crosses | 40 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 26 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 21 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 34 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 34 | Clearances | 8 |
Game Information
Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 30 | +13 | 54 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 30 | +3 | 51 |
Line-Ups
Liverpool (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alisson Becker (GK) |
| 4 | Virgil van Dijk |
| 32 | Joël Matip |
| 26 | Andrew Robertson |
| 66 | Trent Alexander-Arnold |
| 3 | Fabinho |
| 14 | Jordan Henderson |
| 67 | Harvey Elliott |
| 9 | Roberto Firmino |
| 10 | Sadio Mané |
| 11 | Mohamed Salah |
Chelsea (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Édouard Mendy (GK) |
| 4 | Andreas Christensen |
| 2 | Antonio Rüdiger |
| 28 | César Azpilicueta |
| 5 | Jorginho |
| 7 | N'Golo Kanté |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso |
| 24 | Reece James |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 19 | Mason Mount |
| 29 | Kai Havertz |
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