English Premier League

Liverpool vs Chelsea, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 45'+5': Mohamed Salah (P)
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  • 22': Kai Havertz
  • Red Card 45'+3': Reece James

10-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

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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

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Anfield
Location: Liverpool, England

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 35 +41 76
2 Manchester City 34 +37 71
3 Manchester United 35 +15 64
4 Liverpool 35 +12 58
Full Table

Line-Ups

LIV 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

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK) Yellow Card
4 Andreas Christensen
2 Antonio Rüdiger Yellow Card
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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